Curfew Laws in California (2026)

Minors under 18 cannot loiter or wander Gilroy's streets, parks or other public places between 11 p.m. and daylight…

RMC § 9.06.020 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be in any public street, park, or other public place between…

In the City of Aliso Viejo, California, minors under 18 may not be in a public place or on the premises of an…

Anaheim bars anyone under 17 from public places, vacant lots or business establishments between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00…

Antioch Municipal Code § 5-10.203 bars anyone under 18 from remaining in a public place, in a parked or moving vehicle…

Apple Valley Municipal Code § 11.24.030 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to loiter, wander or remain in public…

In the City of Arcadia, California, Section 4250 bars anyone under 18 from loitering on any public street, avenue…

Bakersfield Municipal Code § 9.44.010 bars minors under 18 from loitering on streets, in places of amusement or…

In the City of Beaumont, California, curfew hours run from 10:00 p.m. any night until 6:00 a.m. the following morning…

Brentwood bars minors under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and midnight Sunday through Thursday, and from 12:01…

Minors ages 6-18 may not be in public places, businesses or vacant lots in Buena Park between 10 p.m. and sunrise…

Butte County bars anyone under 18 from public places and business premises from 10 p.m. (11 p.m. during Daylight Saving…

Calaveras County bars minors under eighteen from loitering in public places between 10:30 p.m. and daylight under §…

Camarillo bars minors under 18 from remaining in public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., with a first violation…

Carlsbad bans anyone under 18 from public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Municipal Code Chapter 8.04…

Minors under 18 cannot be in Carson's streets, parks, or vacant lots between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise unless they qualify…

In Cathedral City, any person under eighteen is barred from public places and from the premises of any business…

Ceres bars minors from public places and businesses from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. under its juvenile curfew ordinance, with…

Chino Hills bars minors under 18 from public places on school days between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. under the daytime…

Chula Vista bars anyone under 18 from any public place or business premises between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and makes…

Clovis bans anyone under 18 from being in any public place or on the premises of a business open to the public between…

Compton bars anyone under 18 from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Municipal Code Sec. 7-2.2…

Corona bars anyone under 18 from being in any public place or on the premises of a business within the city between…

Cupertino bars anyone under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on school nights and between midnight and…

Downey Municipal Code §4108 bars anyone under 18 from being in any public place or business establishment between 10:00…

Eastvale bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and separately makes…

El Cajon bars anyone under 18 from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Municipal Code Section…

Elk Grove bars anyone under 18 from public places and business establishments between 10:00 p.m. and daylight. EGMC…

Escondido bars minors under 18 from remaining in any public place between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and makes parents…

Fairfield bans minors under 18 from public places from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. every night, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m…

Folsom bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or playing in public streets, parks, businesses open to the…

In the City of Fountain Valley, California, minors under eighteen cannot be in a public place or on the premises of an…

Fremont enforces a nighttime curfew for minors. Municipal Code Section 9.45.020 bars any youth under 18 from loitering…

Fresno Municipal Code Section 9-2508 bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or playing on public streets…

Minors in unincorporated Fresno County face a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. under Chapter 10.40. It is unlawful…

Fullerton bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. FMC Chapter 7.20…

Minors under 18 cannot be in any Garden Grove public place or business between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code…

In the City of Gardena, anyone under eighteen may not be in a public place or on the premises of a business between…

Unincorporated Glenn County bars anyone under 18 from loitering or remaining in any public place between 10 p.m. and 6…

Minors under 18 may not be in any public place or on the premises of a business open to the public within Hanford…

Hawthorne bars minors from public places and businesses between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. every night of the week…

Hemet bars minors under 18 from public places and business premises during set curfew hours, with listed exceptions for…

The Hercules Youth Protection Ordinance bars school-age minors from being away from home during a daytime truancy…

Hesperia's juvenile curfew makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under 18 to loiter on streets, sidewalks, parks, or public…

In the City of Highland, curfew hours for minors under 18 run from 10:00 p.m. on any day until 6:00 a.m. the next day…

Minors under 18 cannot be in any public place or on business premises in Huntington Beach between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

In the City of Huntington Park, California, a minor under 18 commits an offense by being in a public place or an…

Imperial County makes it a misdemeanor for a minor to loiter in public or trespass on private property between midnight…

Indio bars minors 17 and under from public places between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11 p.m. to 5…

Irvine bars anyone under 18 from remaining in public places or private businesses between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the…

Kings County bars anyone under 18 in the unincorporated county from being out on streets, in parks or at entertainment…

