On weekdays, there is a free "Golden Pass" option available to people 62 or
older with a driver's license. Present your license to the kiosk, and it
recognizes your age and prints a ticket for dashboard display. Great option
for some folks on some days anyway. Holidays excepted.
On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM Lanie Wilmarth <lwilmarth007...>
wrote:
> I stopped by the park this past weekend and they were still charging in
> ITHACA
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM <kcm.murphy...> wrote:
>
>> Jody:
>>
>> I can only speak for Green Lakes SP and others in the Syracuse area, all
>> of which stopped charging fees before or after Labor Day. That said, I
>> believe Niagara Falls parking near the falls may be different.
>>
>> KCM
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Nov 7, 2025, at 3:52 PM, Suan Yong <suan.yong...> wrote:
>> >
>> > I just stopped by the park, and the booth was unattended but the
>> machine was operational on the loon watch point side, so I think officially
>> they continue to charge admission.
>> >
>> > Suan
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Nov 7, 2025, at 7:43 AM, Geo Kloppel <geokloppel...> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It’s safe to assume that if the kiosk is lighted and operating then
>> the fee is in effect, but if it is turned-off or shrouded, as we often see
>> in winter, and there is no attendant to collect fees, then the fee is not
>> in effect. At Taughannock in winter the kiosk at the gorge trail parking
>> lot may be collecting fees even when the kiosk across the road on the point
>> is shrouded.
>> >>
>> >> -Geo
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>> On Nov 7, 2025, at 6:36 AM, Jody Enck <jodyenck...> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Question about the annual loon watch on November 16th. Are State Park
>> fees in effect year-round now?
>> >>> I seem to recall seeing an automated fee kiosk at parking/entrances
>> recently.
>> >>>
>> >>> Jody Enck
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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