RV parking rules in Canandaigua Town

Canandaigua Town RV parking at a glance

RV campers and camping units are not permitted in Town parks

Check a daytime Town-park visit

Section 152-6K says recreational vehicle campers, trailers and motorized camping units are not permitted in any Town park. This is not merely an overnight restriction: it applies to the unit’s presence in the park. A marked parking space, a paid entrance fee or a short daytime visit does not supply an RV exception. The checker requires confirmation that the location is a Town park and the unit falls within the local RV/camping class.

Chapter 152 uses the definitions in Chapter 1. The RV definition addresses vehicle-type units primarily designed for temporary living quarters for recreation, camping or travel, whether self-powered or mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. It lists defined travel trailers, camp trailers, truck campers and motor homes. The travel-trailer definition includes registration and dimensional conditions; a disputed class or unusual conversion needs Town review rather than an automatic classification. This packet does not apply the Town’s park ban to a City park, private campground, house driveway or ordinary street.

Reservations and after-hours exceptions do not waive the RV ban

Check an overnight Town-park visit

Section 152-6L says tent camping or cabin camping may be allowed at designated locations by reservation. That is distinct from the prohibition on RV camping units. A cabin reservation therefore does not by itself authorize bringing or sleeping in an RV. Park hours are generally sunrise to sunset, except for special events, programming or a Town Board designation under §152-6A.

Section 152-7I prohibits remaining in a park, in a vehicle or otherwise, after posted closing hours without general or special Town permission. Section 152-10 separately exempts registered Onanda Park guests, authorized special-event participants and authorized Town staff from its closing-hours provision. These exceptions concern closing hours, not §152-6K’s RV prohibition. The checker does not turn a reservation, event approval or after-hours authorization into an RV exception. Claimed extraordinary operational authorization must be referred to the Town on its precise terms.

Designated parking and trail rules are additional restrictions

Check outside-park scope

Section 152-6M limits parking to designated park areas. Section 152-7F sets a five-mile-per-hour maximum on park roads and parking lots unless otherwise posted. Section 152-7J prohibits motorized vehicles on park trails, hikeways and other Town property beyond designated roads and parking areas, except authorized maintenance or emergency vehicles. Those operational exceptions are not a recreational-visitor permission to drive an RV onto a trail.

At Onanda Park, §152-6U prohibits trailer parking on the lakeside and directs trailers to the upland lot. Read alongside the separate RV prohibition, this is not an exception allowing recreational camping trailers into the park. Section 152-6Z also prohibits vehicles trailering nonmotorized vessels into Onanda. The boating and access clauses cannot be used to bypass the camping-unit ban. Private storage, utility hookups and parking outside Town parks remain unresolved by this guide.

Who to contact for your setup

Ask the local code or parking administrator to confirm the address, vehicle classification, current signs and any claimed special authorization before relying on an exception.

Use the Canandaigua Town parking checker to organize the starting conditions. The checker cannot approve a parcel, a variance or an unverified exception.

Official sources reviewed November 7, 2026

• Complete Town parks code, Chapter 152

  Reviewed 2026-11-07; local administrative scope only.

• Current Town code edition

  Reviewed 2026-11-07; local administrative scope only.

• Chapter 1 definitions, including recreational vehicle

  Reviewed 2026-11-07; local administrative scope only.

• May 17, 2021 adoption meeting minutes

  Actual document date is May 17, 2021; search freshness was not treated as enactment date.

A review date records when we checked these sources. The notes above explain any use of older code editions or limits on access to the full source; an address-specific local-government determination may still be required. Read our research method.