Compare RV parking rules in New Hampshire

No private-storage rule established by these snow-emergency provisions.

Private siting, sleeping and other land uses need separate review.

No private-storage permission established by the examined public-property and overnight provisions.

Private siting and accommodation need independent current review.

No unoccupied-storage permission established by Article 12; guest camping is a separate seasonal route.

Camping needs existing dwelling, applicable setbacks/actual exception and operational state-approved septic available to campers.

Fallback only if side/rear space or reasonable access is unavailable; ≥5 ft from street line and perpendicular.

One resident-owned RV in side/rear yard with district setbacks, or inside a conforming enclosed structure.

One qualifying unoccupied RV/camper trailer storage exception; actual siting remains separate.

No universal yard setback established here; confirm current parcel/overlay requirements.

New private-lot route: approved site plan, confirmed controlling front line and approved surface for motorized camping vehicles.

Behind the front setback/front house line, whichever is less; current plan and all applicable parcel requirements still apply.

One qualifying stored RV with valid registration and inspection; siting/current parcel review separate.

Temporary recreational use on vacant or occupied lot: up to one month/calendar year with adequate water/sewage.

No unoccupied-storage allowance inferred from temporary accommodation rule.

Ordinary temporary owner/guest use in six named districts, with combined counts and all other Town requirements.

This street-only addition does not establish driveway RV storage permission.

Private yards need a separate current zoning/use review.

Private-lot storage is outside this street guidance.

Confirm home-storage zoning separately.

One RV accessory to a permitted residence in the reviewed residential districts.

Vacant-lot storage is prohibited in these districts.

One additional non-owner RV may be stored unused with setbacks.

Guest stay must be in owner/lessee’s yard.

Private residential parking needs separate zoning confirmation.

Municipal-lot restriction is not a yard-storage rule.

Storage-only requirements need separate confirmation.

Visitor RV must minimize visibility from roads and neighboring property.

Driveway exception to setback exclusion; paved parking spaces.

At most one RV outdoors per residence; count other covered recreation vehicles.

Carport, enclosed building or rear yard only.

At least 10 feet from lot lines; unregistered vehicles have additional rear-yard conditions.

Private parking/storage requires separate zoning review.

City-land camping rule does not decide residential yards.

Private storage requires zoning confirmation.

Public-property rules are not yard-storage rules.

Residential-development storage area must be authorized by site plan/subdivision.

No general standalone-yard allowance established by this provision.

Single unoccupied RV at registered owner’s qualifying dwelling/contiguous lot can avoid Town parking permit.

On wheels, roadworthy, currently registered and deed-compliant; occupied routes also require setbacks.

One resident-owned, mobile, road-ready RV under §704.2.6.

No front-yard placement without the narrow approved exception.

One unoccupied trailer belonging to landowner/lessee in a garage or rear yard.

One unoccupied trailer belonging to landowner/lessee in a garage or rear yard.

A driveway does not waive the required-yard RV storage restriction.

RU/R/R-1 ordinary route: 35-foot front and 20-foot side/rear yards.

A driveway location alone does not establish occupied-site permission; §356 requires an existing dwelling for the ordinary occupancy route.

No general outdoor storage or yard-placement determination.

Placement cap applies away from a permanent residence.

Placement cap applies away from a permanent residence.

This packet does not clear driveway storage. The residential guest exception specifies temporary placement within the yard.

Occasional unpaid guests at an owner-occupied residence require adequate sanitary facilities.

Not evaluated by this narrowly scoped checker.

Not evaluated by this narrowly scoped checker.

Individual-lot parking subject to confirmed current setbacks and health rules.

Same individual-lot conditions; overlays excluded.

Unoccupied equipment must be road-ready and disconnected; other rules apply.

Unoccupied equipment must be road-ready and disconnected; other rules apply.

Large-RV cap of one, two or three by acreage.

Large-RV cap of one, two or three by acreage.

Effective declared snow/snow-maintenance prohibition controls the affected street until formal termination. Ordinary winter side allocation unresolved.

Active loading needs separate stopping/parking classification; a confirmed parking ban applies when the activity is parking.

Qualifying campers/RVs only where/when otherwise permitted; ordinary midnight–6 a.m. parking ≤2 hours; designated areas require permit for any nighttime period.

