Clackamas County, OR Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

010(B) defines "vehicle" for this chapter to expressly include campers, recreational vehicles, motor homes, pickup truck canopies and trailers, so RVs and trailers fall squarely under the county's parking and towing rules. 020(C) provides that "no trailer shall be parked upon any County highway unless it is attached to a motor vehicle by which it may be propelled or drawn," with narrow exceptions for a disabled trailer, which must be removed within seven days, and for trailers the state or county operates for roadwork. 020(L), added in 2005, goes further and bars anyone from using "any vehicle or trailer to camp in or live in while parked upon a County roadway or highway in a residential area, commercial area, or industrial area," with those zone types defined by reference to the Zoning and Development Ordinance's residential, commercial and industrial district sections.

040 and must give the operator a copy on the spot or affix one to the vehicle and mail a copy to the registered owner within 72 hours. 090, added in 2024, lets the Sheriff seek a judicial warrant from Circuit Court authorizing entry and towing after documenting the health and safety impact and prior efforts to offer social services.