Buffalo parks operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation are generally closed from 10 PM to dawn, with entry during closed hours prohibited without a permit.
Buffalo Code Chapter 329 (Parks and Recreation) provides that city parks are closed from 10:00 PM to dawn unless a special use permit is issued or posted hours specify otherwise. Larger destination parks in the Olmsted Parks system (Delaware Park, Cazenovia, South, MLK) typically post 10 PM closure. Persons found in parks during closed hours can be cited for trespass or curfew violation and ordered to leave. Park vehicle gates close at the posted time. Erie County parks (Chestnut Ridge, etc.) have separate rules. Olmsted Parks Conservancy manages flagship parks but enforcement is by Buffalo Police and Parks Rangers.
Presence during closed hours: citation, order to leave, possible trespass charge.
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