Bend, OR Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Time limit
- 72 continuous hours
- Covered vehicles
- trailers, RVs, campers, motor homes, snowmobiles
- Applies to
- streets and off-street City lots
- Private property
- not restricted by this section
- Remedy
- citation and/or tow-impound
Summary
In the City of Bend, a trailer, RV, camper, motor home, snowmobile or other non-self-propelled vehicle or structure cannot sit on a street or in an off-street parking facility for more than 72 continuous hours. Bend Code § 6.20.040(H) applies whether or not the trailer is hitched to a vehicle that can move it.
H. Any vehicle or structure, including, but not limited to, trailers, recreational vehicles, campers, motor homes, or snowmobiles, that is not designed for or capable of self-propulsion, or is not connected to a vehicle designed for or capable of self-propulsion, and is parked on a street or off-street parking facility continuously for more than 72 hours;
Full Breakdown
040(H) targets vehicles and towed structures that cannot move themselves. The rule covers trailers, recreational vehicles, campers, motor homes, and snowmobiles by name, plus any other vehicle or structure that is not designed for or capable of self-propulsion, whether or not it happens to be hitched at the time to a vehicle that can move it. 045(C) further bars extending a time limit by shuffling a vehicle between spaces on the same block. The 72-hour clock applies regardless of zoning, so it reaches an RV parked in front of a house in a residential district the same way it reaches one left in a downtown lot.
The rule does not ban owning or storing an RV, trailer or boat trailer on private property, such as in a driveway or side yard; it only limits how long that equipment can occupy a street or a City-managed off-street lot. '
Violations & Fines
Leaving a trailer, RV, camper, motor home or snowmobile on a Bend street or City lot past the 72-hour limit is an infraction under Bend Code § 6.25.040, with the fine set by the City's Fee Resolution. Under § 6.25.055, an enforcement officer may tow and impound the vehicle instead of, or along with, citing it, and the registered owner is presumed responsible under § 6.25.035.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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