Victorville Ordinance No. 2445 says it is unlawful to camp on “Any Street; Any Park; Any Open Space; Any Waterway, including any portion of the Mojave Riverbed Area; Any Public Area, or Any Public Parking Lot”.
94),
95) and limits RV and trailer parking on city streets.
96)
* in
Aurora “Recreational Vehicles cannot be parked on the public right-of-way for more than 24 hours during any seven-day period, lengthening the limit from five days. They must stay off the public right-of-way at least 72 hours when they move. Moving from one public right-of-way spot to another is not a defense for violating the ordinance.”
97)
* in
Buena Vista “It shall be unlawful for any person to camp in any public park or recreation area or upon any public property, or to set up a tent, shack, recreational/camping vehicle, camping vehicle or any other shelter upon such property for such purpose within the town”
98)
*
Colorado Springs extended the county ban below to include all public streets.
99),
100)
*
Denver RVs >22' can only park for 24hrs on public right of ways in residential areas. In other areas the limit is 72hrs.
101)
* In
El Paso county (which includes
Colorado Springs), RVs may not be parked on public roads.
102)
* In
Fort Collins, 495 arrests were made for camping on city property (including parks and undeveloped land).
103) The city has also arrested people for sleeping overnight in a vehicle at a designated rest stop.
104)
*
Lakewood bans RV and trailer parking on city streets.
105)
* In
Longmont RVs must be moved at least 600' within 48hrs of having notice issued or tires chalked by police.
106) Update: the new law prohibits “parking [recreational vehicles, camper coaches, camper trailers and mobile homes] on city streets, in alleys, in parking lots near trailheads and inside city parks, and on other public rights of way.”
107),
108)
*
Pueblo prohibits ”…overnight RV parking to the city’s licensed RV parks. People staying the night elsewhere, whether in the Walmart parking lot, on the side of the road or at a church, face a fine of $1,000 per day and up to one year in jail.”
109)
===== Delaware =====
* In
Aston it is illegal to sleep or live in a vehicle.
110)
===== Florida =====
*
Atlantic Beach forbids camping, sleeping, and lodging in public spaces.
111) The law appears to be aimed at the traditionally homeless but may affect 'dwellers.
* in
Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, “RV parking is now allowed only on the east side of E. Railroad Avenue between 5th and 7th Streets… [and] is not allowed anywhere else on the island.”
112)
* in
Sarasota “ No overnight RV Parking is permitted, and vehicles need to fit within the allowed parking spaces.” The city website goes on to say: “Please Note: The city works very hard at protecting public access to parking spaces through. City of Sarasota Parking Code 33-118 prohibits a parker from relocating from one space to another on that block or any other block within one block radius in any direction for the ordinal parking space, including both sides of the relevant streets…”
113)
===== Georgia =====
* Chatham county - “It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to lodge in, on or about any automobile, truck, trailer, RV, camper, or similar vehicle in any County street, right-of-way, at any County owned or operated parks, boat ramps, grounds, recreational facilities, county owned parking lot, or other public property of Chatham County.”
114)
*
Tybee Island bans RVs from parking in public spaces.
115)
===== Hawaii =====
Note: a pilot program providing
safe parking in Maui is underway.
116)
* It is illegal in the state of Hawaii to “habitate” in a vehicle from 6p-6a on city or county streets.
117)
===== Idaho =====
*
Bellevue restricts living in an RV on private property to 21 days.
118)
*
Boise forbids “sleeping in public”.
119)
*
Clarkston bans parking RVs over 24 hours on public streets, due to “numerous complaints about a substantial increase in people living in recreational vehicles”.
120)
*
Grangeville bans parking/storing RVs “for three consecutive days from 2 to 4 a.m.”
121)
===== Illinois =====
* In
Sandwich City it is illegal to park an RV or trailer on a public street
122)
===== Indiana =====
*
Columbia city codes say “If an RV is brought in to accommodate temporary visitors, it cannot stay on that property longer than seven consecutive days or 14 days annually. In no instance shall an RV be occupied or used for sleeping, living or housekeeping purposes, except for short-term use by visitors.”
