Eastvale, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Nightly closure
- 10:00 p.m. to dawn
- Curfew exception
- Approved special events only
- Emergency closure authority
- City manager, police chief, or director
- Ordinance adopted
- Ord. No. 25-14, Nov. 12, 2025
- Violation classification
- Misdemeanor citywide
Summary
Every city park in Eastvale closes to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stays closed until dawn, with no one allowed to remain inside during those hours except under an approved special event or another title exception. The city manager, police chief, or parks director can also close a park entirely during an emergency.
Sec. 20.01.030. - Authority to close park. (a)In an emergency or when the city manager, chief of police, or director (or an appropriately designated representative of any such official) shall determine that the public health or safety demands such action, any park, or any portion thereof, may be closed to the public and all persons may be excluded therefrom until such emergency or other reason upon which determination of the city manager, chief of police or the director is based has ceased. ... Sec. 20.02.010. - Hours of use. All parks are closed to the public between the hours of ten p.m. to dawn except as provided in other sections of this title, or as otherwise permitted for an approved special event. No person shall remain in a park during such time as it is closed to the public.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. to dawn except as provided in other sections of Title 20, or as otherwise permitted for an approved special event, and bars anyone from remaining in a park during the closed hours. Separately, Sec. 030 gives the city manager, chief of police, or parks and recreation director (or a designated representative) authority to close all or part of any park at any time, even outside the nightly curfew, when an emergency or other public health or safety need demands it; the closure stays in force until the underlying emergency ends, and anyone aware of a closure order must leave immediately and stay out until the area reopens by proper authority. Sec. 03 permit. The curfew and closure provisions were adopted by Ordinance No. 25-14 on November 12, 2025, replacing the city's prior parks chapter.
Violations & Fines
Remaining in a park after the 10:00 p.m. to dawn curfew, or refusing to leave after an emergency closure order under Sec. 20.01.030, is a misdemeanor under Sec. 20.01.040, which applies citywide to any violation of Title 20. Prohibited conduct during open hours under Sec. 20.02.020, such as unauthorized fires, off-leash animals, or unlicensed amplified sound, is enforced through the same misdemeanor penalty as any other violation of the parks title.
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