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Van Buren, AR 72956
Public Truck Parking
Truck Parking
Yes
Overnight Public Parking
Overnight Parking
Yes
Total Public Parking
10
Restrooms
Restrooms
Yes
Highway
I-40
Highway Marker
2.5

Reviews

Customer Reviews

Guest User

Stayed overnight last week and it was great. I got a new car that you can use for camping trips and much other things. I live in Fort Smith Arkansas, but I drive to the van Buren welcome Center Rest Area just to stay overnight some Times for fun. Tomorrow I thinking about packing a two or three day overnight bag and come stay and park and spend a couple of days and nights in my 2022 Hyundai Venue SE that I use as a camper. A car parked right next to me and it was a guy looking for a place to park and sleep in his car overnight for a couple of days. I told him you can stay here and sleep overnight. Ok Thanks. No let me set up how I'm going to sleep. I said that looks uncomfortable and he said it is but have no other place to sleep. I said I got room and I can share my sleeping space if you like. I got a tv,cooler with drinks,and snacks if I get hungry. I'll share with you and you don't have to give me anything. I just like to share and help someone when I'm here that sleep in their car with no room and no drinks or snacks to snack on. So he got his overnight bag and join me in sharing my space with me. He was was from Kansas and his name was Tommy. I told him I was from Fort Smith Arkansas and my name is William. Tommy said he is retired from Tyson Foods and now he just packs a traveling bag sometimes and just hit the road for a while. I live close to here and I pack a traveling bag and drive here to park and stay a couple of days. On time I parked and stayed for two weeks this past Summer just for the fun of it. He said William how long you gonna be here I said I packed a traveling bag for three weeks so I'm staying parked right here for three weeks. I have nothing else to do I don't work at all because My dad told me and my mom that we didn't have to work anymore and I got a really good job that pays me very well enough to take care of you two and everything else. So I just come and stay awhile Tommy asked if he could stay with me and just park relax and have a good time I'm my mini suv/camper. The only thing is that we can't was our close. When the welcome center is open I only use it to go to the bathroom and wash up to stay clean other than that I have everything else in my mini suv. We both want to say what a very nice rest area to park and sleep overnight. Also the staff is super nice and friendly. So we will be coming back June of this year to stay overnight for a pretty good long time this coming summer. Tommy is coming to my house and leave his car at my house and we take my mini suv that I'm not got a mini/medium size RV to stay in with more room. Keep up the great job yall are doing at the Van Buren Welcome center. To the staff keep working and running a great place to stop at when people are traveling on the road to use the bathroom,get snacks, and something to drink at a clean outside and inside facility also the highway. Me and my new friend Tommy can't wait for summer to get here. We will know where we will be at and nobody will have to know and can't reach us. Is private,peaceful, and quiet just the way I like it. People who park and sleep overnight don't make any loud noises at all. For us my RV is sound proof and the windows are tinted dark black for privacy and we can see outside but you can't see in the inside.

Parking
  • Public Parking

  • Secured Lot

  • Good Lighting

  • Good Safety

Restrooms
  • Restrooms Available

  • Clean

  • Easy Access

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