Unwarranted Cost Increase at Florida Springs

so what does this all mean.
if someone with no pass drives up to peacock what do they pay?

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Originally Posted by LiteHedded

so what does this all mean.
if someone with no pass drives up to peacock what do they pay?

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Originally Posted by sskasser

...Spring Diving and Equestrian visitors will now be admitted by paying the daily park admission fee.....

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I think that's $6 per car.

The entrance fees vary from park to park. This is the most recent info for Peacock.

"$4.00 per vehicle. Please use the honor box to pay fees. Correct change is required. Limit 8 people per vehicle"

"$2.00 Pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of Annual Individual Entrance Pass."

I love this new policy......

Cheers,

Mark

I'm...ok with this

I wonder how many divers were paying the daily $15 fee and will now be paying the $4 fee. I wonder how this $11 per person decrease in revenue (more if it's multiple divers in a car) is going to affect the parks? At parks like Peacock where the divers greatly outnumber the non-divers, the number could be significant. Regardless of what one might think about whether we "deserve" the new fee structure or what, a sudden drop in revenue is certainly bound to attract attention. Just thinking in print ;)

Its pretty awesome that we went from paying an obnoxious additional charge(that then grew, AND later wasn't covered by the FL Park Pass), to less altogether.

<--this is me not looking a gift horse in the mouth.
I'm just gonna back away slowly and go on about my business...

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Originally Posted by sskasser

I wonder how many divers were paying the daily $15 fee and will now be paying the $4 fee. I wonder how this $11 per person decrease in revenue (more if it's multiple divers in a car) is going to affect the parks? At parks like Peacock where the divers greatly outnumber the non-divers, the number could be significant. Regardless of what one might think about whether we "deserve" the new fee structure or what, a sudden drop in revenue is certainly bound to attract attention. Just thinking in print ;)

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I was thinking this too. Prior to getting the annual pass I recall paying the base entry fee per car; and then a per diver rate as well. If I was overpaying, It was due to not understanding the breakdown. I'll chock it up to a donation to the parks.

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Originally Posted by sskasser

I wonder how many divers were paying the daily $15 fee and will now be paying the $4 fee. I wonder how this $11 per person decrease in revenue (more if it's multiple divers in a car) is going to affect the parks? At parks like Peacock where the divers greatly outnumber the non-divers, the number could be significant. Regardless of what one might think about whether we "deserve" the new fee structure or what, a sudden drop in revenue is certainly bound to attract attention. Just thinking in print ;)

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That's what I was doing..... ($15.00 per day to the Iron Ranger).... I will check with the park HQ before my next visit.... Things may have changed yet again!

I dove at Blue Spring State Park today in Orange City. No fee. Ranger told me without my even asking. I am pushing legislation with my State Representative to make this permanent.