Huntington Park, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Park hours
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., closed all other hours
- Governing section
- Huntington Park Municipal Code § 5-21.104
- Exceptions
- City staff, peace officers, permit holders, City-approved events
- Permit issued by
- Director of Parks and Recreation or designee
- Infraction fines
- $50, $100, then $250 within one year under § 1-2.01
- Skate park after hours
- Misdemeanor between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a permit
Summary
In the City of Huntington Park, California, every public park is open to the general public from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and closed at all other hours. Being in a park after closing is unlawful unless you are on City business, hold a special permit from the Director of Parks and Recreation, or attend a City-approved event.
(a) The public parks are open to the general public between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and are closed to the general public all other hours. (b) It is unlawful for any person or group to occupy or be present in any public park during hours in which the public park is not open except as follows: (1) City employees or agents and peace officers when engaged in official business; (2) Persons with a special permit issued by the Director of Parks Recreation or designee; (3) Persons and/or spectators participating in City sponsored or City-approved programs or events which take place outside posted hours of operation. (c) Any park or portion thereof may be declared closed to the public by the Parks and Recreation Commission or the Director of Parks and Recreation at any time and for any interval of time, either temporarily or at regular or stated intervals. It is unlawful for any person to enter or be present in any park or portion thereof which has been closed to the public.
Full Breakdown
Section 5-21.104 of the Huntington Park Municipal Code sets one schedule for the parks run by the City of Huntington Park in Los Angeles County. Subsection (a) opens the parks to the general public between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and closes them all other hours. The definition in § 5-21.101 is broad: a "public park" or "recreation center facility" means a park, reservation, playground, swimming pool, recreation building, or any other area owned or used by the City and devoted to active or passive recreation, plus open space, accessory structures and any other outside area within the Civic Center. The closing hour therefore reaches well beyond the grass at Salt Lake Park.
Subsection (b) makes it unlawful for any person or group to occupy or be present in a public park during the hours it is not open. The code defines "group" as 25 or more persons, but the closing rule binds a single person just the same. Three exceptions are printed: City employees or agents and peace officers engaged in official business; persons with a special permit issued by the Director of Parks Recreation or designee; and persons or spectators taking part in City sponsored or City-approved programs or events that run outside posted hours of operation.
Subsection (c) gives the Parks and Recreation Commission or the Director of Parks and Recreation power to declare any park or portion of a park closed at any time and for any interval, either temporarily or at regular or stated intervals. Entering or staying in a closed park or closed portion is unlawful, so a field fenced off for maintenance is covered even during open hours. Subsection (d) requires the Director to post signs in public view at the park entrances showing the hours of operation.
The general park conduct rules in § 5-21.102 back up the curfew. Paragraph (p) bars camping, bars setting up tents, shacks or other temporary shelters for overnight camping, and bars leaving a house trailer, camper or similar vehicle in the park area after closing hours. The City skate park at 3401 East Florence Avenue carries a matching schedule in § 5-21.212 (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily, or as otherwise posted by the Director), and § 5-21.211 makes presence there between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without a permit a misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Under § 5-21.103, a violation of the park chapter other than the alcohol rule in § 5-21.102(l) is an infraction punishable by a fine under § 1-2.01. That section sets $50 for a first conviction, $100 for a second within one year, and $250 for a third or later conviction within one year, unless the Code or a City Council resolution provides otherwise. Being in the skate park after hours without a permit is a misdemeanor under § 5-21.211, and the general misdemeanor ceiling in § 1-2.01 is a fine of not more than $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both.
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