Colorado Springs, CO Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Opening time, year-round
- 5:00 a.m.
- Closing time, Nov.-Apr.
- 9:00 p.m.
- Closing time, May-Oct.
- 10:00 p.m.
- Enforcing official
- Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Manager
- Max fine (general penalty)
- $2,500.00
- Max jail (general penalty)
- 189 days
Summary
Colorado Springs parks open at 5:00 a.m. and close at 9:00 p.m. from November through April and at 10:00 p.m. the rest of the year. Being in a park outside those hours without an official City permit is unlawful under the City Code.
Park properties shall be open for the use of the public during the hours of five o'clock (5:00) A.M. until nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. during the months of November to April, inclusive, and during the hours of five o'clock (5:00) A.M. until ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. at all other times. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than City employees in the performance of their official duties, to enter or remain in the parks at any time outside the hours, except during official City permitted activities.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 26-23, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
the rest of the year. 101. 103 may close any park in whole or in part at any time to protect park land or public health, safety or welfare. 105 makes every City ordinance apply within parks and directs that the more restrictive rule controls in a conflict, the park-hours curfew stacks on top of, rather than replaces, other applicable ordinances such as noise or open-container rules. 00, imprisonment in jail for up to 189 days, probation, or a combination of those, unless a lesser penalty applies elsewhere.
102 and has specific authority to eject any person from a park who is violating the chapter and to seize property used in the violation.
Violations & Fines
Remaining in a City park after closing (9:00 p.m. November-April, 10:00 p.m. the rest of the year, or 5:00 a.m. before opening) without an official City permit is a misdemeanor punished under the General Penalty, Section 1.1.201: a fine of up to $2,500.00, up to 189 days in jail, probation, or a combination, plus possible ejection from the park by the Manager under Section 4.1.102.
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Sources & Official References
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