Plumas County, CA Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Plumas County is a rural Sierra county and does not run a comprehensive municipal street-parking program (no meters, no residential permit districts) in its unincorporated areas. General stopping, standing and parking on public roads is therefore controlled by state law, principally California Vehicle Code Section 22500, which lists where you may not stop or park (intersections, crosswalks, blocking driveways, on the wrong side, etc.). The County's own enforceable street-parking rule is its winter parking ordinance: under Plumas County Code Section 4-3.502 and California Vehicle Code Section 22510, no vehicle may be left on the road or street right-of-way in a way that obstructs, delays or hinders snow removal. The County Code Enforcement Department states it does not investigate vehicles parked on the street for more than 72 hours; that is handled under the Vehicle Code (CVC 22651). On state highways such as SR 70, SR 89 and SR 36, Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol control parking and removal, not the County. Because so little is county-regulated, drivers should treat county roadways as governed by CVC defaults plus the seasonal snow ban.