Burien, WA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Two sections of the Burien Municipal Code set when City of Burien parks are shut. Section 7.20.040 says that unless otherwise posted, all parks and park facilities are closed to the public at dusk or no later than 10:00 p.m., unless the facility use permit or the parks director approves something different. The same section keeps outdoor lights at park athletic fields off past 10:30 p.m. unless a permit or the parks director approves otherwise.

Section 7.30.230 is the enforcement rule: no person can enter or be present in a city park area during hours the park is closed. Park areas are closed one hour after sunset and open at sunrise, and the parks director can establish another closing or opening time for a particular park. Section 7.20.010 directs the parks director to publish and post the rules that set the times parks and park facilities are open and closed.

The exceptions are narrow. Section 7.30.230 excuses persons using park facilities as part of an event authorized by the parks director, city employees, and authorized agents. A group holding a permitted event under § 7.20.020 takes its hours from the facility use permit, which can approve use past the standard closing time. Section 7.30.240 adds a separate bar on entering or going upon any area designated and posted as a No Admittance or No Trespassing area, or entering during any time the park is posted as being closed to the public.

The code prints two formulas for closing: dusk or no later than 10:00 p.m. in § 7.20.040, and one hour after sunset in § 7.30.230. Because § 7.20.040 opens with the words Unless otherwise posted and both sections let the parks director set different times, read the posted hours at the park itself before staying past dusk.