01-25-2013, 06:36 PM
[quote ScottyP]Rainbow bay used to be my favorite spot on DC to ice fish but when they jacked the rate up I stopped going there. I could stomach 5 bucks but I won't pay 10 just to park. I just park by the island now and avoid the fee. I really think they should have a winter rate. I understand they have to plow the lots and access roads, but when the bathrooms are closed, the picnic areas are snowed in, and you can't launch a boat, how do they justify charging so much? I'm going to email my state rep about this issue.[/quote]
[cool][#0000FF]I brought this thread to the attention of Jeff Rasmussen...a BFT friendly admin at State Parks. This is the email he sent back:
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There is a winter rate at Deer Creek State Park. Its $5. I just spoke with the park manager and she confirmed that there are signs at each entrance station indicating the reduced rate. As mentioned in the post, there are still costs with plowing and maintaining the facilities but the reduced services offered in the winter do not justify the regular $10 entrance fee.
So, to answer the question in the post, the current winter entrance fee at Deer Creek is $5. The fee will go back to $10 this spring when all the facilities are up and running again.
Hope that helps.
Jeff
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[cool][#0000FF]I brought this thread to the attention of Jeff Rasmussen...a BFT friendly admin at State Parks. This is the email he sent back:
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There is a winter rate at Deer Creek State Park. Its $5. I just spoke with the park manager and she confirmed that there are signs at each entrance station indicating the reduced rate. As mentioned in the post, there are still costs with plowing and maintaining the facilities but the reduced services offered in the winter do not justify the regular $10 entrance fee.
So, to answer the question in the post, the current winter entrance fee at Deer Creek is $5. The fee will go back to $10 this spring when all the facilities are up and running again.
Hope that helps.
Jeff
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