Rowlett, TX Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

The City of Rowlett's Park Rules and Regulations set park hours from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., so the parks effectively have an overnight curfew and are not open to the public between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Rowlett's parks are governed by Chapter 42 (Parks and Recreation) of the Code of Ordinances. The published park rules also prohibit alcoholic beverages, glass containers (only plastic or metal allowed), and swimming in the lakes; require pets to be leashed and kept away from playgrounds; restrict vehicles and parking to designated paved and marked areas; allow fires only in enclosed fireplaces or grills (no charcoal grills on grass or picnic tables); and confine bicycles, skates, skateboards, golfing, and radio-controlled planes and boats to designated areas. Pavilion reservations are tied to park hours. Importantly, this is a general park-hours rule that applies to all park users regardless of age. It is separate from juvenile curfews: Texas House Bill 1819, effective September 1, 2023, prohibits Texas cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any curfew on people younger than 18 (Local Government Code Section 370.008), so Rowlett cannot enforce an age-based juvenile curfew. The park-hours rule remains valid because it restricts when anyone may be in a park, not the activity of minors specifically.