123)
*
Frankton “prohibits people from living in recreational vehicles within the city limits”
124)
*
Shelbyville bans parking of RVs and campers in city park parking lots at any time.
125)
===== Kansas =====
* in Auburn, the sheriff's department is contracted for enforcement against people sleeping in vehicles and overnight parking on city streets.
126)
* in
Great Bend “no person shall reside in, live in, use as a residence, or use as a dwelling, any recreational vehicle parked within the corporate limits of the city, except within a campground RV park or mobile home park for which a conditional use permit has been obtained.”
127) This law appears to be aimed at people living in RVs on residential properties (yards, driveways, etc) but the wording is broad enough to affect nomads.
===== Louisiana =====
* Kenner bans parking RVs on streets in front of any property.
128)
===== Maine =====
*
Rockland's “comprehensive plan does not allow RVs to be used for overnight occupation for any length of time.”
129)
===== Maryland =====
* In
Ocean City it is against to law to “sleep in a car”
130)
===== Massachusetts =====
* In
Wellesley “No person shall park any vehicle, except in an emergency, on any street for a period of time longer than one (1) hour between the hours of 2 A.M. and 6 A.M. of any day.”
131) (pdf)
===== Michigan =====
*
Coldwater prohibits “parking between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m”
132)
*
Plymouth township forbids parking RVs on public streets for more than 24 hours.
133)
*
Sault Ste. Marie bans parking RVs, commercial vehicles, semis and trailers in city streets, public alleys and parking lots.
134)
===== Mississippi =====
* in
Southaven setting up tents, camping, or sleeping on public property, or in vehicles parked on city streets is not allowed.
135)
===== Montana =====
* Unofficially,
Billings is regarded as anti-RV.
136)
*
Bozeman “requires people sleeping in cars or trailers on city streets to move every 30 days and allows the city to issue civil fines of up to $25, but only after people have been warned three times.”
137)
*
Butte forbids parking RVs on the street for more than two days.
138)
* In
Kalispell it is a civil infraction to sleep overnight in vehicles parked on city streets.
139)
* In
Great Falls after March 15, 2022 it will be “unlawful to park a recreational vehicle, trailer or vessel on public right-of-way in any residential zoning district”.
140)
*
Missoula bans “urban camping”.
141)
===== Nebraska =====
* In
Grand Island “RVs may not be parked for longer than 24 hours in a seven day period”.
142)
*
Papillion bans parking of RVs more than 20' long.
143)
===== Nevada =====
* in
Carson City “RVs and boats can be parked on a city street for up to 72 hours per occurrence, and there can’t be more than two occurrences within 30 days”
144)
*
Las Vegas prohibits “camping, sleeping and similar activities throughout downtown and in residential areas.”
145)
* In
Sparks it is unlawful for the owner or driver of any vehicle, trailer or vehicle and trailer having an overall length of more than
15 feet to stand or park the same at any time on any public street, highway or alley, except immediately in front of the property of the owner
146)
===== New Hampshire =====
*
Greenville prohibits parking on Main Street from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m..
147)
*
Lebanon forbids overnight camping.
148)
===== New Jersey =====
* in
Beachwood “sleeping or living in vehicles” is illegal
149)
*
Oaklyn “prohibits parking on any street in the borough between the hours of 2 and 6 a.m. daily.”
150)
*
Seaside Heights “prohibits a person from sleeping in a vehicle overnight on both public and private property, except for RVs that are legally parked.”
151)
===== New Mexico =====
* In
Las Cruces, “RV owners will be required to obtain a free parking permit to park on city streets. RVs can only be parked on the street for six consecutive days and no more than 18 days within any 90-day period. They must be moved for at least 24 hours between six-day periods. The RV must be parked at the address listed on the permit.”
152)
*
Roswell ordinances limit “occupation” of RVs on residential city lots to seven days, no more than three times a year.
153)
===== New York =====
* in
Cortland “The parking of vehicles is hereby prohibited on all highways, roadways, or municipal parking lots within the corporate limits of this City between 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. with the exception of specific signed areas within the municipal parking lot designated for Residential Permit Permits.”
