South Bend parks are open dawn to dusk. Being in a park after dusk is treated as trespassing, enforced by police and park staff. Motorized scooters and motorbikes are prohibited on park grounds.
South Bend's Venues Parks & Arts properties operate on dawn-to-dusk hours unless a facility posts different times or a permitted event is underway. Anyone present after dusk is considered to be trespassing under the park rules (Ord. No. 19-75) and may be cited or fined. Park regulations also prohibit motorized scooters and motorbikes on park grounds (Ord. No. 8112-90). Trails, athletic fields, and lighted facilities may keep posted extended hours for scheduled programming. Unauthorized camping and after-hours gatherings are not permitted. Park rules are administered by South Bend Venues Parks & Arts and enforced with the South Bend Police Department.
After-hours presence is treated as trespassing; violators may be issued citations and fined. Vandalism or destruction of park property during closed hours can bring criminal charges.
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