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Kamloops RV, boat and trailer parking rules

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

Kamloops, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

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.

Key facts

On the streetA 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.Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, ss. 510, 516, 518, 520, 507 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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
On your propertyRequired 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 55, s. 4.15.1; Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, s. 2.1 "Derelict Vehicle", "Unsightly" · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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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.
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;
Living in an RVIn 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.Parks and Public Lands Bylaw, ss. 4(b), 6 (prohibited acts) vii) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Camp or park vehicles overnight unless a facility use permit or overnight
Overnight camping for self-contained recreational vehicles only shall be
FineParking 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.Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 43-15, Schedule R · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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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
BylawTraffic Bylaw No. 23-30, 1981 (street parking); Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (off-street parking); Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, 2017 (unsightly property)Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30, title; Zoning Bylaw No. 55, title; Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
TRAFFIC BYLAW NO. 23-30
City of Kamloops Zoning Bylaw No. 55
This bylaw may be cited as the “Good Neighbour Bylaw No.49-1, 2017”.

How it works

The City of Kamloops has no web page on this question. Street rules are in the Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30. 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

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Sources

  1. Traffic Bylaw No. 23-30 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 43-15, Schedule R (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 49-1 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Zoning Bylaw No. 55 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Parks and Public Lands Bylaw (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  6. Parking FAQs, City of Kamloops (read 2026-11-05)
  7. Zoning Information Request, City of Kamloops (Planning phone) (read 2026-11-05)

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