No active-loading or repair authorization inferred.

No street parking clock established by residential camping on a lot.

No independent loading or repair permission inferred.

Section 490-807 does not establish a public-curb parking route.

Storage conditions do not independently authorize loading or repairs.

The private-lot storage clause supplies no public-street clock.

No independent loading or repair permission inferred.

Full current Traffic Code/public-street scope not established by this private-lot check.

No independent loading or repair permission inferred.

No street parking allowance established by Article II(P).

No independent loading/repair route inferred.

No public-street route established by Article 4(E).

Temporary accommodation provision is not a loading/repair exception.

Planeview and Delta Drive: both sides, entire length prohibited; winter street parking barred midnight–8 a.m. November 1–April 1.

Active loading/repair needs its actual stopping or parking classification and any independently applicable posted restriction; no automatic classification modeled.

RVs cannot park on streets overnight; all vehicles have a 48-hour same-location maximum.

Loading does not cancel the overnight RV exclusion or active parking bans.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

Municipal parking lots prohibit RVs; street and state-owned facilities need separate confirmation.

Loading does not establish an exception to the Town-lot RV prohibition.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

City-owned land: overnight/two-hour dusk-to-dawn occupied parking prohibited absent listed authorization.

Unoccupied loading is outside the occupancy clause but still subject to parking rules.

Public nonstreet property prohibited; street RVs limited to 30 minutes from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless the Chief grants up to 48 hours.

No loading exemption from winter, overnight or posted limits is established.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

Public-street parking requires a separate traffic-code answer.

No independent trip-loading exception is established by these provisions.

No street permission inferred from §275-18.

See local conditions in the guide. No general loading exemption is assumed.

Not determined by this zoning-only screen.

No separate residential loading exception is inferred.

Street parking is outside this §356 occupancy screen.

Loading and trip preparation are not evaluated.

Adequate off-street parking required.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

Not evaluated.

Not evaluated.

Town public places: no ordinary overnight parking 10 p.m.–6 a.m.; limited resident ROW permit.

Not evaluated by this narrowly scoped checker.

Not determined.

Not separately determined.

Public street parking is outside this guide.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

Not evaluated.

Only expressly described loading routes are evaluated.

A sleeping plan remains subject to an effective street ban; no independent accommodation permission established.

City of Manchester, New Hampshire only. Complete publisher 2025 S-25 §§71.02, 71.04–71.07 and 71.13 read October 22, 2026. The guide covers an effective snow/snow-maintenance parking prohibition covering the actual public street. The published winter text uses odd/even calendar days while current City guidance uses calendar months. Ordinary winter side allocation remains unresolved, and no private-storage or occupancy permission is inferred.

Temporary overnight parking relief may be requested but is not guaranteed or accommodation approval.

City of Nashua only. Complete O-25-080 read October 22, 2026. The official 2024–2025 ordinance status list (updated January 14, 2026), page 20, records passage October 28, 2025 without the Mayor’s signature; the ordinance text states effect upon passage; camper/RV definitions and public-property restriction/exceptions read in full. Complete current official overnight guidance (§§320-78/78.1) and 2026 application conditions also read. The modeled route is ordinary unoccupied street parking with no special relief; municipal lots, private storage, occupancy and actual issued permits retain separate scope.

One event ≤ 10 consecutive days in season; >10 total seasonal days needs permit with ≤ 2 units and ≤ 1 motorhome/trailer. Trailer eligibility requires the specific §2402(9) unfolding/articulated camping-trailer definition.

Town of Freedom only. Official zoning compilation amended through March 10, 2026 and served in June 2026 read October 22, 2026: complete Article 12, residential district use tables, §1507.1 and relevant STR definitions. The checker models noncommercial temporary residential camping on a lot with an existing primary dwelling. Short-term-rental properties, commercial campgrounds, unoccupied storage and public streets are distinct routes. Complete §2402(9), (45) and (67) definitions read: the camping-trailer route requires the articulated/unfolding camping-trailer definition; a rigid travel trailer is not assumed equivalent.

Parking but not occupation; dwelling use prohibited by the examined route.

