Plumas County, CA Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)

Plumas County is a high-elevation Sierra county (Quincy, Chester, Graeagle, Lake Almanor) with heavy winter snow, and its winter parking ordinance is the centerpiece of county parking enforcement. Plumas County Code Section 4-3.502 prohibits leaving unattended vehicles on the county road right-of-way that obstruct, delay, hinder or otherwise inconvenience snow removal operations, and authorizes removal at the owner's expense during those operations. The County's Winter Parking Policy applies this to the pavement and street edges, the end of a street, around a cul-de-sac, and on the shoulder, and expressly includes trailers, boats, RVs and disabled vehicles. Enforcement penalties escalate by offense under the Code: $25 for the first, $35 for the second, $50 for the third, and $75 for subsequent offenses (Section 4-3.510), and offending vehicles may be towed and cited under California Vehicle Code Section 22651(L). At the Bucks Summit and Big Creek snowmobile staging areas, Section 4-3.506.2 caps parking at 10 days and requires vehicles to be marked so plows can avoid them. Residents must also not deposit cleared snow into the public roadway - that violates California Vehicle Code Section 23112 and Section 724 of the Streets and Highways Code and is a misdemeanor. The County notes that with reduced Public Works staffing, fewer warnings are issued and more vehicles are simply towed. Public Works: (530) 283-6268.