Mesa County, CO Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

04(F) governs when an RV, travel trailer, or temporary shelter can sit occupied on a residential lot in unincorporated Mesa County, and Chapter 12 defines Recreational Vehicle broadly enough to include a motor home, travel or camping trailer, van or truck camper, with or without self-motive power, boat, jet ski, motorcycle, or all-terrain vehicle. On a Rural or Urban Residential lot, occupancy for recreational or vacation purposes requires a principal dwelling already on site if the parcel is under an acre, is barred outright on lots smaller than half an acre, and is never allowed in the required setbacks.

Only one RV or temporary shelter may be occupied on a single property at a time, and it must keep a separation of at least ten feet from all buildings, stay off any onsite wastewater treatment system, and remain readily removable, nothing may be attached that would prevent or hinder the immediate removal of the RV. Occupancy tops out at 30 consecutive days and 180 days total per calendar year, and the unit cannot be leased or rented to another party for use on that property. Mobile home and manufactured home parks bar RV occupancy entirely, and nonresidential or mixed-use districts confine it to permitted campgrounds and camps.