San Bernardino County, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 28.0301(a)
- Default hours
- Daybreak to dusk, or as posted
- Entry requirement
- County permit and fee
- Enforcement
- Permit revocation, same-day removal
- Repeat violator ban
- 3 violations/year, county-wide
- Default penalty
- $500-$1,000 fine or up to 6 months jail
Summary
San Bernardino County Code § 28.0301(a) opens every County Regional Park for public use between daybreak and dusk, or as posted, unless the Director restricts hours further or a Board-approved agreement says otherwise. Being in a park outside those hours, or violating any posted rule, exposes a visitor to permit revocation, same-day removal, and a possible park-wide ban.
(a) The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all Regional Parks owned or operated by the County of San Bernardino. Each Regional Park shall be conducted as a public facility for recreational use and associated activities, and shall be open for public use between the hours of daybreak and dusk, or as posted, unless otherwise restricted by the Director or as specified by an agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors.
Full Breakdown
0301 sets the operating-hours baseline for every Regional Park the County owns or operates: each park is to be conducted as a public recreational facility open between daybreak and dusk, or as posted, unless the Director of the Regional Parks Department restricts the hours further or the Board of Supervisors approves a different agreement. Subdivision (b) makes clear the chapter doesn't override conflicting state or federal law or the County's own contracts, and subdivision (c) exempts Regional Parks Department employees performing assigned work during the closed hours.
0303 to post signs, set additional policies, rules, orders and directives, and to revoke the permit of anyone who breaks the chapter or those posted rules. 0305(a) says no one may enter a Regional Park, or camp, picnic, ride horseback, swim, hike, or build or maintain a campfire there, without first obtaining a County permit and paying any required fee. 0308 raises the stakes for repeat violators: three or more permit revocations or chapter convictions within one calendar year triggers a ban from every County Regional Park for the balance of that year. 0206(a)(1), a base fine of $500 to $1,000, up to six months in County jail, or both.
Violations & Fines
Entering or remaining in a County Regional Park outside its daybreak-to-dusk (or posted) hours violates § 28.0301(a) and can trigger immediate permit revocation under § 28.0303(b) and same-day removal under § 28.0305(c). A third revocation or conviction within a calendar year brings a park-wide entry ban for the remainder of that year under § 28.0308. Without a chapter-specific fine, a criminal charge defaults to the County's general misdemeanor penalty of $500 to $1,000 or up to six months in jail under § 11.0206(a)(1).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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