Grant County, WI Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- County-owned boat landing lots with a posted permit sign
- 24-hour permit
- $5
- Annual permit
- $20, valid for one year
- Citation settlement
- $30 cash deposit within 10 days
- Where to buy
- Grant County Clerk, 111 South Jefferson Street, Lancaster
- Display
- Lower left-hand corner of the towing vehicle's windshield
Summary
Grant County, Wisconsin, requires a boat landing trailer parking permit to park a boat, canoe or vehicle trailer at the Wyalusing and O'Leary landings and any other County-owned landing lot posted with a permit sign. A 24-hour permit costs $5 and an annual permit costs $20. These sections cover landing lots only, not yards or driveways.
§ 267-7. Permit required. ... No person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall park a trailer (which is used to haul a boat, canoe, or vehicle) at the Wyalusing boat landing parking lot or at the O'Leary boat landing parking lot or at any other boat landing parking lot owned by Grant County where Grant County has posted a sign requiring the purchase of a Grant County boat landing trailer parking permit, until they have purchased a Grant County boat landing trailer parking permit for the day that they are parking a trailer in said County-owned boat landing parking lot or until they have purchased an annual Grant County boat landing trailer parking permit for the year in which they are parking a trailer in said County-owned boat landing parking lot. ... A Grant County boat landing trailer parking permit can be purchased f ... or $5 for a permit that is valid for 24 hours. The Grant County annual boat landing trailer parking permit can be purchased for $20 and said annual permit is valid for one year.
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 267 of the Code of Grant County was adopted 3-16-2010 as Ord. No. 56 and sets the only trailer parking permit in the vehicles and traffic chapter. It covers boat landing parking lots owned by Grant County, not residential yards or driveways. Storing a boat or RV at home is not what these sections address.
Where it applies. Section 267-7 bars parking a trailer used to haul a boat, canoe or vehicle at the Wyalusing boat landing parking lot, the O'Leary boat landing parking lot, or any other County-owned boat landing lot where the County has posted a sign requiring the permit. Section 267-10 has the County post those signs and lets the Grant County Parks Commission designate additional County-owned landing lots by placing a sign.
Price and where to buy. A permit valid for 24 hours costs $5 and an annual permit, valid for one year, costs $20 (§ 267-8A). Permits are sold by the Grant County Clerk at 111 South Jefferson Street, Lancaster, Wisconsin, or by agents the Clerk appoints. A 24-hour permit can also be bought at the landing by completing the application in duplicate, depositing $5 by check payable to Grant County or in cash with the original in the Grant County boat landing trailer parking lock box, and placing the duplicate in the lower left-hand corner of the windshield of the towing vehicle. Annual permits cannot be bought through the lock box.
What the permit records. The application lists the buyer's name and address, whether it is a day or annual permit, and the license plate number of the vehicle towing the trailer. The permit states its effective dates, the holder's name and that plate number, and it cannot be transferred (§ 267-12).
Exemptions and money. The Grant County Sheriff's Department and other law enforcement agencies need no permit when parking a trailer for law enforcement activities or water rescue operations (§ 267-11). All permit money, cash deposits and the County's share of forfeitures go to maintaining the Grant County boat launch sites (§ 267-13).
Violations & Fines
Parking a trailer at a posted County landing without a permit effective that day draws a citation from the Grant County Sheriff's Department or any other law enforcement agency in Grant County. The violator can settle by paying a $30 cash deposit to the County Clerk within 10 days. If unpaid, the citation is filed with the Clerk of Circuit Court, and a conviction means a $30 forfeiture plus court costs and surcharges (§ 267-9). Paying the deposit or forfeiture earns an annual permit (§ 267-14).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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