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Proposed Fee Schedule 2010

If approved, the proposed changes will start March 1, 2010

Download Proposed 2010 ASP Fee Schedule ( 118 KB PDF)

You may submit public comments about the proposed fee changes online until Oct. 23, 2009
You may attend the next Arizona State Parks Board meeting in November

Changes in Management of Parks Due to Budget Reductions

On September 11, 2009, the Arizona State Parks Board accepted management recommendations presented by staff to balance the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 State Parks budget. "With the loss of all state General Fund monies, and conservation funds which have been transferred over to the General Fund, the department only has $19.3 million to operate," said Parks Board Chairman Reese Woodling. "This budget is a 27% reduction from FY 2009 and approximately 25-30 employees will be laid off throughout the agency. Some parks operations will be reduced to high season months, five-day a week, or be open only for special events and other uses. Those changes will begin as of October 1, 2009. Now all of the funds to operate the State Parks department must be earned through gate fees or come from the remaining conservation funds," said Executive Director Renee Bahl. "In November the Board will also be voting on the park user fee proposals made by the staff." Read More

Summary of Proposed FY 2010 State Park User Fees Adjustments

If approved, the proposed changes will start March 1, 2010.

Daily Entrance:

• Raise Alamo Lake, Homolovi Ruins, Lost Dutchman, Lyman Lake and Roper Lake to 8.00 from 5.00 (60% increase)
  
• Raise Catalina, Dead Horse Ranch, Fool Hollow Lake, Oracle and Picacho Peak to 8.00 from 6.00 (33% increase)
  
• Raise Buckskin Mt. and River Island to 10.00 from 8.00 (25% increase)
  
• Raise Patagonia Lake to 10.00 from 8.00 (25% increase)
  
• Raise Cattail Cove and Lake Havasu to 15.00 from 10.00 on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and State Holidays (50% increase)
  
• Raise Red Rock to 10.00 from 7.00 (42% increase)
  
• Raise Slide Rock to 20.00 from 10.00 (100% increase) “Friday before Memorial Day through the end of Labor Day” and, the rest of the year raise to 10.00 from 8.00 (33% increase)
  
• Raise all Individual/Bicycle to 3.00 from 2.00 (50% increase)
  
• Raise Over-Sized Parking at Cattail Cove and Lake Havasu to 10.00 from 5.00 (100% increase)
  
• Eliminate the seasonal reduced rate at Fool Hollow Lake, Lost Dutchman, Oracle and Picacho Peak
  
• Raise Ages 7-13 to 2.00 from 1.00 (100% increase) at Fort Verde, Jerome, McFarland, Tombstone Courthouse, Tonto Natural Bridge, Tubac Presidio, Yuma Quartermaster Depot, and Yuma Territorial Prison
  
• Raise Ages 14 & Up to 4.00 from 3.00 (33% increase) at Ft. Verde and Tubac Presidio
  
• Raise Ages 14 & up to 5.00 from 3.00 (66% increase) at Jerome and McFarland
  
• Raise Ages 14 & Up to 5.00 from 4.00 (25% increase) at Tombstone Courthouse, Tonto Natural Bridge and Yuma Territorial Prison
  
• Adjust the group fees to reflect a 1.00 reduction from the regular entrance fee: Fort Verde, Tubac Presidio, Yuma Quartermaster Depot (25% discount), Jerome, McFarland, Tombstone Courthouse, Tonto Natural Bridge, and Yuma Territorial Prison (20% discount).
  
• Riordan Mansion: Raise Ages 7-13 to 3.00 from 2.50 (20% increase), Ages 14 & up to 7.00 from 6.00 (17% increase), and adjust the group fee to reflect a 1.00 reduction from the regular entrance fee (15% discount).
  

Camping:

• Raise the Electric Site Range to 20.00–35.00 from 19.00–25.00 at all parks.
• Adjust the Non-Electric Campsite ranges at the following parks:
• Lake Havasu: 15.00–20.00 from 14.00–16.00
• Alamo Lake: 13.00–17.00 from 10.00–13.00
• Dead Horse Ranch, Fool Hollow Lake: 12.00–17.00 from 12.00–15.00
• Catalina, Lost Dutchman, Lyman Lake, Patagonia Lake, Picacho Peak, Roper Lake: 15.00–17.00 from 12.00–16.00
• Sonoita Creek: Raise to 12.00 from 11.00
• Adjust the range for Cabanas at Buckskin Mt. to 20.00–30.00 from 19.00–25.00
• Adjust the range for Boat Camps at Cattail Cove to 15.00–20.00 from 10.00–20.00

Kartchner Caverns State Park:

• Revise the number of “Adults per Vehicle” to match all other parks: “fees are charged on a “per vehicle” basis that includes up to 4 Adults per vehicle. Additional fees for vehicles containing more than 4 Adults will be assessed.”
  
• Raise the entrance fee to 6.00 from 5.00 (20% increase).
  
• Eliminate the 2.00 additional adult per vehicle charge.
  
• Raise the Individual/Bicycle fee to 3.00 from 2.00
  
• Adjust the range for camping to 20.00–35.00. This will make the camping fees at Kartchner consistent with our other Park’s fees.

Passes:

• Eliminate The Premium Annual Entrance Pass. (All existing passes will be honored until they expire)
  
• Rename the Standard Annual Pass to Arizona State Parks Annual Pass and raise the fee to 75.00 from 50.00, modify the use description of the pass to reflect that it is not valid at Lake Havasu, Cattail Cove, Buckskin Mountain and River Island State Parks on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and State Holidays from March 1 through September 30.

Program Fees:

• Raise the Student Program fee to 2.00 from 1.00
  
• Change the Event/Program Fee to variable to allow a broader range for expanded programs.

Dump Station:

• Adjust the range to 10.00–20.00 from 10.00–15.00. This fee is set at the lower end of each Park’s camping range. 

Commercial Permit:

• Raise the “2nd Permit” fee to 150.00 from 125.00

You may submit public comments about the proposed fee changes online until Oct. 23, 2009
You may attend the next Arizona State Parks Board meeting in November
See Current Fee Schedule

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