Bucks County, PA Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Section 4(B) of the Bucks County Park System Rules and Regulations sets standard park hours at sunrise to sunset each day, unless the Director issues a general or specific notice establishing different hours; section 4(C) lets the Director close any section or part of a park entirely or for certain uses, temporarily or on a recurring schedule, for any interval the Director finds necessary. A handful of roadways, including portions of Chapman Road, Creek Road and New Galena Road in Peace Valley Park and County Way and Library Way in Bristol Township, stay open 24 hours for transient vehicle traffic regardless.

24(A) makes it a violation to enter upon any grounds or into any fenced-in area posted by the Department with 'No Trespassing' signs, or any sign indicating the area is not open to the general public, without first obtaining a permit from the Department. D). Anyone the Director closes an area to may appeal that closure in writing within 10 business days under section 4(C). § 16512. As with every rule in Ordinance No. 170, this trespass and closed-hours rule reaches only Bucks County's own park system; it says nothing about loitering on township or borough streets and sidewalks outside county parkland.