{"counts":{"dump":3519,"water_tap":22915,"water":1018,"rv_park":10518,"campground":19808,"casino":1891,"restarea":3235,"parking":36292,"retail":9822,"truckstop":2224},"total":111242,"restRules":{"AK":{"park":"posted","camping":null,"rule":"Allowed up to the posted limit; there is no separate statewide number.","cite":"17 AAC 05.045","conf":"medium"},"AL":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"AR":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"AZ":{"park":"unknown","rule":"Sources actively contradict each other and no ADOT primary page could be retrieved. Treat as unknown.","conf":"unknown"},"CA":{"park":"limited","hours":8,"camping":false,"rule":"8 hours maximum in any 24. Camping prohibited.","cite":"21 CCR 2205(a),(b)","conf":"primary"},"CO":{"park":"prohibited","rule":"CDOT posts prohibition signs. Secondary sources only — no primary rule retrieved.","conf":"low"},"CT":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"DC":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"DE":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"FL":{"park":"prohibited","hours":3,"camping":false,"rule":"3 hours for the general public, 10 hours for commercial drivers only. Camping prohibited, and you may not plug into an outlet.","cite":"FAC 14-28.002","conf":"primary"},"GA":{"park":"allowed","camping":false,"rule":"Camping on DOT property is banned, but the statute expressly excepts the \"normal, customary, and temporary use of safety rest areas ... for purposes of resting, sleeping, eating\".","cite":"OCGA 32-6-6","conf":"medium"},"HI":{"park":"unknown","rule":"No interstate rest area system located.","conf":"unknown"},"IA":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"ID":{"park":"limited","hours":10,"camping":false,"rule":"10 consecutive hours on interstate rest areas, 16 on US and state routes. Overnight camping prohibited.","cite":"IDAPA 39.03.50.300.03","conf":"primary"},"IL":{"park":"limited","hours":3,"camping":false,"rule":"3 hours maximum. Camping prohibited.","cite":"92 IAC 533.20(c), 533.40(a)","conf":"primary"},"IN":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"KS":{"park":"limited","hours":24,"rule":"Up to 24 hours; parking beyond 24 hours is prohibited.","cite":"KAR 36-32-2","conf":"medium"},"KY":{"park":"limited","hours":4,"rule":"4 hours maximum in any 24-hour period for the same person or group.","cite":"603 KAR 5:040 §1(1)","conf":"primary"},"LA":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"MA":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"MD":{"park":"prohibited","camping":false,"rule":"\"Camping and overnight parking are prohibited.\"","cite":"COMAR 11.04.07.11","conf":"primary"},"ME":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"MI":{"park":"allowed","camping":null,"rule":"No statewide time limit is in force today — overnight parking is allowed unless a sign says otherwise. A 48-hour limit that would also bar 'camping' (defined to include occupying an enclosed camping unit, i.e. sleeping in your rig) is PROPOSED and not yet law.","cite":"MDOT publishes no stay rule on its rest-areas page. The widely-quoted 'Maximum stay: 48 hours; overnight parking allowed; no camping allowed' appears ONLY on michigan.gov/mdot/travel/tourists/new-safety-rules-for-roadside-facilities, which states verbatim that MDOT 'is proposing new administrative rules' and links an October 2025 public hearing. Verified directly 2026-09-06 — do not 'correct' this to 48 hours without re-reading that page, which is an easy misread.","conf":"primary"},"MN":{"park":"limited","hours":4,"rule":"4 hours where posted for non-commercial motorists, 10 hours for commercial drivers.","cite":"MnDOT policy","conf":"primary"},"MO":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"MS":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"MT":{"park":"limited","hours":24,"camping":false,"rule":"24 hours maximum at a designated rest area. Camping otherwise prohibited on the state highway right of way.","cite":"MCA 60-6-202 (enacted 2025)","conf":"primary"},"NC":{"park":"prohibited","camping":false,"rule":"Camping structures prohibited, and NCDOT posts no-overnight signs at interstate rest areas.","cite":"19A NCAC 2E .0407","conf":"primary"},"ND":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"NE":{"park":"limited","hours":10,"camping":false,"rule":"10 hours maximum, and camping is prohibited — where the statute defines camping to include occupying a trailer or camper. Sleeping in your rig here is legally exposed.","cite":"Neb. Rev. Stat. 39-312","conf":"primary"},"NH":{"park":"allowed","rule":"No rest-area rule. The statute bars pitching a tent or sleeping ON THE GROUND in the right of way; sleeping inside a vehicle is not covered.","cite":"RSA 236:58","conf":"primary"},"NJ":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"NM":{"park":"limited","hours":24,"rule":"24 hours in any 3-day period. $100 fine, posted notice required.","cite":"NMSA 67-8-22","conf":"medium"},"NV":{"park":"limited","hours":18,"rule":"18 hours in any TWO-WEEK period, counting parking, camping or occupancy.","cite":"NAC 