--- title: Creston RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Creston?" place: Creston, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/creston category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: Town of Creston sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Creston RV, boat and trailer parking rules **Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard in Creston? **Short answer:** In Creston, a vehicle or trailer longer than 6.096 m (20 ft) may not park on a street, and no vehicle may park on a highway more than 24 hours continuously. In residential zones, RVs over 5,500 kg are not permitted. Living in an RV is not allowed outside a permitted campground. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Creston, https://www.creston.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notices: street parking offences $35 each; inoperative vehicle, trailer or boat on a property $150; use of land contrary to zoning $275. **How long:** No more than 24 hours continuously on a highway. **Where:** - Phone: Town Hall, 250-428-2214 - Online: Bylaw Complaint Form, https://www.creston.ca/complaints-and-claims - Online: Public and RV Parking, https://www.creston.ca/public-and-rv-parking ## Key facts - **On the street:** No stopping, standing or parking a vehicle and/or trailer longer than 6.096 m (20 ft) on a street, and no parking on any highway for more than 24 hours continuously. A trailer that is a traffic hazard must be attached to a vehicle able to tow it. Time limits and no-parking signs apply. - Source: [Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546, Part 6, s. 8(b), (c); s. 19(a)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Traffic%20Regulations-1546.pdf) - Official wording: "in any street when the length of such a vehicle and/or trailer exceeds 6.096 meters (20 feet);" … "on any highway for a continuous period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours;" … "No trailer of any kind whatever, where it constitutes a traffic hazard, shall be parked on any highway" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **On your property:** In residential zones, RVs over 5,500 kg are not permitted (except when loading or unloading). For RVs under 5,500 kg the bylaw wording is unclear ('not more than two'); the ticket schedule fines more than two. Wrecked or inoperative trailers or boats may not be kept unless the property may lawfully be used for that. - Source: [Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784, Part 7, s. 7.1(b), (e)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Truck%20Regulations-1784.pdf) - Official wording: "Recreational vehicles in excess of 5,500 kilograms gross vehicle weight;" … "Not more than two recreational vehicles each having a gross vehicle weight of" … "less than 5,500 kilograms; or" … "not permitted on any lot in any residential zone except when loading or unloading" … "Not more than two recreational vehicles each having a gross vehicle weight of less than 5,500 kilograms" - Source: [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813, s. 6.3](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Property%20Maintenance-1813.pdf) - Official wording: "mechanical equipment, vehicle, trailer, boat or a remnant or any part of them that is in a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Living in an RV:** Not allowed in any zone, except in a permitted campground (Zoning Bylaw s. 3.3.6). No rule specific to sleeping in an RV on a street was found in the traffic or parks bylaws. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, s. 3.3.6](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf) - Official wording: "The use of a tent or Recreational vehicle as" … "a residence is prohibited in all Zones, except:" … "in a permitted Campground in" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notices: vehicle/trailer over 20 ft, parked over 24 hours, or unattached trailer $35 each ($25 early, $45 late); RV over 5,500 kg or more than two RVs in a residential zone $35; inoperative vehicle/trailer/boat on a property $150; use of land contrary to zoning $275. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1760, Schedule A, Traffic, Truck, Property Maintenance and Zoning rows](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf) - Official wording: "1546 6.8(b) $35.00 $25.00 $45.00 No feet in length" … "1546 6.8(c) Park exceeding twenty-four (24) hours $35.00 $25.00 $45.00 No" … "1546 6.19(a) Trailer unattached $35.00 $25.00 $45.00 No" … "1813 6.3 Equipment/inoperative vehicle $150.00 $125.00 $200.00 Yes" … "1958 3.1.1 Use land or building contrary to bylaw $275.00 $250.00 $300.00 Yes" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546; Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784, 2013; Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022; Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813, 2015 - Source: [Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546, title](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Traffic%20Regulations-1546.pdf) - Official wording: "December 2, 2025 BYLAW NO. 1546 A Bylaw for the regulation of traffic and the use of highways in the Town of Creston." - Source: [Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784, s. 1.1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Truck%20Regulations-1784.pdf) - Official wording: "Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784, 2013" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, s. 1.1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1958, 2022" - Source: [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813, s. 1.1](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Property%20Maintenance-1813.pdf) - Official wording: "Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813, 2015" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works On streets, the [Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546]() bars stopping, standing or parking a vehicle or trailer longer than 6.096 m (20 ft), and parking on any highway for more than 24 hours continuously. A trailer that is a traffic hazard must be attached to a vehicle able to tow it. Time limits and no-parking signs also apply. In a residential area, no parking between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless on the street abutting the driver's or owner's home. On your property, the [Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784]() does not permit RVs over 5,500 kg in residential zones, except when loading or unloading. The [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813]() bars keeping wrecked or inoperative trailers or boats unless the property may lawfully be used for that. ## Steps 1. Keep street-parked vehicles and trailers to 6.096 m or shorter, and move them within 24 hours. 2. On a residential lot, keep RVs under 5,500 kg and keep boats and trailers in working order. 3. For overnight stays, use a permitted campground. The Town lists RV parking north of Millennium Park on 16th Avenue South with a free sani-dump. ## Good to know - Living in an RV is not allowed in any zone except a permitted campground. No rule specific to sleeping in an RV on a street was found in the traffic or parks bylaws. - The Truck Regulations wording on the number of RVs is unclear ("not more than two"), though the ticket schedule fines "more than two RVs in a residential zone". Ask the Town how it applies. - No size or placement rule for boats was found in the Zoning Bylaw. - Bylaw notices: vehicle or trailer over 20 ft, parked over 24 hours, or unattached trailer $35 each ($25 early, $45 late); RV over 5,500 kg or more than two RVs in a residential zone $35; inoperative vehicle, trailer or boat on a property $150; use of land contrary to zoning $275. ## Official forms and pages - [Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Traffic%20Regulations-1546.pdf) - [Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Truck%20Regulations-1784.pdf) ## Related questions - [Creston unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/unsightly-property.md) - [Creston bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/bylaw-fines.md) - [Creston zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/zoning-lookup.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Salmo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Cranbrook](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Nelson](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Traffic Regulations Bylaw No. 1546 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/Traffic%20Regulations-1546.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Truck Regulations Bylaw No. 1784 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Truck%20Regulations-1784.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Property Maintenance Bylaw No. 1813 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Property%20Maintenance-1813.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 1958 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/Zoning-1958.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) - [Public and RV Parking, Town of Creston](https://www.creston.ca/public-and-rv-parking) (read 2026-11-06) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1760 (PDF)](https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement.pdf) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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