Eureka, CA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Humboldt County uses 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. as its standard overnight no-parking window on county roads where it has determined overnight parking causes a public nuisance, blocks emergency access, or attracts vehicle camping. The most expansive sections are HCC §431-86(b), which bans all overnight parking on Patrick's Point Drive (Post Mile 0.00 to 5.51, ~5.5 miles), and §431-96.6(a), which does the same on both sides of Scenic Drive (Post Mile 0.00 to 2.39). Other named overnight no-parking zones include: Beach Road in Redway 9 p.m.-6 a.m. (§431-12); Hatchery Road 10 p.m.-5 a.m. from the Blue Lake city limit to West End Road (§431-53(a)); King Salmon Avenue (§431-62); segments of Elk River Road (§431-24(a)) and Herrick Avenue (§431-56); River Access Road in Garberville (§431-40(j)); the Sprowel Creek Road overpass (§431-40(k)); newly added Drydens Road (§431-23.5, 10 p.m.-5 a.m., Ord. 2024) and Jackson Ranch Road (§431-61.0.4, 12 a.m.-5 a.m., Ord. 2024); and Vance Avenue (§431-108.1, 10 p.m.-5 a.m.). Multiple segments of New Navy Base Road also have a 10 p.m.-5 a.m. ban under §431-79(c). California Vehicle Code §22651(k) separately authorizes any peace officer to tow a vehicle parked on a highway for more than 72 hours.