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Boone County, KY Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

Significant Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Boats/trailers/campers
banned from county-owned lots
RVs, motor-homes, travel trailers
banned from county roads
Small trailer exception
under 8 ft, attached, 24 hrs/7 days
Width limit on roads
8 feet maximum
Penalty
$30-$60 civil citation, up to $500

Summary

Boats, campers, travel trailers and motor-homes can't be parked on a Boone County road, street or county-maintained lot except for a narrow towed-trailer exception. County Code § 71.13 bans them from county, Union and Walton lots outright and from county roads and streets generally, allowing only a small attached trailer for 24 hours in any seven-day span.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Boone County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

§ 71.13 VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS. (A) No person shall park or permit to be parked or left standing on any county, City of Union or City of Walton owned or maintained parking lots: (1) Trailers, wagons, boats, campers or any other non-motorized vehicle; (2) Any tractor-trailer, truck-camper, motor-home or recreational vehicle after dark and any other motorized vehicle, exclusive of vehicles owned by the county, City of Union or City of Walton for a period longer than 24 hours; ... (B) No person shall park or permit to be parked or left standing on any county road or street: (1) Any vehicle which at its widest point is wider than eight feet; or (2) Any pick-up truck of any size which has on it a camper top; or (3) Any motor-home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, tractor-trailer, truck-camper or house trailer; or ... (C) A person may park or permit to be parked or left standing on any county road or street not otherwise prohibited for a period of time not to exceed 24 hours within a seven-day period, a trailer which is less than eight feet at its widest point, so long as the trailer is attached to a vehicle and does not impede traffic or constitute a traffic hazard.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-28: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2025-20, passed 6-17-25; and State legislation current through KRS 2025).

Full Breakdown

13(A) bars parking trailers, wagons, boats, campers or any other non-motorized vehicle on a county, City of Union or City of Walton owned or maintained parking lot, and separately bars any tractor-trailer, truck-camper, motor-home or recreational vehicle from those lots after dark, or any other motorized vehicle for longer than 24 hours, excluding vehicles the county or those cities own. 13(B) extends similar limits to county roads and streets themselves: no vehicle wider than eight feet at its widest point, no pickup truck carrying a camper top, and no motor-home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, tractor-trailer, truck-camper or house trailer may be parked or left standing there at all.

13(C): a trailer under eight feet at its widest point may sit on a county road or street for up to 24 hours within any seven-day period, but only while still attached to a vehicle and only if it does not impede traffic or create a hazard. That means a boat or travel trailer disconnected from its tow vehicle, or left in a driveway-adjacent road spot for days, falls outside the exception entirely. These restrictions apply on roads and lots in unincorporated Boone County and on roads and lots shared with the City of Union and the City of Walton.

Violations & Fines

Violating any part of § 71.13's trailer, boat, camper, motor-home or recreational-vehicle restrictions draws a § 71.99 citation: $30 for a first or second violation within a rolling 365-day period, $60 for a third or later violation, and up to $500 if the citation is contested and lost. An officer may also have the vehicle towed under § 71.15 for repeated or hazardous violations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I park my boat trailer in the street overnight in Boone County?
Only briefly. Section 71.13(C) allows a trailer under eight feet wide to sit on a county road for up to 24 hours within any seven-day period, but only while it stays attached to a tow vehicle and doesn't impede traffic; a detached or wider trailer left overnight violates § 71.13(B).
Can a motor-home park in a county-owned lot after dark?
No. Section 71.13(A)(2) specifically bars any tractor-trailer, truck-camper, motor-home or recreational vehicle from a county, City of Union or City of Walton owned parking lot after dark, and it also caps any other motorized vehicle in that lot at 24 hours unless the county or city owns it.
Are RVs allowed to park on Boone County streets at all?
No. Section 71.13(B)(3) flatly bars parking any motor-home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, tractor-trailer, truck-camper or house trailer on a county road or street, with no time-limited exception; the only exception in the section covers small attached trailers under eight feet wide, not RVs.

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