4VAC5-36 Standard Fees for Use of Department of Conservation and Recreation Facilities, Programs, and Services
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REGULATIONS
Vol. 32 Iss. 9 - December 28, 2015TITLE 4. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESDEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATIONChapter 36Final RegulationREGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The Department of Conservation and Recreation is claiming an exemption from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 1 of the Code of Virginia, which excludes agency orders or regulations fixing rates or prices. The Department of Conservation and Recreation will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 4VAC5-36. Standard Fees for Use of Department of Conservation and Recreation Facilities, Programs, and Services (amending 4VAC5-36-50, 4VAC5-36-60, 4VAC5-36-70, 4VAC5-36-90, 4VAC5-36-100, 4VAC5-36-110, 4VAC5-36-120, 4VAC5-36-140 through 4VAC5-36-170, 4VAC5-36-200, 4VAC5-36-210).
Statutory Authority: § 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia.
Effective Date: January 28, 2016.
Agency Contact: Lisa McGee, Policy and Planning Director, Department of Conservation and Recreation, 600 East Main Street, 24th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 786-2291, FAX (804) 786-6141, or email lisa.mcgee@dcr.virginia.gov.
Summary:
This regulatory action establishes, removes, or increases fees for use of the Department of Conservation and Recreation facilities, programs, and services as follows: parking and launch; admission; swimming; camping; cabin; picnic shelters and event tents; amphitheater and gazebo; interpretive canoe, boat, and paddleboat; interpretive and educational tour and program; outdoor skill program; hunting; miscellaneous rental; and conference center and meeting facility.
The amendments to the State Park System standard rates and prices represent (i) revisions to maintain fair market value and demand for services; (ii) the addition of new facilities and offerings; (iii) updates to ensure consistency with the private sector; (iv) the deletion of fees that have become obsolete as there is no longer demand for a service; (v) revisions to reflect private concessionaires' new seasonal prices; and (vi) updates to ensure formatting consistency.
4VAC5-36-50. Parking and launch fees.
PARKING FEES (NONTAXABLE)
BASE RATE
VIRGINIA RESIDENTS
WEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
WEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
Daily Parking for Passenger Vehicles: Applies to cars, trucks, vans (up to 8 passengers), and motorcycles.
All parks unless listed below.
$5.00
$6.00
$3.00
$4.00
Chippokes, Douthat, Fairy Stone, Grayson Highlands, Kiptopeke, Mason Neck, New River Trail, Sky Meadows, Smith Mountain Lake
$6.00
$7.00
$4.00
$5.00
All days excluding holidays and prime-season weekends: Claytor Lake, First Landing, Lake Anna, Leesylvania, Pocahontas, Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. Shenandoah River, Westmoreland, Staunton River
$6.00
$7.00
$4.00
$5.00
Holidays and prime-season weekends only: Claytor Lake, First Landing, Lake Anna, Leesylvania, Pocahontas, Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. Shenandoah River, Westmoreland, Staunton River
$9.00
$9.00
$7.00
$7.00
York River Croaker Landing/Pier Area (also requires boat launch fee for all vehicles)
$5.00
$5.00
$3.00
$3.00
Daily Parking for High-Occupancy Vehicles: Applies to cars, trucks, SUVs, and vans (with 9 or more passengers).
All parks unless listed below.
$10.00
$10.00
$8.00
$8.00
Chippokes, Claytor Lake, Douthat, Fairy Stone, First Landing, Grayson Highlands, Kiptopeke, Lake Anna, Leesylvania, Mason Neck, New River Trail, Pocahontas, Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. Shenandoah River, Sky Meadows, Smith Mountain Lake, Westmoreland, Staunton River
$12.00
$12.00
$10.00
$10.00
Horse Trailer Parking Fee covers up to two horses in the same trailer (also requires vehicle parking fee). All parks unless listed below.
$3.00 per trailer
$3.00 per trailer
$3.00 per trailer
$3.00 per trailer
Lake Anna
$4.00 per trailer
$4.00 per trailer
$4.00 per trailer
$4.00 per trailer
Surcharge for additional horse in same trailer beyond the first two horses.
$2.00 per horse
$2.00 per horse
$2.00 per horse
$2.00 per horse
Other Trailer Parking Fee: Applies to other trailers not covered by camping, horse trailer, and boat launch fee. (Add to daily parking fee.)
$2.00 per trailer
$2.00 per trailer
$2.00 per trailer
$2.00 per trailer
Daily Bus Parking: All Seasons. Applies to vehicles with 16 or more passenger capacity.
All parks unless listed below.
$10
$10
$10
$10
Claytor Lake, Hungry Mother, Leesylvania, Mason Neck, New River Trail
$12
$12
$12
$12
First Landing, Kiptopeke, Lake Anna, Pocahontas, Westmoreland
$15
$15
$15
$15
Natural Area Preserve Parking Fees for any Vehicle: The department may charge these fees at any Natural Area Preserve.
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
BASE RATE
VIRGINIA RESIDENTS
Grayson Highlands Backpacker Parking.
$12 up to 3 days
$10 up to 3 days
WEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
WEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
Boat Launch Fees: Required to use park boat ramps on bodies of water where motorboats are permitted. Required for all vehicles using York River Croaker Landing/Pier Area. The fee is normally added to the parking fee to create a combined park/launch payment. When a vehicle is only dropping off or retrieving a nonmotorized boat or a boater and does not pay the parking fee, the $3.00 launch fee is required.
Daily Launch Fees: All Seasons
All parks unless listed below.
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
Claytor Lake
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
First Landing, Kiptopeke (with Marine Fishing License), Lake Anna
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
Kiptopeke (without Marine Fishing License), Leesylvania
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
$8.00
Surcharge for second boat on same trailer: jet ski
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
$2.00
Overnight parking at boat launch: where available
$10
$10
$10
$10
Camper's Boat Launch Fee Kiptopeke: Does not apply if camper parks trailer at campsite.
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
Boat Tournament Fee for Fishing Tournaments: Registration fee is based on the number of boats registered and is nonrefundable regardless of number that actually participates. This fee is in addition to the applicable daily launch fee.
No charge
$2.00 per boat
No charge
$2.00 per boat
Annual
and LifetimeParking Fees:FEE
Lifetime Naturally Yours Passport Plus: Lifetime admission and parking pass to all state parks, plus 10% discount on individual campsites and horse stalls; all state park merchandise, except fuel sales; equipment rentals; and shelter rentals except where these services are provided by private concessionaires.Age up to 40$333Age 41-45$300Age 46-50$266Age 51-55$233Age 56−61$200Senior Lifetime Naturally Yours Passport Plus (Age 62 or older): See Lifetime Naturally Yours Passport Plus above.$121Naturally Yours Passport Plus: 12-month from date of purchase admission and parking pass to all state parks, plus 10% discount on camping, all state park merchandise, equipment rentals, and shelter rentals.$66Naturally Yours Parking Passport: 12-month from date of purchase admission and parking pass to
park of purchaseall state parks.$40$66Senior Naturally Yours Passport Plus: See Naturally Yours Passport Plus above.$36Senior Naturally Yours Parking Passport: See Naturally Yours Parking Passport above.
$24$36Golden Disability Pass: Available to persons with disabilities as verified by U.S. Social Security Administration's (SSA) "Benefit Verification Letter." Pass remains in effect unless SSA withdraws eligibility.
No Charge
Disabled Veterans Passport
Admission, parking, and launch pass to all state parks, plus 50% discount on camping fees, swimming fees, shelter rentals, and department equipment rentals when provided by the department. Where equipment rentals are provided by private concessionaires, this passport does not apply.
The passport shall be issued upon request to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States with a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or from the military service that discharged the veteran, certifying that such veteran has a service-connected disability rating of 100%. This passport coverage shall be valid for as long as that determination by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs remains in effect.No Charge
Annual
and LifetimePark/Launch/Equestrian Fees:Lifetime Naturally Yours Passport Plus for Boaters and Equestrians: Lifetime admission, parking, and launch pass to all state parks, plus 10% discount on camping, all state park merchandise, equipment rentals, and shelter rentals.Age up to 40$667Age 41-45$600Age 46-50$534Age 51-55$466Age 56‑61$400Senior Lifetime Naturally Yours Passport Plus for Boaters and Equestrians (Age 62 or older): See Lifetime Naturally Yours Passport Plus for Boaters and Equestrians above.$345Naturally Yours Passport
Plusfor Boaters and Equestrians: 12-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to all state parks, plus 10% discount on camping, all state park merchandise, equipment rentals, and shelter rentals.$167
Park/Launch/Equestrian Passport:12-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to all state parks including Leesylvania.$14112-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to First Landing, Kiptopeke, or Lake Anna. Good only at park of purchase.$10712-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to park of purchase other than Leesylvania, First Landing, Kiptopeke, or Lake Anna.$87Senior Naturally Yours Passport
Plusfor Boaters and Equestrians: Annual permit for all parks including Leesylvania.$133
Senior Park/Launch/Equestrian Passport:12-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to all state parks including Leesylvania.$12012-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to First Landing, Kiptopeke, or Lake Anna. Good only at park of purchase.$8712-month from date of purchase admission, parking, and launch pass to park of purchase other than Leesylvania, First Landing, Kiptopeke, or Lake Anna.$73Buggs Island Lake Special Annual Park/Launch/Equestrian Pass: Good only at Occoneechee and Staunton River State Parks.$55Leesylvania Annual Overnight Boating/Parking Pass.
$74
Disabled Visitor Annual Boat Launch Pass (in addition to disabled tags).
$48
Special Event Fees:
EVENT FEE
Standard Special Event Parking Fee: Applies to all parks and events that utilize parking fees unless noted below.
$10 per vehicle
Community Event Fee: May be used by any park as a condition of a Special Use Permit for a community event provided by a nonprofit group or organization or government agency or entity.
$1.00 per vehicle
Sky Meadows: Strawberry Festival
Advance payment
$20 per vehicle
Day of Event
$25 per vehicle
Sky Meadows: Extended Hours Special Event: for events that take place after park hours such as Astronomy Night, Candlelight Tours, etc.
$5.00 per vehicle
Grayson Highlands Fall Festival. Hungry Mother Arts and Crafts Festival
$6.00 per vehicle
Claytor Lake Arts and Crafts Festival
$5.00 per vehicle with canned food donation on designated day
$10 per vehicle
Fairy Stone: Super Country B-99 Fun Day Event
$1.99 per vehicle
Kiptopeke: Eastern Shore Birding Festival
Parking Fee waived to registered festival guests; otherwise standard fees apply
Smith Mountain Lake: special park/launch rate for boaters participating in fishing tournaments if the tournament sponsor has also rented the Tournament Headquarters Building.
$5.00 per vehicle/ boat combination
Raymond R. "Andy" Guest Jr. Shenandoah River: Riverfest Event
$8.00 per vehicle
Standard Special Event Per Person Entrance Fee: Applies to all parks and events that utilize per person admission fees unless noted below.
