Sacramento county parks will increase fees in 2024. Here’s why supervisors made the change
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has approved a new fee schedule for county parks that will raise prices in 2024.
The increase, which begins Jan. 11, were raised to account for inflation, ensure fees cover costs for parks, standardize fees with similar facilities and services, as well as raise revenues to offset department maintenance and operations cost, according to county officials.
“Going into this update, staff compiled the daily vehicle, daily boat launch and annual pass fees charged by other comparable park agencies with similar facilities,” said Liz Bellas, director of Sacramento County Regional Parks. “We wanted to ensure that the revisions to our fee schedule are within the range of fees charged by these agencies.”
The revisions include daily parking, annual passes, amplified sound permits, bounce house permits, special event permits, open trail permits, RV camping, youth group camping and habitat restoration programs.
Most of the fee increases are a few dollars while others like a bounce house permit or amplified sound permit have jumped to $50 from $30. A full list of the new fees can be found on the county’s website.
This story was originally published December 15, 2023 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Sacramento county parks will increase fees in 2024. Here’s why supervisors made the change."
