Compare RV parking rules in Montana

One stored RV on a single-family homesite, subject to site rules.

Required setbacks and required parking are not storage areas; screening/dust/drainage remain.

One dry stored unit; exact placement remains a separate check.

No electricity or skirting for dry storage.

Private-property parking not established by winter street rule.

Private-property placement requires separate review.

Private-home storage not established by this public-space program.

Separate parcel/zoning review required.

Private home-storage placement not established.

Commercial-storage setbacks are not a home rule.

Residential guest-use and Chapter 25 auto-trailer provisions need reconciliation.

Owner storage form and parcel-specific placement need City review.

Private-property placement not resolved by the verified street ordinance.

Ask Planning about parcel-specific storage and occupancy.

Private residential placement needs parcel-specific review.

No blanket yard-storage permission established.

Any right-of-way overhang counts as street parking; private storage needs separate review.

No blanket yard-storage or zoning approval.

The trailer-court chapter does not establish ordinary unoccupied driveway storage requirements.

Private landowner permission does not create an authorized trailer court.

Front/side placement only if the rear yard is inaccessible, on asphalt or concrete.

Rear-yard priority; 5-foot building-opening separation, 3-foot side/rear lot setbacks and 8-foot sidewalk clearance.

Private occupied trailer coaches need an issued permit and compliant dwelling-yard conditions.

Unoccupied yard storage requires a separate current zoning answer.

Private driveway storage needs the applicable zoning requirements.

This street section does not decide private-yard placement.

Private driveway requirements need a separate zoning determination.

Street time limits do not establish private yard storage rights.

Unoccupied driveway placement requires separate zoning confirmation.

A private yard is not automatically an authorized tourist park.

Front/side placement only if the rear yard is inaccessible, on asphalt, concrete, gravel or pavers.

Rear-yard priority; 5-foot building-opening separation, 3-foot side/rear lot setbacks and 8-foot sidewalk clearance.

The cited storage allowance is for qualifying rear-yard placement, not every driveway.

Manufacturer size at most 8 feet wide and 27 feet long; rear-yard storage route.

Private driveway rules are not established by the seasonal street section.

Confirm private-yard storage with the city.

Unoccupied storage is exempt from this occupancy chapter only when otherwise lawfully located.

The guest-day allowance does not waive zoning or site placement requirements.

Private driveway storage is not resolved by the street section.

Obtain the parcel-specific zoning rules for yard placement.

Private placement and current zoning require confirmation; the occupancy chapter is not a driveway permit.

Unoccupied storage is treated separately, without waiving other lawful-placement requirements.

Private driveway storage and occupancy require a separate zoning answer.

The town-property camping rule does not establish private-yard permission.

Required-yard storage/loading rules separate.

Required-yard storage/loading rules separate.

Private-property storage not determined.

Private-property storage not determined.

Licensed, operable side/rear storage; five-foot opening separation.

Licensed, operable side/rear storage; five-foot opening separation.

Private unoccupied storage not determined.

Private unoccupied storage not determined.

Separate street rule not established.

No general loading exception established.

Camping facilities prohibited on public rights-of-way absent a separately reviewed exception.

No general loading clock established.

November 1–April 15 ban unless a specified actual permit exists.

No automatic seventy-two-hour loading allowance.

Camping needs actual site-specific City permit and every published exclusion.

No general loading or storage permission from shelter program.

RV/camper/trailer-specific twenty-four-hour maximum; shorter controls apply.

No independent exemption from street clock established.

Motor vehicles must remain in constant use; no use within 72 hours is deemed storage.

Actual temporary loading has a specific park-definition exclusion; not blanket permission.

Covered RV/trailer/vessel parking restricted on residential public rights-of-way except stated exceptions.

Temporary loading/unloading limited to 72 hours in seven days; service-trailer exception needs review.

Downtown and seasonal restrictions; confirmed heavier category has a 24-hour ceiling.

Loading is not a general waiver of parking or camping restrictions.

RV stays limited to reasonably expeditious loading/unloading, not a general three-day allowance.

Actual expeditious loading only; access and signs still apply.

No general RV street duration is established by the cited occupancy chapter.

Loading does not create an occupied-coach exception.

Private-yard storage guidance does not decide street parking.

No separate RV loading extension is established by this private-site rule.

Covered trailer coaches: no more than six hours in a public thoroughfare or public place outside an approved trailer court.

