Parker, CO Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew hours
- 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Governing section
- Parker Municipal Code § 12.02.130
- Exception
- Written Town authorization
- Penalty
- Civil fine up to $499
- Adopting ordinance
- Ordinance 12.03, 1989
Summary
Section 12.02.130 of the Parker park regulations closes all Town park lands between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., making it unlawful to enter, use or occupy a park during that window unless the Town has authorized the entry in writing.
It is unlawful to enter, use or occupy park lands between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except when such entry, use or occupancy is authorized in writing by the Town.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 12.02, the Town's park regulations adopted under Ordinance 12.03 in 1989, sets a nightly curfew at Section 12.02.130: it is unlawful to enter, use or occupy park lands between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., except when the Town has authorized that entry, use or occupancy in writing. Park lands are broadly defined in Section 12.02.020 as all public recreation lands, waters or facilities the Town owns, leases or operates, so the curfew covers Parker's full park, open space and trail-side facility system, not just Mainstreet-area sites.
The curfew sits alongside other closed-hours rules in the same chapter: Section 12.02.030 separately bars trespassing into any enclosed park area, such as a fenced pool or tennis court, when it is locked or posted as closed, and camping on park lands, formerly addressed at Section 12.02.120, was repealed in 2018 and is now addressed under Section 8.07.100 instead. Enforcement of the curfew and the rest of Chapter 12.02 rests with Town personnel and, per the chapter's definitions, officers of the Parker Police Department, who are authorized to grant written after-hours access for events or maintenance.
Violations & Fines
A curfew violation under Section 12.02.130 is enforced through Section 12.02.240 as a civil infraction, carrying a fine of up to $499 assessed at the discretion of the Municipal Judge, with no jail sentence available for this offense. The civil, rather than criminal, treatment applies to the park curfew specifically because Section 12.02.240 reserves misdemeanor and jail exposure only for the discharge-of-firearms and hunting violations elsewhere in the same chapter.
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