Littleton, CO Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

City Code section 6-9-3, the chapter governing conduct in public parks and open space, states flatly at subsection (O) that overnight camping and open fires are prohibited in any public park or open space, with no exception written into the text and no permit process that can authorize it, unlike the alcohol, reservation and special-event permits the same section allows under subsection (A). hours, and alongside subsection (E)'s ban on installing tents, booths, stands, awnings or canopies without the city manager's written permission, meaning even a daytime tent setup needs sign-off.

The section further bars unauthorized structures like tree houses, prohibits littering and requires trash to be packed out or placed in disposal receptacles under subsection (P), and gives the city manager authority to require permits for guaranteed park use. Together these provisions function as Littleton's tool against encampments on city park land: nobody may lawfully sleep overnight or light a fire there, the property must stay litter-free, and enforcement runs through the citywide general penalty since section 6-9-3 sets no fine of its own.