$4.00 per adult
$3.00 per child, 6 through 12 years
Children under 6 freeSailor's Creek Battlefield: Battle of Sailor's Creek Reenactment
$10 maximum per vehicle
$50 per bus (16 passenger +)Chippokes Plantation Steam and Gas Engine Show
$5.00 per person
Children under 12 freeChippokes Plantation Christmas
$5.00 per person
Chippokes Pork, Peanut & Pine Festival
$5.00 per person
Children under 13 freeGrayson Highlands Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival
$10 per person
Children under 12 freeNatural Tunnel Special Event Parking Fee
$2.00 per person
$6.00 per vehicleOcconeechee Pow Wow
$5.00 per person (13 years and older)
$3.00 per child, 3 through 12 years
$3.00 Seniors (62 and over)
Children under 3 freeOcconeechee Pow Wow School Groups
$4.00 per student Teachers and Chaperones free
Pocahontas: 500 attendees in increments of 500 people
$500
Notes on parking fees:
1. Weekend rates apply on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day holidays.
2. Except as otherwise noted, boat launching shall be free for up to one boat per vehicle (maximum of two vehicles) per campsite, cabin, lodge, camping cabin, travel trailer, or camping lodge.
3. Parking fees are waived for any vehicle displaying disabled license plates or temporary disabled parking identification issued by any state or the federal government. However, the fee for any additional types of trailers, the boat launch fee or the portion of any combined parking-launching fee that applies to boat launching shall be collected from such vehicles. Additionally, the price for annual passes and lifetime passes that include boat launching for qualified disabled individuals shall be calculated by subtracting the applicable parking pass fee from the park/launch pass fee.
4. Parking fees are waived for any vehicle occupied solely by students and/or teachers and/or assisting personnel participating in an official activity of a bona fide school, home school, or institution of higher learning. Parks may require that individuals in vehicles other than those marked as a school bus verify their official activity by letter from the school or approved field trip form, or in the case of home school groups, proof of home school status such as current ID card from a state or national home school organization (HEAV, HSLDA, etc.) or a copy of the letter from the school district that acknowledges "Notice of Intent" to home school for that school year.
5. Parking fees are waived for official vehicles of federal, state, and local governments while on official business; vehicles making deliveries to the park; contractor and business vehicles performing work in the park; and emergency vehicles while conducting official business, including training.
6. Parking fees are waived for park employees during time of employment, including family and household members of staff occupying staff residences, visitors to staff residences, and park volunteers entering the park to perform volunteer duties.
7. Parking fees may be waived for vehicles conducting research or collecting activities provided such waiver is included in the language of the Research and Collection Permit as required in 4VAC5-30-50.
8. The period covered by a daily parking fee shall be midnight to midnight. Park guests utilizing overnight parking when and where available (e.g., backpackers, overnight fishermen, etc.) will be required to pay the applicable daily parking fee for each calendar day that their vehicle is in the parking lot (partial days included).
9. Annual permits shall be valid for 12 months from the date of purchase, unless otherwise noted.
10. Parking fees are waived for visitors entering the park for the sole purpose of dining at the park restaurant at Douthat and Hungry Mother State Parks.
11. Parking fees are waived at state parks for participants in Walk for Parks, Fall River Renaissance, Envirothons, March for Parks, Operation Spruce-Up Day, Stewardship Virginia, National Trails Day, and other park-sanctioned public service events as approved by the director.
12. Daily parking fees are reduced to $1.00 for vehicles occupied by participants in fund-raising events sponsored by nonprofit organizations (Walk-A-Thons, etc.) provided the sponsor has obtained a special use permit from the park that contains provisions for the identification of participants in the event.
13. Parking fees shall be waived for persons using park roads to gain legal access to their private residence and guests to such residences and for vehicles passing through, but not stopping in, a park on a public roadway.
14. Revenue collected from special event parking and/or admission fees may be divided between the park and the event sponsor if so designated and approved in the special event permit following a determination made by the director that the revenue split is in the benefit of the Commonwealth.
15. Annual Park/Launch/Equestrian passes cover the park entrance or parking fee for up to two horses in the same horse trailer or other allowable trailers. Annual and Lifetime parking-only passes do not include trailers.
16. Parking fees are waived for service vehicles such as tow trucks when entering the park to service a visitor vehicle.
17. Parking fees are waived for visitors entering the park to attend a performance by a U.S. military band if this is a required condition for the band's performance.
18. Parking fees are included in the rental fees for meeting facilities, up to the capacity of the facility and provided that this waiver of fee is included in the rental agreement for the facility.
19. Parking fees are waived for a period of up to 15 minutes for persons entering the park to deposit materials in community recycling collection containers.
20. Parking fees are waived for vehicles occupied entirely by persons attending fee interpretive programs.
21. Annual parking passes that do not include boat launch require payment of daily launch fee if launching a boat at any park or for all vehicles using Croaker Landing/Pier Area at York River State Park.
22. Annual parking pass holders are not guaranteed the parking privileges of the pass should parking places be unavailable.
23. Parking fees are waived at Mason Neck during the park's annual Elizabeth Hartwell Eagle Festival.
24. The payment of a parking fee at one park shall be applied to parking at any state park on the same day provided that the visitor supplies evidence of the paid parking fee.
25. Annual passes are issued to the purchaser and members of the same household and may not be transferred. Improper transfer or use may result in revocation of the pass without refund.
26. Parking fees are waived at all state parks for veterans on Veterans Day, November 11, of each year.
27. Parking fees are waived at all state parks on January 1 of each year.
28. Holidays are defined as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day, and prime season is the Saturday immediately prior to Memorial Day through the Sunday immediately prior to Labor Day.
4VAC5-36-60. Admission fees.
ADMISSION FEES (NONTAXABLE)
DAILY ADMISSION PER PERSON (Weekdays and Weekends unless otherwise noted.)
ANNUAL PASS (Good for 12 months from date of purchase.)
Shot Tower
Free
NA
Southwest VA Museum
$2.00 (Groups of 10 or more: age 6 through 12)
$4.00 (Groups of 10 or more: age 13 and up)NA
$3.00 (Ages 6 through 12)
$6.00 (age 6 through 12) per year
$5.00 (Age 13 and up)
$12 (age 13 and over) per year
NA
$20 (family: up to 2 adults and 2 children) per year
Kiptopeke Fishing Pier Fishing Fee
$1.00 (Age 6 through 12)
$3.00 (Age 13 and over)NA
Kiptopeke Fishing Pier Fishing Fee: Coupon book good for 10 visits
$20 per 10 Passes
NA
Annual Night Fishing: All parks where available (also requires parking fee)
$15 per person per year
Late Night Fishing: All parks where available (also requires parking fee)
$3.00 per person per night
ADMISSION
Natural Tunnel Chairlift:
Children under age 6
Free
Round trip per person
$3.00$4.00One-way per person
$2.00$3.00Group Rate Round Trip per person (10 or more)
$2.00$3.00Season Pass
$20
Daily Pass (Good for unlimited trips on date of issue, good for one person only)
$6.00
Archery Range: All parks where available; per person user fee
$2.00 per day (over 12)
$1.00 per day (age 3 through 12)
$15 per year (any age)Bear Creek Lake
$5.00 per day (over 12)
$3.00 per day (age 3 through 12)
$45 per year (any age)
$3.00 per person, per day group fee (minimum of 10 participants)Pocahontas and New River Trail Horse Show Admission
$5.00 per person
Children 12 and under freePark Sponsored Special Event Vendor Fees. All parks where available unless otherwise noted
$125 per merchandise vendor
$150 per food vendorOcconeechee Pow Wow
$150 per merchandise vendor
$175 per food vendorMason Neck Fall Special Event
$50 per vendor
Caledon Art and Wine Festival
$50 per artist vendor
$100 per winery vendorNew River Trail
$25 per merchandise vendor
$25 per food vendorNotes on admission/entrance fees:
1. Fees are waived at Natural Tunnel for use of the chairlift on one designated "Customer Appreciation Day" per year.
2. Museum entrance fees are waived at the Southwest Virginia Museum during the "Festival of Trees" event for members of groups who submitted trees for the display.
3. For park museums and historic features that charge an entrance fee, visitors participating in the Time Travelers program of the Virginia Association of Museums shall be charged the existing per person group rate for that facility.
4. Entrance fees are waived at the Southwest Virginia Museum on Veteran's Day, November 11, of each year.
4VAC5-36-70. Swimming fees.
SWIMMING (NONTAXABLE)
Daily Swimming Fees
WEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
All parks with fee swimming areas unless noted.
Under age 3 Free
$2.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$3.00 (Age 13 and over)Under age 3 Free
$3.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$4.00 (Age 13 and over)Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland
Under age 3 Free
$3.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$4.00 (Age 13 and over)Under age 3 Free
$4.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$5.00 (Age 13 and over)Pocahontas
Under age 3 Free
$5.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$6.00 (Age 13 and over)Under age 3 Free
$7.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$8.00 (Age 13 and over)Group campers utilizing primitive group camps. All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$1.00 (all ages)
$1.00 (all ages)
Pocahontas (Group Cabin Guests)
$3.00 (all ages)
$3.00 (all ages)
Deposit on all locker keys: Refunded when key is returned.
$2.00 each
Swimming Coupon Book: (Age 3 and over). All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$23 per 10 coupons
$44 per 20 couponsStaunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland
$31 per 10 coupons
$58 per 20 couponsPocahontas
$50 per 10 coupons
$95$99 per 20 couponsWEEKDAYS
WEEKENDS
Group Swimming: per person (10 persons or more). All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$1.50 (Age 3 through 12)
$2.50 (Age 13 and over)$2.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$3.00 (Age 13 and over)Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland Group Swimming (20 persons or more). Five-day advanced registration required.
$2.50 (all ages)
$3.50 (all ages)
Pocahontas Group Swimming (20 persons or more).
Five-daySeven-day advanced registration required (Weekdays only).$4.00 (all ages)
$5.00 (all ages)
Season Swimming Permit: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$44 (Age 3 through 12)
$55 (Age 13 and over)Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland
$55 (Age 3 through 12)
$66 (Age 13 and over)Pocahontas
$66 (Age 3 through 12)
$77 (Age 13 and over)After-Hours Exclusive Use of Pool or Swimming Area: All parks where available. Requires prior reservation. Rental period of approximately 1-2 hours, depending upon operating schedule and amount of available daylight. Cancellation fee charged if reservation is canceled less than 3 days before the date of event unless cancellation is for inclement weather or canceled by the park.
$125 (up to 25 persons)
$150 (26 to 50 persons)
$200 (51 to 75 persons)
$225 (76 to 100 persons)
$35 to open food concessions with rental
$50 cancellation feeSwimming lessons. All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
Package of eight 45-minute lessons (includes parking)$30 per person
$25 per person if two or more from same familyNotes on swimming fees:
1. Nonswimming adults in street clothes admitted to swimming areas free when supervising children age 12 and under.
2. Rain check Policy for Swimming: All state parks will issue a rain check, good for a period of 12 months from the date of issue, to any paying customer (does not apply to free swimming vouchers) if the swimming area is forced to close for 40 minutes or more due to inclement weather. Rain checks may be issued only to patrons present at the swimming area at the time of closure.
3. A full refund is available for a group reservation only if the park or swimming area contractor is notified three days in advance of the time of the reservation. In the event that the group is unable to complete their reservation due to inclement weather, rain checks will be issued to the individual members of the group in the same manner as other park patrons.
4. All Season Swimming Permits include parking during the swimming season only.
5. Weekend rates apply on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day holidays.
4VAC5-36-90. Camping fees.
