| "Do you know about Wal-Mart camping?" We
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| | lands. In both cases you're limited to a
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| didn't know, but the old man at the
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| | stay of two weeks in one place, though
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| campground in Florida insisted WalMart
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| | this rule is not always enforced, and the
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| not only allowed RVs and vans to park
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| | next two-week place might have to be only
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| overnight, but encouraged it. "Free
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| | a hundred yards away. State forest lands
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| camping," he told us, and we didn't wait
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| | are usually open to free camping without
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| long to take advantage of this new
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| | permits, but policies vary by state (The
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| knowledge.
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| | two-week rule seems to be common).
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| Somewhere in northern Georgia we pulled
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| | We camped in our van for ten days at
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| into a Wal-Mart, and sure enough, we saw
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| | Williams Landing, east of Tallahassee,
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| some RVs off to one side of the parking
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| | Florida, on Lake Talquin. It's a
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| lot, looking like they were there for the
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| | beautiful place, with hot showers. Our
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| night. We were heading back to Michigan
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| | cost? Zero, and you can stay up to two
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| in our conversion van, and free camping
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| | weeks. There are free campgrounds
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| sounded good to us. We parked, plugged in
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| | scattered around the country. Ask an RVer
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| our 5-inch T.V., and settled in for the
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| | about this, or buy a Woodall's directory
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| night. Nobody bothered us. In the morning
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| | from any large RV dealer.
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| we used the bathrooms inside, and bought
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| | Note: Wal-mart seems to encourage the
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| some orange juice.
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| | campers, except in coastal areas where
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| The next night we camped for free again,
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| | too many RVer's want to live in a parking
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| this time at a "Flying J" truckstop.
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| | lot. Don't roll out the carpet and put
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| There were RVs camping there as well.
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| | out lawn furniture like one traveler we
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| You'll find Flying J Truckstops all over,
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| | heard about, or you may ruin it for all.
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| and they actively court the RV crowd,
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| | Some stay for a week at a time, going out
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| counting on gas and other sales. We
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| | all day to see the sights (and so they
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| filled our tank there in the morning, and
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| | don't wear out their welcome). Wal-mart
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| bought some food as well. As long as
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| | gets business from the campers, but
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| campers stay out of the way of the
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| | they'll only continue their policy if
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| truckers, free camping is likely to
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| | they don't have problems, so keep it
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| continue.
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| | low-key.
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| Other Free Camping Places
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| | To find a Wal-Mart in the area you're
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| Generally, you can camp free on any BLM
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| | traveling to, visit Scroll down to the
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| (Bureau of Land Management) land, unless
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| | "store finder" link to search. Thank you
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| it's specifically forbidden in an area.
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| | for camping at Wal-Mart!
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| This is also true of National Forest
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