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Hi ya... while reading some of the cache pages I see "Parking Permit Required" or "Access Stewardship Permit".

 

Can anyone tell me what permits of all types not just parking ,, that you have had to acquire?

 

The who what where and $$$ for each?

 

Charles

Mt Vernon WA

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Hi ya... while reading some of the cache pages I see "Parking Permit Required" or "Access Stewardship Permit".

 

Can anyone tell me what permits of all types not just parking ,, that you have had to acquire?

 

The who what where and $$$ for each?

 

Charles

Mt Vernon WA

It all depends on where you are going.

 

Here are the three most common.

 

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Access Stewardship Permit $10 or Free with Hunting/Fishing License

 

You get one of these "free" when you buy a hunting or fishing license. You must have one when parking at any State run fish and game facility (IE most public fishing areas).

 

This is that little yellow sticker you see on the back window of just about every SUV/Pickup truck in the area.

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State Park Pass $5/day or $50/Year

 

Required at state parks systemwide for vehicle parking, watercraft launching and trailer dumping (all included with campsite/overnight fee). Daily $5 or Annual $50

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Northwest Forest Pass $5/day or $30/year

 

Northwest Forest Pass is required all-year-round for parking within 1/4 mile of trailhead on National Forest land. Annual pass is $30; day pass is $5.

Posted
You need a stewardship permit to hunt caches like this one.

 

Yep that is one of em on my list todo.

 

Course the silly question is.. two vehicles to use.. emmm heheh two permits needed or can ya just put em on the dash?

 

Charles

Mt Vernon WA

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You need a stewardship permit to hunt caches like this one.

 

Yep that is one of em on my list todo.

 

Course the silly question is.. two vehicles to use.. emmm heheh two permits needed or can ya just put em on the dash?

 

Charles

Mt Vernon WA

Each Stewardship permit can be used on up to two vehicles. There is a place on the permit to put the license numbers.

Posted

Don't get me going on all the fees we have to pay to use our public lands. I live on Storm Lake and I see the Fish and Wildlife Dept. is putting our money to good use. They've put up at least 3 new signs stating what it will cost you to illegally park without a stewardship decal on your vehicle. Several more stating that our pubic access is limited to only the hours of daylight, even though fishing is legal 24/7. I was going to place my daughters cache at the boat access on the lake here as there is a large section of woods off the side, but it's such a eyesore with all the signs that I said no way. My niece was fined $65 for sitting in her car at a fishing access site in E.WA this summer, and I know several others that have been fined. I finally broke down and bought the NW Forrest Pass this year. I have yet to see any improvments to roads or access areas where I"ve used it this summer. The $5 a day parking cost in state parks is another sore point. I was at the Iron Goat trail the other day and did a run and grab at that cache. Reading the info. board they have a large chart showing all the costs and fees. It boggles the mind. You can get a all inclusive go anywhere pass for $80. But then there's a asterisk and down below it reads only in participating areas!.....It's frustrating trying to figure out what you have to pay. I just leave a stack of $20's on my dash with the window down and hope for the best......:mad:

Posted (edited)

I wonder, does the prospect of having to pay a fee to access an area affect the decision to "do that cache" or not?

 

I know I personally don't plan to go to caches that I have to pay a fee. I shouldn't have to just to go find some box, and then leave. However, I have plans to place a cache in an area that can only be accessed by going through and parking in a fee controlled area. Yeah this is odd, but that's how you have to get there.

 

That said, I am somewhat befuddled (is that a word?).

 

PJ

Edited by Prairie Jeepin
Posted

That daily WA Park System parking fee.. and numberable others adds up.

 

I have a seperate pile of cache printouts that I wont bother to attempt because of the fees.

 

Once I sort out how much short term fees are .. then compare the caches. It might be worthwhile to just get an annual permit.

 

The costs of using our public lands is driving me nutz.

 

Anyway... looking at so many different permits also means dealing with different agencies. Now to figure who and where they are??

Posted
I wonder, does the prospect of having to pay a fee to access an area affect the decision to "do that cache" or not?

 

Yep, it definitely affects how and where I cache. I pay the annual NW Forest Pass and that gets me to plenty of locations. State Parks are usually a camping thing when I have my family with me, so I reserve those cache hunts to those visits... mostly. If I run into a place that has a fee-based system, I will try to park outside of the area or decide to do it another time. More times than not, that other time never gets around.

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You should be aware that the state parks have a "15 minute grace period rule", intended as a way for travellers to use the restroom without paying the $5, but it works for park-and-grab caches, too.

 

Some other state park caches I know have off-park free parking available (but unadvertised).

 

When I was in Baltimore a couple of years ago, I missed out on a good chunk of the caches in the local state park system, because I didn't want to pay to be there for only a couple of hours, and there were enough other caches that I didn't need to pay. I'm sure that happens around here as well.

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You should be aware that the state parks have a "15 minute grace period rule", intended as a way for travellers to use the restroom without paying the $5, but it works for park-and-grab caches, too.

Well, that eases my mind (and other parts of my anatomy) about making quick stops at State Parks.

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