Harford County parks close from dusk to dawn, and Aberdeen, Bel Air, and Havre de Grace close their own parks overnight. Remaining in a posted, closed park is criminal trespass under Maryland Criminal Law 6-402, which bars entering property posted against trespass.
The Harford County Department of Parks and Recreation runs sites such as Rocks State Park access areas, Eden Mill, and county fields, and posts closing hours that generally run from dusk to dawn unless a permit or scheduled program allows otherwise. Municipal parks in Aberdeen, Bel Air, and Havre de Grace, including the Havre de Grace promenade and waterfront, set their own posted evening closing times. Posted signs at each entrance control. Maryland Criminal Law Section 6-402 makes it a crime to enter or trespass on property posted conspicuously against trespass, and Section 6-403 reaches anyone who stays after being told to leave. Staying in a closed park is trespass; vehicles left overnight can be ticketed or towed.
County park rangers and municipal police enforce closing hours. Remaining in a posted, closed park is a misdemeanor trespass under Maryland Criminal Law 6-402, carrying a fine and possible jail, plus removal and towing of a vehicle left after closing.
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