In the City of La Habra, minors under eighteen may not be in any public place or on the premises of a business during…

In the City of La Mesa, no one under eighteen may be in a public place between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Chapter…

In the City of Lake Elsinore, Municipal Code § 9.76.020 bars anyone under 18 from public streets, parks, playgrounds…

Lakewood bars anyone under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code Section 4251. Parents…

Lancaster makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to remain in a public place or business open to the public between…

Long Beach bans minors under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code § 9.58.010, with a…

Los Banos bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or playing in public streets, parks, and other public places…

Madera enforces a nightly curfew for anyone under 18: minors cannot be in a public place or on business premises from…

In unincorporated Marin County it is unlawful for anyone under 16 to loiter, idle, stroll or play in a public street…

Menifee Municipal Code Section 11.15.030 bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises between 10 p.m…

Merced County Code Section 10.44.010 makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under 18 to loiter on a public street or public…

Modesto Code § 4-7.202 makes it unlawful for a minor under sixteen to linger or remain in any public place between…

Monterey bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under § 22-6…

Minors under 18 may not remain in any public place or business in unincorporated Monterey County between 10 p.m. and 6…

In the City of Monterey Park, minors under eighteen cannot remain in any public place or business establishment during…

Moorpark bars minors under 18 from loitering in public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., with a separate daytime…

Mountain View bars minors under 18 from loitering in public streets, parks or other public places between 10 p.m. and…

Murrieta bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., and holds parents…

In National City, Municipal Code § 10.60.010 sets curfew hours from ten p.m. any evening of the week until five a.m…

Norwalk bars minors from public and private streets, parks, businesses and vacant lots between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise…

In the City of Novato, California, minors under 16 cannot remain in public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., and…

Oceanside bars anyone under 18 from any public place between 10:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. under City Code Section 16.3, and…

Ontario Municipal Code Sec. 5-7.02 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to remain on a public street, park, or other…

Orange bars minors from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Municipal Code Section 9.28.030, and…

In unincorporated Orange County, no minor under 18 may remain in a public place or on the premises of a business…

Palm Springs bars minors under 18 from public places and businesses between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code…

Minors under 18 may not be in any public place or business establishment in Palmdale between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m…

In the City of Paramount, California, it is unlawful for anyone under 18 to be in a public place or on the premises of…

Perris bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering, or remaining on any public street, park, or building between…

In the City of Placentia, California, minors under 18 cannot tarry or remain in a public place or on the premises of an…

In unincorporated Placer County, anyone under 18 may not loiter on streets, roads, highways or any place open to the…

Pleasanton sets curfew hours from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. and makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to remain in a…

Minors under 18 may not be in a public place or business establishment in Pomona from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sunday…

Redding Municipal Code Section 10.50.020 bars anyone under eighteen from loitering on streets, parks, or other public…

Redlands bars minors under 18 from public places between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM under City Code section 9.24.020, with an…

Redondo Beach bars minors under 18 from public places or business premises during nighttime hours of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00…

Redwood City makes it unlawful for a minor to remain in any public place during curfew hours: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday…

Rialto Municipal Code 9.76.020 makes it an offense for anyone under 18 to remain in a public place or business during…

Riverside County bans minors under 18 from public places and business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the…

Minors under 18 cannot loiter, wander, or aimlessly remain in Rohnert Park's public spaces between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m…

Sacramento bans minors from public places and business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under City Code Chapter…

Minors may not be in any public place or business open to the public in unincorporated Sacramento County between 10:00…

Salinas Municipal Code Sec. 21-6 bars anyone under 18 from public streets, parks, and other public places between 11:00…

Unincorporated San Benito County sets a nighttime curfew for minors of 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Sunday-Thursday and 11 p.m.-5…

San Bernardino County Code § 25.0101 makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under 18 to loiter, idle or wander the streets…

San Diego bars minors under 18 from public places and business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Parents or guardians…

San Francisco bars minors under 14 from public streets, parks, and places between midnight and 5 a.m. unless an…

In the City of San Jacinto, California, San Jacinto Municipal Code § 9.20.030 makes it unlawful for anyone under…

San Jose bars minors under 16 from public places 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., and minors 16-17 from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., under…

San Leandro bars unemancipated minors from public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under SLMC § 4-1-310, and…

Minors under 18 can't be out in public countywide from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weeknights, and 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. on…

San Marcos bars anyone under 18 from being in a public place between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under the city's Parental…

Unincorporated San Mateo County bars youths under 18 from public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. weeknights, midnight…

