Longmont, CO Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Community parks/breezeways/microplazas
- 5:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. daily
- Neighborhood parks/nature areas/dog parks
- 1 hr before sunrise to 1 hr after sunset
- Lighted facilities
- open until 10:00 p.m.
- Button Rock Preserve lots
- same sunrise/sunset hours; overnight parking unlawful
- After-hours entry
- separate violation under §13.20.050(A)(1)
- Fine schedule
- $100/$200/$300-500 (§13.20.110)
- Hours may be modified by
- general manager, posted on site
Summary
Longmont's community parks, breezeways and microplazas close nightly and reopen daily under Longmont Municipal Code § 13.20.090: public use runs 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Neighborhood parks, nature areas, greenways and dog parks instead follow sunrise-to-sunset hours set by the National Weather Service, with lighted facilities staying open until 10:00 p.m. Entering or remaining in a park after hours is a separately enumerated violation.
A.In community parks, and in breezeways and microplazas, the hours of public use shall be 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week.B.In neighborhood parks, nature areas, greenways, and dog parks, the hours of public use shall be between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset as those times are published by the National Weather Service, seven days a week, except as otherwise posted. Lighted park facilities will remain open for their intended use until 10:00 p.m., seven days a week, except as otherwise posted. ... E.The hours of public use of the parking lots at Button Rock Preserve shall be between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset, as those times are published by the National Weather Service, seven days a week, except as otherwise posted. It is unlawful to leave a vehicle in any Button Rock Preserve parking lot outside these hours.
Full Breakdown
090 sets three different closing schedules depending on the type of public land. every day of the week under subsection A. , under subsection B. Continuous travel through a park on a designated greenway trail is allowed at all times regardless of the posted hours, per subsection C. Button Rock Preserve's parking lots follow the same sunrise-to-sunset schedule, and subsection E makes it unlawful to leave a vehicle in a Button Rock Preserve lot outside those hours. 050(A)(1). 090(G). 090(D).
Violations & Fines
Being in a Longmont park, breezeway, microplaza, nature area or Button Rock Preserve parking lot outside its posted hours, or refusing to leave when hours end, violates § 13.20.050(A)(1) and is punishable under the chapter's penalty schedule in § 13.20.110: a $100.00 fine for a first offense, $200.00 for a second, and $300.00 to $500.00 for a third or later offense, none of which the municipal court may suspend or reduce.
Frequently Asked Questions
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