Homelessness & Encampment Rules in San Benito County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated San Benito County, California.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of San Benito County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Encampment Sanitation
Unincorporated San Benito County bans camping, sleeping, or sheltering on public property within the San Benito River area, a corridor mapped as FEMA 100-year floodplain.
San Benito County River Camping Ban
Heavy RestrictionsSan Benito County Code § 9.04.003
(A) It shall be unlawful for anyone to camp, sleep, shelter, or reside on any public property in the San Benito River. (B) No person shall have any fire or campfire, propane, gasoline or kerosene stove on public property in the San Benito River, except as otherwise allowed by this Code or by license or permit, or in an area designated for such purposes by the county.
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