Snohomish County, WA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Default open time
- 6:00 a.m.
- Default close time
- Dusk
- Code section
- SCC 22.12.080
- Closed-park exception
- Paid designated campsite
- Day-use common hours
- 7 a.m. to dusk
Summary
Where hours are not otherwise posted, Snohomish County parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. until dusk. No one may be present in a county park while it is closed except registered campers in a designated, paid campsite.
Where not so established, county parks shall be open daily from 6:00 a.m. until dusk. No person shall enter into or be present within any county park during the time it is closed except when camping in a designated campsite after having paid the applicable use fee. (Added by § 20 of Res. adopted Apr. 22, 1974; Amended by Ord. 86-001 § 2, Feb. 12, 1986; Amended by Ord. 93-066, Aug. 18, 1993, Eff date Aug. 28, 1993; Amended by Ord. 98-076 § 18, Aug. 19, 1998, Eff date Aug. 31, 1998).
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through legislation passed August 12, 2026).
Full Breakdown
SCC 22.12.080 (Park periods) in the county Park Code sets park hours. Where not specifically established, county parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. until dusk, and no person may enter or remain within any county park during the time it is closed, except when camping in a designated campsite after paying the applicable use fee. Individual parks may post different hours; day-use areas are commonly open 7:00 a.m. to dusk (about 20 minutes after sunset), and campground parks allow campers to arrive later. These are county-park rules, separate from any city park curfew or a general juvenile curfew.
Violations & Fines
Being in a closed county park is a Park Code violation; under Title 22 park violations are enforced by Parks staff and law enforcement and may be charged as an infraction or misdemeanor with fines.
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