Highland, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Open hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Who can change hours
- City Council, by resolution or agreement
- Posting duty
- City manager posts hours after a resolution
- Parking ban
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. in parks
- Exempt
- City employees and agents on duty
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor or infraction
Summary
In the City of Highland, California, city parks are open to the public between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless the City Council adopts alternate hours by resolution or agreement. Parking in parks and on public property is also barred from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., and violations are misdemeanors.
A park shall be open to the public between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless the city council, by resolution or agreement, adopts alternate hours. The city manager shall cause the posting of the park hours upon adoption of a resolution by the city council. The provisions of this section shall not apply to city employees and/or its agents who are engaged in the performance of their duties.
Full Breakdown
Section 12.06.080 of the Highland Municipal Code sets one rule for park hours: a park shall be open to the public between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless the City Council, by resolution or agreement, adopts alternate hours. When the council adopts a resolution, the city manager must cause the park hours to be posted. City employees and their agents engaged in the performance of their duties are outside the rule.
The closing hour is reinforced by the parking rule in § 12.06.020(A), which prohibits parking in public parks and on public property between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except in areas where different hours are posted or adopted by City Council resolution. Parking inside a park is permitted only in designated parking areas, and only for the limited purpose of using the park for passive or active recreation (§ 12.06.020(B)). Section 12.06.030(D) also makes it unlawful to park or stand a vehicle in a park outside a designated parking area without a city permit.
Overnight presence in a park is further limited by the 2025 amendments. Section 12.06.100 makes it unlawful to camp, sleep, lay down or shelter in any public park, and § 12.06.130 makes it unlawful to use a vehicle as an automotive dwelling. Park hours therefore apply to walkers, dog owners and sports groups, and the overnight prohibitions apply to anyone who stays.
A group event that needs a different schedule has to go through the city: hours can change only by council resolution or agreement, and § 12.06.060 lets the city manager or designee issue permits for exclusive temporary use of specified areas under council-adopted rules.
Violations & Fines
Under § 12.06.090, a violation of Chapter 12.06 is a misdemeanor unless it is designated or prosecuted as an infraction at the discretion of the city attorney or the district attorney. The person can also be issued an administrative citation under Chapter 2.56 for another offense. Each day a violation is committed, continued or permitted is a separate offense, and the remedies are cumulative.
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