If the town in question doesn’t want Walmart to host overnighters, you will see a sign up in the parking lot stating just that.
AIRSTREAM BOONDOCKING FULL
Unfortunately, you will find this to be more common in popular destination areas, where it may be hard to find a campsite due to full campgrounds or a very late night arrival.
If the local chamber of commerce (or any local authority) requests that people not overnight in Walmarts parking lot, Walmart complies. Walmart has a corporate policy of allowing RV’ers to overnight in their parking lot, with a few exceptions. We’ll start with Walmart parking lots, and use them as our guide for this discussion because they are the most common boondocking site known among Airstreamers and RV’ers. There are a few unwritten (and written) rules about boondocking within an urban setting. After a long day of driving in heavy rain, a Walmart that allows overnighters was the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow for sure! No worries! In your Airstream, you can stay anywhere… almost. Everything, that is, except for a place to stay. When you’re pulling your home behind you down the highway, it’s easy to think that you have everything you need for a good nights rest because, well, you do. Today, I want to talk about the latter: urban boondocking. In my opinion, there are two types of boondocking: rural boondocking (anything from dry camping in a National Park to really getting “off the grid” on some public land) and urban boondocking (setting up camp in a parking lot or rest area). The Airstream trailer is perfectly designed for boondocking, and therefore is a popular activity for many Airstream enthusiasts. where there are no amenities or hookups for your trailer. Ever heard of it? It is otherwise known as “dry camping” and the term is derived from the idea that you are going out “in the boondocks,” i.e.
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