Yucaipa, CA Curfew Laws: Park Curfew (2026)

Yucaipa Municipal Code § 12.04.040 sets the park hours for the City of Yucaipa: no person is allowed in any city park facility except between sunrise and sunset each day, other than for use of lighted courts until ten p.m., or unless a facility use permit or special event permit is obtained. The section also says nothing in it limits the city's authority to close a city park and restrict access during daytime hours as it deems appropriate, including closures needed for maintenance. A posted daytime closure is therefore enforceable the same way as the after-dark rule.

The hours rule sits in Chapter 12.04 (City Parks), and § 12.04.020 makes compliance with every regulation in the chapter a condition of entering, being in or remaining in a park. Under § 12.04.030 the rules apply to all parks in the city unless the chapter says otherwise. The chapter defines a park as any park, playground, athletic field, or outside recreation area operated by the city, alone or with another governmental or private entity.

Skate parks carry their own after-dark rule in § 12.04.035: nobody can use a skate park facility one-half hour after sunset or one-half hour before sunrise of the following day without an approved facility reservation permit. Camping and open fires are separate bans under § 12.04.170, which prohibits both without an approved special event permit.

A standard facility reservation permit has to be submitted at least one week before, and not more than eight weeks ahead of, the planned use (§ 12.04.270). Under § 12.04.350 the city police department has primary responsibility for enforcing the park chapter, including state-law violations inside city parks.