Alpine County, CA Parking Rules: Oversized Vehicle Parking (2026)

Alpine County does not have a countywide ordinance restricting parking of tall or long vehicles on every road. The most specific oversized-vehicle rules are in Chapter 10.12.050 for the Bear Valley resort area during winter snow operations. Section 10.12.050(H) restricts vehicles in excess of twenty-four feet, and any trailer whether attached or unattached, to the area north of No Name Road on the westerly side of Creekside Drive and to the 'A' Parking Lot, specifically cleared and signed for such vehicles. Subsection (C)(17) similarly designates the parallel-parking side of Creekside Drive (from No Name Road north to the Bear Valley School driveway) for recreational vehicles, buses, snowmobile trailers, and vehicles over twenty-four feet in length. Throughout snow conditions, Section 10.12.020 also prohibits any vehicle from parking within five feet of the pavement edge on a county road, which effectively keeps large rigs off narrow shoulders. Outside these provisions, oversized-vehicle parking is governed by the California Vehicle Code. Under CVC 22507, local authorities may by ordinance restrict parking of vehicles six feet or more in height within 100 feet of an intersection, but Alpine County's only adopted height/length restrictions are the Bear Valley winter rules. Posted signs installed by Public Works under 10.12.060 are controlling.