INDIVIDUALINDIVIDUAL ACCESS PASSACCESS PASS A New York State Individual Access Pass is enclosed for your use. We hope it will provide you with many enjoyable experiences at New York State parks, historic sites, arboretums and recreational areas. For a description of these facilities visit www.parks.ny.gov and www.dec.ny.gov.

Please take a few moments to review the Guidelines for Individual Access Pass Use on the following pages. They will help to familiarize you with the facilities at which the Individual Access Pass is accepted and the procedures for its use.

If the pass is lost or stolen or for any other reason you require a replacement, you will need to reapply under existing qualifications. Please note the expiration date on the Individual Access Pass. It is your

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responsibility to reapply to obtain a new pass. Applications are available at any of our facilities, at www.parks.ny.gov/admission or by contacting:

ACCESS PASSNew York State Parks

Albany, New York 12238518-474-2324

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When reapplying for a new pass, please allow 2-4 weeks for processing. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We hope you will enjoy your visits to New York’s many wonderful state parks and recreational areas.

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G

UIDE

LINE

S FO

R IN

DIVI

DUAL

ACC

ESS

PASS

USE

The I

ndivid

ual A

ccess

Pass

(“Pass

”) is t

he pr

oper

ty of

the St

ate of

New

York

and m

ust b

e retu

rned

upon

our r

eque

st. It

is issu

ed as

a pe

rsona

l ben

efit,

prov

iding

free o

r disc

ounte

d fac

ility us

e for

the p

ass ho

lder o

nly.

If it is

misu

sed or

if the

pass

holde

r is fo

und n

ot to

mee

t the

Acce

ss Pa

ss qu

alifica

tions

, it wi

ll be r

evok

ed. U

pon a

susp

ected

viola

tion,

the pa

ss wi

ll be

confi

scated

and a

ll priv

ileges

susp

ende

d. Fo

llowi

ng a

review

, the p

ass m

ay be

perm

anen

tly re

voke

d and

all fu

ture A

ccess

Pass

privil

eges

may b

e den

ied.

IND

IVID

UA

L A

CCES

S PA

SS R

EGU

LATI

ON

S1.

The p

ass m

ust b

e pres

ented

by th

e pass

holde

r on e

ach o

ccasio

n the

pass

is app

lied to

ward

a fee

waiv

er. Th

e pass

holde

r will b

e req

uired

to sig

n an

offic

ial rec

ord s

heet

and m

ay als

o be r

equir

ed to

prese

nt ot

her p

hoto

and/o

r New

York

State

reside

ncy i

denti

ficati

on an

d to v

erify

their d

isabil

ity.2.

The p

ass ho

lder m

ust c

omply

with

all te

rms a

nd co

nditio

ns o

f use

of N

ew Yo

rk Sta

te Pa

rk fac

ilities

.3.

The p

ass m

ay no

t be u

sed b

y any

perso

n exc

ept t

he pe

rson t

o wh

om it

was is

sued

, exc

ept w

hen t

he pa

ymen

t of a

single

fee o

rdina

rily in

clude

s ot

her p

eople

(e.g.

vehic

le us

e cha

rges f

or a

carlo

ad o

f pass

enge

rs, or

renta

l of a

camp

site o

r a ca

bin w

hich w

ill ac

comm

odate

seve

ral pe

rsons

).4.

The p

ass m

ay no

t be a

ltered

in an

y way.

5. Th

e pass

holde

r may

not o

btain

a gree

n fee

ticke

t to

sell t

o an

othe

r per

son.

REIS

SUE

OR

MO

DIF

ICAT

ION

A pa

ss is a

ccepta

ble un

til the

expir

ation

date

show

n on t

he pa

ss. R

eapp

licatio

n is t

he re

spon

sibility

of th

e pass

holde

r and

is req

uired

to re

place

an

expir

ed, lo

st or

stole

n pass

or a

pass

rende

red un

usab

le for

any o

ther r

easo

n. C

hang

es in

Individ

ual A

ccess

Pass

regula

tions

may

affec

t eligi

bility

for a

new

pass.

Rea

pplica

tion t

akes

appr

oxim

ately

2-4 w

eeks.

Tem

porar

y pass

es are

not is

sued

.

W

HAT

TH

E IN

DIV

IDU

AL

ACC

ESS

PASS

INCL

UD

ESTh

e pass

is va

lid o

n any

day a

t facili

ties o

perat

ed by

the N

ew Yo

rk Sta

te O

ffice o

f Park

s, Rec

reatio

n and

Hist

oric

Pres

erva

tion a

nd th

e New

York

State

Depa

rtmen

t of E

nviro

nmen

tal C

onse

rvati

on an

d enti

tles t

he pa

ss ho

lder t

o:1.

free e

ntran

ce o

f a pe

rsona

l veh

icle (c

ar or

van)

2. fre

e entr

ance

to st

ate hi

storic

sites

and a

rbor

etums

3. dis

coun

ted ca

mpsit

e and

cabin

renta

l; see

“Cam

ping a

nd C

abin

Rese

rvati

on/R

egist

ration

Polici

es” s

ectio

n of th

ese G

uideli

nes

4. dis

coun

ted tr

ansie

nt ma

rina d

ocka

ge ex

cept

when

the s

lip is

rented

at th

e sam

e tim

e as t

he ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

in tha

t facili

ty5.