154)
*
Fulton “prohibits the parking of any motor vehicle in/on any city street or city parking lot from 1:30 a.m. through 5:30 a.m. from November 1 to April 1.”
155)
*
Lockport bans parking on public streets >48hrs
156)
===== North Carolina =====
* In
Wrightsville Beach it is illegal to live in an RV.
157)
===== North Dakota =====
*
Mandan limits parking of RVs and trailers over 8'x36' to 12 hours.
158)
===== Ohio =====
*
Eastlake apparently has an overnight parking ban for city streets. Cf. Willoughby
*
North Canton “prohibits on-street overnight parking for more than 30 minutes between 2 and 6 a.m.”
159)
* in
Perry Village “All-night parking on streets is now forbidden between midnight and 8 a.m.” year-'round.
160)
*
Struthers forbids RV paarking on public streets
161)
*
Walbridge forbids RV parking on streets and alleys.
162)
*
Wickliffe apparently has an overnight parking ban for city streets. Cf. Willoughby
*
Willoughby apparently has an overnight parking ban for city streets.
163)
*
Wooster forbids “the parking of commercial and recreational vehicles on city streets in front of the owner's residence… for more than 24 hours”
164)
===== Oregon =====
*
Brookings has a “city ordinance about illegal camping”
165); the blotter reports suggest locals call the police on stealth campers.
*
Clatsop county restricts people from living in their campers, trailers and other recreational vehicles to no more than 30 days out of a 90-day period.
166)
*
Eugene prohibits “vehicles from parking within the same block for longer than three days. Vehicles must be moved at least two-blocks away.”
167)
*
Florence “requires those living in vehicles to move at least 600 feet every 72 hours…. shorter time limits in places like Old Town would remain in place.”
168)
*
Gearhart bans overnight parking of RVs on city streets.
169) Other reports say there is a 48hr limit.
170)
*
McMinnville prohibits RVs and trailers from parking in city parks
171)
*
Medford “bans all unauthorized sleeping or camping on public property anywhere in the city.”
172) In 2023 the city added 500ft “buffer zones” around schools and homeless shelters, 50ft around waterways, and upgraded vehicle camping from a violation to a misdemeanor.
173)
*
The Dalles requires a permit for parking overnight in city-owned lots.
174)
===== Pennsylvania =====
*
Akron bans “on-street overnight parking for commercial and recreational vehicles. The new law bans parking for such vehicles from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m.”
175)
* in
Bellefonte “At no time shall a recreational vehicle be used for living or housekeeping purposes”
176)
* In
Middletown “RVs can be parked on a public street for up to 72 hours in any seven-day period, for loading or unloading the vehicle.”
177)
* In
Springdale “trailers cannot be parked on any public property, street, alley or right of way” unless loading or unloading and connected to tow vehicle.
178) This effectively bans towable RV parking.
===== Rhode Island =====
* In
Cranston “overnight street parking exceeding two hours between 1 and 7 A.M. is prohibited”.
179)
===== South Carolina =====
*
Beaufort bans camping in public places.
180)
*
Conway bans sleeping in vehicles
181)
*
Port Royal prohibits using public parks, buildings or grounds to sleep or prepare to sleep, specifically calling out the “laying down of bedding … storing personal belongings, or making any fire or using any tents or shelter or other structure or vehicle for sleeping”
182)
===== South Dakota =====
* in
Lead “Ordinance 79.07 addresses trailers that are not connected to a vehicle, and prohibits them from being parked in the public right of way or on city lots for longer than 24 hours.”
183)
===== Tennesee =====
*
Statewide in TN it is illegal to “camp on the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of a state or interstate highway; or camp under a bridge or overpass, or within an underpass, of a state or interstate highway.”
184) This should not affect vandwellers.
