May you park in or near an intersection, state by state?
Every state’s answer, and the District of Columbia’s, from its own manual or code: 30 have a rule on this, quoted below with where it is written; 21 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 an intersection, on a crosswalk or a sidewalk, or in front of a driveway. | 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 within the boundaries of an intersection. | Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.31 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| California | (a) Within an intersection, except adjacent to curbs as may be permitted by local ordinance. | California law, Cal. Veh. Code § 22500(a) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Colorado | You may not park within an intersection, tunnel, runaway truck ramp, on-ramp or off-ramp, or block a driveway, and you may not park in a bike lane. | Colorado Driver Handbook, p.13 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Connecticut | Do not park in an intersection, on a crosswalk or sidewalk, on a bridge or overpass, in a tunnel or underpass, on the wrong side of the street, or on railroad tracks. | Connecticut Driver's Manual, p.37 | 14 Sep 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 |
| Florida | You may not park within 20 feet of an intersection, or within 20 feet of the entrance to a fire, ambulance or rescue station. | Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p.66 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Louisiana | It is against the law to park on a sidewalk, in front of a driveway, in an intersection or in a biking lane. | Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.70 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Maryland | You may not stop, stand or park a vehicle in an intersection. | Maryland law, Md. Code, Transp. § 21-1003(d) | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Massachusetts | You may not park within 20 feet of an intersection. | Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.110 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Michigan | Never park within an intersection, crosswalk or designated bike lane, or at a transit stop. | What Every Driver Must Know, p.39 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Minnesota | You may not park on a crosswalk or sidewalk, within an intersection, on any bridge or in a highway tunnel. | 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 |
| Nebraska | Do not park or stop on a sidewalk, within an intersection, or on a crosswalk. | Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.57 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Hampshire | It is illegal to park in front of a driveway, on a sidewalk, in an intersection or on a crosswalk. | New Hampshire Driver's Manual, p.28 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Mexico | Do not park in an intersection, or on a crosswalk or sidewalk. | New Mexico Driver Manual, p.13 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| New York | A driver cannot park, stop or stand on a sidewalk, in a crosswalk, in an intersection unless permitted by signs or parking meters, or on railroad tracks. | New York State Driver's Manual, p.43 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| North Carolina | Do not park on a crosswalk, sidewalk or bridge, on the roadway side of another parked vehicle, at an intersection or in front of a driveway, or anywhere in the right of way of an interstate except in designated areas or an emergency. | North Carolina Driver Handbook, p.56 | 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 in front of a public or private driveway, on a sidewalk, within an intersection or on a crosswalk. | Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.49 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oregon | You cannot stop or park in a traffic lane, within an intersection, on the road side of a parked vehicle, on a sidewalk, crosswalk, bicycle lane or path, on railroad or light rail tracks, on a bridge, overpass or tunnel, or between the separate roads of a divided highway. | 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.70 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | (1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle: (i) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street except that: (A) A pedalcycle may be parked as provided in section 3509(b)(2) (relating to parking). (B) Standing or parking for the purpose of loading or unloading persons or property may be authorized by local ordinance, but the ordinance shall not authorize standing or parking on State designated highways except during off-peak traffic-flow hours as determined by department regulations. (ii) On a sidewalk except that a pedalcycle may be parked as provided in section 3509(b)(2). (iii) Within an intersection. (iv) On a crosswalk. (v) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by official traffic-control devices. | Pennsylvania law, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3353(a)(1) | 8 Oct 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 |
| Texas | A driver must not park, stop, or stand a vehicle within an intersection. | Texas Driver Handbook, p.42 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Utah | A driver may not park in front of a public or private driveway, in an intersection, or on a sidewalk. | Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.32 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Vermont | You may not park on a sidewalk, within an intersection, on a crosswalk, on a bridge, in a tunnel, in front of a driveway, on a marked bicycle lane or in a marked disabled parking area. | 2025 Vermont Driver's Manual, p.29 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Virginia | You may not park within 20 feet of an intersection. | Virginia Driver's Manual, p.22 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| West Virginia | You may not stop, stand or park on a sidewalk, on a crosswalk, within an intersection, in front of a driveway, or in front of a wheelchair ramp or curb cut. | West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, p.45 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Wyoming | It is not legal to park on a sidewalk, within an intersection, or in a crosswalk. | Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.58 | 14 Sep 2026 |
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