St. Louis, MO Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide park curfew
- 10:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.
- Applies
- Every day, year-round
- Fine range
- $1.00 to $500.00
- Enforcing dept
- Parks, Recreation and Forestry
- Some parks
- Have their own stricter hours
Summary
St. Louis parks and playgrounds close to loitering from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. year-round under Revised Code § 22.18.010.
No person shall loiter, idle, wander, stroll, play or otherwise be in or upon the confines of any public park or playground or the public areas immediately adjacent thereto between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. throughout the year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 11).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 22.18.010 bars loitering, idling, wandering, strolling or playing in any public park, playground, or adjacent public area between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., every day of the year. Section 22.18.020 exempts permit holders under a Board of Public Service or Parks Director special use permit, people passing through on a public right-of-way, and city employees on duty. Several individual parks (Mt. Pleasant, Buder, Marie Fowler, Phillip J. Lucier, and a cluster including Chambers, Jet Banks, Norman Seay, Terry and Tiffany Parks) have their own tighter or seasonally adjusted curfew hours set by separate sections of this chapter. Parking a vehicle in any park between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is separately prohibited under § 22.18.030, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry must post the restrictions in every park under § 22.18.040.
Violations & Fines
Violating the park curfew is punishable by a fine of not less than $1.00 nor more than $500.00 under § 22.18.050.
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