CAMPING FEES (TAXABLE, Price here does not include tax)
BASE RATE
VIRGINIA RESIDENTS
Camping fees include free use of dump station and free swimming and boat launching for members of the camping party during their stay at the property, when and where available, except that at Kiptopeke State Park guest is subject to applicable launch fee unless the trailer is returned to the campsite immediately after launching. The number of campers per campsite is limited to six individuals except when all campers are members of the same household.
ALL SEASONS
(Per site fees)Standard Sites: No hookup; access to bathhouse and restrooms.
All parks with standard sites unless noted below.
$24 per night
$20 per night
Bear Creek and Occoneechee Waterfront Sites.
$31 per night
$26 per night
Kiptopeke, First Landing, Lake Anna.
$28 per night
$24 per night
Douthat.
$31 per night
$26 per night
Water and Electric Sites: Access to water and electric hookups; access to bathhouse and restrooms.
All parks where available unless noted below, including Chippokes Campground A.
$35 per night
$30 per night
Occoneechee Waterfront Sites and Chippokes Campground B.
$39 per night
$33 per night
Kiptopeke, First Landing, Lake Anna, Shenandoah River.
$41 per night
$35 per night
Water, Electric, and Sewage Sites: Access to water, electric, and sewage hookups; access to bathhouse and restrooms.
Kiptopeke.
$47 per night
$40 per night
Hungry Mother.
$39 per night
$33 per night
Primitive Camping Sites: primitive restrooms; no showers.
All parks where available unless noted below.
$13 per night
$11 per night
James River.
$15 per night
$13 per night
Grayson Highlands: Sites with electricity (November, March, and April when bathhouses are closed).
$18 per night
$15 per night
Occoneechee (persons renting the entire equestrian campground will receive a 10% discount on the combined price for sites and stalls, including transaction fees).
$18 per night
$15 per night
New River Trail primitive camping sites at Foster Falls and Cliffview, primitive sites at Sky Meadows.
$18 per night
$15 per night
New River Trail Water Trail Camping (no potable water).
$14 per night
$12 per night
Fairy Stone Equestrian Campsite.
$24 per night
$20 per night
Horse Camping
Horse Stall Fee.
$7.00 per night (outside stalls)
$9.00 per night (inside stall)$7.00 per night (outside stalls)
$9.00 per night (inside stall)Standard Rates
Primitive Group Camp Rental (camping in special primitive group areas). All parks where available.
Up to 20 campers.
$72 for entire area per night
$61 for entire area per night
Up to 30 campers.
$107 for entire area per night
$91 for entire area per night
31 or more campers, up to maximum capacity of group camp area.
$144 for entire area per night
$122 for entire area per night
Grayson Highlands: Primitive camping is available in the stable area November, March, and April.
$18 per site per night
$15 per site per night
Special Group Camping Areas:
Fairy Stone Group Campsites.
$24 per night
$20 per site per night
Chippokes Plantation: All 4 Sites; Group Rate; 24 persons maximum.
Natural Tunnel Group Area.
Grayson Highlands Group Area.
Shenandoah River Group Area.
Sky Meadows Group Area.$79 per night (only available as entire group area)
$67 per night (only available as entire group area)
Sky Meadows 6-Site Group Area.
$118 per night
$100 per night
Westmoreland Group Area.
$144 per night
$122 per night
Standard Buddy Sites: All parks where available unless noted below.
$92 per night
$78 per night
Pocahontas Group Sites.
Holliday Lake Group Camp.$114 per night
$97 per night
Sky Meadows Buddy Sites.
$41 per night
$35 per night
Pocahontas Group Camp.
$95 per night
$81 per night
James River Equestrian
Group AreaCampground (persons renting the entire equestrian campground will receive a 10% discount on the combined price for sites and stalls, including transaction fees).$254 per night
$216 per night
Camping – Other Fees
Camping Site Transaction Fee: Applies to each purchase transaction of a camping visit to a campsite (i.e., one transaction fee per camping visit per site no matter how many nights). Applies to Internet, reservation center, and walk up visits.
$5.00
Site Specific Reservation Fee: Applies to a site designated as a "Reservable Site."
$3.00 per night
Dump Station Fee: Free to state park campers during stay.
$10 per use
Camping Reservation Cancellation Fee Individual Site.
$10 per reservation
Camping Reservation Cancellation Fee Group Sites.
$30 per reservation
Camping Reservation Transfer Fee.
$5.00 per reservation
Douthat: Whispering Pines and Beaverdam Reservation.
$33 per night
Hiker or noncamper Shower Fee at Virginia State Parks.
$5.00 per person
Sky Meadows: Wheelbarrow Rental Fee for hike-in campers.
$10 per wheelbarrow rented
Notes on camping:
1. Check-out time is 3 p.m. and check-in time is 4 p.m.
2. Camping Transfer/Cancellation/Early Departure Policy.
a. Any fees to be refunded are calculated less the applicable cancellation
fee(s)fee or fees.b. Fees paid to the reservation center by credit card will be refunded to the original credit card charged.
c. Fees paid by check or money order to the reservation center, or by any method at the park, will be refunded by state check.
d. A customer may move a camping reservation to another date or park, referred to as a transfer, through the reservation center only, and prior to 4 p.m. on the scheduled date of arrival. If the reservation center will not be open again prior to the start date of the reservation, transferring is not an option. There is a fee to transfer.
e. A camping reservation may be canceled until 4 p.m. on the scheduled date of arrival but campers will be charged the cancellation fee. This cancellation fee applies to each separate reservation made.
f. Once the 4 p.m. check-in time is reached on the scheduled day of arrival, any adjustment to a reservation is considered an early departure.
g. After the check-in time is reached, the first night is considered used whether the site is occupied or not.
h. There is a one-night penalty, deducted from any amount available for refund, for early departure.
3. Campers are allowed two vehicles per campsite per day without charge of a parking fee. Additional vehicles, beyond two, must pay the prevailing parking fee in effect at the park for each day that the
vehicle(s) isvehicle or vehicles are parked in the park. The number of vehicles allowed to park on the campsite varies according to site design and size of other camping equipment. No vehicles shall park on a campsite in other than the designated area for this purpose. Camper vehicles that do not fit on the site, whether or not they require the special camper vehicle fee, must park in the designated overflow parking area.4. Each member of the camping party, except in primitive group areas, up to the maximum allowable per site, may receive an entrance pass to the park's swimming facility on the basis of one pass per night of camping. Passes are only issued during days and seasons of operation of the swimming facility and are only good during the member's registered stay.
5. Damage to campsites, not considered normal wear and tear, will be billed to the person registered for the campsite on an itemized cost basis.
6. At honor collection sites, the stated camping fees on this list shall be considered as having tax included. Honor collection is defined as the payment of the camping fee on-site at the park at a nonelectronic collection point at which the payment is placed in a box or safe provided for that purpose.
7. Horse stalls may only be rented in conjunction with the rental of a campsite in the equestrian campground and a person must occupy the campsite. All horses brought to the park by overnight guests must be kept in rental stalls except in primitive equestrian areas at New River Trail and James River State Parks.
4VAC5-36-100. Cabin fees.
CABIN RENTALS (TAXABLE, Price here does not include tax)
BASE RATE
VIRGINIA RESIDENTS
PRIME SEASON CABIN AND LODGE RATES
Cabin/Lodge Type
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Efficiency
$98
$586
$83
$498
One Bedroom, Standard
$115
$688
$98
$585
One Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View
$127
$761
$108
$647
One Bedroom, Chippokes Plantation
$134
$800
$113
$680
Two Bedroom, Standard, all parks where available unless noted below
$133
$794
$112
$675
Two Bedroom, Bear Creek Lake, James River, Occoneechee, Lake Anna, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel
$139
$833
$119
$708
Two Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View, all parks where available unless noted below
$146
$874
$124
$743
Two Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View, Bear Creek Lake, Occoneechee, Lake Anna
$153
$915
$130
$778
Two Bedroom, First Landing, Chippokes Plantation
$154
$922
$131
$784
Three Bedroom, Standard, all parks where available unless noted below
$150
$900
$128
$765
Three Bedroom, Chippokes Plantation, Bel Air Guest House
$175
$1,048
$149
$891
Three Bedroom, Claytor Lake, Bear Creek Lake, James River, Occoneechee, Lake Anna, Southwest Virginia Museum Poplar Hill Cottage, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel, Douthat
$173
$1,036
$147
$881
Hill Lodge (Twin Lakes)
$195
$1,169
$166
$994
Fairy Stone Lodge (Fairy Stone), Creasy Lodge (Douthat), Bel Air Mansion (Belle Isle)
$351
$2,104
$298
$1,788
Douthat Lodge (Douthat), Hungry Mother Lodge (Hungry Mother), Potomac River Retreat (Westmoreland)
$414
$2,479
$352
$2,107
Six-Bedroom Lodge, Kiptopeke, James River, Claytor Lake, Occoneechee, Bear Creek Lake, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel, Douthat
$434
$2,599
$369
$2,209
MID-SEASON CABIN AND LODGE RATES
Cabin/Lodge Type
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Efficiency
$88
$527
$75
$448
One Bedroom, Standard
$103
$619
$88
$526
One Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View
$115
$686
$98
$583
One Bedroom, Chippokes Plantation
$120
$720
$102
$612
Two Bedroom, Standard, all parks where available unless noted below
$119
$714
$102
$607
Two Bedroom, Bear Creek Lake, James River, Occoneechee, Lake Anna, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel
$125
$748
$106
$636
Two Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View, all parks where available unless noted below
$131
$787
$111
$669
Two Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View, Bear Creek Lake, Occoneechee, Lake Anna
$138
$824
$117
$700
Two Bedroom, First Landing, Chippokes Plantation
$139
$832
$118
$707
Three Bedroom, Standard, all parks where available unless noted below
$135
$811
$116
$689
Three Bedroom, Chippokes Plantation, Bel Air Guest House
$158
$943
$134
$802
Three Bedroom, Claytor Lake, Bear Creek Lake, James River, Occoneechee, Lake Anna, Southwest Virginia Museum Poplar Hill Cottage, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel, Douthat
$156
$933
$132
$793
Hill Lodge (Twin Lakes)
$176
$1,053
$149
$895
Fairy Stone Lodge (Fairy Stone), Creasy Lodge (Douthat), Bel Air Mansion (Belle Isle)
$316
$1,894
$269
$1,610
Douthat Lodge (Douthat), Hungry Mother Lodge (Hungry Mother), Potomac River Retreat (Westmoreland)
$373
$2,231
$317
$1,896
Six-Bedroom Lodge, Kiptopeke, James River, Claytor Lake, Occoneechee, Bear Creek Lake, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel, Douthat
$391
$2,339
$332
$1,988
OFF-SEASON CABIN AND LODGE RATES
Cabin/Lodge Type
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Efficiency
$73
$440
$62
$374
One Bedroom, Standard
$86
$515
$74
$438
One Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View
$95
$571
$81
$485
One Bedroom, Chippokes Plantation
$100
$600
$85
$510
Two Bedroom, Standard, all parks where available unless noted below
$99
$595
$84
$506
Two Bedroom, Bear Creek Lake, James River, Occoneechee, Lake Anna, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel
$104
$624
$88
$530
Two Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View, all parks where available unless noted below
$110
$656
$93
$558
Two Bedroom, Waterfront or Water View, Bear Creek Lake, Occoneechee, Lake Anna
$115
$687
$98
$584
Two Bedroom, First Landing, Chippokes Plantation
$116
$693
$99
$589
Three Bedroom, Standard, all parks where available unless noted below
$113
$674
$96
$573
Three Bedroom, Chippokes Plantation, Bel Air Guest House
$131
$786
$111
$668
Three Bedroom, Claytor Lake, Bear Creek Lake, James River, Occoneechee, Lake Anna, Southwest Virginia Museum Poplar Hill Cottage, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel, Douthat
$130
$776
$110
$660
Hill Lodge (Twin Lakes)
$147
$878
$125
$746
Fairy Stone Lodge (Fairy Stone), Creasy Lodge (Douthat), Bel Air Mansion (Belle Isle)
$263
$1,578
$224
$1,341
Douthat Lodge (Douthat), Hungry Mother Lodge (Hungry Mother), Potomac River Retreat (Westmoreland)
$310
$1,859
$264
$1,580
Six-Bedroom Lodge, Kiptopeke, James River, Claytor Lake, Occoneechee, Bear Creek Lake, Shenandoah River, Natural Tunnel, Douthat
$326
$1,949
$276
$1,657
CAMPING CABINS, CAMPING LODGES, YURTS, AND TRAVEL TRAILERS
Camping cabins, camping lodges, yurts, and travel trailers located in campgrounds and operated in conjunction with the campground.
