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Retired_JSO
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Apr 20, 2021

Florida State Parks increasing fees.

Got an email from Florida DEP stating fees will increase effective May 5. All campsites and cabins with electric hookups will have an additional $7 per day added.
Entry fees for Florida’s state parks and trails will remain unchanged.

The new fee schedule is as follows.

Reservation Fee

Non-refundable reservation fee per reservation for reservations online or using the call center; fee collected at the time of reservation; reservation fees do not apply to primitive sites. (No change in fee.)

$6.70

Cancellation Fee

Cancellation fee assessed for each reservation cancelled; visitors canceling on the day of arrival assessed a cancellation fee and the first night’s use fee. (No change in fee.)

$17.75

Transfer Fee

Visitors charged a transfer fee when making reservation change. (No change in fee.)

$10.00


Utility Fee

Non-registered, day-use sites per unit per day, all campsites with electric and water service and all cabins. Does not apply to primitive tent sites or to sites that do not use electric.
$7.00

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  • Note that that's for "non-registered day use" of the site with utilities. It's not applicable to ordinary camping (i.e. registered campers). There's no additional (separate) utility fee for camping beyond the fee for the site, which of course varies based on the utilities and amenities available at the site, among other things.

    If you want to drive your electric car in and charge it at a camp site while wandering around the park, or something like that, then it will be $7.00.
  • $7 a day for electric is unreal. My electric bill is anywhere from 45.00 to 80.00 per month in FL in a campground. I pay my own bill, on annual rent fee.

    Guess most of us old folks will be cutting back on State Park camping... hard to get a site to start with and now this.

    My rant for the day.