Elkhart County parks - such as Ox Bow, Bonneyville Mill, and Cobus Creek County Parks - close at posted hours, generally dawn to dusk. Remaining after closing is criminal trespass under IC 35-43-2-2.
Elkhart County Parks - including Ox Bow County Park on the Elkhart River, Bonneyville Mill County Park, Cobus Creek, and River Preserve - open for day use and close at posted hours, generally dawn to dusk, with camping only for registered guests. City parks in Elkhart and Goshen close under municipal ordinance, typically dusk to dawn. Indiana has no statewide park-hours statute, so closing times are set park by park and posted at entrances. Staying after posted closing without permission is criminal trespass under IC 35-43-2-2, which punishes a person who enters or remains after being denied entry. Park rangers, the Sheriff, and city police enforce it.
Remaining in a county or city park after posted closing is criminal trespass under IC 35-43-2-2, a Class A misdemeanor carrying up to one year in jail and a fine, enforced by rangers, the Sheriff, and police.
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