Boone County, KY Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (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.
§ 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.
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
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Sources & Official References
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