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Per-Night Rental Fee
Per-Week Rental Fee
Camping Cabin rental rate: (2-night minimum rental required)
$55
NA
$47
NA
Yurt rental: Standard fee
$120
$719
$101
$611
Travel Trailers: 25-30' Standard fee
$120
$719
$101
$611
Camping Lodges: Standard fee
$109
$653
$92
$555
OTHER CABIN FEES AND CHARGES
Additional Cabin Fees:
Cabin Transaction Fee: Applies to each purchase transaction of a visit to a cabin (i.e., one transaction fee per cabin visit per site no matter how many nights). Applies to Internet, reservation center, and walk up visits.
$5.00
Additional Bed Rentals
$3.00 per rental night
Additional linens at all parks unless otherwise noted. One set of linens is 1 sheet set (1 fitted sheet, 1 flat sheet, and 1 pillowcase) or 1 towel set (1 bath towel, 1 hand towel, and 1 washcloth or 2 bath towels and 1 washcloth)
$2.00 per sheet set
$2.00 per towel setCabin Cancellation Fee: Applies to all lodging in this section except as described below in "Lodge Cancellation Fee"
$30 per cancellation period: See notes on Cabin Transfer/Cancellation/Early Departure Policy
Cabin Transfer Fee: Applies to all lodging in this section except as described below in "Lodge Transfer Fee"
$20 per cancellation period: See notes on Cabin Transfer/Cancellation/Early Departure Policy
Lodge Cancellation Fee: Applies to Fairy Stone Lodge, Douthat Lodge, Hungry Mother Lodge, Potomac River Retreat, and all 6-bedroom park lodges
$60 per cancellation period: See notes on Cabin Transfer/Cancellation/Early Departure Policy
Lodge Transfer Fee: Applies to Fairy Stone Lodge, Douthat Lodge, Hungry Mother Lodge, Potomac River Retreat, and all 6-bedroom park lodges
$50 per cancellation period: See notes on Cabin Transfer/Cancellation/Early Departure Policy
Camping Cabin Cancellation Fee
$10 per cancellation period
Camping Cabin Transfer Fee
$5.00 per cancellation period
Pet Fee (this fee does not apply to service or hearing dogs identifiable in accordance with § 51.5-44 of the Code of Virginia).
$10 per pet per night
Pocahontas Group Cabins
DAY
WEEK
Algonquian Ecology Camp Dining Hall: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for day use, 24-hour use when rented with cabins
$236
$1,181
Swift Creek Dining Hall: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. for day use, 24-hour use when rented with cabins
$275
$1,375
Dining Hall: fee for partial day rental when associated with full day rental as noted above
$140
NA
Cabin Units: per unit, per night
$112
$560
Complete Algonquian Ecology Camp (4 units: 112 capacity) with Dining Hall
$460
$2,300
Complete Swift Creek Camp (2 units: 56 capacity) with Dining Hall
$375
$1,875
Refundable security deposit charged for all reservations
$100 per reservation
Notes on Pocahontas Group Cabins:
Pocahontas Group Cabins: Reservations of $200 or more require a 25% prepayment, due within 14 days of making the reservation. Balance of fees is due 60 days prior to the reservation start date. Reservations of less than $200 require payment in full to confirm the reservation, due within 14 days of making the reservation. Cancellations made 30 days or more prior to the first day of the reservation shall receive a refund less a $30 per unit cancellation fee. Cancellations made less than 30 days prior to the first date of the reservation receive no refund unless the units are subsequently rented, in which case the refund shall be full price minus $30 per unit.
Notes on cabins and lodges:
1. Seasonal cabin and lodge rates shall be in effect according to the following schedule, except for camping cabins, camping lodges, yurts, and travel trailers, which operate on the same schedule and season as the campground at that particular park. In the event that a weekly rental period includes two seasonal rates, the higher rate will apply for the entire weekly rental period.
PARK
PRIME SEASON
MID-SEASON
OFF-SEASON
Bear Creek Lake
Belle Isle
Chippokes Plantation
First Landing
Kiptopeke
Lake Anna
Occoneechee
Southwest Virginia Museum
Staunton River
Twin Lakes
WestmorelandFriday night prior to Memorial Day through the Sunday night prior to Labor Day
April 1 through the Thursday night prior to Memorial Day, and Labor Day through November 30
December 1 through March 31
Claytor Lake
Douthat
Fairy Stone
Hungry Mother
James River
Smith Mountain Lake
Shenandoah River
Natural TunnelFriday night prior to Memorial Day through the Sunday night prior to Labor Day, and October 1 through October 31
April 1 through the Thursday night prior to Memorial Day, and Labor Day through September 30, and November 1 through November 30
December 1 through March 31
2. All dates refer to the night of the stay; checkout time is 10 a.m. and check-in time is 3 p.m.
3. The following holiday periods are charged prime season weekend rates: the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday period that includes Thanksgiving Day; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
4. Cabins and lodges require a two-night minimum stay.
5. Cabin guests are allowed two vehicles for a one or two bedroom cabin, and three vehicles for a three bedroom cabin per day without charge of parking fee. Additional vehicles must pay the prevailing parking fee for each day that the vehicle is parked in the park. The number of vehicles allowed to park at the cabin varies according to site design and other factors. All vehicles must park in designated parking areas, either at the cabin or in the designated overflow parking area.
6. Six-bedroom lodge guests are allowed six vehicles per lodge per day without charge of parking fee. Additional vehicles must pay the prevailing vehicle parking fee for each day the vehicle is parked in the park. The number of vehicles allowed to park at the lodge varies according to site design and other factors. All vehicles must park in designated parking areas, either at the lodge or in the designated overflow parking area.
7. Damage to cabins and other rental units under this section, not considered normal wear and tear, may be billed to the person registered for the cabin or rental unit on an itemized cost basis.
8. Each member of the rental party, up to the maximum allowable for the rented unit, may receive an entrance pass to the park's swimming facility on the basis of one pass per night of rental. Passes are only issued during days and seasons of operation of the swimming facility and are only good during the member's registered stay.
9. Employees of DCR and the members of committees and boards of DCR shall receive a discount of 50% on applicable cabin or lodge rates for any season, when the rental of such cabins or lodge is in connection with the official business of DCR or its committees or boards.
Notes on cabin or lodge transfer/cancellation/early departure policy:
1. Any fees to be refunded are calculated less the applicable cancellation fees listed in this section.
2. Fees paid to the reservation center by credit card will be refunded to the original credit card charged.
3. Fees paid by check or money order to the reservation center, or by any method at the park, will be refunded by state check.
4. A customer may move a cabin or lodge reservation to another date or park, referred to as a transfer, through the reservation center only, and prior to 5 p.m. on the Monday before the scheduled date of arrival. There is an associated transfer fee. After 5 p.m. on the Monday before the scheduled date of arrival, cancellation is the only option (see note 5 below) except that transfers to a different cabin or lodge for the same rental nights shall be allowed, subject to availability, up to the check-in time for the original reservation.
5. Once the reservation is paid for, a customer may cancel in full with payment of the required cancellation fee if there are more than 30 days before the scheduled arrival date. As long as the reservation is not during the one-week minimum stay requirement period, the length of stay may be reduced without a fee as long as there are more than 30 days before the scheduled arrival. However, the length of stay cannot be less than two nights. During the 30 days prior to the scheduled arrival date, the cancellation fee is charged for each night canceled or reduced from the stay. Once the official check-in time on the scheduled arrival date is reached, the cancellation policy is no longer in effect and the early departure policy applies.
6. Once the 3 p.m. check-in time is reached on the scheduled day of arrival, any adjustment to a reservation is considered an early departure. There is a two-night minimum charge associated with all cabin, lodge, camping cabin, travel trailer, and camping lodge stays. Reducing the total nights stayed will incur a $20 per night fee. If the original reservation was for a week, the weekly discount will no longer be valid and the fee will be adjusted to the nightly rate before any refunds are calculated.
4VAC5-36-110. Picnic shelters and event tents fees.
PICNIC SHELTERS AND EVENT TENTS (TAXABLE)
The shelter rental periods shall be from park opening until park closing, unless otherwise specified.
DAY
Standard Small Picnic Shelter Rental Fee: Bear Creek Lake, Belle Isle, Caledon, Chippokes Plantation, Claytor Lake, Douthat, Holliday Lake, Hungry Mother (half shelter), Lake Anna, Natural Tunnel, New River Trail, Occoneechee, Pocahontas, Smith Mountain Lake, Twin Lakes, Westmoreland, York River, and all other small park picnic shelters.
$60
Standard Large Picnic Shelter Rental Fee: Belle Isle, Chippokes Plantation, Claytor Lake, Douthat Fairy Stone, First Landing, Grayson Highlands, Hungry Mother (full shelter), James River, Kiptopeke, Lake Anna, Natural Tunnel, Occoneechee, Pocahontas, Powhatan, Shenandoah River, Smith Mountain Lake (Pavilion), Staunton River, Staunton River Battlefield, Twin Lakes, Westmoreland, York River, and all other large park picnic shelters.
$90
Sky Meadows: Covered Group Picnic Area Shelter Rental (up to 60 people)
$130
Sky Meadows: Group Picnic Pad (up to 60 people)
$64
Leesylvania Shelter, Shenandoah River Large Group Shelter Rental
$130
Leesylvania: Lee's Landing Picnic Area Rental
$64
Leesylvania: Lee's Landing Picnic Shelter
$400
With 15 tables and 100 chairs
$820
Mason Neck Picnic Area Rental
Area rental without tent shelter
$64
Area activity fee (for use of picnic area for "special use" without tent shelter that requires special set-up or clean-up)
$35
Area rental with tent shelter (seasonably available)
$130
Chippokes Plantation Conference Shelter (with kitchen)
$315 per function
Chippokes Plantation Conference Shelter kitchen cleaning fee (only applicable is kitchen is used and not cleaned in accordance with rental agreement)
$150 per function
Mini-Shelter: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$21
Event Tent Rental: Full day in-park rental only. Price includes set up and take down.