San Rafael bans anyone under 18 from public streets, parks or squares between 11 p.m. and daylight under SRMC…

San Ramon bars anyone under 18 from remaining or loitering in streets or public places between 10 p.m. and a half hour…

Santa Ana bars minors from public places and businesses between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Sections 10-181 through…

County Code Sec. 20-1.2 bars anyone under 18 from unincorporated public places between 10 p.m. (11 p.m. during daylight…

Unincorporated Santa Clara County bars anyone under 18 from unsupervised public streets, parks, and lots between 10…

Santa Clarita Municipal Code Section 11.56.020 bars anyone under eighteen from being on a public street, business, or…

Santa Cruz Municipal Code §9.04.030 makes it unlawful for a child under 16 to tarry or remain in any public place…

Santa Cruz County bars minors under 18 from lingering in public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under the Youth…

Santa Maria makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to loiter on streets, sidewalks, parks, parking lots or other public…

Minors under 18 may not be in any public place or business establishment in Simi Valley between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

In the City of Sonoma, minors under 18 cannot loiter, wander, or play in public streets, parks, or other unsupervised…

South Gate bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., with listed…

Tracy bars minors under 18 from public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under its Youth Protection Curfew…

Minors under 18 in Turlock may not loiter or roam in public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., unless accompanied by a…

Tustin bars anyone under eighteen from being in a public place or business establishment between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00…

Union City bars anyone under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. under its Youth Protection Ordinance…

Upland Municipal Code § 9.12.030 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to be in public streets, parks, or other public…

Victorville bars anyone under 18 from being in a public place or business establishment between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m…

In the City of Watsonville, California, it is unlawful for an unemancipated minor under eighteen (18) to tarry in any…

West Covina bars anyone under 18 from being in any public place or establishment between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under…

West Sacramento bars minors under 18 from remaining in any public place or business in the city between 11 p.m. and 6…

Whittier bans minors under 18 from public places and business premises between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under its nighttime…

Minors under 18 may not be in a public place or an establishment in unincorporated Yolo County between 10 p.m. (11 p.m…

In the City of Yorba Linda, minors under 18 cannot be in any public place or establishment between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m…

In the City of Yucaipa, anyone under 18 who loiters on public streets, sidewalks, parks or other public places between…

Alhambra bans minors under 18 from loitering, wandering, or driving aimlessly in any public street, park, playground…

Baldwin Park bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises open to the public between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m…

Bellflower bars minors under 18 from loitering on public streets, sidewalks, parks and other public places between…

Minors under 18 in Chico may not loiter unaccompanied in public places between 10 or 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., under Chico…

Chino Municipal Code § 9.80.040 bars minors under 18 from loitering or wandering in public streets or places between…

Minors under 18 may not be in any public place in unincorporated Contra Costa County between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday…

Costa Mesa's juvenile curfew runs from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. every night. Under sections 11-51 and 11-51.5, it's…

Dublin, Alameda County, bars minors under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and daylight, with exceptions for being…

El Dorado County bars anyone under 18 from loitering in public places, including streets, parks, and businesses…

El Monte bars anyone under 18 from being in public places from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights…

Fontana bars anyone under 18 from being in a public place or business establishment between 10 p.m. and sunrise, unless…

Glendale bars minors from public places and establishments between 10 p.m. and sunrise, and separately enforces a…

Hayward bars minors under 18 from public places between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on school nights, and from 12:01 a.m. to 6…

Inglewood bars anyone under 18 from public streets, parks and businesses between 10 p.m. and sunrise on school nights…

Unemancipated minors cannot loiter, wander or roam by vehicle on public streets, parks or businesses in unincorporated…

Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Section 11-6-2 bars anyone under 18 from remaining in a public place or on an…

In unincorporated Lake County, anyone under 18 may not be in a public street, park or other place open to the public…

Lodi bans minors under 18 from loitering in any public place between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. under Municipal Code Chapter…

Minors under 18 are prohibited from being in public places between 10 p.m. and sunrise. A separate daytime curfew bars…

Minors under 18 may not be present in any public place between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise unless they qualify for one of…

In the City of Lynwood, minors under 18 may not be in any public place or establishment between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

Madera County bars anyone under eighteen from being in any public place or business establishment in the unincorporated…

Minors under 18 may not be in any public place or business establishment in Manteca between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and…

Mendocino County bars minors from public streets, parks and other unsupervised public places late at night: 11 p.m. to…

Merced bars anyone under 18 from public streets, sidewalks, or parks between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless escorted…

