General park operating hours—Four a.m. through Eleven-thirty p.m.
Seattle Mun. Code ch. 18.12, subch. VII, § 18.12.245
in effect18.12.245 - General park operating hours—Four a.m. through Eleven-thirty p.m.
General park operating hours shall be between four (4:00) a.m. and eleven-thirty (11:30) p.m. Individual parks, unless provided otherwise pursuant to this section, shall not be open to the public between eleven-thirty (11:30) p.m. and four (4:00) a.m. For purposes of this section, "parks" includes all parks and bodies of water contained therein, trails, golf courses, beaches, playgrounds, playfields, greenbelts, and open space areas comprising the parks and recreation system of the City under the management and control of the Superintendent. For purposes of this section, "park" does not include the following drives, parkways, and boulevards: Alaskan Way; Cheasty Boulevard; Lake Washington Boulevard; Lakeside Avenue South; Magnolia Boulevard; Lark Park Drive South; Queen Anne Boulevard; Ravenna Boulevard; and Schmitz Boulevard.
The Superintendent may establish specified operating hours for individual parks or facilities, pursuant to SMC Section 18.12.040, including designating specified individual parks as open to the public twenty-four (24) hours per day.
(Ord. 117645 § 1, 1995.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT18PARE_CH18.12PACO_SUBCHAPTER_VIIUSRE_18.12.245GEPAOPHOOUA.THELIRPFetched: 11/1/2026