Sacramento County, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)

The Sacramento County Zoning Code governs how recreational vehicles, boats, campers and trailers are stored on residential property. Section 5.2.4.C.6 requires that vehicles 'including, but not limited to, automobiles, boats, campers, trailers and other recreational vehicles' be parked on a surfaced area meeting the parking standards (it cross-references Section 5.9.3.C) and may not be parked within the required landscaped area. The County's Code Enforcement Division explains that it is generally legal to park or store an RV on your own residential property so long as the RV is operable and currently registered to the home, and trailer-type RVs parked on the street must remain attached to the tow vehicle. On the street, motor homes, trailer coaches, and truck-and-camper rigs fall under the 72-hour residential-district limit in County Code Section 10.24.070. Living in an RV on residential property is not allowed; the only exception is a temporary use permit to reside in an RV for up to one year while a new single-family home is built. RV/trailer parks themselves are allowed only in Recreation or commercial zones with a conditional use permit.