Mariposa County has no countywide ordinance banning RVs, trailers, or boats parked on a private residential parcel. On public roads, RVs and trailers face the same overnight-parking (MCC 10.08.031) and posted no-parking limits (MCC 10.08.020) as any vehicle, and must be removed during a declared snow-removal condition.
The entire county is unincorporated, so the County of Mariposa government regulates parking here through Title 10 of the Mariposa County Code (MCC). The county has not adopted a dedicated ordinance restricting recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or boats stored on a person's own private property; storage on private land is instead governed by the county zoning/development code rather than a parking rule. On county-maintained public roads, highways, and rights-of-way, an RV, camp trailer, or boat trailer is treated like any other vehicle: it is subject to MCC 10.08.031 ('Overnight Parking') and to specific no-parking zones designated under MCC 10.08.020 ('Stopping, Parking, or Standing Prohibited Where'). The county's Snow Removal Policy (Resolution RES-2023-627) adds that in areas above 2,500 feet elevation, all trailers and obstructions must be cleared from the right-of-way for the duration of a 'snow removal condition.' Using an RV as a living unit on the street can also trigger the camping rules in MCC Chapter 10.10. Because rules are location-specific, confirm the exact restriction for your road with Public Works.
On public roads: ticketing, and during snow-removal season your trailer or RV may be towed at owner expense under the Snow Removal Policy. Living/camping in an RV on a public right-of-way is separately enforceable under MCC Chapter 10.10. On private land, complaints are handled by Code Compliance under the zoning code.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
mariposa-county-ca
Composting in Mariposa County is shaped by California's organics-recycling law SB 1383, which requires diverting organic waste from landfills. Backyard home ...
mariposa-county-ca
Mariposa County has no ordinance specifically permitting or banning artificial turf. Synthetic lawns are generally allowed on private property and are not pr...
mariposa-county-ca
Mariposa County encourages native and drought-tolerant landscaping rather than restricting it. General Plan Implementation Measure 11-4a(4) directs the Count...
mariposa-county-ca
Mariposa County has no ordinance prohibiting rainwater harvesting, and California law broadly allows residential rooftop rainwater capture. The County's Gene...
mariposa-county-ca
Mariposa County Code Chapter 17.36 requires all landscaping to comply with California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (CCR Title 23, Section 2.7)...
mariposa-county-ca
Because all of Mariposa County is a State Responsibility Area, weed and brush abatement is driven by California's defensible-space law (PRC 4291) requiring 1...
See how Mariposa County's rv & boat parking rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.