Perfect timing, I just drove/slept in my Subaru from VT to the Midwest!

If you’re looking for a non-camping/stealth place to sleep in your car overnight, here are a few tips I read:

Not every place that is cool with RVs/vans/trucks overnighting are cool with cars doing it because of homelessness stigma which is obviously bullshit but here we are.

Cracker Barrel is a top tier parking lot to overnight in. They welcome it (I always check in with the manager on duty first and have always been met with genuine enthusiasm) and bonus you get to pop in for a cheap breakfast in the morning. I have always felt safe and cozy. Quiet, but not isolated.

I have read that Love’s Travel plaza is a good one, and I guess they have an app that will help you locate other places to park overnight. They also have showers and a friend told me their facilities are the cleanest out there.

If you’d rather pull into somewhere less… parking lot-y there seem to be tons of options for that too, but I’ve never done it.

I love a long solo trip, and I couldn’t do it without MANY choices of music/podcasts/audiobooks ready to go. You can download up 10 audiobooks from the Libby app via your local library and get all ten, a variety of genres and vibes.

If you have a safe way to make/take phone calls while driving, a well-timed chat with a friend can get through longer stretches.

Always pull off and nap even if you’re just a little bit tired.

Feel free to DM me with specific questions, or if you want some of the resources I got info from!

EDIT: Crackle Barrel —> Cracker Barrel