Where to SLEEP when living in your car

Cracker Barrel ❤

I street park in commercial building districts. I have yet to get a knock.

Great list! A couple other places I’ve tried and had pretty good luck with:
1. Church parking lots (call ahead and ask for permission. If they say no, they are usually knowledgeable about other resources in the community or even another church that might allow it, so be sure to ask.
2. Some community colleges parking lots allow it.
3. Various parking lots at parks or beaches can be a good find.
4. I’ve gotten permission to park at some libraries before and that was a nice spot.
5. Some social service agencies have let me park in there lot before.
6. Cracker Barrel usually allows it.
7. At friends or family members places.
8. I’ve used a couch surfing website to ask to park in people’s driveways.
9. I have had mixed luck asking farmers if I could stay the night at their farm. The times it did work were some of my best nights of sleep.
10. One time I even parked at a police station. First make sure it’s not illegal to sleep in your car in that town. Then ask. Mentioning you are looking for a safe place to stay seemed to help.
11. 24-hour laundry mats.


The list you provided is definitely more likely, but the ones I mentioned are doable if you’re willing to ask for permission. They are also a lot more likely to allow it if you are just passing through.

Good luck on the re-branding! I like the new name.
A couple other options… casino parking lots & parking garages (if available 24/7)

I wish there were motels/hotels that allowed it. All the ones I've ever been to have had cameras everywhere and they are always watching who is coming in/out of the parking lots.

I'm in southern Louisiana now. They got these mini-casinos everywhere and they usually have security, at least on the inside. A couple of them have told me it's perfectly OK to sleep in the parking lot, which I've done

I slept in my car outside my large ambulance company's county headquarters a couple times since I didn't have a lot of time in between my shifts sometimes and was able to make myself comfortable in my car for a night, if the parking isn't monitored at a place like this then it could be a good spot for some people, I parked at the far end of the larger parking lot so almost no noise since it was also shared by a couple government offices, and only night shift EMTs were parked there at night, if you're not an employee of the place you won't have a bathroom though.

Love this. Thx!

Honest question from someone who does not sleep in a car. Why do you guys sleep in a car?

Walmart does sneaky bullshit like send leafblowers in the winter time & salt spreaders purposely hit ur vehicle wt salt plus its alot of panhandling & scummy customers shop at Walmart not to mention most Walmarts are vehicle homeless encampments from 11pm to 6am its gotten bad i avoid Walmarts, everything else is good

Sheesh in my car right now in Texas with it super hot everyday if I can survive this heat I can survive everything

So since Walmart isn’t really 24 hrs anymore it’s hard to do that there, also a lot of truck stops won’t let you overnight anymore I know loves truck stop has signs saying no overnight, at least here in Florida that’s the case

Full disclosure - I’m not a car dweller - but how about church parking lots it you arrive late and leave early?

Great tips!
I’m solo caravanning full time in New Zealand. Loving not having to pay rent etc. Cheers, Rebecca

Walmarts,, like you said,, have 👮‍♂️ 🚓 👮‍♂️, cops .SECURITY patrols..why would you even recommend walmarts😮😮,, knowing cops, Security, don't want people there,, sleeping living in their cars,, where is your common sense.. ??. ✋️ STOP making it look cops security are our friends ds

MANY SECURITES HAVE ORDERS TO SEND MOOCHERS AWAY. PEOPLE SLEEPING,, IN THEIR IS A BIG NO.. NO.. ALL OVER 🔞 NOW.STOP THINKING SECURITY,, COPS LOOK OUT FOR US😮😮😮 THEY DO NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY US GONE FAST. WE GET RUN OFF, VERY OFTEN. SO ✋️ STOP!!!!!!