Salem, New Hampshire town boundaries only. Current municipal-served 150-page Chapter 490 compilation read October 22, 2026: complete §490-807 and §490-107 RV definitions, including both definition paragraphs. The compilation contains 2025 amendments but has no 2026 edition certification; verify later enactments and the exact district. This checker models ordinary resident-owned, unoccupied storage in the Residential, Rural or Recreational Districts, with all current parcel requirements separately confirmed.

Ordinary storage does not authorize occupancy; owner house-construction accommodation needs an issued Select Board permit.

Town of Greenland only. Municipal 2026 Zoning Ordinance, revised June 2026 and served at the official updated-July-2026 link, read October 22, 2026: complete §§3.7.2–3.7.3, Article II camping definitions, use-table context and amendment record. The ordinary checker addresses one unoccupied RV/camper-trailer storage on a private lot; house/mobile homes, camping areas, floodplain siting and issued construction permits remain separate.

Residential-unit use or preparation prohibited; unresolved short guest-sleep classification stays unknown.

City of Keene only. Full final O-2025-36-B Chapter 18 replacement, including §§18-2,18-11–18-13 and exceptions/enforcement context, read October 22, 2026. Council minutes record unanimous adoption February 19, 2026; no deferred effective date was stated in the text. This targeted review models the new §18-13 private-lot conditions, not the superseded 2011 §18-246. Current parcel/site-plan approval and later enactments must still be confirmed.

Defined temporary recreational accommodation may fit the one-month calendar-year route; ongoing dwelling does not.

Gilsum town boundaries only. Official zoning ordinance amended March 10, 2026 read October 22, 2026: complete Article II(P), related general/use-review provisions, Article XIII RV definition and effective-date clause. The checker separates storing one registered/inspected RV from temporary recreational accommodation for up to one month in any calendar year. No 30-day conversion, public-street allowance or independent hookup approval is inferred.

≤ 2 combined tents/RV units;≤ 120 consecutive days/calendar year; Health Officer sewage permit and NHDES when necessary.

Town of Sanbornton only. Official 2026 Zoning Ordinance, amended March 10, 2026, read October 22, 2026: complete Article 4(E)(1)–(3), Article 3 RV/travel-trailer definitions, edition statement and amendment history. The ordinary modeled route is owner/guest temporary use in one of the six named districts, not unoccupied storage or permanent residence. Special events, disaster recovery, overlays and actual issued exceptions retain separate scope.

No accommodation permission follows from avoiding a street prohibition.

Londonderry town boundaries only. Signed Ordinance 26-03, adopted July 6, 2026, adds Traffic Code §301.2. All three pages, including the signed enactment page, read October 22, 2026; the current official ordinance index lists 26-03. This narrow check identifies stated street prohibitions; it does not establish ordinary RV street, private-storage, camping or utility permission.

Sleeping and dwelling use require a separate zoning determination.

City of Concord, New Hampshire, including the City’s Penacook area, only. Nearby Boscawen and other municipalities are not covered. Undated current Concord Police parking guidance, read November 6, 2026; this is administrative guidance rather than a complete zoning-code review. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Stored RV must not be used for dwelling purposes.

Town of Conway, New Hampshire, including its villages, only. This ordinary storage route is limited to the RA, CCVR, CVR and NCVR zoning districts; it does not cover every district or an approved camping use. Current online code read November 6, 2026; the complete publication amendment cutoff is not stated on the retrieved section. Storage clauses include the April 12, 2016 amendment. The new-laws list shows 2026 site-plan design amendments, not replacement of these Chapter 190 storage clauses. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

One nonpaying guest RV for at most 15 days in any one year; compliant sanitation.

City of Franklin, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online code read November 6, 2026; the complete publication amendment cutoff is not stated on the retrieved section. RV section history: February 7, 2005 and April 3, 2006. July 6, 2026 Ordinance 02-27 concerns penalties, not this guest limit. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Sleeping and dwelling use require a separate zoning determination.

Town of Hampton, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online code read November 6, 2026; the complete publication amendment cutoff is not stated on the retrieved section. Section 805-9 amendment history lists dates through December 19, 2016. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

One occupied visitor unit, at most 60 total days per year, with district and placement conditions.

Town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, where the Town zoning ordinance governs. Hopkinton Village Precinct is excluded unless the Town confirms repeal of the separate Precinct ordinance and applicability of the Town ordinance under §1.4. Official Town zoning ordinance amended through March 10, 2026, read November 6, 2026. Table H(19) retains a Section X reference, while the operative residential camping text appears at §9.4, printed page 109. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Sleeping and dwelling use require a separate zoning determination.

