Twin Falls, ID Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Section 8-3-9(A) of the Twin Falls City Code sets one schedule for every park in the City of Twin Falls: open to the public every day of the year from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M., except for unusual and unforeseen emergencies and except as otherwise posted. A posted sign therefore controls over the default hours at a particular park. The city council can set a curfew by resolution, and a violation of any such curfew is a misdemeanor.

Subsection (B) gives the director power to close any section or part of a park at any time and for any interval, either temporarily or at regularly stated intervals (daily or otherwise), and either entirely or only to certain uses, whenever the director finds it reasonably necessary. "Park" is defined in § 8-3-2 to include a park, reservation, playground, trail, swimming pool, beach, recreation center, or any other city area devoted to active or passing recreation, so the hours reach trails and the pool as well as lawns.

Being in a park after closing time carries consequences beyond the hours rule itself. Under § 8-3-6(F), camping includes sleeping or remaining in parks during hours when they are ordinarily closed, and no camping is allowed without the director's prior permission, which is limited to organized groups given a designated area. Under § 8-3-5(F)(2), all unauthorized motorized vehicles are prohibited from standing or parking within any Twin Falls park during closed hours, and § 8-3-11(D) lets a police officer have a vehicle left unattended and parked in violation of the chapter removed to the nearest available garage or place of safety. Police officers, the director, and park attendants enforce the chapter and can eject any person acting in violation.