Provo, UT Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Curfew window
- 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. daily
- Exception
- Passing straight through on street/sidewalk
- Overnight parking
- Banned except posted canyon trailhead lots
- Named trailhead lots
- Big Springs, South Fork, Rock Canyon, Slate Canyon
- Default penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine or 6 months jail
Summary
Provo City Code 9.19.030 closes every City park between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., barring anyone on foot, on horseback, or in a vehicle except when passing directly through on a public street or sidewalk. Overnight vehicle parking is banned except in posted canyon trailhead lots.
9.19.030 Curfew Hours. All City parks shall be closed between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the following morning (“curfew hours”). No person or persons shall be permitted in said parks either on foot, or horseback or on any type of vehicle during curfew hours except for the express purpose of traveling directly through the park on a public street or sidewalk passing through the park. No vehicle parking shall be permitted in a City park during curfew hours except in a posted temporary overnight parking area as set forth in Section 9.19.080, Provo City Code.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
the following morning. During that window, no one may be in a park on foot, on horseback, or in any type of vehicle, with a narrow exception for someone traveling directly through the park on a public street or sidewalk that happens to run through it. 080(2) identifies those exceptions as the trailhead lots used for canyon overnight camping, specifically Big Springs Park, the South Fork Trail Head, Rock Canyon Trail Head, and Slate Canyon Trail Head. 090, covering vehicle and animal traffic, speed, littering, parking and alcohol or tobacco use, is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor anywhere within a City park, parkway, airport, or other City-owned public property, and on the public street bordering it. 090(3). 020.
Violations & Fines
Being in a City park during the 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, outside the pass-through exception, is prohibited conduct under Section 9.19.030 and defaults to a class B misdemeanor under Provo's general penalty section 1.03.010(1): up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months in jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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