Los Angeles, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- General rule
- All trailers/semitrailers banned from public streets
- Exempt: trailers up to 22 ft
- Not subject to the ban (measured hitch to rear)
- Exempt: boat trailers
- Trailers designed to transport a boat are exempt regardless of length
- Exempt: camping/RV trailers
- Trailers designed for human habitation for camping or recreation are exempt
- Unhitched trailer ban
- No unhitched trailer on any major/secondary highway or collector street when signed
- Large RVs (self-propelled)
- If over 22 ft or 84 in tall, subject to oversize vehicle overnight restrictions under LAMC § 80.69.4
Summary
Trailers and semitrailers are generally banned from parking on any public street; trailers designed for transporting boats or for camping/recreational habitation (up to 22 feet) are exempt from the length restriction but may still be banned from major highways when signs are posted.
(a) No person shall park any trailer or semitrailer upon any highway, street, alley or public way or upon any public place otherwise ordinarily used for vehicular parking.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any trailer or semitrailer which does not exceed 22 feet in overall length, as measured from the foremost part of the trailer hitch to the rear extremity of the trailer body, or to any trailer or semitrailer exceeding such length which is designed for the transportation of a boat or which is designed for human habitation for camping or recreational purposes, nor shall such provisions apply to any trailer or semitrailer which is:
1. In the process of being loaded or unloaded;
2. Disabled...
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, no person shall park or leave standing, when authorized signs are in place giving notice thereof, any unhitched trailer upon any major highway, secondary highway, or collector street in the City.
Full Breakdown
Under LAMC § 80.69.1, all trailers and semitrailers are prohibited from parking on public streets. Trailers of 22 feet or less (measured from hitch to rear), plus longer trailers specifically designed to carry a boat or used for camping/recreational habitation, are exempt from the general prohibition. However, even exempt trailers cannot be left unhitched on any major highway, secondary highway, or collector street when authorized signs prohibit it. Trailers in use for active construction or under permit are also exempt. Separately, large RVs would typically qualify as 'oversize vehicles' under LAMC § 80.69.4 and face overnight restrictions (2–6 a.m.) in designated signed areas.
Violations & Fines
Civil penalty under LAMC § 80.76.2 (§ 80.69.1(a), parking trailer when vehicle capable of towing; § 80.69.1(c), parking unhitched trailer on signed highway). The general parking civil penalty schedule applies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I park my boat trailer on the street in front of my house?
My travel trailer is 28 feet long. Is it illegal to park it on the street?
Are motorhomes treated differently from trailer-type RVs?
Sources & Official References
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