Parks across Monroe County close after dark. Township and borough parks close at posted hours, and the region's state parks such as Big Pocono and Tobyhanna follow DCNR hours. Staying past closing is criminal trespass under Pennsylvania law.
Monroe County's public parkland is run mostly by its townships, boroughs, and the Commonwealth, and all of it closes overnight. Municipal parks in Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, and the townships set posted closing times, commonly dusk or a fixed evening hour until dawn or 6 a.m. The area's state parks, including Big Pocono in Tannersville, Tobyhanna, and Gouldsboro, follow Pennsylvania DCNR hours that generally close at dusk unless overnight camping is authorized. Posted signs at each entrance control. Remaining in a park after posted hours, or camping without authorization, is defiant trespass under 18 Pa.C.S. 3503 and the local park rules, and a vehicle left overnight can be ticketed or towed.
Municipal police, park staff, and DCNR rangers enforce closing hours. Staying past posted closing is defiant trespass under 18 Pa.C.S. 3503, drawing a citation and removal; unauthorized camping and after-hours vehicles can bring added fines or towing.
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