“People, please ask permission and express gratitude … that way, we will all continue to enjoy Walmart’s generosity.” “Thank you, Walmart,” the Washington store reviewer said at the end of his or her post. For example, the most recent entry about the Washington store, posted in November 2016, said, “very noisy with traffic” the commenter admitted he or she parked near Telegraph Road but next time around would park near the garden center. They toggle back and forth on whether the store will allow RVers. Reviews on the Washington Wal-Mart posted to aren’t quite as positive. “One of the nicest Walmarts we have parked at,” another RVer said of the Hurricane Wal-Mart in October 2014. Quite a bit of highway noise, but very tolerable.” “It is the nicest non-Super Walmart we have seen – modern and well-stocked,” the August 2015 commenter wrote. “Sadly this is where the sewers are but it works!” the commenter wrote.Īnother commenter on, posting in August 2015, parked on the east side of the parking lot, enjoying that spot for its trees and adjacent desert landscape but also because he or she could face the RV door to the east to have a little privacy. Interestingly, this commenter said they strategically parked on the west side of the store by the tire shop to be able to access Wal-Mart’s Wi-Fi in order to get Netflix. One anonymous RVer, writing about a stay in the Hurricane Wal-Mart parking lot just this month, said that it is in a “good neighborhood” and that cops drove through and never bothered him or her. Among the comments on the website, the Hurricane Wal-Mart gets the highest marks. The department also said it’s had very few disturbances with RV boondockers at the Hurricane Wal-Mart.Ī features an app and a website (another one is Wal-Mart Locator) that lists the Wal-Marts in each state that welcome overnight guests along with comments from RVers who have spent the night at those store parking lots.
The Hurricane Police Department said there is no ordinance restricting overnight parking on private property – it is up to the individual owners as to whether they will allow it. Please contact management in each store to ensure accommodations before parking your RV.” Permission to park is extended by individual store managers, based on availability of parking space and local laws. “Consequently, we do permit RV parking on our store parking lots as we are able. “Walmart values RV travelers and considers them among our best customers,” the website states. On its corporate home page, however, Wal-Mart outlines its policy for overnight RVers. In Iron County, the Cedar City Wal-Mart allows RV stays subject to compliance with city ordinances, its representative said.Īn example of city ordinances RVers must comply with is Cedar City’s prohibition of parking within any fire lane (red zone) of a private parking lot.Įxcept as noted, area Wal-Mart store managers and assistant managers deflected calls requesting information for this story to the home office in Bentonville, Arkansas. Within Washington County, the Hurricane and Washington Wal-Marts allow RV stays while the Bloomington Wal-Mart in St. Two travel trailers on the fringes of Wal-Mart’s parking lot in Hurricane, Utah, Ma| Photo by Reuben Wadsworth, St. Online videos are also available, including one by, that tell RV travelers the do’s and don’ts of RV “boondocking” – parking somewhere without hookups also sometimes called dry camping – at Wal-Mart. Not surprisingly, there are apps and websites dedicated to detailing the best and worst Wal-Marts at which to stop and stay the night while RVing as well as the Wal-Marts that do not allow overnight campers, which, according to is only about 10-15 percent of Wal-Marts nationwide. Its stores’ parking lots also double as RV parks and it stands to reason that warmer weather brings more motorhomes and trailers staying overnight on its pavement.
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Wal-Mart isn’t just a retail behemoth.
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