In the City of Milpitas, minors may not remain or loiter on any street, sidewalk, park or other public place between 10…

Mission Viejo bars minors from public streets, parks, and vacant lots between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise under Municipal…

In the City of Montebello, Municipal Code Section 9.16.010 bars anyone under eighteen from public streets, parks…

Moreno Valley bars minors from public places and business premises between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. under Municipal Code…

Newport Beach bars minors under 18 from loitering in public streets, parks and vacant lots between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

Oxnard bars anyone under 18 from being in public between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Code of Ordinances Sec. 7-71…

In the City of Pacifica, anyone under 18 may not loiter on public streets, in parks, or in any public place between…

In the City of Palm Desert, California, a minor under eighteen cannot be in a public place or on the premises of a…

Pasadena bars minors from public streets, parks, and other public places between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise under a…

Petaluma Municipal Code section 10.52.010 bars anyone under eighteen from loitering, wandering or driving on public…

In the City of Pico Rivera, minors under eighteen who are subject to compulsory school attendance may not be found…

In the City of Porterville, anyone under 18 who loiters, wanders or plays on public streets, alleys, parks or parking…

Rancho Cordova bars minors under 18 from being out in public between 10:00 p.m. and daylight: Municipal Code Section…

Rancho Cucamonga bars minors from public streets, parks, playgrounds and other public places between 10:00 p.m. and…

Ridgecrest bars minors under 18 from streets and public places between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless accompanied by…

In the City of Rocklin, minors under 18 may not be in any public place, including a parked vehicle in a public place…

Minors under 18 must be off Roseville's streets and out of business establishments between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m…

San Bernardino bars minors under 18 from public places and business premises from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on school nights…

San Clemente bars anyone under 18 from remaining in any public place or business establishment between 11:00 p.m. and…

Unincorporated San Diego County bars minors from public places or business premises from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless…

San Joaquin County Code § 6-3002 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to remain in or upon a public place in the…

Santa Rosa Code Section 10-16.010 bars anyone under 18 from remaining in a public place during curfew hours: 11:00 p.m…

In the City of Santee, anyone under 18 must be off public streets and business premises between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise…

Shasta County bars anyone under eighteen from being in a public place or business establishment between 10 p.m. and 6…

No one under 18 may loiter on unincorporated Solano County streets or public places between 10:00 p.m. and sunrise…

In unincorporated Stanislaus County, Code § 10.28.010 makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to loiter on a public…

Stockton bars minors under 18 from public streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public places between 11:00 p.m. and…

Temecula Municipal Code Section 9.12.020 bars minors under 18 from public streets, parks and vacant lots between 10…

Thousand Oaks bars minors under 18 from loitering in public places, businesses, or on private property without consent…

Tulare County makes it unlawful for anyone under 18 to loiter on unincorporated-area streets, parks, businesses, or…

Vacaville bars anyone under 18 from remaining in a public place or business establishment between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m…

Vallejo prohibits minors under 18 from loitering in public places between 10 p.m. and sunrise unless accompanied by a…

San Buenaventura's nighttime curfew, Municipal Code §§ 10.300.220-.240, bars anyone under 18 from being in any public…

Minors under 18 cannot be in public places between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. without an adult, unless they qualify for one of…

Vista bars any juvenile subject to compulsory education from loitering in public streets, parks, buildings or…

Minors under 18 cannot loiter, wander, or play on Westminster's streets, parks, or other unsupervised public places…

Woodland Municipal Code Section 9.28.080 bars anyone under 18 from public places or private businesses between 10:00…

Yuba City bars anyone under 18 from loitering or wandering in public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. without…

Unincorporated Yuba County bars minors 17 and under from loitering, prowling, or wandering the streets between 11 p.m…

In the City of Lynwood, it is unlawful to remain, stay, or loiter in any public park between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m…

Under County Code Section 26-10, county park facilities open no later than 8:00 a.m. and close at sunset, and it is…

Santa Maria bars overnight camping, sleeping, or parking in any public park at any time, and caps every park-use…

County parks and recreation areas in unincorporated Tulare County are closed to the public during hours set by Board of…

Apple Valley Municipal Code § 11.68.050 limits park use to the hours between dawn and dusk; anyone who enters, remains…

In the City of Arcadia, California, no one can be or remain in any city-owned or city-operated park between 10:00 p.m…

Buena Park Municipal Code § 12.04.020.M closes every city park to the public between eleven p.m. and six a.m. unless…

Calaveras County's recreation ordinance makes it unlawful to enter a county recreation area, or a portion the park…

