Lynnwood, WA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- General curfew
- Dusk to dawn, no loitering/parking
- Hard-close parks
- Lynndale, Meadowdale Playfields, Heritage Park at 11 p.m.
- Exception
- Director-approved scheduled event
- Parking lots
- Restricted to park users only
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor (LMC 10.16.030)
Summary
Lynnwood parks close to loitering and parking between dusk and dawn under LMC 10.16.020(G). Lynndale Park, Meadowdale Playfields and Heritage Park have a hard 11:00 p.m. closure, and staying past curfew without director-approved special-event permission is a misdemeanor.
Parking or loitering in public parks between dusk and dawn is prohibited except for an authorized scheduled event at Lynndale Park, Meadowdale Playfields or Heritage Park which shall all close at 11:00 p.m. It is unlawful for any person to loiter on, remain in, or otherwise be on said premises during this time except as permitted for special events with written permission from the director. Parking lots are for park users only; no parking lot shall be used for any purpose other than access to the park except as may be permitted for special occasions with written permission from the director.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3512, passed May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020(G) prohibits parking or loitering in any public park between dusk and dawn, with a named exception for an authorized scheduled event. m. It is unlawful for any person to loiter on, remain in, or otherwise be on those premises during the closed period unless the parks director has given written permission for a special event. The same subsection restricts parking lots to park users only, so using a park's lot for any other purpose, such as overflow parking for a nearby business, requires the director's written permission for a special occasion.
16 Parks restrictions, which also bar off-leash dogs, unpermitted vending, alcohol without a permit, fires outside grills, and smoking, all enforced by the same misdemeanor penalty. rules. The parks and recreation restrictions were substantially rewritten by Ord. 3249 in 2017, building on the original 1969 parks ordinance, Ord. 521.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of LMC 10.16.020, including the dusk-to-dawn and 11:00 p.m. park curfew, is a misdemeanor under LMC 10.16.030. Entering an area a park has separately posted as restricted or closed carries its own misdemeanor penalty under LMC 10.16.035(E). The parks, recreation and cultural arts department administers the park rules and their director issues any special-event exception.
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