Curfew Laws in Washington (2026)

Washington does not impose a statewide juvenile curfew; cities may enact local curfews under general police powers…

Benton County Code 6.28.010 makes it a misdemeanor for anyone under eighteen to be on the streets, roads or other…

Juveniles under 18 may not remain in any public place in Kent between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. under Kent City Code…

Minors under 18 in Tacoma cannot be in any public place or business establishment between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m…

Yakima bans minors under 18 from public places between 11:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. on weeknights, and 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. on…

Auburn bars anyone under 18 from public places or business premises between midnight and 6:00 a.m. under ACC Chapter…

Everett bars minors under 18 from public streets, parks and other public places between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., with…

In unincorporated Grant County it is unlawful for anyone under eighteen to remain in a public place or business…

Lynnwood Municipal Code § 10.04.540 bars anyone under 18 from walking, riding, playing, loafing or lounging in any…

Unincorporated Spokane County bars anyone under fifteen from being out in public after 11 p.m. without a parent…

Thurston County bars minors under 18 from public places between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or on…

Minors under 17 can't loiter in public places in unincorporated Yakima County between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. from May…

Bellingham no longer has a juvenile curfew: the city council repealed Chapter 10.62 outright by Ordinance 2024-12-035…

Tacoma parks close a half hour after sunset and open a half hour before sunrise; being there when closed is criminal…

Everett's park code sets uniform hours for every city park: open from six a.m. to dusk, defined as thirty minutes after…

Sammamish parks, trails, and open spaces close at a fixed time every night, and staying past closure is a criminal…

Unless posted otherwise, Auburn parks open a half hour before sunrise and close a half hour after sunset under ACC…

Bellevue parks close one-half hour after sunset and reopen one-half hour before sunrise under BCC 3.43.330, except…

Bellingham parks, trails and other parks-and-recreation property close every night at 10:00 p.m. and reopen at 6:00…

Two Rivers Park and Horn Rapids Park in Benton County close from a posted hour each night until 6:00 a.m., and anyone…

Most Clark County parks are open from 7 a.m. to dusk, with hours varying slightly at a few parks (Luke Jensen Sports…

Unincorporated Cowlitz County parks close at posted hours, and no one may remain in a county park once it is closed…

Edmonds closes every city park from sunset to sunrise year-round under ECC 5.32.010, and it is unlawful to loiter or…

Federal Way parks close at dusk and reopen at 5:00 a.m. or dawn, whichever is later. Anyone in a park during closed…

The Franklin County Parks Department sets separate open and closing hours for each county park under Franklin County…

Kennewick's City parks close one-half hour after sunset and reopen at 6 a.m., with a later 10 p.m. curfew at the…

Kent parks close overnight: KCC 4.01.160 makes it unlawful to remain in any city park between dusk and dawn, or during…

Unincorporated King County parks run on set hours: thirty minutes before sunrise to thirty minutes after sunset…

Kirkland closes every city park, including parking areas inside them, to the general public between ten p.m. and five…

Lakewood, Washington closes its city parks from dusk to dawn under LMC 8.76.030 and 8.76.400. Entering or staying in a…

Lynnwood parks close to loitering and parking between dusk and dawn under LMC 10.16.020(G). Lynndale Park, Meadowdale…

Marysville Municipal Code § 6.82.040 opens city parks from 7:00 a.m. until 30 minutes after sunset and closes them to…

Pasco's parks open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. every day under the park code. Anyone found in a park after…

Under the Pierce County Park Code (Chapter 14.08), gated parks follow posted hours and, in other areas, no person may…

Puyallup parks are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in winter and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer citywide, with several named parks…

Being present in a Renton park after posted closing hours is criminal trespass under RMC 6-30-5, a misdemeanor…

SMC 18.12.245 sets general park operating hours from 4:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. citywide; individual parks are closed to…

Skagit County parks close at dusk and reopen at dawn under SCC 9.41.050, and it is unlawful to be present in a park…

Where hours are not otherwise posted, Snohomish County parks are open daily from 6:00 a.m. until dusk. No one may be…

Unless a county park posts its own hours, no one may be present, and no vehicle may stay parked, in a Spokane County…

Spokane Valley parks open at 6:00 a.m. year-round and close at 9:00 p.m. from April 15 to October 15, or 7:00 p.m. the…

Thurston County parks close nightly under Thurston County Code § 10.76.200: by default they're open only from 6 a.m. to…

Whatcom County day-use parks are open sunrise to sunset, and being in a park after hours is trespassing. Lake Whatcom…

Yakima closes every city park from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under YMC Chapter 13.20. Entering or remaining in a park during…

Yakima County parks close on hours the parks director sets and posts at each park's entrance and office, and those…

Kitsap County does not set a single countywide park curfew by ordinance. Instead, KCC § 10.12.040 leaves each park's…