Unincorporated Colusa County does not set a single general park-closure hour, but two rules apply: a countywide minor…

Fontana parks close to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Sec. 19-5; anyone who enters, loiters or…

In the City of Gardena, every city park closes to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. every day of the year…

Glendale closes every public park, playground and recreation facility from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Municipal Code…

Under Section 10.32.060 of the Glenn County Code, it is unlawful for most people to enter or be present on public park…

Los Angeles County parks and park buildings close to the public between midnight and 8 a.m. countywide, unless the…

Los Banos closes every City park to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Section 5-5.05 makes it unlawful for…

Madera closes its parks overnight: no one may enter, remain, or loiter in a city park between 10:00 p.m. and daylight…

Merced closes its city parks overnight: no one may be or remain in a park listed under Section 9.70.030 from 9 p.m. to…

Pasadena parks close to loitering between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. citywide, and three Arroyo Seco parks close from…

Perris parks and recreation facilities close to the public overnight: Municipal Code § 7.22.040(10) bars anyone from…

Six named city parks, Murry, Westview, Olivewood, Noon Lions', North and Zalud, close to the public between 10:00 p.m…

Shasta County parks close to loitering, camping, and overnight stays between midnight and 5:00 a.m. under County Code…

Sonoma County Regional Parks close at hours the park authority sets and posts, and the park authority can also declare…

Alameda Municipal Code Sec. 23-1.5 makes it unlawful to be present in any City park outside the hours the park is open…

In the City of Aliso Viejo, California, city parks and recreational areas are open only during hours the city council…

Anaheim closes every public park from 10:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Remaining, staying, or loitering inside a park during…

Antioch Municipal Code § 10-2.08(A) closes every city park and recreation facility from dusk until dawn unless a sign…

Bakersfield city parks are closed to the public between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. under Municipal Code § 12.56.050(M), with…

Baldwin Park closes its public parks and park buildings overnight. Municipal Code § 96.02(K) makes it unlawful to be…

In the City of Beaumont, California, no person can be in or remain in any public park between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m…

Bellflower closes its parks overnight on a park-by-park schedule, 10 p.m. at four named parks, midnight at Friendship…

Berkeley closes its city parks overnight unless a posted sign says otherwise. Default closure runs 10 p.m. to 6 a.m…

Brentwood parks are open only from sunrise to sunset unless otherwise posted, and Municipal Code Section 7.02.090 bars…

Camarillo closes Constitution Park, Dizdar Park, the Library exterior grounds and F-Canyon to the public outside…

Carlsbad closes its parks and beaches whenever posted signs say so, and bans parking any vehicle or trailer in a city…

Every City of Carson park closes at 10:00 p.m. and stays closed until 5:00 a.m.; entering or remaining inside after…

In Cathedral City, no person can remain, stay or loiter in any public park or recreation area between ten p.m. and dawn…

Ceres Municipal Code sets no fixed citywide park closing hour. The Recreation Manager or Public Works Director can…

Chico parks, greenways, and open spaces close 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., except City Plaza and Upper Bidwell Park, which close…

Chino closes every city park overnight: remaining in a park between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the following morning is a…

Chino Hills city parks open thirty minutes before sunrise and close thirty minutes after sunset under Municipal Code…

Chula Vista city parks are open only from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. under CVMC 2.66.270, and anyone found inside a park…

Clovis Municipal Code Section 10.3.02(9) bars anyone from remaining, staying, or loitering in a public park between…

Compton parks and recreation centers close to the public at 8:00 p.m. and reopen at 6:00 a.m.; loitering, wandering or…

Corona's public parks, recreation buildings and amenities are open from 5:00 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. daily unless the…

Costa Mesa closes its parks after dark. Sec. 12-23 bars anyone from entering or using any park, building or structure…

Cupertino parks close to the public between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless the City Council sets different hours by…

Downey closes all city parks and facilities at 10:00 p.m. daily unless the Director of Parks and Recreation posts an…

Dublin parks, recreation areas, and their parking lots close to the public one hour after sunset and stay closed until…

Every city park in Eastvale closes to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stays closed until dawn, with no one allowed to…

El Cajon city parks and playgrounds close at 10:30 p.m. and reopen at 7:00 a.m. It is unlawful to remain on park…

El Dorado County parks operate for day use only, from 6:00 a.m. until one hour after sunset. Entering a county park by…

El Monte closes all city parks and recreational facilities to the public between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. (or other posted…

Elk Grove parks close on hours the Public Works Director sets under EGMC Section 9.36.069, and it is unlawful to enter…

