Walmarting In Monterrey

living.boondockingmexico@yahoo.com

Someone on the rv.net mentioned the 14 Walmart stores we have in the Monterrey Metro area. I can assure you that they are not fenced but they do have guards and some have controlled parking. The issue of boondocking in the metro area is not about safety it is about the stores that you can actually access with a motorhome/toad or a travel trailer/fifth wheel. Because of the truck routes that are available, there are only three possible Walmarts that would be good for boondocking. Also, you would want to stick to those stores that are 24 hour as there would be more traffic in terms of shoppers, employees and suppliers.

Here is my list and what I know about the locations in terms of safety:

Walmart Plaza Centrika is a new store in a revitalized area that is and used to be industrial. It is on the truck route and I highly recommend it. It has controlled parking and is part of a huge shopping center with food court and is surrounded by new gated communities. It is part of a revitalization program where they have moved factories out to the new industrial parks of which we have 57. I was there today, btw, and it is very nice. It has three Chinese restaurants.

CALLE VICENTE GUERRERO NO. 2500, CEMENTOS
64520
MONTERREY, , NUEVO LEON

Walmart Miguel Aleman is also on the truck route and has easy connects to the Autopista from Reynosa as well as Saltillo. It has probably the largest parking facility of any of the Walmarts and is easy in and out access. I cann0t say if they have installed controlled parking. You will be paying by the hour and the rates run between 4 and 6 pesos an hour. So if you overnight at a Walmart in the Monterrey Metro area, expect to pay around 75 pesos to spend the night. This Walmart is also close to other shopping, a VIPs restaurant (you will find one at each Walmart), and across the street is a Chinese food palace that charges 75 pesos, food troughs are lined up and cover Chinese, American, Mexican, and Deep-Friedian foods.

AV. BONIFACIO SALINAS NO. 5000 COL. TORRES LINDAVISTA, AMERICA
67130
GUADALUPE (CIUDAD GUADALUPE), , NUEVO LEON

This last Walmart, Walmart Las Torres, is on the truck route leading you out of Monterrey to the south on hwy 85 heading to my house and down to Linares, N.L. and Ciudad Victoria, Tamps. In Linares, there is a Soriana on the highway that is good for shopping before leaving on the road and you can park there for a couple of hours. I wouldnt park there at night though. At the Las Torres Walmart location, there were two shootings this year. Both were targeted towards lookouts (halcones) that were parked under a tree. I wouldnt worry about that, it hasnt affected business or foot traffic of which there is a lot. This Walmart is well-stocked, has a food court including McDonalds, a car wash and a Sams. An rvers truck was stolen there three years ago, but that is another story. There are guards and they too are installing controlled parking.

AV. EUGENIO GARZA SADA NO.1061 COL. LAS BRISAS, DIECIOCHO DE MARZO
64780
MONTERREY, , NUEVO LEON

Here is the webpage for the Walmart locations by state in Mexico and each one has a clickable map: Walmart Mexico Locations

I am surprised at the number of Walmarts and their affiliates here in Mexico. Mexico loves Walmart. They pay their sales tax monthly.