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heather
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 9:18 am Post subject: park fees |
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I know that the parks charge a fee to get in and then you also have the option of buying their year long pass. What is the pass called that gets you into all the parks all year long? |
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cactuscat
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 459 Location: Phoenix
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 10:02 am Post subject: |
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There are different passes for national, state, and county parks, as well as Red Rocks Pass for Sedona area ... |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 10:47 am Post subject: |
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For the National parks, it's the Golden Eagle Pass. Unless you're an old fart and then, for $10, you get the Golden Age Pass which gets you into all Nat'l Parks and Monuments; its expiration date is the same as yours. _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
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When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
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doug
Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Avondale, AZ
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Nationa Park pass is $50, its good for a year expires at the end of the month that you buy it a year later. The Maricopa County park pass is $75 and is good for one year it expires on the date that you buy it. I do not know if the state has a anual pass or not. |
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heather
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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cactuscat- That's what I thought. They should just combine it into one and make it easier for all of us.
evenstar- They probably figure all the older people are getting ready to "kick it" soon anyway, so why not give them the whole shabang!
doug- Do I just go to maricopa.gov and pay for the pass there?
Can the National Parks pass be purchased at any nat'l park? |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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heather wrote: |
Can the National Parks pass be purchased at any nat'l park? |
yeah, at the park entrance and they take VISA & MC; not sure about Amex _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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doug
Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Avondale, AZ
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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I Have gotten my county pass at the park (White Tanks) at the visitors center. |
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heather
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the quick replies. I will be looking into it on Monday. |
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Nighthiker
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Make that Tuesday,you will get an answer. |
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heather
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yeah, see my time is all of now that summer is here. Thanks for the correction. |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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I haven't had to pay to get into the GC the last few trips because we got there before 8 a.m. We were prepared to pay when leaving but they didn't stop us to collect. |
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heather
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I was wondering about that. I noticed that there is a TH into Usery from Meridian. If you enter from there, don't they charge you the park fee? Alos, when you park at Canyon Lake, are you charged the fee to do Peralta and the trails accessed from there? |
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gpsjoe
Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 535 Location: Mesa AZ
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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No fees at Canyon Lake trailhead. Also the fees for Peralta and First Water trailheads were recently eliminated. |
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heather
Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 266 Location: Mesa
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Cool. I haven't been on Peralta or First Water yet and just wanted to make sure. Thanks |
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dreams_are_work
Joined: 20 Jan 2006 Posts: 372 Location: Tempe
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Posted: 5/27/2006, 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Unless you will be frequenting a park all the time, I suggest you wait a year and see how often you use the park. I have only had to pay about $45 max for the year so far on fees. They are mostly for campgrounds or permits, both of which would not be covered under the pass. Most all of the hikes I have done are fee free. They were at different place that would require different passes, so I would be wasting money. Something to think about. _________________ Be the change you wish to see in the world.
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