How far from a fire hydrant must you park, state by state?
Every state’s answer, and the District of Columbia’s, from its own manual or code: 49 have a rule on this, quoted below with where it is written; 2 say nothing on it.
Statutes fetched between 5 and 8 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 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Alabama Driver Manual, p.29 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Alaska | It is illegal to park closer than 15 feet from a fire hydrant. | Alaska Driver Manual, p.74 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Arizona | 5. Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant. | Arizona law, A.R.S. § 28-873(A)(5) | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Arkansas | In Arkansas, parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.42 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| California | Never park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or a fire station driveway. | California Driver’s Handbook, p.28 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Colorado | You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Colorado Driver Handbook, p.13 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Connecticut | Do not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Delaware | In Delaware, you must not stop or park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Delaware Driver Manual, p.92 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| District of Columbia | Do not stand or park a vehicle, occupied or not, within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | DC Driver Manual, p.78 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Florida | You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.66 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Georgia | You may stop only momentarily to pick up or drop off a passenger within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Georgia Driver's Manual, p.54 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Idaho | Parking is not allowed within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.81 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Illinois | Standing or parking is prohibited within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.35 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Indiana | You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or in a fire lane. | Indiana Driver's Manual, p.54 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Iowa | Do not park closer than 5 feet from a fire hydrant, or in a designated hydrant red zone. | Iowa Driver's License Manual, p.21 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Kansas | Parking is not allowed in Kansas within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Kansas Driving Handbook, p.19 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Kentucky | (5) No person shall stop or park a vehicle except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, in the following places: (a) On a sidewalk; (b) In front of sidewalk ramps provided for persons with disabilities; (c) In front of a public or private driveway; (d) Within an intersection or on a crosswalk; (e) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping or parking; (f) Within thirty (30) feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway; (g) On any controlled access highway; (h) Within a highway tunnel; (i) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant; or (j) In an area between the roadways of a divided highway. | Kentucky law, KRS 189.450(5) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Louisiana | It is against the law to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.70 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Maine | Maine's manual says municipal ordinances commonly ban parking within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.70 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Maryland | You may not stand or park a vehicle within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Maryland law, Md. Code, Transp. § 21-1003(m) | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Massachusetts | You may not park within ten feet of a fire hydrant or a fire lane. | Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.111 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Michigan | Never park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | What Every Driver Must Know, p.38 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Minnesota | You may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.35 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Mississippi | You may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual, p.60 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| Montana | Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Montana Driver Manual, p.46 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nebraska | Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nevada | Where parallel parking is permitted, you may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; where angle parking is permitted, the distance is 20 feet. | Nevada Driver Handbook, p.50 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Hampshire | It is illegal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.28 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Jersey | A driver may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | New Jersey Driver Manual, p.85 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Mexico | Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | New Mexico Driver Manual, p.13 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| New York | A driver cannot park, stop or stand within 15 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a licensed driver remains in the vehicle to move it in an emergency. | New York State Driver's Manual, p.43 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| North Carolina | Do not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant or the entrance to a fire station. | North Carolina Driver Handbook, p.56 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| North Dakota | In North Dakota, you may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. | North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.26 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Ohio | A driver may not stop, park or stand a vehicle within ten feet of a fire hydrant, on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, or within one foot of another parked vehicle. | Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws, p.30 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oklahoma | In Oklahoma, it is illegal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.49 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oregon | You may not park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, or within 15 feet of the driveway entrance to a fire station on the same side of the street, or within 75 feet on the opposite side. | 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.70 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | PA Driver's Manual, p.53 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Rhode Island | You may not park or stop within 8 feet of a fire hydrant. | 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 | (2) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant; | South Dakota law, SDCL § 32-30-6(2) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Tennessee | It is illegal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.65 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Texas | A driver must not park or leave a vehicle standing within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Texas Driver Handbook, p.42 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Utah | A driver may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.32 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Vermont | You may not park within 6 feet of a fire hydrant. | 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.29 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Virginia | You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Virginia Driver's Manual, p.22 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Washington | A driver may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Washington State Driver Guide, p.144 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| West Virginia | You may not stop, stand or park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, p.45 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Wisconsin | (3) Within 10 feet of a fire hydrant, unless a greater distance is indicated by an official traffic sign. | Wisconsin law, Wis. Stat. § 346.53(3) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Wyoming | It is not legal to park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. | Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.59 | 14 Sep 2026 |
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