Palm Springs, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 11.44.060(20), Prohibited Conduct Generally
- Default hours
- Open dawn to 10:00 p.m. every day
- Adjustable
- City manager may extend or limit hours per park
- After-hours entry
- Unlawful without a city manager permit
- Notice
- Closing hours must be posted at park entrances
- Enforcement tool
- Ejection from park instead of arrest under Sec. 11.44.020
Summary
Palm Springs parks close between 10:00 p.m. and dawn under Section 11.44.060(20), and no one may enter or stay inside a closed park without a city manager permit. The city manager can extend or shorten hours for any park, and closing times must be posted at every park entrance.
As a general rule, parks shall be open to the public every day of the year between dawn and ten pm. The city manager may, in the city manager's reasonable discretion, extend or limit such hours for any park or a portion of any park. No person shall enter, be, or remain in any park during the time when such park is closed, unless he or she has obtained a permit therefore from the city manager. Park closing hours shall be posted at park entrances;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4923139; v14 updated 2026-06-24).
Full Breakdown
060(20) sets the citywide default: parks shall be open to the public every day of the year between dawn and ten pm, giving the city manager reasonable discretion to extend or limit those hours for any individual park or a portion of one. The same subsection makes it unlawful for anyone to enter, be, or remain in any park during the time when such park is closed, unless the person has first obtained a permit from the city manager, and requires that park closing hours shall be posted at park entrances so the public has notice of the exact cutoff for each location.
050 that carry the same force once posted. 020 gives the city manager and any peace officer authority to eject a violator from the park instead of arresting or citing them, and anyone ejected may not return to the same park for the remainder of that day plus the following two calendar days without permission.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 11.44 does not print a standalone fine for the after-hours closure in subsection (20); as with other Chapter 11.44 conduct, it is enforced through ejection from the park under Section 11.44.020 or prosecuted under the code's general penalties in Sections 1.01.140 through 1.01.160, up to $1,000 and six months in jail if charged as a misdemeanor.
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