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.
More info: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/passes/golden-pass-program. Lisa On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM Lanie Wilmarth <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period >> ".") >> >> >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm >> >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm >> >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm >> >> >> >> ARCHIVES: >> >> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu >> /maillist_DOT_html >> >> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> >> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ >> >> >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> >> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > >> > (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period >> ".") >> > >> > Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> > NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm >> > NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm >> > NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm >> > >> > ARCHIVES: >> > 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html >> > 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> > 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ >> > >> > Please submit your observations to eBird: >> > ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ >> > >> > -- >> > >> >> -- >> >> (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") >> >> Cayugabirds-L List Info: >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm >> NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm >> >> ARCHIVES: >> 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html >> 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds >> 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ >> >> Please submit your observations to eBird: >> ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ >> >> -- >> >> -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
