Finding Parking: 21ft Or Under vs Over 21 ft

[den18]

From what I understand you can legally park a vehicle on the street as long as it is 21 feet or under.&nbsp;<br /><br />The question then becomes should you get an RV/Van that is under 21 feet to benefit from this. In theory, I would like knowing I can "technically" park anywhere but I want to hear from those who have done it in practice.<br /><br />Do any of you find parking easily even with over 21 foot RVs? Where do you park? Would you recommend getting a RV under 21 feet to park on the street or does it not really matter?<br /><br />Thanks!

 

[mockturtle]

I think it depends on what street you're talking about.&nbsp; I used to park my truck and trailer on the street quite often.&nbsp; Not overnight but that wasn't my intention.<br /><br />I should think width would be a bigger issue than length on a city street.

 

[den18]

Thanks for the response mockturtle.<br /><br />I see you&nbsp;have&nbsp;a 24ft RV. Do you have any trouble finding parking in cities/towns or do you usually stay at campgrounds/in the wild?

 

[mockturtle]

I have never overnighted on a city street.&nbsp; But I do park in parking lots and sometimes along a street if it's sufficiently wide.&nbsp; If I'm towing my car it's a little more challenging--you can't back a toad!--so I'm pretty careful about where I park, not wanting to get hemmed in.&nbsp; Tioga George <a href="http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/">http://blog.vagabonders-supreme.net/</a> has parked his 28' Class C on many a city street [he prefers industrial areas] in both the US and Mexico.&nbsp; <br /><br />Now, I'm sure there are plenty of ordinances about parking an RV on a city street overnight.&nbsp; But if you're just interested in parking, a larger rig is no problem in most places.&nbsp; There are almost always side streets that are more accommodating.

 

[Pikachu711]

If I had an option of owning a rv that was more/less than 21 feet I'd opt to go with a rig less than 21 feet. Having an rv&nbsp;more than 21 feet could become a problem in locations where the length of a vehicle is an issue.<br /><br />Along with this issue is the&nbsp;height of your rig. I&nbsp;recall&nbsp;reading an article on a law on&nbsp;vehicles parked on the street somewhere in southern&nbsp;California. The specific law mentions vehicles eight (8) feet or more in height. So now you have two issues if your rig is greater than 21 feet.<br /><br />Just a thought!