North Las Vegas, NV Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Park hours
- 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. daily
- Trail hours
- 5:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. daily
- Curfew (parks)
- 11:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m., no loitering
- Curfew (trails)
- 11:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m., no loitering
- Penalty
- up to $500 fine / 6 months jail
Summary
City parks in North Las Vegas are open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily and trails 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., unless posted otherwise. Loitering in a park between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., or on a trail between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., without the Parks Director's written permission is a punishable violation.
All parks shall be open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, unless otherwise posted or approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation (Director) or their designee. Trails shall be open from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily, unless otherwise posted or approved by the Director or their designee. ... 1.Remain, stay, or loiter, in any public park between the hours of eleven p.m. and six a.m., unless otherwise posted, or on any public trail between the hours of eleven p.m. to five a.m., unless otherwise posted, without the written permission of the Director or their designee; provided, that this subsection shall not prevent persons from camping overnight in any portion of any park set aside for that purpose as provided in subsection 10 below.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 146 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
daily, unless a different schedule is posted or approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation or a designee. , without the Director's written permission. 020(10), which separately defines unauthorized 'camping' (sleeping, storing belongings, unauthorized fires, using a tent or vehicle for sleeping, cooking outside a designated grill, or washing laundry). Outside a posted campground area, anyone found in a park or trail during closed hours without written permission is in violation regardless of intent. The rules apply to every City-owned park, recreation facility, and trail in North Las Vegas, and posted signage superseding the default hours controls over the statutory default.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 12.16, including the park and trail curfew, is punishable under Section 12.16.120 by a fine of up to $500, imprisonment in the City jail for up to six months, or both. Because that section sets a specific chapter-wide penalty, it displaces the Code's general $1,000 misdemeanor penalty for curfew violations inside parks and trails.
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