Standard fee: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$0.45$0.55 per square footChippokes Plantation, Douthat, Kiptopeke, Lake Anna, Pocahontas, Shenandoah River, Smith Mountain Lake, York River$0.55 per square footFalse Cape, First Landing, Leesylvania, Mason Neck$0.60 per square footStandard 10' x 10' event tent
$25 per day
Westmoreland, Caledon Natural Area: 20' x 40' tent with tables and chairs
$400 per day
Wilderness Road: 20' x 40'
$350 per day
White String Lights for Tent
$0.80 per foot
Side Panels for Tent
$1.50 per foot
Standard Shelter Cancellation Fee: Cancellation fee deducted from refund if refund is made more than 14 days prior to the reservation date. No refunds if cancellation made within 14 days prior to date.
$10
Standard Shelter Transfer Fee: Shelter reservation may be transferred if the change is made through the reservations center prior to scheduled use.
$5.00
4VAC5-36-120. Amphitheater and gazebo fees.
AMPHITHEATERS AND GAZEBOS (TAXABLE, Price here does not include tax)
Amphitheater or Gazebo Rental Fee: The amphitheater or gazebo rental periods shall be from park opening until park closing unless otherwise specified.
DAY
Leesylvania, Fairy Stone, Staunton River, Kiptopeke, and all other amphitheaters and gazebos unless noted below.
$32$50Hungry Mother, Occoneechee, Westmoreland, New River Trail
$53$60Smith Mountain Lake
, James River$74$80James River, Natural Tunnel Gazebo at Cove Ridge.
$100
Claytor Lake (gazebo)
$96
First Landing (gazebo at Chesapeake Bay Center): rental period is 3 hours
$84 per 3 hours
York River and Douthat Amphitheater.
$105
Shenandoah River Overlook Rental
$16 per half-day
$32 per full-dayNatural Tunnel and First Landing Amphitheaters: Private group or company rate
$315
Natural Tunnel and First Landing Amphitheaters: Educational group.
$158
Natural Tunnel Amphitheater Wedding Package: Three consecutive half-day rental periods.
$420 per package
First Landing: Courtyard at Chesapeake Bay Center; includes amphitheater and gazebo.
$788
First Landing: Additional hourly charge for hours beyond 10 p.m. for gazebo.
$11 per hour
First Landing: Additional hourly charge for hours beyond 10 p.m. for Courtyard.
$53 per hour
Fishing Tournament Staging. All parks where available.
$26
Pocahontas Amphitheater Area: Without Heritage Center. Includes Amphitheater, Exhibit Area, Restrooms and use of sound system. Up to 1,000 attendees. See special event fees for additional attendees.
$630$650Pocahontas Amphitheater Area Plus Heritage Center.
$840$850Parking Attendant (per attendant).
$12 per hour
Law Enforcement Officer (per officer).
$28 per hour
Natural Tunnel: Rental of Observation Deck at mouth of tunnel for dinner parties. Includes use of chairlift for transportation of guests and supplies and set-up/take-down of tables and chairs.
$300 per 4 hours
Natural Tunnel Amphitheater Concession Building.
$42
Natural Tunnel: Sound System Rental.
$32
Natural Tunnel: Portable Dance Floor Rental.
$100
Standard Amphitheater/Gazebo Cancellation Fee: Cancellation fee deducted from refund if refund is made more than 14 days prior to the reservation date. No refunds if cancellation made within 14 days prior to date.
$11
All parks unless listed below.
$11
Pocahontas Amphitheater or First Landing Courtyard.
$105
Wilderness Road Amphitheater.
$90
4VAC5-36-140. Interpretive canoe, boat, and paddleboat fees.
INTERPRETIVE CANOE, BOAT, AND PADDLEBOAT PROGRAMS (NONTAXABLE)
Interpretive Canoe, Boat, and Paddleboat Tours:
FEE
Environmental Education Group Canoe Tour: Available only to bona fide educational groups. Requires previous reservation and arrangements. Minimum 10 persons. Mason Neck and all other parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$3.00 per person
Standard Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals: Applies to canoe, rowboat, or paddleboat tours. Child riding as third passenger, where allowed, is free.
Individuals at all parks unless noted below.
$5.00 per person
Individuals at Leesylvania, York River, Pocahontas, Kiptopeke, Chippokes.
$9.00 per person
Individuals at James River.
$10 per person
Individuals at Mason Neck.
$15 per person
Individuals at Natural Tunnel.
$15 per person
Individuals at False Cape: Back Bay Interpretive Tour.
$16 per person
Family Groups at all parks unless noted below. Minimum 4 paying customers.
$4.00 per person
Family Groups at Leesylvania, Pocahontas, York River, Kiptopeke. Minimum 4 paying customers.
$6.00 per person
Family Groups at Mason Neck.
$9.00 per person
Group rate at Natural Tunnel (minimum 10 paying customers).
$12 per person
Sunset, Moonlight, Dawn, or Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals: Applies to canoe, rowboat, or paddleboat tours.
All parks where offered unless noted below.
$6.00 per person
Sunset, Dawn, Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals: Leesylvania, York River, Chippokes, Kiptopeke.
$11 per person
Sunset, Dawn, Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals:
New River Trail, Mason Neck.$15 per person
Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals:
Grayson Highlands, Hungry Mother, New River Trail, Natural Tunnel.$25 per person
Moonlight/Night Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals:
Leesylvania, York River, Chippokes.$13 per person
Moonlight/Night Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Individuals:
Mason Neck.$20 per person
Sunset, Moonlight, Dawn, or Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Family Groups: Applies to canoe, rowboat, or paddleboat tours. Minimum 4 paying customers.
All parks where offered unless otherwise noted.
$5.00 per person
Sunset, Dawn, or Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Family Groups: Leesylvania, York River, Chippokes. Requires 4 or more paying customers.
$7.00 per person
Sunset, Dawn, or Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Family Groups: New River Trail, Mason Neck.
$11 per person
Moonlight/Night Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Family Groups:
Leesylvania, York River. Requires 4 or more paying customers.$8.00 per person
Extended Canoe Interpretive Tour Fee for Family Groups:
Grayson Highlands.$25 per person
Bear Creek Lake: Willis River Interpretive Canoe Tour
Short Trip.
$8.00 per person
Long Trip.
$10 per person
Natural Tunnel Clinch River:
Half-Day Trip Group Rate. Requires 10 or more paying customers.
$12 per person
Full-Day Trip. Group Rate. Requires 10 or more paying customers.
$20 per person
Half-Day Trip. Individuals.
$15 per person
Full-Day Trip. Individuals.
$25 per person
Overnight Trip. Individuals.
$45 per person
Short Trip. Clinchport to Copper Creek
$7.00 per person
False Cape: Day Kayak Paddle/Catered Lunch
$60 per person
False Cape: Back Bay by Water
$45 per person
Interpretive Kayak Tour, Solo Kayak: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$16 per person
Interpretive Kayak Tour, Solo Kayak: Natural Tunnel
Settlers Run
$7.00 per person
Boones Run
$15 per person
Long Hunters Run
$25 per person
Interpretive Kayak Tour, Solo Kayak: Westmoreland, Caledon
$19 per person
Interpretive Kayak Tour, Solo Kayak: False Cape
$20 per person
Interpretive Kayak Tour, Tandem Kayak: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$22 per kayak
Interpretive Kayak Tour, Tandem Kayak: Westmoreland, Caledon
$25 per kayak
Tag-along Fee: Participant provides his own canoe or kayak. Not available at all sites.
$10 per person
Interpretive Stand-Up Paddle Board Tour: Westmoreland
$25 per person
Interpretive Pontoon Boat Tour: All parks where available.
$2.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$3.00 (Age 13 and over)Interpretive Tube Tour: all parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$6.00 per person
Lake Excursion and Ecology Tour
Claytor Lake: 2-hour tour includes grilled dinner and swimming. (Friday and Saturday only)
$20 (Age 13 and over)
$12 (Age 3 through 12)Rental of Entire Boat (Exclusive Use): All parks where available
$60 per tour
Notes on interpretive canoe, boat, and paddleboat programs:
1. Cancellation Policy for group reservations: Guest must cancel four days prior to the tour date in order to receive a refund. Any guest canceling less than four days before the start of the reservation will not be eligible for a refund. A one-time $10 cancellation fee will apply per reservation regardless of number of boats reserved. In the event of inclement weather where the park must cancel, the guest will be offered either a complete refund or reservation transfer to another date.
2. Additional costs for supplies and materials may apply.
4VAC5-36-150. Interpretive and educational tours and program fees.
INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND PROGRAMS (NONTAXABLE)
Interpretive and Educational Tours and Programs
PARK
PROGRAM
FEE
All parks unless otherwise noted:
Standard Interpretive Program or Tour: such as typical staff led nature hikes or campfire programs.
Free
Fee-based Interpretive Program or Tour: (Fee only applies to programs or tours that have unusual costs or require special equipment, personnel, marketing, or other special arrangements).
$2.00 per person
$6.00 per familyFee-based Night Hike or Evening Program or Evening Tour: (Fee only applies to programs or tours that have unusual costs or require special equipment, personnel, marketing, or other special arrangements).
$3.00 per person
$8.00 per familyStandard Workshop Fee
$5.00 per child (Age 12 and under)
$15 per adult (Age 13 and over)Standard Wagon Ride Program
$3.00 per person
$8.00 per family
$25 exclusive groupExtended or Special Event Wagon Ride Program
$4.00 per person
$10 per family
$75 exclusive group bookingPark Outreach Program: Price per park staff member conducting program
$10 for under 2 hours
$25 for 2 to 3 hours
$50 for 4 hours plusStandard Junior Ranger Program: 4-day program. All parks unless noted below.
$10 full program
$3.00 per dayHaunted Hike
$1.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$3.00 (Age 13 and over)Geo Caching or Orienteering Interpretive Program
$3.00 per person
$8.00 per family
$25 per groupNature-Themed Birthday Party: Includes a nature talk, hike, games, songs, and time in the Nature Center for gifts and cakes. At least one staff member is present to conduct activities.
$96 per hour plus materials cost for 12 children
$8.00 per additional childStandard Women's Wellness Weekend Program
$149 per person
Grayson Highlands
Junior Ranger Program
$5.00 per person per day
Hayrides
$2.00 per child
$3.00 per adultAdventure Rangers Interpretive Program
$10 per person per day
Make a Birdhouse Program
$5.00 per person
Make Your Own Hiking Stick Program
$3.00 per person
2-Day Photography Class
$35 per person
Twin Lakes
Haunted Hike
$3.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$5.00 (Age 13 and over)
Occoneechee, Caledon
Individual interpretive program pass: (Allows admission for 1 person to 4 interpretive programs valued at $3.00 or less)
$6.00 per pass
Family interpretive program pass: (Allows admission for members of the same family to 4 interpretive programs valued at $8.00 or less)
$18 per pass
Pocahontas
Nature Camps
$100 per child per program plus materials cost
$30 per child plus materials cost for Jr. Assistant. The Jr. Assistant helps the park staff in conducting camp programs.Curious Kids
$3.00 per program
Nature and Discovery Programs (School/Groups Outreach)
$4.00 per child
$80 minimum
$15 additional if program is outside of Chesterfield CountySky Meadows
Nature and Discovery Programs (School/Groups Outreach)
$2.00 per child
$50 minimum
$15 additional if program is outside of the following counties: Fauquier, Frederick, Clark, and LoudounSmith Mountain Lake
Nature and Discovery Programs (School/Groups Outreach)
$10 per school visit
What Bird Am I?
