Monmouth County, NJ Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Monmouth County Park System operates 17 parks and 42 recreation areas on over 17,500 acres. Standard county park hours: dawn to dusk, with specific closures at night. Holmdel Park, Thompson Park, Shark River Park, Huber Woods, and Hartshorne Woods all follow dusk closure. Lighted facilities — Brookdale Park tennis, DeBois Park ballfields — extend to 10 or 11 PM for scheduled use only. Monmouth County Park Rangers enforce park rules. Municipal parks across Monmouth's 53 towns have their own hours, commonly dawn to 10 PM with seasonal adjustment. Shore town beaches: Asbury Park, Long Branch, Belmar, Sea Bright, Bradley Beach, Spring Lake, and Point Pleasant Beach close overnight (typically 10 PM to 6 AM). Some impose badge-only entry during lifeguard hours. Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area is open sunrise to sunset (holiday-adjusted) under NPS rules — camping is prohibited except at designated youth group sites. Boardwalks in Asbury Park, Long Branch Pier Village, and Seaside-adjacent areas remain open later but after-midnight loitering can trigger trespass.