Gulf Stream Owners RV Forum - View Single Post - Question on overnite stay at rest stops in Iowa

slaredo · 08-08-2021, 10:28 AM

I believe the posted rules at Iowa's interstate rest areas have not changed - see http://www.rvhive.com/rest-areas-is-...ight-in-an-rv/
These rules state you can't park more than 24 hours, etc. So stopping to sleep is fine. This is Iowa's website re rest areas but I don't see the regulations there anywhere: https://iowadot.gov/maintenance/rest-areas

But IMO rest areas aren't necessarily the safest places to stay overnight, and some of the Iowa ones can get pretty deserted overnight - not a good thing. My own preference is a well-lighted truck stop like Flying J where there are employees onsite 24 hours a day.

08-08-2021, 10:28 AM	#4
slaredo New Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 8	I believe the posted rules at Iowa's interstate rest areas have not changed - see http://www.rvhive.com/rest-areas-is-...ight-in-an-rv/ These rules state you can't park more than 24 hours, etc. So stopping to sleep is fine. This is Iowa's website re rest areas but I don't see the regulations there anywhere: https://iowadot.gov/maintenance/rest-areas But IMO rest areas aren't necessarily the safest places to stay overnight, and some of the Iowa ones can get pretty deserted overnight - not a good thing. My own preference is a well-lighted truck stop like Flying J where there are employees onsite 24 hours a day.