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Moreno Valley, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Park hours
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Camping after hours
Prohibited unless director-approved event
Fires after hours
Banned without director's written permission
Penalty
Infraction under Section 11.40.100(B)
Enforcement
Police and park ranger staff

Summary

Moreno Valley parks close to visitors overnight. Section 11.40.040(K) bars anyone from tenting, camping, lodging or otherwise being present in a city or district park after 10:00 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m., unless they are lawfully attending an event the parks director has approved.

No person shall tent, camp, lodge, or otherwise be present in any park after ten p.m. or before eight a.m. except when lawfully in attendance at an event approved by the director. ... No fire shall be lit or maintained within a park between the hours of ten p.m. and eight a.m. of the next succeeding day, except by written permission of the director.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4887234; v10 updated 2026-04-07).

Full Breakdown

050. the next day without the director's written permission. Together the two rules keep Moreno Valley's parks, parkways and recreation facilities, including trails and the Box Springs Mountain wildland interface areas the district maintains, closed to camping and open flame overnight. 090 to enter public and restricted parts of any park to enforce it.

Violations & Fines

Being present in a Moreno Valley park after 10:00 p.m. or before 8:00 a.m. without director approval is an infraction under Section 11.40.100(B), punishable under Section 1.01.200 of the code. Section 11.40.100(C) also lets the director order the violator to leave immediately and bar them from every city and district park, parkway and facility for the remainder of that day.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time do Moreno Valley parks close?
Parks close to overnight presence at 10:00 p.m. and reopen at 8:00 a.m. Section 11.40.040(K) bars anyone from tenting, camping, lodging or otherwise being present in any city or district park during those hours unless they are lawfully attending an event the director has approved.
Can I have a campfire in a Moreno Valley park at night?
Only with written permission from the parks director. Section 11.40.040(J) bars lighting or maintaining any fire in a park between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the next day, and otherwise confines fires to stoves or facilities the district has specifically provided for that purpose.
What happens if a park ranger finds someone camping overnight?
It is an infraction under Section 11.40.100(B). Beyond a citation under Section 1.01.200, Section 11.40.100(C) lets the director order the person to leave the park immediately and bar them from every city and district park for the rest of that day.

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