Bell County operates few public parks and sets hours by posted sign, not a countywide curfew. City parks in Killeen (Chapter 19) and Temple have posted opening and closing hours—many Killeen parks close by 10 or 11 p.m.—and being in a park after hours is a code violation.
There is no countywide park curfew ordinance in unincorporated Bell County; access to county-associated sites like BLORA (Belton Lake) follows posted and lease rules. City parks are governed by municipal code. Killeen regulates parks under Chapter 19; individual parks post hours (for example, Lions Club Park is posted 5 a.m.–10 p.m. and Lions Neighborhood Park 7 a.m.–11 p.m.), and remaining in a closed park is prohibited. Note: Texas House Bill 1819 (2023) ended cities' and counties' authority to enforce juvenile curfews, so Killeen's former teen curfew is no longer enforceable—but park closing-hour rules, which apply to everyone, remain valid.
Being in a Killeen park after posted closing hours can bring a citation and Class C misdemeanor fine under Chapter 19. Age-based juvenile curfews are no longer enforceable in Texas after HB 1819.
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