Mono County, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Mono County's closest analog to a park curfew is the camping ordinance in County Code Chapter 7.28. Section 7.28.010(A) defines 'camp' or 'camping' as the act of occupying any ground or spot upon which a tent, vehicle, hut, trailer, or other shelter device is placed for any period of time between sunset and sunrise. Section 7.28.010(B) defines a 'County Park' broadly to include all County Parks, Community Centers and Recreation Facilities, and accompanying parking lots. Section 7.28.020(A) then provides that no person shall camp in any area designated as a County Park, with a narrow exception for temporary camping in support of, or as a result of, an emergency incident such as fire or flood that the Director of Public Works may approve. Section 7.28.020(B) separately prohibits camping on or alongside any paved County road. Exceptions in Section 7.28.030 allow camping on County-controlled land through a Special Event Permit (Chapter 5.50) and allow the Board of Supervisors to designate specific county properties for overnight use at its discretion. Within County-designated campgrounds, Section 7.28.080 imposes additional rules: pets must be leashed (max 10 feet), vehicles or property may not be left unattended more than 72 hours, and campfires may be banned when fire danger is declared extreme. Note: the Town of Mammoth Lakes is a separate incorporated municipality with its own park rules; this entry covers unincorporated Mono County only.