We had to give it a try!

We had read about it and knew some folks who did it, but we weren't sure we would ever do it.

Heading to North Carolina from Tennessee, we realized that we really didn't want to stop at a "real" campground; we just needed a place to park and sleep for a few hours.  We stopped at a Walmart near Lenoir, TN and parked for the night!  In case you didn't know, Walmart is indeed a friend to the RV'er.  'While they do not offer electrical service or accommodations typically necessary for RV customers, Walmart values RV travelers and considers them among their best customers. Consequently they do permit RV parking on their store lots.'  (http://www.walmartatlas.com/rv-parking-at-walmart/ We felt a bit strange at first but got a good sleep and started out earlier than usual in the morning.  And lo and behold when we awoke in the morning, there was another camper right besides us!

Thank you Walmart for saving us a little money and time.

J.D. Gilkey drives around the country researching his genealogy. He has spent the night in 500 Walmart parking lots. “Christmas of 2011, there were about 9 of us in the Walmart parking lot in Albuquerque ... Christmas Eve I put a note on everybody’s door to come over in the morning, and I fixed Christmas breakfast," he said. Note: I'm not too sure we will manage 500 nights but we will try it again.