408.595","conf":"primary"},"NY":{"park":"prohibited","hours":3,"rule":"No parking longer than 3 hours during hours of darkness; 10 hours for commercial drivers only. Effectively prohibited for an overnight.","cite":"17 NYCRR 156.3(c)","conf":"primary"},"OH":{"park":"allowed","camping":false,"rule":"No time limit on an OCCUPIED vehicle. Unattended more than 3 hours may be towed. Camping prohibited.","cite":"OAC 5501:2-4-01(B)(12),(13)","conf":"primary"},"OK":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"OR":{"park":"limited","hours":12,"camping":false,"rule":"12 hours maximum within any 24. Camping prohibited.","cite":"OAR 734-030-0010","conf":"primary"},"PA":{"park":"limited","hours":2,"rule":"2 hours in a single 24-hour period, or the posted limit, whichever governs. Unattended over 24 hours is deemed abandoned.","cite":"67 Pa. Code Ch. 443","conf":"primary"},"RI":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"SC":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"SD":{"park":"limited","hours":3,"camping":false,"rule":"3 consecutive hours for a person temporarily resting in a vehicle (10 for commercial drivers). Camping outright prohibited at interstate rest areas.","cite":"SDCL 31-7-17, 31-7-15","conf":"primary"},"TN":{"park":"prohibited","hours":2,"rule":"\"No overnight parking is allowed. There is a two-hour parking limit.\"","cite":"TDOT","conf":"primary"},"TX":{"park":"limited","hours":24,"rule":"Up to 24 hours. It is an offense to remain longer, or to erect a tent or shelter where posted.","cite":"Tex. Transp. Code 545.411","conf":"primary"},"UT":{"park":"allowed","camping":false,"rule":"\"All rest areas are posted for no overnight camping. However, extended stays are permitted and are monitored by the on-site staff and the Highway Patrol.\"","cite":"UDOT","conf":"primary"},"VA":{"park":"prohibited","camping":false,"rule":"\"No overnight parking will be permitted. Camping is not permitted at any time. Sleeping in any section of the rest area building is not permitted at any time.\"","cite":"24VAC30-50-10","conf":"primary"},"VT":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"WA":{"park":"limited","hours":8,"camping":false,"rule":"8 hours maximum in any 24, and camping, tents or sleeping accommodations are unlawful. A disabled vehicle over 48 hours is impounded.","cite":"RCW 47.38.020","conf":"primary"},"WI":{"park":"allowed","rule":"No statewide rest-area time limit located. The statute bars camping on highways only after a notice to remove.","cite":"Wis. Stat. 86.025","conf":"primary"},"WV":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"},"WY":{"park":"unknown","conf":"unknown"}},"zones":[{"id":"clark-county-nv","name":"Las Vegas / Clark County, Nevada","bbox":[35,-115.9,36.85,-114.04],"cats":["casino","parking","retail","truckstop"],"level":"prohibited","text":"Clark County health code prohibits overnight stays in parking lots, and Las Vegas casinos do not offer free overnight RV parking. This is the one place in the country where the big well-lit casino lot is exactly the wrong instinct. Use a paid RV park, or the Laughlin casinos ~90 miles south, several of which do still allow it.","src":"Clark County / City of Las Vegas code enforcement","checked":"2026-09-06"}],"chainPolicy":{"Bass Pro Shops":{"stance":"varies","text":"No company-wide overnight policy — permission is up to each store manager and local law, and store-specific instructions vary a lot. Ask at the Customer Service desk before you settle in. Even lots known for allowing it have seen police move RVers along.","src":"No corporate policy located; store-by-store manager discretion","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Cabela's":{"stance":"varies","text":"No company-wide overnight policy — permission is up to each store manager and local law, and store-specific instructions vary a lot. Ask at the Customer Service desk before you settle in. Even lots known for allowing it have seen police move RVers along.","src":"No corporate policy located; store-by-store manager discretion","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Camping World":{"stance":"varies","text":"Camping World has no company-wide overnight policy, and its old reputation for freely allowing it is out of date — many lots are now fenced and gated at night. Where permitted: ask customer service before closing, park at the back without blocking lanes or inventory, one night, nothing deployed. A dump station on site does not mean overnight parking is allowed.","src":"No corporate policy located; store-by-store manager discretion","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Costco":{"stance":"varies","text":"Costco publishes no overnight policy at all, and its sibling Sam's Club requires you to clear it with the Club Manager in advance or risk being towed at your expense. Local zoning drives the difference club to club. Call the specific warehouse before you count on sleeping here.","src":"Sam's Club official policy; no Costco policy located","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Cracker Barrel":{"stance":"varies","text":"No corporate policy grants