Amherst, NY Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Chapter 145 governs every Town-owned recreation area outside the Village of Williamsville, defined in § 145-2 to include the Audubon Recreation Center, the Clearfield Community Center, and all Town parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, tennis courts, golf courses, trailways, bikeways, jogging paths and swimming pools. without prior written permission from the Recreation Commission. The same section layers on related nighttime and safety rules that reinforce the after-hours closure, barring alcohol possession without a Town Clerk permit under item I, glass containers of any kind under item J, and vehicle or recreational-device speeds above 15 miles per hour, or any lower posted limit the Recreation Commission sets, under item K.

, for a permitted evening event, a maintenance crew or a scheduled program, needs sign-off from the Recreation Commission in advance; showing up after hours without that paperwork is itself the violation, regardless of what the person is doing on-site. Selling goods or services in a recreation area runs through a separate Town Clerk permit approved by the Town Board under item E.