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Can I park overnight at rest areas in Utah?

Utah's rest area time limit and overnight rule, quoted from Utah Department of Transportation, for the stop you have in mind.

The rule in Utah

Utah publishes no hour limit for rest area stops.

"All rest areas are posted for no overnight camping"

Utah Department of Transportation. Rest Areas: UDOT, checked October 2026.

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Which state?

How long do you need?

It depends on the posted signs. Utah publishes no time limit for this stop.

Utah publishes no hour limit for rest area stops.

Camping

"All rest areas are posted for no overnight camping"

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32 RV parks listed in Utah.

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By state

Rest area time limits by state

Each state's published limit and overnight rule. Posted signs at a rest area take precedence.

State	Time limit	Overnight
Alaska	None published	Not stated
Florida	3 hours	Not stated
Idaho	10 hours	Not stated
Kentucky	4 hours	Not stated
Maryland	3 hours	Not allowed
Minnesota	4 hours	Not stated
Mississippi	12 hours	Not stated
Montana	12 hours	Allowed
Nebraska	10 hours	Not allowed
Nevada	18 hours	Not stated
New Hampshire	None published	Not stated
New Mexico	24 hours	Not stated
North Carolina	None published	Not allowed
Ohio	None published	Not stated
Oregon	12 hours	Not stated
Pennsylvania	2 hours	Not stated
South Dakota	3 hours	Not stated
Texas	24 hours	Not stated
Vermont	None published	Not stated
Virginia	None published	Not allowed
Washington	8 hours	Not stated
Wisconsin	Under 24 hours	Not stated
Wyoming	None published	Allowed

Common questions

Rest area questions

Utah publishes no hour limit for rest area stops. Source: Rest Areas: UDOT.

Utah's rule says: "All rest areas are posted for no overnight camping" Source: Rest Areas: UDOT.

It depends on the state. Of the 24 states we have checked against their own published rule, Montana and Wyoming say overnight parking is allowed, and Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina and Virginia say it is not. Most others set a time limit instead. Pick a state in the tool for its exact wording.

Where a state publishes a limit, it runs from 2 hours to 24 hours. Posted signs at a rest area take precedence over the general rule.

A rest area is for a break, not a campsite. 19 of the states we have checked publish a line on camping, and the tool quotes it for each one. Where a state says nothing, follow the posted signs.

At an RV park or campground. The tool finds the listed RV parks nearest you, with their distance, when you share your location.

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