No separate longer loading exception is established in Chapter 5.48.

Residential-zone RV street proviso is capped at 24 hours, with all other restrictions still applicable.

Active loading is a listed oversized-vehicle exception; confirm exact scope and do not turn it into storage.

No camper/RV street or alley parking December 1–March 31; otherwise five-day ceiling with separate permit and district restrictions.

Residential covered-vehicle exception: at most one hour, no ordinary overnight stay; marked material-loading zones: 30 minutes.

Vehicle camping on ordinary streets is not within the tourist-park exception.

Loading is not a stated exception to the camping restriction.

Private-yard storage guidance does not decide street parking.

No separate RV loading extension is established by this private-site rule.

Motor-vehicle camping is barred outside authorized tourist parks; unoccupied street rules need separate confirmation.

No separate RV loading extension is established by this private-site rule.

December 1 until March 1: no RV standing/parking on streets or alleys except expeditious loading/unloading.

Actual expeditious loading/unloading is the winter exception; no numeric duration is stated.

Public streets, alleys and rights-of-way are excluded from the lot definition; do not use the 21-day exception there.

No separate RV loading extension is established by this private-site rule.

Temporary/emergency camper or trailer parking up to 72 hours, self-propelled or attached to suitable tow vehicle.

Use the camper-specific temporary exception; the separate heavy-truck loading provisions are not a universal RV extension.

The 30-day accommodation restriction does not override street parking limits or signs.

No longer loading or street-storage exception is established by Chapter 6-5.

Unoccupied street parking has a five-day ceiling; highway rights-of-way have 48 hours, subject to signs and all other restrictions.

Loading does not waive the public-property sleeping prohibition.

Not evaluated.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

Ordinary engine-off allowance up to 60 minutes; exceptions separate.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

Separate five-day restrictions; not evaluated.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

72-hour same-side, same-block maximum; no street storage.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

No living quarters while stored; actual qualifying construction permit is separate.

Incorporated Town of Ennis only. Published 2025 S-5 §11-4-3(A), (D), (E) and (I) read October 22, 2026. The pending-codification index showed no listed ordinances, but later amendments are not independently certified. The special construction-occupancy permit requires its actual issued terms.

Tent/camper exception: five days in thirty, one facility and sanitation conditions.

Incorporated Hardin only. Published 2026 S-16 §§11-3-1 through 11-3-3, citing Ordinance 2025-04 of December 4, 2025, read October 22, 2026. The pending-codification index showed no listed ordinances; this is not certification of all later legislation. Parcel-specific placement and unusual vehicle classifications remain separate.

Winter parking permit does not independently allow sleeping.

Incorporated Helena only. Published 2026 S-11 §§7-8-2 and 7-8-5 read October 22, 2026, including both issued-permit exceptions. The pending-codification index showed no listed ordinances, not an exhaustive later-law certification. This guide resolves the winter public-right-of-way restriction, not ordinary home-storage or occupancy permission.

Thirty-day issued permit; at most two actual renewals and ninety days in one location.

Incorporated Missoula only. Current official Vehicle Permitting Program webpage read October 22, 2026; it expressly summarizes adopted Chapter 12.60 and gives the complete listed program requirements. The full ordinance and brochure were unavailable for review. This is a scoped official-program summary, not a certification of the entire code or later amendments; private-property storage is not covered.

Street parking clock is not camping or residence permission.

Incorporated Whitefish only. Full §6-2-3 body retrieved as 2026 S-14 on October 22, 2026; the pending-codification page showed 2026 S-15 with no listed ordinances. This edition-label discrepancy and any later amendments need City confirmation. The commercial-storage §11-3-32 is not a home-storage rule.

Public-right-of-way lodging prohibited; private zoning describes limited free guest use with unresolved code interaction.

Self-propelled classification, current signs/snow rules, rolling-rule interaction and private code conflict matter.

No living or camping approval from the loading exception.

Current zoning, vehicle class, complete time history, exceptions and inaccessible consolidated code remain relevant.

City-land camping prohibited absent applicable waiver; commercial land has a 14-day ceiling and permit process.

Ownership, zoning, signs, ratings, same-block history and event authorization matter.

Single-family unpaid camping requires City permit and conditions, at most one year; no permit approval here.

Land type, boundaries, permits, actual use, signs and later amendments require confirmation.