$3.00 per person
Who Is Coming to Dinner? (Owl Program)
$3.00 per person
Southwest Virginia Museum
How Our Ancestors Lived
$5.00 per person
Special Themed Interpretive Program
$10 per person
Music or Literary Event
$5.00 per person
Workshop (Adult)
$10 per person
Workshop (Children)
$5.00 per person
Nature and Discovery Programs (School/Groups Outreach)
$25 for under 2 hours
$50 from 2 hours to under 4 hours
$75 for 4 or more hoursGuided Tour or Activity
School Groups: $1.50 per person
Public Groups: $2.50 per personStep-On Tour Guide Service
$7.00 per person
Caledon
Caledon Eagle Tours
$6.00 per person
$50 Flat Rate (minimum: 10; maximum: 20)All Group Programs up to 2 hours long
$5.00 per person
Haunted Hay Ride
$5.00 per person (age 7 and over)
Children under 7 freeSpecial Program Bus Fee: Programs involving transportation within the natural area.
$3.00 per person
Workshop (Adult)
$15 per person
Workshop (Children)
$5.00 per person
Natural Tunnel: Cove Ridge
Guided Programs
$25 per program (Maximum 30 participants)
$25 facility fee (If applicable)Environmental Education (Children's Activities)
$25 per program (Maximum 30 participants)
$25 facility fee (If applicable)Environmental Education (Adult Facilitation)
$15 per person
Hungry Mother/ Hemlock Haven
Junior Naturalist Program
$4.00 per person per week
$12 unlimited participation in interpretive seasonKiptopeke
Birding Program (Group Rates)
$35 (Corporate)
$25 (Nonprofit)York River
Guided Adventure Programs
$4.00 per person
$40 per group (Minimum 12 persons)Junior Ranger Program
$35 per person
Westmoreland
Guided Program Fee
$25 per person
Natural Tunnel
Junior Ranger Program (Includes T-Shirt)
$35 per person
Wagon Ride Program
$50 Exclusive Education Group Booking
Hay Wagon and Hot Dog Roast
$10 per person
Bike Tours - 2 hours
$10 per person
Extended Bike Tours - 4 hours
$15 per person
Canoe and Bike Tour - 4 hours
$20 per person
Halloween Haunted House/Hay Wagon Ride
$3.00 (Age 3 through 12)
$5.00 (Age 13 and over)Mason Neck
Junior Ranger Program
$50 per person
Holliday Lake
Field Archaeology Workshop
$25 per person
Junior Ranger Program (3 half-day workshops) (Ages 6 to 13)
$25 per child
False Cape
Wildlife Watch Tour – Per Person
$8.00 per person
Wilderness Survival Weekend (2-night stay)
$200 per person
Wilderness Survival Weekend (1-night stay)
$100 per person
Wilderness Survival Program
$16
Astronomy Program
$16 per person
Wild Women Weekend
$200 per person
Summer Survival
$120 per person
Blue Berry Blues
$20 per person
Staunton River
Interpretive Craft
$2.00 per person
First Landing
Junior Ranger Program
3 Hour Program
6 Hour Program
$25 per person
$50 per personBear Creek Lake
Junior Ranger Program
$20 per person
Leesylvania
Junior Ranger Program
$50 per person
Halloween Haunted Hike
$2.00 per person
$6.00 per group (4 person maximum)Interpretive Programs
$2.00 per person
Kids Fishing Tournament
$2.00 per child
Natural Tunnel
Pannel Cave Tour
$10 per person
$7.00 per person (Family-Group; 8-person minimum)Bolling Cave Tours
$15 per person
$12 per person (Family-Group; 10-person minimum)Stock Creek Tunnel Tour/Snorkeling on the Clinch
$5.00 per person
Canorkle (Canoeing and Snorkeling guided tour)
$15 per person
Hike to the Tub
$10 per person
New River Trail
New River Trail Seniors Van Tour Full Day
$25 per person
New River Trail Seniors Van Tour Half Day
$15 per person
Bertha Cave Tour
$10 per person
James River
Haunted Wagon Ride
$5.00 per person (Age 7 and over)
Children 6 and under freeInterpretive Archery Program
$5.00$8.00 per personBelle Isle
Triple Treat Program: Hayride/Canoe/Campfire
$10 per person
Junior Ranger 3-day program
$5.00 per class
Bike Tour: visitors can supply their own bike or rent separately
$2.00 per person
$6.00 per familyNotes on interpretive and educational tours and programs:
Additional costs for supplies and materials may apply.
4VAC5-36-160. Outdoor skill program fees.
OUTDOOR SKILL PROGRAMS (NONTAXABLE)
Outdoor Skill Programs
FEE
Grayson Highlands
Outdoor Survival Skills and Backpacking
$95 per person
Basic Map and Compass
$25 per person
Beginning Rock Climbing and Backpacking
$95 per person
Advanced Map and Compass Skills
$25 per person
Westmoreland, Douthat, Hungry Mother, False Cape
Photography Workshop, with meals and lodging
$325 per person
Photography Workshop, with meals, no lodging
$295 per person
Photography Workshop, no meals, no lodging
$225 per person
Nonparticipant Lodging and Food
$235 per person
Nonparticipant Meals only
$125 per person
Lake Anna
Prospecting for Gold Workshop
$50 per person
Kiptopeke
Kayak Fishing Program
$35 per person
Hungry Mother
Mountain Empire Fly Fishing School
$225 per person
Grayson Highlands
Guided Fly Fishing Trip: Half-day
Guided Fly Fishing Trip: Full-day$50 per person
$75 per personJames River
Canoe Skills Course
$70 per person
Shenandoah River
Zipline Canopy Tour
$89 per person
Sky Meadows
Venture Realm Hiking Retreat
$53 per person
4VAC5-36-170. Hunting fees.
HUNTING (NONTAXABLE)
Hunting: All parks where available unless otherwise noted. (Does not apply to open hunting areas at Fairy Stone, Hungry Mother, Grayson Highlands, Occoneechee, and Pocahontas)
FEE
Standard Daily Hunting Fee for reservation-type managed hunts (No separate application fee required).
$15 per hunter per day
Standard Daily Hunting Fee for lottery-type managed hunts (Paid in addition to any applicable application fee).
$10 per hunter per day
Standard Daily Hunting Fee: James River
$25 per hunter per day
Lottery Hunt Application Fee
$5.00 per application
Chippokes Plantation: Southern Heritage Deer Hunt
$325 per adult, or youth 16 through 17 with a separate stand
$200 per youth ages 12 through 17, requires shared stand with a paying adult
$50 per nonhunting companionWaterfowl Hunt at Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve Permit (maximum of 3 per person per season)
$100 each
Notes on hunting fees:
At parks where there is a "standby" process, no additional daily fee for that hunting season shall be charged if the hunter has already paid at least one previous daily hunting fee for that park's hunting season.
4VAC5-36-200. Miscellaneous rental fees.
RENTALS (TAXABLE; Price here does not include tax)
Bike Rentals (includes helmet)
FEE
All parks where available unless otherwise noted
$3.00 per hour
$8.00 per half-day
$15 per full-dayNew River Trail,
James River,Mason Neck$5.00 per hour
$12 per half-day
$18 per dayFirst Landing
$5.00 per hour
$16 per dayClaytor Lake
Adult Bicycles
$10 per hour
$15 per half-day
$25 per dayChildren Bicycles
$8.00 per hour
$12 per half-day
$20 per dayChildren Bicycle Trailer
$8.00 per hour
$12 per half-day
$20 per dayBike Helmet without bike rental
$1.00
Child Cart for bike (unless otherwise noted)
$5.00
Personal Bike Repair Services
$25 basic tune-up
$60 standard tune-up
$13.50 flat repairs
$10 minor adjustmentsBoat Rentals
Standard Paddleboat Rental:
All parks where available unless otherwise noted
$4.00 per half-hour
$6.00 per hourFairy Stone, Hungry Mother
$5.00 per half-hour
$8.00 per hourSmith Mountain Lake
$25 per half-hour
$35 per one hourWestmoreland
$7.00 per half-hour
$12 per hourStandard Canoe Rental:
All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$8.00 per hour
$15 per half-day
$25 per full-day
$40 for 24 hours
$100 per weekSmith Mountain Lake
$8.00 per half-hour
$12 per one hour
$60 for 24 hours
$30 additional for each day after first dayClaytor Lake
$12$12.50 per hour
$35 per half-day
$50 per dayLeesylvania, Mason Neck
$7.00 per half-hour
$12 per hour
$35 per half-day
$50 per dayJames River
$10 per hour (does not include shuttle)
$40 per day (does not include shuttle)
$120 per week (does not include shuttle)Standard Float Trips:
James River
Bent Creek to Canoe Landing:
Canoe
$45$50 Max 3 peopleSingle Kayak
$35$40 per kayakCanoe Landing to Dixon Landing:
Tubes
$12 per tube
Group of
foureight or more$10 per tube
Canoe
$15$20 per canoeSingle Kayak
$15$20 per kayakBent Creek to Dixon Landing:
Canoe
$50$60 per canoeSingle Kayak
$40$45 per kayakShuttle Service Only:
Canoe Landing to Dixon Landing, canoe or single kayak, scheduled or unscheduled
$2.00$3.00 per person
$5.00 per canoe/kayakBent Creek Shuttle (Scheduled)
$5.00$10 per boat (canoe/kayak)
$5.00 per personBent Creek Shuttle (Unscheduled)
$15 per boat (canoe/kayak)
$15 per personTubes
$5.00 per person/Bent Creek Shuttle$5.00 between landings in park
$2.00Late Rental Fee
$15 per half hour past return time
New River Trail
$7.00 per hour
$20 per half-day
$30 per day
$35 per half-day, includes canoe rental and shuttle
$50 per full day, includes canoe rental and shuttleCanoe Rental (includes shuttle)
Trip A: Austinville to Foster Falls
$35 per canoe
Trip B: Ivanhoe to Austinville
$50 per canoe
Trip C: Ivanhoe to Foster Falls
$55 per canoe
Trip D: Foster Falls to Allisonia
$55 per canoe
Kayak Rental (includes shuttle)
Trip A: Austinville to Foster Falls
$25 per kayak
Trip B: Ivanhoe to Foster Falls
$40 per kayak
Trip C: Foster Falls to Allisonia
$45 per kayak
Standard Rowboat Rental, without motor:
All parks where available unless otherwise noted
$6.00 per hour
$12 per half-day
$22 per full-day
$36 per 24 hours
$80 per weekHungry Mother: Rowboats
$4.00 per hour
$15 per day
$40 per weekNew River Trail: Rafts and flat-bottom boats
$7.00 per hour
$20 per half-day
$30 per dayStandard Rowboat Rental with electric motor and battery: All parks where available unless otherwise noted
$10 per hour
$20 per 4 hours
$36 per day
$100 per 4 days
$150 per weekHungry Mother: Standard Rowboat Rental with electric motor and battery
$12 per hour
$24 per 4 hours
$45 per day
$75 per 24 hours (limited to overnight guests)Standard Motorboat Rental, 16-foot console steering, 25-45 horsepower outboard. All parks where available.
