tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post3007429449333662145..comments2024-03-28T08:26:58.108-04:00Comments on Our Odyssey: Fat PointLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306854459459257368noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-40694902939399054222012-01-06T17:19:07.648-05:002012-01-06T17:19:07.648-05:00I guess things have changed in Florida. Back in 2...I guess things have changed in Florida. Back in 2005 we stayed overnight in our motorhome in the rest area on I-75 near Lake City. The Highway Patrol had a substation there and they told me it was OK to spend the night and they patrolled it all night.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231817038943542536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-84866339583353065822012-01-06T12:28:05.634-05:002012-01-06T12:28:05.634-05:00Jack, the official Florida policy (and thus law) c...Jack, the official Florida policy (and thus law) can be found <a href="http://www.dot.state.fl.us/statemaintenanceoffice/RestAreas.shtm" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The three hour limit is stated at the end of the second paragraph. Many rest areas, including the one just east of here, are well-posted No Overnight Camping or No Overnight Parking. That said, many folks have gotten away with it, as you have, and there are plenty of stories on, for example, the Escapees board of people asking the on-site security officer and being granted permission. But getting away with it and it being legal are two different things; we've spent many nights, for example, where overnight parking is allowed, but sleeping in your vehicle is not. Solution: don't answer when anyone knocks on the door in the middle of the night.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930398671280529448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208406.post-6355313641695289082012-01-06T12:17:57.900-05:002012-01-06T12:17:57.900-05:00Sean, I stay in that same lot a lot, it seems to b...Sean, I stay in that same lot a lot, it seems to be safe, although pretty dusty!LOL<br />I have never seen or heard of FL saying anything about overnight stays at any of the rest areas. If you have first hand knowledge please let me know. I have spent many nights in rest areas all over Florida with no problems.Jack Hartnoreply@blogger.com