overnight RV parking — Cracker Barrel's own media statement is that its policies have not changed and permission is decided store by store. Where allowed: one night, roughly 12 hours, and only in the marked long-vehicle spaces, which are first-come first-served. If they are full, move on. Call the store and get a manager's OK.","src":"Cracker Barrel media relations statement, 2025","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Gander RV":{"stance":"varies","text":"Same operator as Camping World and the same answer: no company-wide policy, decided per store, many lots now gated at night. Ask before closing time.","src":"No corporate policy located; store-by-store manager discretion","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Home Depot":{"stance":"discouraged","text":"Home Depot has publicly stated it does NOT allow overnight parking, and has had RVs towed. Any stay depends entirely on that night's manager, is not a right, and can end in a tow. Do not plan on this one.","src":"Home Depot statement to WJAR/NBC10, May 2023 (Coventry RI towing)","checked":"2026-09-06"},"KOA":{"stance":"paid","text":"A KOA is a paid, reservable campground, never a free overnight lot — you must book or register at the office. KOA Journey is the stopover tier and supports after-hours arrival, but only with a booking; turning up unbooked after hours is not guaranteed to get you in.","src":"KOA published policy","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Love's":{"stance":"varies","text":"Love's usually allows overnight RV parking in its marked RV or truck spaces, but it is permitted per location and never guaranteed. Park only in the marked RV or overnight spaces — never in the passenger-car lot. Some sites charge.","src":"No corporate policy page; per-location amenities on loves.com","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Lowe's":{"stance":"discouraged","text":"Lowe's has no policy permitting overnight parking. Its reputation for tolerance is manager-by-manager, not company policy, and local ordinances frequently reach private lots. Call the specific store and confirm before you commit.","src":"No corporate policy located; see docs/DATA-SOURCES.md","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Pilot Flying J":{"stance":"varies","text":"Usually fine in the marked RV or truck spaces, per location and never guaranteed. Pilot explicitly says the car lots are short-term rest only, so do not park there overnight.","src":"Pilot/Flying J site; no blanket policy published","checked":"2026-09-06"},"TA / Petro":{"stance":"varies","text":"TA and Petro publish no overnight policy at all, and some sites charge or refuse. Ask inside before you settle in.","src":"No corporate policy located","checked":"2026-09-06"},"Walmart":{"stance":"varies","text":"Walmart has no chain-wide overnight rule — each store manager decides, and city ordinances can override them. Treat it as ask, don't assume: call the store first. Where it is allowed, the convention is one night, parked at the far edge of the lot away from the entrance and fire lanes, with no slide-outs, awnings or chairs.","src":"Walmart corporate FAQ (corporate.walmart.com/askwalmart)","checked":"2026-09-06"}},"catPolicy":{"casino":{"stance":"varies","text":"Casinos are not a chain — roughly 1,029 separately-owned tribal and commercial properties, each setting its own rule, and it differs site to site even within one operator. Where overnight is allowed, these conditions recur almost universally: register with security or public safety on arrival BEFORE you sleep, display the permit they give you, and expect a players club card to be required rather than suggested. Some properties review your actual play and will ask you to leave without it. Call the casino's security desk first.","src":"Per-property policies (Tulalip, Foxwoods, Mohegan, Chinook Winds, Casino Arizona) + AGA State of the States 2025","checked":"2026-09-06"}},"states":{"OR":[44.4922,-122.1203],"GA":[33.5783,-83.908],"KS":[38.6262,-96.37],"MO":[38.5764,-92.4641],"WA":[47.4473,-121.4971],"WI":[44.0017,-89.4597],"NM":[35.0396,-106.1054],"TN":[35.8494,-85.5956],"IA":[42.024,-93.0412],"NY":[42.0534,-75.1574],"CA":[36.3065,-119.9183],"TX":[31.2211,-97.7403],"CO":[39.3785,-105.8975],"VA":[37.9162,-78.192],"MT":[46.7474,-111.8392],"WY":[43.4827,-108.5548],"MN":[45.5408,-93.4756],"AZ":[33.6764,-111.8305],"PA":[40.6364,-77.2001],"NE":[41.1046,-97.5955],"ID":[44.8486,-115.0856],"IN":[40.067,-86.251],"MI":[43.6396,-84.7905],"OH":[40.4454,-82.7744],"UT":[39.6743,-111.5923],"SD":[43.9967,-100.4136],"MD":[39.1347,-76.8125],"FL":[28.3237,-82.2664],"KY":[37.7211,-85.3089],"WV":[38.6256,-80.7239],"SC":[33.9793,-81.0506],"NC":[35.5596,-79.7141],"MA":[42.2691,-71.5013],"VT":[44.1637,-72.7921],"AR":[35.3576,-92.9248],"OK":[35.5021,-96.6922],"NV":[37.9094,-116.4426],"AL":[32.9101,-86.7543],"ME":[44.6357,-69.4383],"LA":[30.7256,-91.6615],"IL":[40.9499,-88.6132],"ND":[47.3985,-99.9475],"MS":[32.5848,-89.5415],"NH":[43.4319,-71.4661],"DE":[39.2827,-75.47],"CT":[41.6027,-72.6583],"NJ":[40.3642,-74.5379],"RI":[41.595,-71.5383],"DC":[38.9088,-77.0301]}}