Neither the Sunshine State nor Georgia allow sleeping on the side of a highway. You can sleep at Florida rest stops, but only for three hours at a time, reports Direct Auto Insurance.
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Sleeping overnight in a Walmart parking lot while traveling is generally allowed at many Walmart locations across the United States. Walmart has a longstanding policy of permitting RVs and travelers to stay overnight in their parking lots, as it can be convenient for travelers and can drive business to the store.
The police can, in most cases, do a welfare check on someone asleep in their car. They want to make sure you're not injured, hurt, need assistance, and that how they get to knock on your car. They also want to make sure that you haven't been drinking and driving.
[PREVIOUS ASK TROOPER STEVE BELOW: Can a Florida trooper pull you over ANYWHERE?] Florida statue 316.1945 addresses stopping, standing or parking in specified places. Subsection 12-B goes into detail, saying, “No vehicle shall park in front of a public or private driveway at any time.
Free RV camping in Florida can be found at dispersed campsites in national forests and some public lands, in addition to Walmart parking lots, Cracker Barrel parking lots, and some rest areas along highways.