Peacock fee going up

[stairman]

July 1st it will go up to 15.00 per diver. Of course most of us have park passes. Not sure if there going up. Dove pothole and peanut tunnels today. Vis was 20ish ft. Lots of leaves and limbs added by the flood. OG has no duckweed on the surface. A tree has fell over and broke down the handrail by Cisteen. Mosquitos werent too bad. Still no cavern divers allowed in.

[BabyDuck]

thanks for the info & report.

[chimie007]

Wonder if the pass will go up... The $10 (now $15/day) is a Peacock specific cost while the annual pass is the same cost in all the parks.

[Diverlee]

The instructor passes are going up to $200. They aren't to happy about that. They bring people to the parks, you would think they would get a break.

[Puttzer]

The instructor passes are going up to $200. They aren't to happy about that. They bring people to the parks, you would think they would get a break.

Do the students have to pay too? If so, then I agree.
If not, then I would think way too cheap!

Richard

[Diverlee]

Do the students have to pay too? If so, then I agree.
If not, then I would think way too cheap!

Richard

They pay just like the rest of us.

[CynthiaP]

DEP ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO STATE PARK FEE SCHEDULE

In order to continue to provide high quality visitor services and affordable nature-based recreation, the Florida Park Service will implement a modest fee increase beginning Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in conjunction with the state's fiscal calendar.

As the first fee update in five years, additional state park user fees will supplement current revenue sources used to maintain the state's valuable natural and cultural resources within Florida's 160 state parks. Nearly half of the $81 million used to operate the state park system is raised from entrance and usage fees. Some of the most common fees that will change include:

* Day-use entrance fee for vehicles with up to eight people: average increase of $1.00 - $3.00.
* Camping fees: average increase of $4.00 per night.
* Cabin rental fees: average increase of $10.00 per night.
* Annual Pass: $60.00 for individuals and $120.00 for families up to eight people.
* The Florida Park Service Annual Pass is good for day-use entrance into Florida's state parks and a 33 percent discount for individual admission to Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Skyway Fishing Pier State Park and Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.

In addition to these increases, the Florida Park Service will lower the cost of admission at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Spring Hill to bring the cost of admission down to rates more consistent with Florida's other state parks. The cost of admission for an adult will decrease from $26.57 to $13.00 and from $18.05 to $5.00 for children.

View a complete list of Florida State Park entry fees [PDF - 96 KB] (Large Print Version [PDF - 61 KB]). All additional fees will be posted on the Florida State Parks Web site at www.floridastateparks.org on July 1, 2009.

For any additional questions on the fee increase please call 850.245.3029.

[jeandiver]

Answers that question ( lol )...

Thanks for the info Cynthia.

As for me , even with the price increase , the state park pass is still very much worth it. With the daily dive fee at $15 dollars ...

Still only takes 4 days of diving fees to pay for it.

But that's just me , of course.

Jean

[stairman]

Ill probably get an individual pass when mine expires this time.

[caverkevin]

looks like I'll be picking up an annual pass today.