Oregon Rest Area & Parking Rules

Sleeping overnight in Oregon

Oregon gives you 12 hours in any 24-hour period (OAR 734-030-0010) - enough to sleep and run a full 10-hour reset. Overnight in your vehicle is allowed; tents, camping, and staying past 12 hours are not. The rule doesn't name federal hours-of-service, so it's no written defense past the limit, but 12 hours rarely forces the issue. Overstay is a Class B violation and you'll be ordered to leave. This is a reference, not legal advice.

Limits, truck parking, and HOS rest

• Time limit: 12 hours in any 24-hour period
• I-5 and I-84 truck spaces go early. ODOT's TripCheck maps rest areas (some run by Oregon Travel Experience); check it and Oregon 511 for closures. Jason's Law numbers show a corridor shortage, and there's no statewide real-time count.
• Hours of service: t addressed - OAR 734-030-0010 doesn't mention federal HOS, but its 12-hour cap comfortably covers a 10-hour reset. Camping and tents are banned regardless of hours. Welcome centers run under the same rest-area rule; weigh stations aren't overnight parking. Statute and posted signs both say 12 hours.

What overstaying costs

$265 presumptive fine, up to a $1,000 maximum, for the Class B violation an overstay creates (ORS 366.991, ORS 153.019, ORS 153.018). An officer can also exclude you from the rest area for up to a year (OAR 734-030-0015).

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