Sheboygan, WI Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 74-41 sets the hours for every park the City of Sheboygan operates. Subsection (b) closes all city parks to all vehicular traffic and to all persons between 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. year-round, so the rule reaches people on foot as well as drivers. Four parks run a tighter clock: Evergreen Park, Jaycee Park, E.H. May Environmental Park and Franklin Park are closed from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Inside the parks, designated picnic areas and shelters close at 10:00 p.m., while the Kiwanis and Roosevelt fieldhouses, Quarry View Center, General King Park Shelter and Deland Community Center close at 11:00 p.m. The section adds that those areas and facilities can be reserved in advance by permit under public works department rules and regulations.

Two carve-outs sit in subsection (b)(2). An organization that contracts with the city for use of the Wildwood Complex operates under its agreement with the city, and the director of public works can approve other hours upon prior approval. Subsection (a) adds a seasonal vehicle rule: Evergreen Park is closed to vehicular traffic from October 15 to May 1, with parking areas designated for winter use, and the city parks stay open to the public year-round otherwise.

Enforcement runs through Sec. 74-66. Personnel authorized by the chief of police can eject a person from all city parks for a period not to exceed 90 days when that person violates park rules, city ordinances or state laws within a park. The common council sets the period by resolution, and appeals go to the chief of police or the chief's designee. Entering a park during an ejection is itself unlawful, and a parent or guardian who was told of a child's ejection can be cited if the child trespasses. Sec. 74-13 adds that a violation of the park rules the council approves is a violation of Chapter 74.