state park pass

[smokepoles]

Just for grins, I pulled up a few State Parks and their day use fees; see chart below.  With regard to day use fees each park appears to be unique and can set their fees based on their use only.  Some do have a reduced senior rate while others don't.  Some charge more on weekends; others don't.  So do you buy an annual pass or just pay a day use fee as you go?  The annual pass works at all but one State Park and that one is an OHV park.  If you buy the prorated annual pass this year and use it 3 to 5 times (park dependent) between now and Dec 31, 2022, it will have paid for itself.  Next year, the annual pass is cheaper than day use fees if you use the annual pass 5 to 10 times (again, park dependent) during the year.


Park                      Summer                               Winter
                            Mon-Fri, Sat/Sun, Senior         Mon-Fri, Sat/Sun, Senior
Deer Creek,            $15.00, $20.00, $10.00          $10.00, $10.00, $10.00
East Canyon,          $20.00, $25.00, N/A               $20.00, $25.00, N/A
Echo, (Closed)
Starvation,             $10.00, $10.00,  N/A               $10.00, $10.00, N/A
Hyrum,                  $15.00, $20.00, N/A                $15.00, $20.00, N/A
Jordanelle,             $20.00, $20.00, $10.00            $10.00, $10.00, $5.00
Lost Creek,            $10.00, $10.00, N/A                 $10.00, $10.00, N/A
Rockport,              $15.00, $15.00, $10.00             $15.00, $15.00, $10.00
 

Bob,
I just wanna know if my duck license will be pro-rated if ducks don’t come because Utah doesn’t have much water left!

Really.......water and ducks are extra Come to think of it might be good idea to prorate the fees dependent on the fill level of the reservoir using a sliding scale based on official fill levels (talk about frontline staff doing those calcs)  Also, they ought to do a surcharge per horsepower and ballast tank size using a sliding scale in consideration of day of the week and holidays.  Maybe even a surcharge dependent on diameter of ice fishing hole and if using power or hand auger.  Unlimited possibilities for the state..........