Kennewick, WA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Standard closing
- sunset +30 min to 6am
- Pickleball complex hours
- 10pm to 6am
- Violation
- misdemeanor
- Extra enforcement
- 30-365 day trespass notice
Summary
Kennewick's City parks close one-half hour after sunset and reopen at 6 a.m., with a later 10 p.m. curfew at the Lawrence Scott Pickleball Complex; being caught in a park after hours is a misdemeanor.
Rules governing use of City parks and facilities - violations a misdemeanor. Any person violating any of the below noted provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor (a) Parks close one-half hour after sunset until 6:00 a.m., with the exception of the Lawrence Scott Pickleball Complex, which closes at 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. and for access to and from the Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex for food and beverage service with approved vendor during regular business hours.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
KMC 10.08.040(4)(a) closes Kennewick's City parks one-half hour after sunset until 6:00 a.m., with the Lawrence Scott Pickleball Complex on its own 10:00 p.m.-to-6:00 a.m. schedule and an exception for approved-vendor food and beverage access at the Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex. Being in a park after hours is a misdemeanor, not just an infraction, subsection (4) breaks from the class-3-infraction rules that cover lesser park violations in subsection (2). Police or the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Director can also issue a 30-to-365-day trespass notice under subsection (5).
Violations & Fines
Being in a City park past closing is a misdemeanor under KMC 10.08.040(4)(a), not a mere infraction, and can lead to a 30-365 day park trespass notice under subsection (5).
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