Mary Voshell, Delaware State Parks, Business Services Office, 302-739-9220; Dawn Morris, Delaware State Parks, Marketing Director, 302-739-9937; or Necia Beck, Delaware State Parks, 302-739-9175, Necia.Beck@state.de.us
Delaware State Parks 2012 Annual Passes go on sale
DOVER (Dec. 16, 2011) – 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, want to support Delaware’s state parks, or who hope to get in shape or reduce stress in the New Year.
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 or $24 for resident or non-resident seniors
Delaware State Parks Marketing Director Dawn Morris pointed out that “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,” Morris added.
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 November 30.
Annual passes may be bought at any park office, pass agent or at DNREC’s Division of Parks and Recreation’s Dover office at 89 Kings Highway in Dover. For online shoppers, passes can be conveniently purchased at destateparks.com/annual-pass. Season passes are nontransferable; a vehicle registration is not necessary to buy. More information is available by calling 302-739-9220 or visiting destateparks.com/annual-pass.
Because Delaware State Parks are largely self-sustaining, entrance fees are necessary to help cover costs of operations and maintenance. “We thank all who purchase an annual pass for their support of our parks,” said Mary Voshell, Chief of Business Services. “Revenue from the sale of the passes goes to park services such as cultural and environmental education, programs that connect children with nature, maintenance, park rangers and more.”
Vol. 41, No. 473
