Forsyth County parks close at posted hours, and using a park after those hours is treated as trespassing under Chapter 54 of the county code. After-hours presence can also be prosecuted as criminal trespass under O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21.
Forsyth County's parks - including Fowler Park and Sharon Springs Park near Cumming and the Lake Lanier-area facilities - operate on posted hours set by Parks & Recreation under Chapter 54 of the county code. Entry or use after posted closing is considered trespassing; the only exceptions are county-sanctioned after-hours events, reserved rental facilities, and campgrounds. Trails and lake access points may keep their own dawn-to-dusk schedule. Once staff or deputies tell a visitor to leave and they stay, it is criminal trespass under O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21, enforced by park rangers, Code Compliance, and the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
Remaining in a park after posted hours is trespassing under Chapter 54 and can be charged as criminal trespass under O.C.G.A. § 16-7-21, a misdemeanor. Rangers, Code Compliance, and sheriff's deputies enforce closures.
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