NEWS FROM THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Dec. 3, 2008
Vol. 38, No. 540
Media contact: Mary Voshell, Delaware State Parks, Business Services Office, 302-739-9220; Dawn Morris, Marketing Director, Delaware State Parks, 302-739-9191; or Necia Beck, Delaware State Parks, 302-739-9175, Necia.Beck@state.de.us
Always a Great Deal, Delaware State Parks 2009 Annual Pass Goes One Better
DOVER, Del. – Delaware State Parks Annual Passes are on sale now, just in time for holiday shopping. An annual pass to Delaware State Parks is a great bargain for people who love the outdoors, or who hope to get in shape or reduce stress in the New Year. For just $27, the recipient, along with a car-full of family or friends, can have a year’s worth of fun and exercise in any or all of Delaware’s state parks.
Annual passes may be purchased throughout the year, but they make great stocking stuffers. And, as a token of appreciation, everyone who purchases an annual pass will receive a $5 discount on Kevin Fleming’s spectacular new book, Wild Delaware, available at certain state park locations.
Vehicles with an annual pass windshield sticker may enter a state park without paying the daily entrance fee. Two exceptions are Fort Delaware and Fenwick Island State Park’s unincorporated area. A park entrance fee is collected daily from March 1 through Nov. 30.
Season pass fees are:
• $27 for vehicles registered in Delaware
• $54 for vehicles registered out-of-state
• $27 for active military (proof of active duty status required)
• $12 for resident seniors or $24 for non-resident seniors
Annual passes may be purchased at any park office, pass agent or at the Dover Office in the DNREC Richardson and Robbins Building. For online shoppers, this gift can be conveniently purchased at Delaware @ Your Service. Season passes are nontransferable; a vehicle registration is not necessary. Call 302-739-9220 for more information.
Because Delaware State Parks are largely self-sustaining, entrance fees are necessary to help cover costs of operations and maintenance. “If a person living in Delaware drives into our state parks an average of six to eight times a season, the annual pass pays for itself,” said State Parks Director Charles A. Salkin. ”Revenue from the sale of the passes goes to park services such as environmental education, maintenance, park rangers, and lifeguards and more.”