Escondido recreational areas are open daily only during posted hours; using or occupying a park outside those…

Fairfield closes every public park and open space area 30 minutes after sunset and reopens them at sunrise under…

Folsom bars anyone from using a park facility or loitering on park property after the closing hours the city council…

In the City of Fountain Valley, California, no person can be in a city park after its posted closing time or closing…

Fremont city parks close to loitering a half hour after sunset until sunrise the next day. Parks with lit community…

Fresno Municipal Code § 5-502(p) bars anyone from entering, remaining, loitering in, or leaving a parked vehicle inside…

Fresno County's Courthouse Park closes to loitering between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Code Section 13.20.060(C)…

Fullerton parks stay open every day of the year, but each park's opening and closing hours are set and posted on site…

Garden Grove parks close overnight. Municipal Code Section 8.40.010(7) makes it unlawful to be present in or on any…

Gilroy closes its parks overnight under City Code Section 18.7: night-lit court facilities shut at 11:00 p.m…

Hanford closes Civic Park, the Skate Park, and every other city park overnight, with seasonal hours and an exception…

Hawthorne closes its parks and buildings to the public between nine p.m. and six a.m. The Memorial Building runs later…

Hayward closes its city parks, including Portuguese Park, Giuliani Plaza, Newman Park, Library Park and City Hall…

Hemet City Code § 50-11 closes unlit city parks between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and lit parks between 10:00 p.m. and…

Hercules closes every city park and open space area thirty minutes after sunset and keeps it shut until sunrise the…

In the City of Highland, California, city parks are open to the public between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. unless the City…

Huntington Beach parks close to the public between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. under Municipal Code § 13.48.130, with an…

In the City of Huntington Park, California, every public park is open to the general public from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00…

Indio parks are off-limits between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless a written permit says otherwise, and the Police Chief can…

Inglewood parks close overnight: Section 5-67(k) bars entering, remaining or loitering in any public park between 11:00…

Irvine city parks and park parking lots close nightly under Sec. 3-4-127, which bars use between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00…

Kern County closes its public parks to public use and occupancy between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., with named exceptions…

In the City of La Habra, Municipal Code § 12.28.010 makes it unlawful to willfully enter or stay in any city-owned park…

In the City of La Mesa, municipal parks close overnight under Section 9.08.140 of the Municipal Code. Every park bars…

Every county park in unincorporated Lake County closes at 11:00 p.m. and reopens at 6:00 a.m. under Code Sec. 15-16.5…

Every City-owned park and beach in Lake Elsinore closes at 10:00 p.m. and reopens at 6:00 a.m. under Lake Elsinore…

Lakewood closes its own parks and recreation facilities from 11:00 p.m. until sunrise under Municipal Code Section…

Lancaster closes its city parks and park buildings between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Municipal Code Section…

Springtown Open Space closes at dusk under LMC § 12.75.030(A): overnight use is banned, and entering or staying between…

Lodi recreational areas close on days and hours the parks and recreation director sets and posts on entrance signs…

Long Beach closes every public park, beach, public building, amphitheater and plaza between 10:00 p.m. and one hour…

Los Angeles parks are closed to the public between 10:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. daily. On-site supervisors may extend the…

Madera County parks, including Oakhurst, Parkwood, Parksdale, Ahwahnee Regional, Courthouse Park, and the Fairmead Tot…

Manteca closes every city park to the public between dusk and dawn, alongside bans on unpermitted fires, gambling…

Marin County parks open to the public only during daylight hours under Section 10.01.060, unless the Department of…

Mill Creek County Park, including its picnic area, dams and ponds, closes one hour after sunset and reopens at sunrise…

Menifee Code of Ordinances Section 13.01.250 closes unlighted city parks 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes…

Merced County Code Section 10.28.100 sets fixed hours for county parks: most parks open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 10…

City of Milpitas parks close at night, and staying inside one between 10 p.m. and dawn is unlawful under Milpitas…

Mission Viejo city parks close to the public between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under Sec. 13.04.030(n). Remaining in a…

The Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Director sets operating hours for every Modesto park, trail, green space, and…

Montebello closes every public park and park parking lot between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Section 12.24.160 makes it unlawful…

Monterey's Parks and Recreation Commission sets opening and closing times for every city park, and the Parks and…

Monterey County parks close at a posted time each day, and Monterey County Code § 14.12.050(A)(12) makes it unlawful to…

Moorpark closes all city parks and open space from sunset until 6:00 a.m. daily, with narrow exceptions for authorized…

