Santa Maria, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

10, sets a blanket rule: there shall be no overnight camping, sleeping, or parking within any public park at any time, and no permit issued under Title 10 (Recreation and Parks) may authorize an activity to continue past twelve midnight on the permitted date. Any overnight camping, sleeping, or parking is expressly made a misdemeanor. 205, which lets the City post individual facilities and parks with restricted hours; that section makes it unlawful to be present in a posted facility or park during the posted closed hours, with signage in letters at least one inch tall at every public entrance stating the closure hours, and lets on-site supervising staff extend closing by up to two and a half hours for an approved departmental event. 205. 04, though that section applies specifically to open waterfront recreational park areas.