How far from a crosswalk at an intersection must you park, state by state?
Every state’s answer, and the District of Columbia’s, from its own manual or code: 38 have a rule on this, quoted below with where it is written; 13 say nothing on it.
Statutes fetched between 5 and 9 October 2026; manuals fetched between 6 September and 4 October 2026. How the answers are made
| State | The rule | Where it is written | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Parking is not allowed within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an uncontrolled intersection. | Alabama Driver Manual, p.29 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Alaska | It is illegal to park closer than 20 feet from a crosswalk or intersection. | Alaska Driver Manual, p.74 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Arizona | It is illegal to park on a crosswalk or within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.31 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| California | Never park within 20 feet of a crosswalk, marked or unmarked, or within 15 feet of a crosswalk where a curb extension is present. | California Driver’s Handbook, p.28 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Colorado | (c) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; | Colorado law, C.R.S. § 42-4-1204(2)(c) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Connecticut | (b) No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked within twenty-five feet of an intersection or an approach to a marked crosswalk, except (1) within ten feet of such intersection or marked crosswalk if such intersection or marked crosswalk has a curb extension treatment with a width equal to or greater than the width of the parking lane, or (2) if there is an available parking space that was established on or before October 1, 2022. No vehicle shall be permitted to remain parked within twenty-five feet of a stop sign caused to be erected by the traffic authority in accordance with the provisions of section 14-301, except where permitted by the traffic authority of the city of New Haven at the intersection of one-way streets located in and comprised entirely of highways under the jurisdiction of the city of New Haven. | Connecticut law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-251(b) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Delaware | In Delaware, you must not stop or park in an intersection, on a crosswalk, or within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Delaware Driver Manual, p.92 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Hawaii | In Hawaii you must not park on or so close to a crosswalk that your vehicle blocks other drivers' view of pedestrians. | State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.28 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Idaho | Parking is not allowed within 20 feet of a crosswalk. | July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.81 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Illinois | Standing or parking is prohibited within 20 feet of a fire station driveway or of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.36 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Indiana | (6) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Indiana law, Ind. Code § 9-21-16-5(6) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Louisiana | It is against the law to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.70 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Maine | Maine's manual says municipal ordinances commonly ban parking within 15 feet of a crosswalk. | Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.70 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Maryland | Except in Baltimore City, you may not stand or park a vehicle within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Maryland law, Md. Code, Transp. § 21-1003(n) | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Michigan | Never park within 20 feet of a marked crosswalk, or 15 feet of an intersection if there is no crosswalk. | What Every Driver Must Know, p.39 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Minnesota | You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.35 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Mississippi | You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.60 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Montana | Do not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk or sidewalk at an intersection. | Montana Driver Manual, p.46 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nebraska | Do not park or stop within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nevada | You may not park on a crosswalk or within 20 feet of a crosswalk. | Nevada Driver Handbook, p.50 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Hampshire | It is illegal to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.28 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Mexico | (6) within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; | New Mexico law, NMSA 1978, § 66-7-351(A)(6) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| New York | Parking or standing is not allowed within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | New York State Driver's Manual, p.43 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| North Carolina | (a) No person shall park a vehicle or permit it to stand, whether attended or unattended, upon a highway in front of a private driveway or within 15 feet in either direction of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station, nor within 25 feet from the intersection of curb lines or if none, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highways; provided, that local authorities may by ordinance decrease the distance within which a vehicle may park in either direction of a fire hydrant. | North Carolina law, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-162(a) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| North Dakota | You may not park on or within 10 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.26 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Ohio | A driver may not stop, park or stand a vehicle within twenty feet of an intersection or crosswalk. | Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.30 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oklahoma | It is illegal to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.49 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oregon | You may not park within 20 feet of a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. | 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.71 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | PA Driver's Manual, p.53 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Rhode Island | You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Rhode Island Driver’s Manual, p.33 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| South Carolina | (2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers: (a) In front of a public or private driveway. (b) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. (c) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. (d) Within thirty feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign or traffic-control signal located at the side of a roadway. (e) Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite to any fire station within seventy-five feet of the entrance when properly signposted. (f) At any place where official traffic-control devices prohibit standing. | South Carolina law, S.C. Code Ann. § 56-5-2530(A)(2) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| South Dakota | (3) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; | South Dakota law, SDCL § 32-30-6(3) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Tennessee | It is illegal to park within 20 feet of a crosswalk or in the crosswalk's marked area. | Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.65 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Texas | A driver must not park or leave a vehicle standing within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | Texas Driver Handbook, p.42 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Utah | A driver may not park on a crosswalk or within 20 feet of one. | Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.32 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Vermont | You may not park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.29 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| West Virginia | You may not stop, stand or park within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection. | West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, p.45 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Wyoming | (C) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; | Wyoming law, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-504(a)(ii) | 9 Oct 2026 |
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