Riverside, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

RMC § 9.08.110(A) provides: 'All parks owned by the City of Riverside or to be hereafter owned by the City of Riverside, shall be closed from thirty minutes after sunset of one day and thirty minutes before sunrise of the next day except for those uses noted in Section 9.08.110(C.) or 9.08.120.' Subsection (B) makes it unlawful for any person or vehicle to be present in or use any closed park. Subsection (C) lists exceptions: persons attending events sponsored by the City Parks & Recreation Department, persons conducting activities under a written Park Department permit, persons engaged in City business, persons engaged in an authorized City program, or persons engaged in an activity at a city park or community center for which a Facility Reservation permit authorizing non-daylight use has been obtained. Subsection (D) authorizes the Park & Recreation Director to declare emergency park closures (flood, storm, fire, riot) and bars unauthorized entry during such closures. The juvenile curfew under RMC Chapter 9.06 (10 p.m.-6 a.m. for minors) overlays the park curfew — a minor in a park between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in violation of both ordinances. White Park has additional posted hours set by the Parks Director under RMC § 9.08.015(E).