Cupertino, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 13.04.190
- Default hours
- Closed 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Camping
- Overnight tents and camp vehicles barred
- Towing
- Vehicles left after closing may be towed
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100
Summary
Cupertino parks close to the public between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless the City Council sets different hours by resolution, and loitering during closed hours violates Municipal Code § 13.04.190. The same section bars overnight camping and leaving vehicles like camp trailers in a park after closing.
No person in a park shall do any of the following, except as authorized by the Director for the purpose of official City programming: Remain, stay or loiter in any public park, between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. of the following day, or as may otherwise be designated by minute order or resolution of the City Council. The opening and closing hours for each individual park shall be posted therein by the department of parks and recreation for public information; ... Set up tents or other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping, nor shall any person park or leave in a park, after closing hours, any vehicle or movable structure to be used, or that could be used, for such purposes, such as a horse trailer, camp trailer, pickup camper, or the like;
Full Breakdown
the following day, unless the City Council designates different hours by minute order or resolution, or the Director of parks and recreation authorizes the activity as official city programming. Because hours can vary park by park, the department of parks and recreation must post each park's specific opening and closing times on site. The same section separately bars setting up tents or other temporary shelter for overnight camping, and prohibits parking or leaving in a park, after closing hours, a vehicle or movable structure that could be used for camping, such as a horse trailer, camp trailer or pickup camper.
191, allows the city to tow away, at the owner's expense, any vehicle or movable structure left in a park after closing, provided signs notifying visitors are posted at park entrances. 230. 12: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a repeat within a year, and $500 for each subsequent repeat, with a misdemeanor charge possible after four citations on the same rule within a year.
Violations & Fines
Loitering in a Cupertino park after 10 p.m. or before 6 a.m., or camping overnight, violates § 13.04.190 and is an infraction under § 13.04.240, with fines up to $100 for a first offense, $200 and then $500 for repeats within a year. Vehicles left after closing hours may be towed at the owner's expense under § 13.04.191.
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