$18 per hour
$90 per dayStandard Fishing Boat Rental with gasoline motor and one tank of fuel: All parks where available.
$10 per hour (2-hour minimum)
$50 per dayPedal Craft Rental: (Hydro-Bike, Surf-Bike, etc.) All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
One person.
$8.00 per hour
Two person.
$10 per hour
Hungry Mother: Hydro Bike
$5.25 per half hour
$8.00 per hourSmith Mountain Lake: Hydro Bike
$8.00 per half hour
$12 per hour
$4.00 additional per hour after first hour
$60 per 24 hours
$30 additional per day after first dayBarracuda Boat. All parks where available
$10 per hour
Solo Kayak Rental:
All parks where available unless otherwise noted
$8.00 per hour
$20 per half-day
$30 per day
$40 for 24 hours
$100 per weekWestmoreland
$12 per hour
$17 per half-daySmith Mountain Lake
$8.00 per half hour
$12 per hour
$60 per 24 hours
$30 additional per day after first dayMason Neck
$6.00 per half-hour
$10 per hour
$35 per half-day
$50 per dayJames River
$7.00 per hour (does not include shuttle)
$20$40 per day (does not include shuttle)
$80$100 per week (does not include shuttle)
$12$15 per half hour past return timeClaytor Lake
$10 per hour
$25 per half-day
$40 per dayTandem Kayak Rental:
All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$10 per hour
$20 per half-day
$30 per full-day
$45 for 24 hours
$120 per weekWestmoreland
$15 per hour
$22 per half-daySmith Mountain Lake
$10 per half-hour
$15 per hour
$80 for 24 hours
$30 additional for each day after first dayMason Neck
$8.00 per half-hour
$15 per hour
$45 per 4 hours
$60 per daySmith Mountain Lake: 14-foot fishing boat with 5 hp (3 person capacity). Rental does not include fuel and oil. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$50 for 3 hours
$10 additional per hour after first 3 hours
$150 for 24 hours
$30 additional per day after first dayClaytor Lake: 16-foot Bass Tracker with 60 hp motor. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$30 per hour
$75$80 per half-day
$115$125 per dayClaytor Lake: 21-foot pontoon boat (10 person capacity) with 75 hp motor and tow hook. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$45$55 per hour
$125$140 per half-day
$195$210 per dayClaytor Lake: 24-foot pontoon boat with 75 hp motor. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$50$55 per hour
$140$150 per half-day
$210$225 per dayClaytor Lake: 24-foot pontoon boat with 115 hp motor. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$55$60 per hour
$150$160 per half-day
$225$240 per dayClaytor Lake: 30-foot pontoon boat with 115 hp motor. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$60 per hour
$165 per half-day
$250 per dayClaytor Lake: 18-foot bowrider with 190 hp motor. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$50$55 per hour
$130$140 per half-day
$200$215 per dayClaytor Lake: 30-foot pontoon boat with 60 hp motor. Damage deposit of 50% required.
$350$375 per day
$175$185 9 a.m. - noon
$225$250 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.Claytor Lake: 19-foot bowrider with 220 hp motor, Damage deposit of 50% required.
$55$60 per hour
$150$160 per half-day
$225$240 per dayOcconeechee: 17-1/2-foot fishing boat. Rental includes 30 gallons of fuel. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$85$95 per hour
$20$25 additional per hour after first hour
$175$195 per 8 hours
$875$935 per 7 day weekOcconeechee: 20-foot pontoon boat with motor (8 person capacity). Rental includes 30 gallons of fuel. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$85$95 per hour
$20$25 additional per hour after first hour
$175$205 per 8 hours
$875$945 per 7 day weekOcconeechee: 22-foot pontoon boat with motor (10 person capacity). Rental includes 30 gallons of fuel. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$95$105 per hour
$20$25 additional per hour after first hour
$185$225 per 8 hours
$925$1,125 per 7 day weekOcconeechee: 24-foot pontoon boat with motor (12 person capacity). Rental includes 30 gallons of fuel. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$120 per hour
$25 additional per hour after first hour
$250 per 8 hours
$1,210 per 7 day week
Occoneechee: 25-foot pontoon boat with motor (14 person capacity). Rental includes 30 gallons of fuel. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$110$120 per hour
$25 additional per hour after first hour
$230$270 per 8 hours
$1,150$1,300 per 7 day weekSmith Mountain Lake: 18-20-foot Runabout with 190 hp (8 person capacity). Rental does not include fuel and oil. Damage deposit of $200 required.
$165 for 3 hours
$20 additional per hour after first 3 hours
$255 per 8 hours
$320 for 24 hours
$100 additional per day after first dayClaytor Lake: Jet ski/personal watercraft
$50$55 per hour
$140 per 4 hours
$210$215 per 8 hoursSmith Mountain Lake: 24-foot pontoon boat with 40 hp (10-12 person capacity). Damage deposit of $200 required.
$90 for 3 hours
$20 additional per hour after first 3 hours
$165 per 8 hours
$215 for 24 hours
$80 additional each day after first daySmith Mountain Lake: Personal watercraft (Waverunner 700). Rental does not include fuel and oil. Damage deposit of $500 required.
$180 for 3 hours
$20 additional per hour after first 3 hours
$270 per 8 hours
$335 for 24 hours
$130 additional per day after first dayBelle Isle: Motorboat less than 25 horsepower (3 gallons of fuel included, 2 hour minimum)
$15 per hour
$60 per half-day
$100 per dayBelle Isle: Motorboat 25-49 horsepower (11 gallons of fuel included, 2 hour minimum)
$22 per hour
$70 per half-day
$110 per dayStandard Damage/Replacement Fees: All parks where available unless otherwise noted. Not required for damage due to normal wear and tear.
Paddle
$20
Anchor/Rope
$40
Fuel Tank/Hose
$60
Fire Extinguisher
$25
Throw Cushion
$10
Propeller (small)
$100
Propeller (large)
$135
Personal Flotation Device (PFD): replacement fee for lost/damaged PFD
$25 each
Other Rentals:
Personal Flotation Device (PFD): When separate from boat rental.
$1.00 per day
Smith Mountain Lake, James River: Personal Floatation Device, type II.
$5.00 for first day
$1.00 additional daysSmith Mountain Lake: Personal Floatation Device, type III
$7.00 for first day
$2.00 additional daysCanoe/Kayak Paddles: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$5.00 per day
New River Trail: Float Tubes
$5.00 per hour
$12 per half-day
$18 per dayJames River:
Cooler Tubes
$3.00$5.00 per dayTubes
$8.00 per hour (does not include shuttle)
$20 per day (does not include shuttle)
$12 per half hour past return timeClaytor Lake: 2-person tow tube and towrope (with rental of boat only)
$20 per 2 hours
$25 per half-day
$30 per dayClaytor Lake: Water skis and towrope (with rental of boat only)
$20 per 2 hours
$25 per half-day
$30 per dayClaytor Lake: Kneeboard and towrope (with rental of boat only)
$15 per 2 hours
$20 per half-day
$25 per dayClaytor Lake: Tubes/Skis (without boat rental)
$25 per half-day
$35 per dayOcconeechee: Tubes and towrope
$30 per day
Smith Mountain Lake: Tow tube; Water Skis;
Knee BoardKneeboard$15 per day with boat rental
$5.00 per additional day
$25 per day without boat rentalSmith Mountain Lake: Wake Board
$25 per day with boat rental
$10 per additional day
$30 per day without boat rentalMobile Pig Cooker: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$40 per day
GPS Units
$6.00 per unit per half-day
$10 per unit per dayVolleyball Net and Ball Rental: All parks where available.
$10
Binocular Rentals (2 hours): All parks where available.
$2.00
Beach Floats: All parks where available.
$1.00 per hour
$3.00 for 4-hours
$5.00 for full-daySurf Lounge Floating Chair Rental. All parks where available.
$2.00 per hour, single chair
$5.00 per half-day, single chair
$7.00 per full day, single chair
$3.00 per hour, double chair
$7.00 per half-day, double chair
$10 per full day, double chairBody Board: First Landing
$6.00 per day
Standard Stand-Up Paddle Board: Westmoreland
$15 per hour
Beach Umbrella: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$3.00 per hour
$8.00 for 4 hours
$15 for full-dayFirst Landing
$6.00 per day
Beach Chair: All parks where available
$5.00 per day
First Landing
$6.00 per day
Fishing Rods: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$5.00 per half-day
First Landing
$6.00 per day
$3.00 per rod per fishing programTents with a group camp reservation. All parks where available.
2-person tent
$12 per day
3-person tent
$20 per day
4-person tent
$25 per day
5-person tent
$30 per day
Coleman Camp Stove Rental, includes fuel
$10 per day
Tabletop Propane Grill, includes fuel
$15 per day
Coin-Operated Washing Machine: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$1.25 per load, tax included
First Landing
$1.50 per load, tax included
Coin Operated Dryer: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$1.25 per load, tax included
First Landing
$1.50 per load, tax included
Pump Out: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$5.00
Horse Rentals:
All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$20 per one-hour ride
$35 per two-hour ride
$100 per full day ridePony Rides: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$5.00 per 15 minutes
Horseback Riding Lessons: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$25 per lesson on group basis
$30 per lesson for individualHorseback Summer Day Camp: All parks where available unless otherwise noted.
$180 per person per week
Horseshoe or Croquet Rental for Campers. All parks where available.
$1.00 per hour
$5.00 per day
$20 depositGrayson Highlands:
Bouldering pad
$5.00 per day
Bouldering pad with chalk bag
$8.00 per day
4VAC5-36-210. Conference center and meeting facility fees.
CONFERENCE CENTERS (TAXABLE)
Prices may be discounted and/or waived by the director when necessary to create competitive bids for group sales.
FEE
Hemlock Haven Conference Center at Hungry Mother
Main Hall (Capacity: 240)
$350 per day
Upper Level Dogwood Room (Capacity: 50)
$200 per day
Lower Level Board Room: (Capacity: 16)
$100 per day
Ferrell Hall (Entire complex from 8 a.m. through 10 p.m.)
$575 per day
Day Use Recreational Package (Includes all outside recreational facilities)
0 – 250 persons
$300 per half-day
$600 per full-day251 – 500 persons
$425 per half-day
$850 per full-day501 + persons
$575 per half-day
$1,200 per full-dayCedar Crest Conference Center at Twin Lakes
Complex: Doswell Hall with deck, grounds, volleyball, horseshoes; Kitchen, Latham and Hurt Rooms NOT included.
$229 per 4 hours
$459 per day
$53 each extra hourDoswell Meeting Room: Meeting Room only; no kitchen or dining room.
$164 per room per 4 hours
$328 per room per day
$37 each extra hourSmall breakout rooms with main room: Latham and Hurt.
$65 per room per 4 hours
$131 per room per day
$21 each extra hourSmall breakout rooms without main room.
$98 per room per 4 hours
$196 per room per day
$37 each extra hourPicnic Shelter or Gazebo at Cedar Crest.
$68 per 4 hours
$131 per day
$11 each extra hourKitchen rental only available with complex rental.
$105 per event
Kitchen Cleaning Fee: Deposit.
$150 per event
Chippokes Plantation Meeting, Conference, and Special Use Facilities
Mansion Conference Room.
$26 per hour
Mansion or Historic Area Grounds (Includes parking for party rental).