Occupied trailer coaches must be in a duly authorized trailer court.

City of Baker, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Fallon County or another municipality. Current online Chapter 15.28 read November 6, 2026, citing Ordinance 205 (1966). The retrieved chapter does not state the full-code amendment cutoff. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Residential sleeping or living may not exceed five consecutive days.

City of Billings, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Yellowstone County or another municipality. Current undated official Code Enforcement guidance. The page does not give a complete code amendment cutoff. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Private permit: up to 30 days, renewable to no more than 60 total; resolve one-business-day and 24-hour clauses with the authority.

Consolidated Butte-Silver Bow jurisdiction, Montana; confirm that the site is governed by this code, not separately incorporated Walkerville or another county. Current online Chapter 5.48, read November 6, 2026; provisions cite Ordinance 30 (1977). Full-code amendment cutoff is not stated in the retrieved chapter. The separate zoning-update working draft is not used as adopted law. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Intent to reside on a street or alley longer than a week is prohibited; shorter stays still need a separate parking/occupancy determination.

City of Deer Lodge, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Powell County or another municipality. Current online 2023 S-2 edition; section history Ordinance 2021-14, December 20, 2021. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Street duration provisions do not establish sleeping permission.

City of Glasgow, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Valley County or another municipality. Current online Chapter 38 read November 6, 2026. Section 38-111 cites Ordinance 951 (September 8, 2015); residential vehicle restrictions cite Ordinance 947 (June 18, 2012). A later reported proposal was not used as operative law; confirm any uncodified changes. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Camping requires an authorized tourist park; stated maximum 48 hours in any 30-day period.

City of Glendive, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Dawson County or another municipality. Current online 2025 Code; section history Ordinance 02-2003, May 20, 2003. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Residential sleeping or living may not exceed five consecutive days.

City of Havre, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Hill County or another municipality. Current online 2026 S-7 edition; section amended by Ordinance 925, July 5, 2022. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

No living/sleeping under the residential storage route; motor-vehicle camping requires an authorized tourist park.

City of Lewistown, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Fergus County or another municipality. Current online 2012 Code; storage section history Ordinance 1576, May 1, 1989, effective June 15, 1989; camping section Ordinance 1544, March 3, 1986. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

No sleeping or living permission follows from the seasonal or loading exception.

City of Malta, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Phillips County or another municipality. Current online 2023 Code; section history Ordinance 422, 2004, exact adoption day not displayed. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Short guest/visitor occupancy only: aggregate maximum 21 days per calendar year per premises.

City of Plentywood, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Sheridan County or another municipality. Current online 2026 S-1 edition; sections 71.15–71.17 history Ordinance 14-061812, June 18, 2012. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Temporary street parking is not an express sleeping or dwelling authorization.

City of Sidney, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Richland County or another municipality. Current online 2026 S-4 edition; section history Ordinance 565, May 16, 2016. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Ordinary accommodation cannot exceed 30 days without the stated exception; employment/construction use needs a permit before starting.

City of Thompson Falls, Montana only, not surrounding unincorporated Sanders County or another municipality. City-linked Code Supplement 3, April 2023, through Ordinance 356 of January 9, 2023; Chapter 6-5 amended by Ordinance 348, October 13, 2020. The city separately posts zoning Ordinance 358 of July 8, 2024; this guide does not establish complete zoning approval. Read November 6, 2026; later uncodified changes and site-specific requirements require city confirmation. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Camping or temporary sleeping in a vehicle on town property is prohibited at any time without the specific Council waiver.

Town of West Yellowstone, Montana only, not Yellowstone National Park, West Yellowstone mailing-area land outside the town, or Idaho. Current online Chapters 10.08 and 8.12 read November 6, 2026. Section 10.08.020 history includes Ordinance 262 (2016); the older 1980 overnight clause does not override the broader camping prohibition. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Temporary accessory stay up to two weeks; self-contained sanitation required.

No reset, utility or street permission; special circumstances need city review.

No camping approval.

Publisher 2024 S-3 and empty pending-ordinance list read. Later unlisted changes cannot be ruled out. No automatic police exception or route-weight decision.

No permanent living; guest wording unresolved.

Unoccupied residential side/rear storage only. Guest-duration typo not resolved or automated.

Private noncommercial camping only in authorized permitted campgrounds.

Adverse-only; no automatic short-stay parking or campground approval.