Fayette County, GA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Hours
- Sunrise to sunset, U.S. Weather Service times
- Governing section
- Fayette County Code § 18-8
- Lake Kedron hours
- 6:30 a.m. to 6:00/8:30 p.m. (§ 18-50)
- Enforcement
- Citation, warning, or order to leave (§ 18-4)
- Repeat-entry ban
- 24 hours after removal for a violation
Summary
Every county-owned park and recreation facility in unincorporated Fayette County is open only between sunrise and sunset as those hours are set by the U.S. Weather Service, unless the parks and recreation department authorizes different hours. Anyone besides county staff on official business who remains in a park outside those hours is violating Code of Fayette County, Georgia Sec. 18-8, and the department can close any park or section of a park at any time.
All parks shall be open daily to the general public between the hours of sunrise to sunset, as designated by the U.S. Weather Service, unless authorized by the department. It shall be unlawful for any person other than county personnel conducting county business therein to come onto or be present in a park during any other hours. A park or section of a park may be closed to the public by the department at any time and for any length of time, either temporarily or at regular or stated intervals.
Full Breakdown
S. Weather Service. Presence in a park outside that window is unlawful for anyone except county personnel conducting county business, and the department retains authority to close a whole park, or only a section of one, temporarily or on a recurring schedule, for any length of time it chooses. A separate rule applies at Lake Kedron, the county's Flat Creek reservoir and recreation area in Peachtree City: Sec. m. during daylight saving time, rather than the general sunrise-to-sunset rule. Enforcement runs through Chapter 18's general provisions: any authorized law enforcement officer may issue a citation, a warning, or simply order a person to leave under Sec.
18-4, and Sec. 18-3 makes any violation of the chapter a county ordinance violation punishable under the Code, with the department and law enforcement empowered to bar or suspend repeat violators from every county park. A person removed from a park for a violation or for causing a disturbance cannot return to that park for 24 hours under Sec. 18-3(c). Because Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Tyrone, Brooks and Woolsey each operate their own municipal parks, this sunrise-to-sunset rule governs only county-run parks and recreation facilities in the unincorporated area.
Violations & Fines
Being present in a county park outside sunrise-to-sunset hours, or inside Lake Kedron's posted access window, is a county ordinance violation under Sec. 18-3, punishable under the Code's general penalty provisions. Law enforcement officers may issue a citation, give a warning, or order the person to leave under Sec. 18-4. Anyone removed for violating chapter 18, including an after-hours trespass, is barred from returning to that park for 24 hours, and repeat violators can be barred or suspended from all county parks at the combined discretion of the parks department and law enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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