{"title":"Campbell River RV, boat and trailer parking rules","question":"Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?","slug":"rv-boat-trailer-parking","place":{"path":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"parking-and-driving","name":"Parking, tickets and driving"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Campbell River","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca"},"short_answer":"In Campbell River, no vehicle may be parked on a street for more than 48 hours in a row without written permission from the Engineering Services Manager. On a residential lot under 1 hectare, a recreational boat, utility trailer and other recreational vehicles for the residents' personal use are allowed.","aliases":["park rv on street campbell river","boat on driveway campbell river","trailer parking bylaw campbell river","camper parking residential campbell river"],"cost":"Parking ticket $15 if paid within 7 days, $30 within 21 days, $60 after. Municipal tickets: unlawful storage of vehicles $200; unlawful occupation of a recreational building $200; sleeping in a vehicle on a highway or public place $100.","how_long":"48 hours in a row is the most on a street without written permission.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Enforcement (street parking)","value":"250-286-5776"},{"type":"email","label":"Bylaw Enforcement","value":"bylaw@campbellriver.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"Development Services (zoning, yard rules)","value":"250-286-5725"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw 3043 (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text"}],"related":[{"slug":"unsightly-property","title":"Campbell River unsightly property rules and how to report","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/unsightly-property/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Campbell River zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/courtenay","name":"Courtenay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/courtenay/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cumberland","name":"Cumberland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/powell-river","name":"Powell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"}],"topic":{"title":"RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking/"},"facts":{"on_street":{"label":"On the street","value":"No vehicle may be parked on any highway for a continuous period over 48 hours without written permission from the Engineering Services Manager. Parking on a highway to display a vehicle for sale, or to store or repair one, is banned, and commercial vehicles over 4,000 kg may not park on residential highways. Posted time limits apply too.","short":"48 hours without written permission","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4(9), (20), (21)","quotes":["on any highway for a continuous period exceeding 48 hours,","displaying a vehicle for sale;","advertising, greasing, painting, wrecking, storing or","being a commercial vehicle having a gross vehicle weight in"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"on_property":{"label":"On your property","value":"On a lot under 1 hectare in a residential or mobile home zone, per dwelling unit only these may be parked or stored: residents' personal automobiles, one licensed commercial vehicle no larger than 3,600 kg, and a recreational boat, utility trailer and other recreational vehicles for the residents' personal use.","short":"Allowed for personal use (lot under 1 hectare)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.21(i)","quotes":["For each dwelling unit on a lot less than 1 hectare in a residential or mobile","a recreational boat, utility trailer, and other recreational vehicles for the","one licensed commercial vehicle no larger than 3,600 kg rated"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"living_in":{"label":"Living in an RV","value":"On a residential lot, an RV may be lived in while a permanent dwelling is being built, from the building permit until occupancy of the house begins. RV parks are a separate zoned use. Sleeping in any vehicle on a highway or other public place is banned.","short":"Only while building a permanent dwelling; no on highway","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.8(a)","quotes":["A recreational vehicle may be used for occupation during the construction of","the occupancy shall not occur prior to the issuance of a building permit","shall not continue beyond the commencement of the occupancy of the permanent"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"s. 4.5(j)","quotes":["sleep in any vehicle located on a Highway or Other Public Place;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Parking ticket (Traffic Bylaw Sch. D, most parking offences incl. the 48-hour rule): $15 if paid within 7 days, $30 within 21 days, $60 after. Municipal tickets: unlawful storage of vehicles $200; unlawful occupation of a recreational building (s. 4.8) $200; sleeping in a vehicle on a highway or public place $100.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"Sch. D","quotes":["TRAFFIC FINE AMOUNTS PER OFFENCE","4(1) to (29)","$15","$30","$60"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 31","quotes":["Unlawful storage of vehicles","Unlawful occupation of a recreational building"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","section":"Sch. 18","quotes":["Sleep in any vehicle located on a highway or other public place"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003; Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006 (ss. 4.8, 4.21); Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","section":"s. 4.21","quotes":["OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS"]},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["PUBLIC NUISANCE BYLAW 3543, 2014 Consolidated Version City of Campbell River | Public Nuisance Bylaw No 3543, 2014 Consolidated to Bylaw 3964, 2024 1"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016) has no separate rule for RVs, boats or trailers on Campbell River streets, so the general rules apply. On your own lot, the [Zoning Bylaw](https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text) (section 4.21) decides.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. On the street, follow posted time limits. No vehicle may stay on a highway more than 48 hours in a row without written permission from the Engineering Services Manager.\n2. On a lot under 1 hectare in a residential or mobile home zone, per dwelling unit only these may be parked or stored: the residents' personal automobiles, one licensed commercial vehicle no larger than 3,600 kg, and a recreational boat, utility trailer and other recreational vehicles for the residents' personal use.\n3. For other zones, larger lots or limits on number, size or position, call Development Services at 250-286-5725. The bylaw text we read sets no such limits for the cases above.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Parking on a highway to display a vehicle for sale, or to store or repair one, is banned. Commercial vehicles over 4,000 kg may not park on residential highways.\n- On a residential lot, an RV may be lived in while a permanent dwelling is being built, from the building permit until occupancy of the house begins. RV parks are a separate zoned use.\n- Sleeping in any vehicle on a highway or other public place is banned. The Public Nuisance Bylaw also bans sleeping or camping on a street except at listed locations and times (7:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3043-traffic-highways-regulation-bylaw-consolidated-3608-2016","title":"Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw No. 3043, 2003 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-3250-2006-schedule-text","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3250, 2006, Schedule A text (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3543-public-nuisance-bylaw-2014-consolidated-bylaw-3589-2015","title":"Public Nuisance Bylaw No. 3543, 2014 (consolidated) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/media/file/3322-ticketing-bylaw-offences-consolidated-bylaw-4003-2025pdf","title":"Ticketing for Bylaw Offences Bylaw No. 3322, 2007 (consolidated to Bylaw 4003, 2025) (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.campbellriver.ca/community-safety/bylaw-enforcement","title":"Bylaw Enforcement, City of Campbell River","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json"}}