Grays Harbor County, WA Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)

Chapter 10.16 of the Grays Harbor County Code, adopted under RCW 46.61.570, imposes a flat time limit rather than an overnight-only curfew on vehicles left on county roadways. Section 10.16.010 makes it unlawful to park, stop, or stand any vehicle, including a junk vehicle, on a county roadway, shoulder, or right-of-way for more than seven consecutive days, and the ordinance specifically closes the loophole of moving or repositioning the vehicle to get around the limit. The time limit does not apply when county public works officials need the vehicle removed to do necessary road work, or in an emergency.

Before the county impounds or abates an overstayed vehicle, it must notify the registered or legal owner by certified and regular mail, giving ten days from the date of mailing to move it, or the county can instead give personal notice to the resident or property owner where the vehicle sits, with the same ten-day window. A county code compliance officer or a law enforcement officer can start the impound or abatement process under Section 10.16.020; ordinary vehicles are impounded under RCW 46.55.110 and RCW 46.55.113, while junk vehicles receive a hulk slip, are towed, and get a fifteen-day redemption period under RCW 46.55.230, with the owner responsible for towing, destruction, and disposal costs, which the county can turn into a lien against the owner's property if unpaid.