Originally Posted by
bikenh
Last night I tucked myself between two picnic tables in a park pavillon. I saw headlights and the vehicle had a side spotlight on it. It came in the parking lot for the park and then made a full circle with the headlight shining right in on me and then left. No one ever said anything. I don't think he saw me. I didn't have the tent set up...for something like the 10th night in a row.
It's not always a matter of where you setup, but rather how you setup. Like Cyclebum talks about TX camping, if you don't setup your tent they won't say anything...you aren't camping, once you set the tent up your nailed, your camping.
Picnic tables in highway rest stops are known as the "Iron Butt Motel" to long distance motorcycle riders.