Town of Hudson, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online code read November 6, 2026; the complete publication amendment cutoff is not stated on the retrieved section. Section 334-15 lists amendments through March 11, 2025. The current new-laws list concerns purchasing and vendors, not this parking section. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Living, sleeping and housekeeping in stored RVs are prohibited.

City of Laconia, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online code read November 6, 2026; the complete publication amendment cutoff is not stated on the retrieved section. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

City-owned land requires a qualifying official exception for covered occupied stays.

City of Lebanon, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online Chapter 49, adopted December 7, 2016 by Ordinance 2016-03; read November 6, 2026. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Sleeping and dwelling use require a separate zoning determination.

Town of Merrimack, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online Chapter 183, amended in its entirety January 22, 2026; read November 6, 2026. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Sleeping and dwelling use require a separate zoning determination.

City of Rochester, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Current online code read November 6, 2026; the complete publication amendment cutoff is not stated on the retrieved section. The chapter’s linked uncodified amendment concerns data-center definitions and uses, not this approved-storage-area clause. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Guest Parking Permit; one guest-owned RV; seven days in one month, 30-day permit validity and December 31 expiration.

Town of Washington, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Official Land Use Ordinance revised March 10, 2026; §306 lists revisions in 2014, 2018 and 2022. Read November 6, 2026. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

Generally no more than 30 days’ use or occupancy in 365; longer hardship use needs Board of Health approval.

Town of Windham, New Hampshire only. Mailing addresses outside its municipal boundary and other municipalities are not covered. Official 2026 Zoning Regulations, printed pages 107–109, read November 6, 2026. The ordinance’s wording allowing placement within 15 feet is preserved, not rewritten as a minimum setback. Confirm site-specific restrictions and any use outside the stated route.

One nonpaying guest trailer, rear yard, no more than 30 days in any one year.

Administrative-only screening of the stated trailer exception. Sewage, utilities, historic/flood requirements and other restrictive rules remain; construction approval is not automated.

Issued permit, adequate sanitation, 10 days in 30 and 30 days per calendar year.

Town of Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire only. Ordinary registered noncommercial RV or camping trailer on a lawful residential parcel in RU, R or R-1, outside overlay, nonconforming, campground, junkyard and discretionary-exception routes. Outdoor storage and actually permitted temporary private-site occupancy only; street parking receives an unresolved result. Limited administrative screening of the cited local provisions only. This is not a permit, legal opinion, safety assurance, or complete land-use approval.

One occupied RV, less than six months/calendar year, domestic water, adequate wastewater and no commercial rental; owner permit if over ten consecutive days.

Town of Alton, New Hampshire only. Screens §356 ordinary RV occupancy on a lot with an existing dwelling, the more-than-ten-consecutive-days Building Department permit trigger, and the principal-use prohibition outside a recreational campground or camping park. Excludes campground/campsite approval, floodplain and shoreland determinations, manufactured homes, camping cabins, new construction, special exceptions, variances and nonconforming claims. No storage, street-parking or complete occupied-site approval.

Time limits do not independently authorize habitation.

Parks, campgrounds and Select Board extensions are outside this ordinary-placement check. Current adopted March 14, 2026 code and planning amendment hub reviewed.

Guest exception is narrow; no permanent or paid residential camping approval.

Loudon town, Merrimack County, New Hampshire only. Screens §503 occasional unpaid residential guests, civic/youth temporary-camping permission and specific campground dimensional/approval conditions. It does not authorize ordinary RV storage, street parking or a new campground.

A resident/guest parking permit does not authorize camping.

Administrative screening of the cited provisions only. This is not a permit, legal opinion, occupancy approval or complete zoning determination. Confirm the proposal with the municipality.

60 occupancy days per twelve months; one temporary-residence RV at a time.

Additional thirty days require Building Inspector permit; overlays and permanent occupancy excluded.

Private vacant-land campsite requires permit; no year-round residence.

Does not decide parcel setbacks, off-season ambiguity, state sewage approval or developed-home camping.

Separate 15-day permit-free limit, not evaluated here.

Large-RV count screen only, no positive storage or occupancy approval.