Moreno Valley parks close to visitors overnight. Section 11.40.040(K) bars anyone from tenting, camping, lodging or…

Mountain View parks, tennis courts and parking areas close to the public a half hour after sunset and stay closed until…

Murrieta closes every city park at sunset and reopens at sunrise under Municipal Code Section 12.08.040. Staying…

In National City it is unlawful to enter or occupy any city park between nine p.m. and seven a.m. unless the city…

Newport Beach closes every city park and park facility overnight. Section 11.04.040 makes it unlawful to enter or…

Norwalk bars anyone from entering, being in, remaining in or leaving a motor vehicle inside a City park between 10:00…

In the City of Novato, California, it is unlawful for anyone to enter or remain in any city park facility between 10:00…

Oakland's Parks and Recreation Commission sets each park's open hours, and it is illegal to enter or stay in any city…

Oceanside closes its city parks overnight: 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. May through October, and 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m…

Ontario closes every City-owned park from 9:00 p.m. until sunrise, and entering or staying inside during closure is a…

City of Orange parks close at 11:00 p.m. and reopen at 5:00 a.m. under Municipal Code Section 12.48.090. Staying in a…

Orange County parks, beaches and recreational areas close outside hours set by the OC Parks Director. Entering or…

Oxnard closes every city park and recreation area from dusk until 7 a.m. daily unless the city manager sets different…

In the City of Palm Desert, California, public parks are under a curfew from eleven p.m. to dawn. Section 11.01.020 of…

Palm Springs parks close between 10:00 p.m. and dawn under Section 11.44.060(20), and no one may enter or stay inside a…

Palmdale bars anyone from entering or remaining in a city park or park building between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under…

In the City of Paramount, Section 9.04.270(B) bars anyone from entering or remaining in a public park or recreation…

Petaluma parks that have been posted with closing-hour signs are off-limits between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., or…

City parks and recreation areas in Pico Rivera close to the public at 10:00 p.m. and stay closed until half an hour…

In the City of Pismo Beach, California, it is unlawful to be upon or within the pier zone between eleven p.m. and four…

In the City of Placentia, California, no one can enter, stay, loiter or remain in any city park between 9:00 p.m. and…

Placer County closes its parks and recreation areas (PRAs) to the public from one-half hour after sunset until one-half…

Pleasanton parks are open to the public only during daylight, defined as a half hour before sunrise to a half hour…

Pomona's public parks are open only during daylight hours and close to the public from sunset to sunrise, with an…

Rancho Cordova's parks director sets each park facility's opening and closing hours, and RCMC § 9.36.067 makes it…

Redding Municipal Code § 10.20.030 closes every city park facility outside the days and hours posted for public use…

Redlands closes its public parks between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. without the Director's permission, with posted signs…

Redondo Beach closes its city parks overnight on a park-by-park schedule set out in Section 4-35.03, most running from…

Redwood City closes every park, recreation area, and its parking lots to the public between sunset and sunrise under…

It is unlawful to enter, loiter or remain in any Rialto city park facility between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal…

City-owned parks in Ridgecrest, Kern County, California have set public-use hours: neighborhood parks close at 10:00…

RMC § 9.08.110 closes all developed Riverside parks from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and undeveloped parks from a half hour…

County parks and open-space areas close at posted hours; being present before opening or after the posted closing time…

In the City of Rocklin, most city parks close to the public between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Rocklin Municipal…

Rohnert Park closes its city parks overnight. Entering, remaining or loitering in any city park between 10:30 p.m. and…

Every city park in Roseville closes one hour after sunset and stays closed until sunrise, year-round, under Municipal…

Sacramento parks close from sunset to sunrise citywide under City Code § 12.72.090. Loitering or remaining in a park…

Sacramento County parks close on hours the Director posts for each facility; entering after closing without a permit is…

Salinas parks close at night: Municipal Code Sec. 28-14(x) makes it unlawful to loiter or remain in any city park…

Unincorporated San Benito County's Historical and Recreation Park operates from sunrise to sunset daily; extended hours…

San Bernardino Municipal Code § 12.68.020 closes public parks overnight: 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. from October through…

San Bernardino County Code § 28.0301(a) opens every County Regional Park for public use between daybreak and dusk, or…

San Clemente closes its municipal parks nightly under Municipal Code Section 9.12.060. The general rule bars anyone…

San Diego bans nighttime access to ten named parks -- Children's Park, Pantoja Park, and others -- from midnight to 6…

Entering, remaining in, or parking in an unincorporated San Diego County park after posted closing hours is unlawful…

