Florida Rest Area & Parking Rules

Sleeping overnight in Florida

Ten hours if you're a commercial driver subject to hours of service; three hours for everyone else (Fla. Admin. Code 14-28.002). Florida is the rare state that writes the HOS break straight into the rule — that ten-hour window is yours to reset. No camping, no utility hookups. FDOT's Truck Parking Availability System shows real-time open spaces on FL511 across I-4, I-10, I-75, and I-95. This is a reference, not legal advice.

Limits, truck parking, and HOS rest

• Time limit: 10 hours for HOS-regulated CMV drivers; 3 hours for all others
• Florida runs the country's most complete real-time truck-parking system — FDOT's Truck Parking Availability System (TPAS) covers 74 facilities across I-4, I-10, I-75, and I-95 (rest areas, welcome centers, and weigh stations, roughly 2,300 spaces), with open-space counts on the FL511 site and app. Spaces still fill at night on I-95 and I-75.
• hosException: yes — the rule itself grants CMV drivers subject to HOS up to 10 hours, versus 3 for others, so your federally required reset is written straight into 14-28.002. Camping and electrical/water hookups are prohibited. Welcome centers, truck comfort stations, and wayside parks fall under the same rule; weigh stations are folded into TPAS for overflow. Dual lens: statute and signs agree here — the 3-hour cap is enforceable on non-CMV vehicles and the 10-hour CMV window is explicit. Verified: Fla. Admin. Code r. 14-28.002 limits parking to 3 hours generally and up to 10 hours for CMV operators subject to federal or state HOS rules (law.cornell.edu and FDOT rule PDF).

What overstaying costs

No dollar figure in the rule; overstaying your limit is trespass after warning — citation and/or tow.

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