$525 per 4 hours
Mansion Board Room
$105 per 4 hours
Chippokes Plantation Conference Shelter (Available on reservation basis only).
$105 per 4 hours
Wedding Package (includes historic area grounds, gardens, tent set up and take down, 10 60-inch round tables, 10 standard size rectangle tables, 100 folding chairs, Wedding Coordinator, changing room for bride and groom, Mansion kitchen area, boardroom, no fee for wedding rehearsal).
$1,412 per 4 hours
$2,073 per 8 hours
$50 nonrefundable reservation feeSouthwest Virginia Museum
DAY
EVENING
Victorian Parlor
Up to 30 People (8 tables – 30 chairs) OR Up to 50 people (50 chairs and head table)
$42
$68
Additional meeting rooms: Victorian Parlor must be rented in order to rent additional rooms.
Hallway (downstairs) (Includes three existing tables with linens)
$11
$11
Additional Hours
$10 per hour
$10 per hour
Exceeding approved hours
$20 per hour
$20 per hour
Wedding Portraits
$52 per 2 hours
$78 per 2 hours
Wedding Packages
EVENT
Wedding Package A: Accommodates 100 people. Use of arbor in Victorian Garden. Setup of 100 chairs. One parking attendant. Use of wedding space for previous night's rehearsal. Bride and groom dressing rooms. Free use of facilities for wedding portrait (must be scheduled).
$500
Wedding Package B: Accommodates 100 people. Use of a 40x40 Tent. Small platform stage (4"H x 8'W x 8'L). Accent rope lighting. Setup of 100 chairs. One parking attendant. Use of wedding space for previous night's rehearsal. Bride and groom dressing rooms. Free use of facilities for wedding portrait (must be scheduled).
$1,500
Wedding Package C: Accommodates 200 people (this requires an off-site reception area). Use of a 40x60 tent. Small platform stage (4"H x 8'W x 8'L). Accent rope lighting. Setup of 200 chairs. Two parking attendants. Use of wedding space for previous night's rehearsal. Bride and groom dressing rooms. Free use of facilities for wedding portrait (must be scheduled).
$2,500
Reception Packages
Casual Reception Package A: May be reserved with Wedding Package A or B. Use of Victorian Parlor or foyer; parlor set with serving tables and linens. Use of serving kitchen.
$200
Casual Reception Package B: May be reserved with Wedding Package A or B. Use of 20x30 tent; set with tables and linens. Use of serving kitchen.
$300
Formal Reception Package C: May be reserved with Wedding Package A or B. Use of 40x60 tent; sit-down reception for 100 to include tables, linens and chairs. Use of serving kitchen.
$2,250
Wedding and Reception Combination Package
Wedding and Reception Combination Package: Accommodates 100 people. Both wedding and reception are held under the same tent. Use of a 40x60 tent. Small platform stage (4"H x 8'W x 8'L). Accent rope lighting. Setup of 100 chairs. One parking attendant. Use of wedding space for previous night's rehearsal. Bride and groom dressing rooms. Free use of facilities for wedding portrait (must be scheduled). Back of tent set with serving tables and linens. Use of serving kitchen.
$2,500
Damage Fee: a minimal damage fee will be
accessedassessed to the person(s) renting the property for damage to the site.$200
Wilderness Road (Mansion and Ground Rental)
Karlan Mansion and Grounds Rental
$350 for first day
$150 for each additional dayWilderness Road Visitor Center Theater
$50 per 4 hours
Cove Ridge Center at Natural Tunnel:
PRIVATE FEE
EDUCATIONAL FEE
Cove Ridge Center Annual Membership: Membership entitles organization to a 25% discount on facility rental fees and group rates on all programming offered through the center.
$1,050 per year
$525 per year
Day Use: Exclusive use of the auditorium, meeting room, resource library, catering kitchen, great room with stone fireplace and deck for two consecutive half-day rental periods, and parking passes.
$415
$210
Overnight Use of one dorm: Includes Day Use Package plus one dorm rooms for one night and swimming (in season).
$683
$498
Overnight Use of both dorms: Includes Day Use Package plus two dorm rooms for one night and swimming (in season).
$892
$656
Wedding Package Day Use: Exclusive use of the auditorium, meeting room, resource library, catering kitchen, great room with stone fireplace and deck for three consecutive half-day rental periods, and parking passes.
$525
NA
Wedding Package Overnight: Includes Day Use Package plus one dorm for one night and swimming (in season).
$919
NA
Wedding Package Overnight: Includes Day Use Package plus both dorms for one night and swimming (in season).
$1,102
NA
Wedding Package with Amphitheater: Rental of the park amphitheater in conjunction with any of the above wedding packages.
$236 for the rental period
NA
Additional seating on deck (only available with exclusive use of the center).
$42
$0
Auditorium
$150 per half day
$250 per full day$99 per half day
$183 per full dayClassroom – Library (half-day)
$63
$47
One dorm: Overnight lodging for up to 30, includes swimming (in season) and parking passes.
$420 per night
April 1-October 31
$378 per night
November 1-March 31$315 per night April 1-October 31
$283 per night November 1-March 31Both Dorms: Overnight lodging for up to 60, includes swimming (in season) and parking passes.
$630 per night April 1-October 31
$567 per night November 1-March 31$472 per night April 1-October 31
$425 per night November 1-March 31Per Person Student Rate for Overnight Dorm Use
$13 per person
$13 per person
Kitchen Use (when not included in package)
$50 per event
$50 per event
Pocahontas Heritage Center
at Pocahontas: All reservations require 50% down at time of reservation (Nonrefundable within 14 days of event)PRIVATE FEE
EDUCATIONAL FEE
Large Room (Capacity: seated at tables 50; reception style 125, auditorium 80: includes tables, chairs, and warming kitchen)
$131 per 4 hours
$236 per full-day
$26 each extra hour$78 per 4 hours
$141 per full-day
$15 each extra hourPowhatan Dining Hall (when renting two-day and three-day packages, first day begins at 10:00 a.m. and each subsequent day starts at 8:00 a.m.)
$325 per full day (10 a.m.-10 p.m.)
$590 two-day package
$900 three-day package
Swift Creek Dining Hall
$500 per full day (10 a.m.-10 p.m.)
$800 two-day package
$1,400 three-day package
Grayson Highlands
FEE
Wedding Packages:
0 – 100 persons
101 – 150 persons
151 – 200 persons
$100
$150
$200
Westmoreland
FEE
Tayloe and Helen Murphy Hall Meeting Facility: Includes Main Meeting Room, Kitchen, and Grounds
$500 (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
$350 additional rental days after first dayWedding and Reception Package for Tayloe and Helen Murphy Hall: The hours accompanying this package are 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, and 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.
$1,000
Potomac Overlook Rental
$55 per day
Kitchen Clean Up Fee: (Waived if renter cleans facility)
$250 per event
Potomac River Retreat: Table and Chair Set-up
$40
Fairy Stone
Fayerdale Hall Meeting Facility Weekend Rental. Includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
One Day Rental
$236 (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
Two Consecutive Days Rental
$315
Three Consecutive Days Rental
$366
Fayerdale Hall Meeting Facility Weekday Rental. Includes Monday through Thursday only.
One Day Rental
$75 (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
Two Consecutive Days Rental
$125
Three Consecutive Days Rental
$174
Four Consecutive Days Rental
$225
Douthat
Restaurant (includes table set-up)
$236
Allegheny Room: Up to 30 persons.
$158 per day
Wedding Package: Conference room and amphitheater (see "amphitheater section") on day of wedding, plus an extra half-day amphitheater for rehearsal.
$289
First Landing
Trail Center Conference Room and Meeting Facility
$280 per day
Lake Anna
Visitor Center
$32 per half-day
$53 per full dayConcessions Building Rental
$100 per day
Bear Creek Lake
Meeting facility
$350 per day (Memorial Day weekend through October 31)
$236 per day (November 1 up to Memorial Day weekend)
$25 each extra hourWedding Package
$400 per day (Memorial Day weekend through October 31)
$315 per day (November 1 up to Memorial Day weekend)
Claytor Lake
Marina Meeting Facility: Includes facility, chairs, and tables.
$633 per day, Friday – Sunday
$275 per day, Monday – Thursday
$1,203 per two daysWedding Package: Includes rental of facility, chairs, tables, gazebo, and special use permit ($10 permit fee is waived with package).
$702 per day package
$1,395 per two-day packageLeesylvania Wedding/Function Package: Includes Rental of: Lee's Landing Picnic Shelter, 100 Chairs, 15 Tables, and Parking for up to 50 vehicles.
$840 per half-day
$945 per full-dayMason Neck
Small Wedding Package: Includes two 10 foot by 10 foot canopies, up to 50 chairs, and parking for up to 25 cars.
$250 per event
Wedding Package: Includes a 20 foot by 40 foot tent, up to 100 chairs, and parking for up to 50 cars.
$788 per event
Parking Attendant
$53 per 4 hours
Smith Mountain Lake
Meeting room at Visitor Center
$158 per day
Exceeding approved hours. All parks unless otherwise noted below.
$25 per hour
Sky Meadows
Timberlake House Meeting Room
Capacity 15 people
$150 per day 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$50 additional per day to extend rental to 8 p.m.Timberlake House Kitchen (in conjunction with rental of meeting room)
$25 per day or part of day
Equipment and Services Associated with Meetings and Rentals:
Microphone/Podium Rental
$15 per day
Stage Section Rental: 4' x 4'
$24 per event
First Landing
Trail Center Pergola
$95 per 3 hours
Chair Rentals
White, padded
$3.00
White, plastic event chair
$1.50
Standard folding chair
$1.00
Table Rentals
Rectangular, 6'
$7.50
Rectangular, 8'
$8.00
Round, 4'
$7.50
Round, 5'
$8.75
Round, 6'
$15
Linen Rentals: All parks unless otherwise noted
Table cloth only
Place settings$3.00 per table
$2.00 eachWilderness Road
Table cloth
$7.00
Twin Lakes
Overlay
$1.25 per table
Napkins
$0.40 per napkin
Fax
First 2 pages free
$2.00 each extra pageCopies
Single copy free
$0.15 each extra copyLost Key Fee
$10
Easels
$5.00 per day
Overhead Projector
$10 per day
TV with VCR
$10
Second TV
$10
Overhead Projector with Screen
$10
Slide Projector with Screen
$10
Flip Chart
$10
Event Set-up and Clean Up Fees
First Landing
Table and Chair Set-up Fee
$40 per event
Park labor to clean up after special events and facility rentals if not done in accordance with rental agreement or use permit
$50 per hour
Notes on conference and meeting facilities fees:
1. Conference and meeting facilities require a 30% prepayment due 10 days after making reservation, and payment of the full balance prior to or on the first day of the reservation. Cancellations made 14 or more days prior to the first day of the reservation shall be charged the lesser of 10% of the total fee or $100. Cancellations made less than 14 days prior to the first date of the reservation shall be charged 30% of the total fee.
2. Alcohol use during weddings at the Southwest Virginia Museum: Weddings held during public operating hours of the museum will not be allowed to serve alcohol. Weddings held after regular operating hours of the museum must comply with ABC permit laws and have alcohol in the designated reception areas.
VA.R. Doc. No. R16-4517; Filed December 7, 2015, 5:18 p.m.