Sandy Springs, GA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Default closure
- dusk to 7:00 a.m.
- Exception
- authorized supervised activities only
- Abernathy Greenway North
- open to 10 p.m.
- Morgan Falls Athletic Complex
- open to 11 p.m.
- Hammond Park
- open to 11 p.m.
Summary
Sandy Springs closes all city parks from dusk until 7:00 a.m., barring anyone from the grounds except city employees or people in a supervised, city-authorized activity, under Code Sec. 42-29, though several parks have posted later closing times.
(a)All city parks are closed, and no person is authorized to be on the premises or property of any city park, between dusk and 7:00 a.m., except authorized city employees or persons engaged in supervised activities authorized by the city recreation and parks director or the city council. All city parks that remain open outside the hours permitted by this Code section due to supervised activities properly authorized shall cease when such activities are no longer supervised.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 24 | Development Code: Supplement 2 | Technical Manuals: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Code Sec. : no one is authorized to be on park premises during that window unless they are an authorized city employee or taking part in a supervised activity approved by the recreation and parks director or city council. Even an authorized supervised activity loses its cover once it stops being supervised, meaning stragglers after a permitted event ends are back in violation. , reflecting their use for evening athletic programming. Outside those named exceptions, the dusk closure controls, and it is enforced alongside the rest of the parks article: Sec.
42-26 makes any violation of the article punishable under the general Code penalty, and code enforcement or police officers can cite someone found on park grounds after hours.
Violations & Fines
Being on city park property after the dusk closure, outside an authorized supervised activity, is a violation of the parks article under Sec. 42-26, punished under Sec. 1-10: a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, up to 30 days of confinement at labor, or a combination.
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Sources & Official References
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