Outdoor Cooking in Tallahassee, FL (2026)
1 verified outdoor cooking rules for Tallahassee, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Smoker Rules
Inside Tallahassee's city parks, Code of General Ordinances § 13-34(a)(11)-(12) bars cooking food and setting or stoking any fire except where the city has provided facilities for it, or where the parks director has otherwise authorized cooking. This section governs park grounds only; it does not regulate backyard smokers or grills on private property.
Cooking and Open Fires Banned in Tallahassee Parks
Some RestrictionsTallahassee Code of General Ordinances § 13-34(a)(11), (12)
it shall be unlawful for any person to do any one or more of the following in a park or recreational facility owned, managed, maintained, or controlled by the city:...(11)Cook foodstuffs except where facilities for such preparations are provided by the city or where cooking is otherwise authorized by the director.(12)Set or stoke a fire except where appropriate facilities are provided....Violat...
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