New York, NY Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Recreational and oversized vehicles parked on New York City streets are governed by Section 4-08 of Title 34 of the Rules of the City of New York. Section 4-08(m)(8) ('Street storage of boat trailers, mobile homes and mobile medical diagnostic vehicles prohibited') sets a strict 24-hour cap: no person shall park any boat trailer (with or without a boat attached), mobile home, or mobile medical diagnostic vehicle in any area, on any street, in excess of 24 hours. A motorhome or camper that does not meet that definition is still subject to the general street-storage rule in Section 4-08(m)(9), which caps any vehicle at seven consecutive days where parking is not otherwise restricted.

Trailers and semi-trailers separately may not be parked on any street unless attached to a motor vehicle capable of towing them, except where posted signs permit parking on industrial-zoned streets (Section 4-08(k)(4)). There is no City permit system that exempts a private RV or boat from these street limits; off-street storage on private property is governed instead by the NYC Zoning Resolution.