Bessemer, AL Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Birmingham Parks and Recreation enforces closing hours at municipal parks: most neighborhood parks close at 10 PM, with dawn reopening. Railroad Park (17-acre downtown signature park) closes 11 PM to 5 AM under specific park rules posted at entrances. Red Mountain Park (1,500 acres) operated by the Red Mountain Park Foundation closes at dusk year-round with limited evening event access. Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve closes at dusk. Vulcan Park and Museum atop Red Mountain has specific operating hours (typically 10 AM to 10 PM with evening weekend extensions). Avondale Park, Highland Park, George Ward Park, and neighborhood parks throughout Birmingham close at 10 PM. Oak Mountain State Park in Pelham (technically Shelby County but used heavily by Jefferson County residents) operates under Alabama State Parks rules with camping permitted year-round. Hoover parks including Moss Rock Preserve close at dusk. Veterans Park (Hoover) closes at 10 PM. Mountain Brook, Homewood, and Vestavia Hills maintain similar park hours. Splash pads and spraygrounds have seasonal daytime operation only. Permitted events allow extended hours. Birmingham Police and Parks Rangers enforce closure, with Ala. Code §13A-7-4 third-degree criminal trespass as the underlying state offense for after-hours presence.