California Rolls Back COVID Orders, Easing Restrictions On Campgrounds And RV Dealers

Since early December, California had been under Regional Stay-at-Home orders which limited activities in regions where intensive care unit (ICU) capacity was less than 15 percent. On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom lifted these regional orders across the state, a change that could allow previously closed campgrounds and RV parks to reopen to transient visitors.

Under the new guidelines, all counties will return to the colored tier system that assigns local risk levels based on case numbers and rates of positive test results for coronavirus infections. Most counties will be classified under the purple “widespread” risk tier, the most restrictive tier.

While most counties will be at this most restrictive colored tier, the restrictions under the colored tier system are less than those under the previous Stay-at-Home order. In addition to allowing previously closed campgrounds and RV parks to reopen to transient visitors, RV dealerships will be allowed to increase capacity to 25%, up from 20% under the previous restriction.

The change, which takes effect immediately, will loosen restrictions in in the Southern California, Bay Area, and San Joaquin Valley regions, which were still under the regional stay-at-home orders, unless local officials adopt stronger restrictions. The Greater Sacramento regional order had already been lifted, while the Northern California region had never been subject to the stricter stay-at-home orders.

For an overview of the impact on all segments of the RV industry from executive orders across the country, view this member’s only chart.

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