La Habra, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 12.28.010, in Chapter 12.28, Parks, sets the default park curfew at ten p.m. to six a.m.: it is unlawful for any person to willfully enter or be present in a city-owned public park or recreation facility during that window. The city council can modify the closing hour by resolution, but only within a defined range, somewhere between sunset and ten a.m., so it cannot push the closure later than ten a.m. or the curfew start earlier than sunset. Two exceptions are built into the section: recreational activities run by the community services department are exempt outright, and community organizations or groups holding a duly authorized permit from that department may continue activities past the curfew, though the city council itself must approve any initial fundraising event or other activity the recreation director refers to it.

Subsection B requires the actual hours in force at each park or recreation facility to be posted on site, so enforcement depends on posted signage matching whatever hours are currently in effect by ordinance or council resolution. The section sits alongside other park-conduct rules in Chapter 12.28: § 12.28.020 bars leaving glass or sharp objects where park users could be cut, § 12.28.060 bars vandalism and unauthorized fires, and § 12.28.120 requires a permit for overnight camping in a park, tying the curfew into a broader after-hours framework rather than standing alone. The chapter's park rules trace to Ordinance No. 859 § 1, adopted in 1973.