===== Texas =====
*
Copperas Cove bans “[RV parking] on the city streets. Period”
185)
*
Fort Stockton code says it is “unlawful to park any vehicle, truck, trailer, boat, recreational vehicle, or other type of delivery truck with a load carrying capacity of more than one (1) ton on any street or alley within the city limits…“
186)
*
Leon Valley “bans camping, lodging, or putting up a tent overnight in any public park or other recreational space. The ordinance also outlaws sleeping in a vehicle parked on a city street for more than 24-hours, or more than two-hours on a highway in the city limits. People aren’t allowed to use vehicles, campers, or trailer coaches as their primary residences…”
187)
*
Liberty City bans parking RVs and motorhomes on public property.
188)
*
Mesquite bans RV parking on the street for more than 24 hours.
189)
*
Port Arthur bans sleeping in parks (and apparently the parking lots of parks).
190)
*
Van Horn bans overnight parking or camping.
191)
===== Utah =====
*
Ogden prohibits staying in cars or recreational vehicles parked on public property
192)
*
St. George limits street parking of vehicles to 24hrs and trailers to 96hrs.
193)
===== Virginia =====
*
Roanoke (city) forbids “the use of any city-owned street, sidewalk, alley, other public rights-of-way for living accommodation activities such as sleeping or lying down, and making preparations to sleep (including the laying down of bedding, sleeping bag, or other sleeping matter, for the purpose of sleeping) or storing personal belongings or making any fire or using any tent or shelter or other structure”.
194)
*
Roanoke County forbids sleeping in vehicles, or “sleeping in recreational vehicles outside of established campgrounds”.
195) Another source says Roanoke County Code 13-14 “makes it illegal for people to sleep in their cars and subjects them to warrantless seizures and searches by police and a fine of $250”.
196)
===== Washington =====
* In
Anacortes police say it is illegal to sleep in a vehicle within city limits.
197) RV parking is limited to 24 hours.
198)
* In
Bellingham it is illegal to park with any part of the vehicle outside the parking spot's lines
199),
200) or park in one place for more than 72 hours.
201)
* in
Centralia “camping is prohibited and RVs can only remain parked on any street, alley or public parking lot for 16 hours or less”
202)
* in
Clark County “automobiles will be able to park on county roads for up to 24 hours without a permit, but RVs will require a permit.”
203)
* In
Lacey “camping” in streets, parks, etc is illegal.
204) Also, RV and commercial vehicle parking is limited to 4 hours.
205)
*
Lewis County (Centralia, Chehalis, etc) bans unauthorized camping or camping on county lands except in areas specifically designated, designed or constructed for this purpose.
206)
*
Steilacoom forbids living in RVs and regards tiny houses as RVs.
207)
*
Tacoma limits sleeping in vehicles on public streets to 72 hrs, after which they driver must move at least 1 mile.
208). Public camping is also not allowed.
209)
*
Wenatchee “prohibits RVs from parking on city streets unless actively loading or unloading”.
210)
===== Wisconsin =====
* in
Appleton city limits, vehicles can't be parked on the street or in any alleyways between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
211)
*
Kiel prohibits “overnight parking of trailers, motorhomes, camping trailers, boat trailers, etc. on public streets”
212)
*
New London codes forbid overnight camping in vehicles, tents, campers and motor homes on city-owned properties such as streets, avenues, alleys, parks and parking lots
213)
*
Sun Prairie forbids “parking motor homes, recreational vehicles, trailers, boats or vehicles 22 feet or larger in any city lot at any time”(
https://www.hngnews.com/sun_prairie_star/news/government/sun-prairie-ordinance-change-bans-rvs-boats-from-city-parking-lots/article_27b97382-c367-11ed-913d-7f750595ba42.html)
===== Wyoming =====
*
Casper forbids sleeping in parking lots within city limits.
214)
*
Rock Springs code states: “Campers, RV’s, trailers or any recreational vehicle parked on the right of way can only be parked for 100 hours total. Recreational vehicles parked on the right of way with expired registration will be considered abandoned per Wyoming State Statue 31-13-104.”
215)
* in
Sundance “it is not lawful for a person to keep or maintain an RV on a public street or on land that belongs to someone else or is public land without express permission”
216) The article suggests homeowners may park on or in front of their own property for up to two weeks.
===== International =====
*
Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada bans “motorhomes, camper vans, fifth wheel trailers, popup campers, and truck campers” parking on streets.
217)