Policies

The City of Mountain Brook welcomes you to enjoy our parks, trails, and other green spaces, but we ask for a few favors while you are here:

Rules and Regulations for City Parks

Language:   No person shall use threatening, abusive, insulting, or indecent language designed to provoke a break of the peace.

Destruction: No person shall willfully, wantonly, maliciously break, cut, disfigure, pick, injure, or destroy any vegetation.  The same will apply to any railing, structure, plaque, or monument in any park.

Gateways:   All persons should enter and exit the parks via the designated gateways.  No one should climb or walk upon the walls or fences of any city park.

Pedestrians Only:  No roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, bikes, scooters, three-wheelers, etc.  The only devices allowed with wheels are ones aiding handicap visitors or baby strollers.

Fireworks:  No fireworks or other explosives are allowed.

Missiles:       No one should throw stones or other missiles of any kind.  The Park Board also prohibits such sports as archery, javelin throwing, discus throwing, and other activities involving dangerous missiles.

Golf:             Golfing is strictly prohibited in any city park or on any athletic field.

Behavior:     It is unlawful to incite or participate in riots, indulge in boisterous, threatening, indecent, or disorderly conduct.  Violators will be asked to leave or prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

In addition to these general park rules, there are specific rules and regulations that may apply.  These rules are posted in their corresponding locations such as batting cages, tennis courts, park specific rules, etc.

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