Charlotte County parks and boat ramps close at dusk or a posted hour. Being in a closed park is trespassing. Charlotte Harbor accesses, Placida and El Jobean ramps, and Manasota Key beach parking are patrolled, and overnight parking and camping are prohibited.
Charlotte County's parks, boat ramps, and beach accesses close at dusk unless a posted sign sets other hours, with lighted athletic fields sometimes running later for scheduled play. After-hours presence is enforced as trespass under Fla. Stat. §810.09. Overnight parking and camping at day-use parks, the Charlotte Harbor and Placida-area ramps, and Manasota Key and Englewood beach lots are prohibited. Punta Gorda sets its own park hours, so check the sign at whichever site you use before staying past sundown.
After-hours presence in a closed county park is trespassing under Fla. Stat. §810.09, a misdemeanor. Overnight parking or camping draws citations, and vehicles left at closed accesses can be towed.
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