San Francisco parks are open 5:00 a.m. to midnight daily; staying in a park outside those posted hours without…

In the City of San Jacinto, California, every city park, recreation area and park parking lot is closed to the public…

The Park Administrator sets and posts each county park's operating hours, and entering a park outside those posted…

San José parks close at hours the Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services director posts by sign at each park…

San Leandro Municipal Code Section 7.1.305 sets fixed park hours instead of a single citywide curfew. Most parks close…

San Luis Obispo County parks close under a countywide curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Code Sec. 11.04.030(g)…

San Marcos parks are tiered: Tier A parks close at sunset, Tier B parks stay open for lit sports until 10:45 p.m., and…

San Rafael Municipal Code § 19.20.070.B closes every city park and building between sunset and sunrise. Outside four…

San Ramon parks operate dawn to dusk under Municipal Code section B5-11, and entering, remaining in or camping on a…

Santa Clara's public parks open daily at 6:00 a.m. and close one-half hour after sunset under City Code Section…

The Parks and Recreation Director sets and posts each unincorporated Santa Clara County park's hours, and it's unlawful…

Santa Clarita parks and public places close to the public between 10 p.m. and sunrise under Municipal Code Section…

Santa Cruz County has no single closing time posted in ordinance for every park. Santa Cruz County Code § 10.04.060…

Most Santa Monica parks close at 11 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. Palisades Park has a later curfew of midnight to 5 a.m…

Santa Rosa closes every City park and outdoor recreation facility overnight under City Code Section 13-24.030. Parks…

City of Santee parks and recreation areas close at dusk and reopen at dawn, and it is unlawful to remain on park…

Simi Valley Recreation and Park District facilities close to loitering and overnight vehicles between 10:00 p.m. and…

Solano County Parks operate on posted hours set by the parks division under Code Chapter 19. Day-use areas are open…

City of Sonoma parks, buildings, plazas and recreation areas close to loitering between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from…

South Gate parks without buildings close from sunset until 5 a.m., and parks with buildings close from 10 p.m. until 5…

County parks in Stanislaus County open at six a.m. and close at ten p.m. under Code § 18.06.180, except designated…

Stockton Municipal Code § 12.56.020 bars entering or loitering in any posted City park between one hour after sundown…

Sunnyvale's parks and recreation director sets the daily hours each city park, building, road and ground stays open to…

Tehama County parks are open to the public from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, unless the Board of Supervisors sets different…

Most Temecula parks close between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. without the director's permission, but five named community parks…

Tracy city parks close between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. once the City Manager posts closing signs, and entering or…

In the City of Tustin, it is unlawful to be in, loiter in, or remain in any park or playground between 10:00 p.m. and…

Every municipal park in Upland closes at 9:00 p.m. and reopens at 7:00 a.m. under Municipal Code § 9.04.090, and simply…

Vacaville parks close overnight: unauthorized entry or remaining in a city park or recreation area is unlawful from…

City parks in Ventura close to the public at a time set by the director of parks and recreation and stay closed until…

Ventura County Ordinance Code § 6305-7 makes it unlawful to remain in a County Park, occupy its grounds, use its…

Victorville closes its public parks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code Section 14.04.040(c), which bars…

In the City of Watsonville, California, all parks are open from sunrise to sunset and closed from sunset to sunrise…

West Covina sets park hours by city council resolution rather than fixing them in the code itself, and it's unlawful to…

West Sacramento closes its city parks and buildings to loitering between one hour after sundown and 6 a.m., per…

Westminster closes parks adjacent to arterial highways between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. under Municipal Code Section…

The Whittier City Council sets each park's open hours by resolution, and Municipal Code Section 12.44.030 makes it…

In the City of Woodland, California, Woodland Municipal Code § 9.28.160 closes City parks from 30 minutes after sunset…

Yolo County parks operate on posted hours under Sec. 9-3.204: open space parks are open only during daylight hours…

In the City of Yorba Linda, city parks are open to the public only from sunrise to sunset under Municipal Code Section…

Yuba City closes its neighborhood parks a half hour after sunset and reopens them at sunrise under Municipal Code Sec…

Unincorporated Yuba County closes all County and Olivehurst Public Utility District parks 30 minutes after sunset until…

In the City of Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California, nobody is allowed in a city park facility outside the hours…

Davis has no fixed after-dark curfew printed into its code; instead Section 27.02.170 lets the director of community…

Municipal Code § 13-1-15 closes every city park, beach and recreational area in the City of Laguna Niguel outside the…