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title: Kamloops RV, boat and trailer parking rules
question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?"
place: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kamloops
category: Parking, tickets and driving
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owner_body: City of Kamloops
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# Kamloops RV, boat and trailer parking rules

**Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?

**Short answer:** In Kamloops, the Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30 bans parking a trailer on a street unless it is attached to a vehicle that can draw it. A vehicle over 5,500 kg or longer than 7.5 m is limited to two consecutive hours on a residential street. The bylaws read set no yard limit for RVs or boats.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Kamloops, https://www.kamloops.ca)  
**Cost:** Weight- or length-restricted vehicle parked over two hours, or an unlicensed vehicle or trailer: $100. Trailer parking and block-face offences: $50 if paid within 24 hours, $75 within 30 days, then $100. Overtime at a posted limit: $40, $60 or $80 on the same timing.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Community Services (bylaw enforcement), 250-828-3409
- Email: Community Services, communityservices@kamloops.ca
- Phone: Planning (zoning questions for your yard), 250-828-3561

## Key facts

- **On the street:** A trailer may not be parked on a highway unless it is attached to a vehicle that can draw it (emergencies excepted). A vehicle over 5,500 kg gross weight or longer than 7.5 m may not park on a local street in a residential area for more than two consecutive hours. No vehicle or trailer may park on a highway or boulevard without a valid licence and plate. Posted time limits apply, and a vehicle may not return to the same non-metered block face until two hours have passed.
  - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, ss. 510, 516, 518, 520, 507](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8505)
  - Official wording: "No person shall park any trailer upon any highway unless in emergency situations or the trailer is attached to a vehicle by which it may be propelled or drawn." … "park any vehicle having a gross vehicle weight exceeding 5,500 kg, or a length in excess of 7.5 m on a local street within a residential area for a consecutive period longer than two (2) hours" … "No person shall park a vehicle or trailer on any highway, boulevard," … "without having a valid licence, and a numbered plate" … "until not less than two (2) hours has passed since the vehicle last occupied that block face"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **On your property:** Required off-street parking spaces may not be used for the display, storage, sale or rental of vehicles, trailers, boats or other products and materials. A derelict recreational vehicle (wrecked or disabled, or a trailer that cannot be towed) visible from a road or nearby property counts as 'unsightly' under the Good Neighbour Bylaw.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 55, s. 4.15.1](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849)
  - Official wording: "Required off-Street parking space may not be used for the display, storage, sale, or rental of vehicles, trailers, boats, or other products and materials."
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, s. 2.1 "Derelict Vehicle", "Unsightly"](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "is physically wrecked or disabled;" … "the placement, storage, or Accumulation of one or more DERELICT VEHICLES that are visible to a person standing on a Highway or on or in nearby Property;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Living in an RV:** In parks, on public lands and on boulevards, no one may camp or park vehicles overnight without a facility use permit or overnight camping permit. Overnight camping in self-contained RVs is allowed only in designated parks for a special event or tournament, with a permit and fee. The bylaws read say nothing about living in an RV on a street or private lot.
  - Source: [Parks and Public Lands Bylaw, ss. 4(b), 6 (prohibited acts) vii)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8507/)
  - Official wording: "Camp or park vehicles overnight unless a facility use permit or overnight" … "Overnight camping for self-contained recreational vehicles only shall be"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Parking a weight- or length-restricted vehicle longer than two hours (s. 516): $100. Parking an unlicensed vehicle or trailer (s. 518): $100. Other Part V parking offences, including trailer parking (s. 510) and block-face parking (s. 520): $50 if paid within 24 hours, $75 within 30 days, $100 after 30 days. Overtime at a posted time limit (s. 507): $40, $60 or $80 on the same timing.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 43-15, Schedule R](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/71966)
  - Official wording: "Parking weight or length restricted vehicle longer 516 $100.00" … "Parking unlicensed vehicle 518 $100.00" … "Paid within 24 hours Part V, excluding $50.00" … "After 30 days 507, 611, and $80.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, 1981 (street parking); Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (off-street parking); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, 2017 (unsightly property)
  - Source: [Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, title](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8505)
  - Official wording: "TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 23-30"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 55, title](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849)
  - Official wording: "City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55"
  - Source: [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, s. 1](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as the “Good Neighbour Bylaw No.49-1, 2017”."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The City of Kamloops has no web page on this question. Street rules are in the [Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8505). For private property the zoning and Good Neighbour bylaws apply, and the bylaws read set no limit on the number, size or location of RVs, boats or trailers on a residential lot.

## Steps

1. Street: keep a trailer or boat trailer attached to a vehicle that can draw it. A detached trailer may not be parked on a street (emergencies excepted).
2. Keep plates and licence current. No vehicle or trailer may park on a highway or boulevard without a valid licence and plate.
3. Obey posted time limits. A vehicle may not return to the same non-metered block face until two hours have passed.
4. Yard: ask Planning (250-828-3561) before parking or storing an RV or boat.

## Good to know

- A vehicle over 5,500 kg gross weight or longer than 7.5 m may not park on a local residential street for more than two consecutive hours.
- Residential Parking Permit holders may not leave a vehicle more than 48 hours without moving it, according to the City's parking FAQs.
- Required off-street parking spaces may not be used to display, store, sell or rent vehicles, trailers or boats.
- A derelict RV or trailer (wrecked, disabled or not towable) visible from a road or nearby property counts as "unsightly" under the Good Neighbour Bylaw.
- Living in an RV: no bylaw read says whether you may sleep in one on a street or private lot. In parks, on public lands and on boulevards, overnight camping or parking needs a permit.

## Official forms and pages

- [Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8505)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 43-15, Schedule R (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/71966)
- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849)

## Related questions

- [Kamloops unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/unsightly-property.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)
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- [Barriere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Ashcroft](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Merritt](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)
- [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md)

## Sources

- [Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8505) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 43-15, Schedule R (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/71966) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/filepro/document/73376/Good%20Neighbour%20Bylaw%20No.%2049-1.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/138849) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parks and Public Lands Bylaw (PDF)](https://kamloops.civicweb.net/document/8507/) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Parking FAQs, City of Kamloops](https://www.kamloops.ca/public-safety/community-services/parking-services/parking-faqs) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Zoning Information Request, City of Kamloops (Planning phone)](https://www.kamloops.ca/business-development/planning-development/apply-epermit/zoning-information-request) (read 2026-11-05)

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