Arizona State Parks Proposes Fee Changes

Public Meeting Calendar for Proposed Fee Changes:

Southern Region public meeting for proposed fee changes will be held at Catalina State Park, October 30, between 6-7 p.m.

Central Region public meeting for fees will be held on Saturday, November 3rd at 10:00 a.m. at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park lodge.

Western Region public meeting for fees will be held Thursday, November 1, from 6-7 p.m at the Water Safety Center, Lake Havasu City. (1801 Hwy 95, Lake Havasu City)

Phoenix area public meeting for fees will be held on Monday, November 5th at 5:00 pm at the Burton Barr Public Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., Meeting Room A.

Posted: October 18, 2007

Download Information and Proposed Fee Schedule (PDF 358 KB):

To comment online about the Proposed Fee Schedule, Click Here:

To mail in written comments, please download this form, Click Here (PDF 44 KB):

Summary of Changes:
The proposed changes are illustrated on the draft schedule (proposed fees are in bolded text), and are summarized below:

• Implement a 50% discount for Regular Military, Reserve, National Guard, and state militia troops and their families.  This discount will satisfy the Governor’s Executive order: 2003-10.

• Implement an $11.00 camping permit for pre-arranged and limited camping at Sonoita Creek Natural Area.

• Implement a 20% discount for Commercial Tour operators at Kartchner Caverns.  This discount would be available to any Commercial operator who books a group tour for Kartchner Caverns (at least 12 persons or more).  Additionally, the park entry fee will be waived, each group will be provided with a “step-on guide” upon entering the park.  Groups that are 16 persons or larger that take 2 tour times will also be provided with an interpretive program for the waiting members of the group.

• Implement a non-refundable reservation fee for a campsite, cabin or yurt to be equal to one nights rental.

• Use of a Dump Station, for non-camping visitors will require a fee equal to one night of the low end of the Parks non-electric camping fee range.

• Increase the daily entrance fee to $3.00 from $2.00 at McFarland State Historic Park.  The subsequent Group Fee will be adjusted appropriately to $2.40 from $1.60.

• Increase the daily entrance fee to $10.00 from $9.00 at Cattail Cove and Lake Havasu State Parks.

• Increase the upper-limit of the electrified campsite range to $30.00 from $25.00 at Buckskin Mountain, River Island, Catalina, Dead Horse Ranch, Lake Havasu, Lost Dutchman, and Patagonia Lake State Parks

• Implement a camping fee range at Kartchner Caverns State Park of $19.00 - $30.00.  This will replace the existing one fee of $22.00.

• Increase the “Over Night Parking” fee to $5.00 from $4.00

• Increase the Arizona State Parks Premium Annual Entrance Pass to $125.00 from $100.00

• Increase the Arizona State Parks Standard Annual Entrance Pass to $50.00 from $45.00

• Revise the definition of the “seasonal rates” at Catalina, Lost Dutchman, Oracle, Patagonia Lake, Picacho Peak, Roper Lake, and Slide Rock State Parks to read:
      “Friday before Memorial Day through the end of Labor Day” instead of:
      “Friday before Memorial Day through the Tuesday after Labor Day.”

To make comments on the proposed fee changes, please visit our online survey at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=K_2fF74nlDz1svUIe2vXu85Q_3d_3d

Public meetings will also be held; meeting dates will be announced soon.

Thank you,
The Staff at Arizona State Parks