How long can you leave a car on the freeway in California?
If you must stop on a freeway, park completely off the pavement and stay in your vehicle with the doors locked until help arrives. A vehicle that is stopped, parked, or left standing on a freeway for more than four hours may be removed.
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There is no straightforward answer to this, as it depends on how well you prepare your car for storage and how often you maintain it. Generally speaking, you don't want to leave your car untouched for more than two weeks. Store it for less time than that if you're especially concerned about your battery draining.
As used in this chapter, in reference to highways, “abandonment” is presumed to have occurred if a vehicle is left 72 hours or more on the highway, or is parked, resting, or otherwise immobilized on any highway or public right-of-way; or it lacks an engine, or transmission, or wheels, or tires, or doors, or windshield, ...
72-hour rule:In the city of L.A., you don't have the license to park in a public spot forever. You have a maximum of 72 hours before your car can get towed.
Camping, camp fires, and sleeping overnight in vehicles are not allowed along Highway 1. When entering Highway 1 from a turnout, accelerate rapidly and safely until your speed matches the traffic speed.