Shasta County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Shasta County's vehicle and traffic code (Title 10) contains only three chapters: parking at the County Administration Center structure (Ch. 10.02), abandoned-vehicle abatement (Ch. 10.04), and a vehicle congestion management program (Ch. 10.06). There is no county chapter setting an hourly limit, screening rule, or permit for recreational vehicles, boats, or utility trailers parked on a public street in the unincorporated area. On county-maintained roads, an RV or boat trailer is treated like any registered vehicle under the California Vehicle Code. Under CVC Section 22651(k) a vehicle may be removed after it is left standing 72 or more consecutive hours, but that subdivision applies only where a local ordinance authorizes removal; Shasta County's nuisance threshold instead keys to the 120-hour 'abandoned vehicle' definition in Code Section 10.04.020. On your own property, the zoning code's off-street parking chapter (Ch. 17.86) is what applies: Section 17.86.070 bars off-street parking for one- and two-family homes from being located in required front or street-side yard areas, and Section 17.86.080 permits parking and access in interior side and rear yards except in required landscape areas. The county does not impose a separate RV/boat storage standard in residential districts.