free s

wimm

ing, te

nnis,

cross-

coun

try sk

iing a

nd gr

eens

fees

WH

AT T

HE

IND

IVID

UA

L A

CCES

S PA

SS D

OES

NO

T IN

CLU

DE

1. co

ttage

and y

urt r

ental

s2.

fees f

or ad

dition

al ve

hicles

at a

camp

site o

r cab

in3.

cabin

renta

ls in t

he Pa

lisade

s Reg

ion (S

ebag

o Ca

bin C

amp i

n Harr

iman

State

Park)

4. res

erva

tion,

regist

ration

, canc

ellati

on, re

serv

ation

chan

ge fe

es5.

bus a

dmiss

ion6.

group

camp

ing, p

icnic

shelt

ers a

nd o

ther g

roup

activ

ities

7. ca

bin fe

es/am

enitie

s: wate

r, bath

room

, living

room

, bed

room

s, hea

t, por

ch, p

rime c

ondit

ion o

r loca

tion

8. cam

psite

and m

arina

fees/

amen

ities: fl

agship

, elec

tric, w

eeke

nd/ho

liday

fee, w

aterfr

ont (

lake o

r oce

an), p

rime s

ite, pl

atfor

m, fu

ll hoo

k-up, fi

rewoo

d

and o

ther c

onsum

ables

9. en

tranc

e to

perfo

rming

arts

prog

rams

10.

seaso

nal b

oat s

lip re

ntals

11.

equip

ment

rental

s inclu

ding, b

ut no

t limi

ted to

, golf c

arts,

golf c

lubs, b

oats,

beac

h umb

rellas

, chair

s, tow

els, sw

imsu

its, lo

cker

s, skis

and s

kates

12.

spec

ial am

enitie

s inclu

ding, b

ut no

t limi

ted to

, pay

show

ers, s

ecur

ity de

posit

s and

chec

king o

f valu

ables

13.

any a

ctivit

y ope

rated

by a

priva

te co

ncer

n und

er co

ntrac

t with

the s

tate i

nclud

ing, b

ut no

t limi

ted to

, food

serv

ice, in

ns, go

lf cou

rse pr

o sh

ops,

marin

as, sk

i con

cessi

ons, e

tc.14

. en

titlem

ent t

o pa

rk in

parki

ng ar

eas d

esign

ated f

or pe

ople

with

disab

ilities

15.

entitl

emen

t to

acce

ssible

cabin

s and

camp

sites

(it is

the re

spon

sibilit

y of th

e pass

holde

r to

reque

st the

se ac

comm

odati

ons)

16.

trans

ient m

arina

dock

age w

hen t

he sli

p is r

ented

at th

e sam

e tim

e as a

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility

17.

perm

it fee

s

CAM

PIN

G A

ND

CA

BIN

RES

ERVA

TIO

N/R

EGIS

TRAT

ION

PO

LICI

ESAl

l infor

matio

n fou

nd in

the c

urren

t “Ne

w Yo

rk Ca

mping

Guid

e” ap

plies

to pa

ss ho

lders.

The f

ollow

ing ad

dition

al pr

oced

ures

, alon

g with

all

“Guid

eline

s for

Indiv

idual

Acce

ss Pa

ss Us

e” als

o ap

ply:

1. A

camp

site o

r cab

in for

an A

cces

s Pass

holde

r und

er the

age o

f 18 (

21 at

some

parks

) mus

t be r

ented

in th

e nam

e of th

e Pass

holde

r.

Th

e per

mit m

ust b

e sign

ed by

a sit

e occ

upan

t 18 y

ears

of ag

e or o

lder (

21 at

some

parks

).2.

At th

e park

, the P

ass ho

lder m

ust p

resen

t the

valid

Acc

ess P

ass be

fore a

nd af

ter th

e stay

and m

ay be

requ

ired t

o pr

esen

t othe

r

identi

ficati

on fo

r valid

ation

purp

oses

. The A

cces

s Pass

holde

r sho

uld ve

rify th

at the

Pass

holde

r's na

me an

d ID

numb

er are

indic

ated o

n the

ca

mping

perm

it. If

an A

cces

s Pass

is us

ed du

ring t

he re

serv

ation

proc

ess a

nd is

not p

resen

ted at

the p

ark, fu

ll fee

s will

remain

and n

o

refun

d will

be in

itiated

. 3.

For c

abins

and c

amps

ites, t

he fu

ll fee

, inclu

ding a

menit

ies, m

ust b

e paid

alon

g with

the n

on-re

funda

ble re

serv

ation

fee a

t the

time o

f res

erva

tion. A

t the

end o

f the c

ampin

g stay

, the P

ass ho

lder m

ust a

pply

for a

refun

d at t

he re

gistra

tion p

oint.

4. Th

e non

-refun

dable

regis

tratio

n fee

mus

t be p

aid at

the t

ime o

f reg

istrat

ion by

a Pa

ss ho

lder w

ithou

t a re

serv

ation

.5.

The P

ass ho

lder m

ay no

t use

the p

ass to

rese

rve o

r ren

t a ca

bin o

r cam

psite

that

he o

r she

does

not o

ccup

y. Th

e Pass

holde

r mus

t occ

upy t

he

ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

durin

g the

entire

perm

it per

iod pu

rsuan

t to

gene

ral ca

mping

regu

lation

s 6.

If a Pa

ss ho

lder le

aves e

arly, t

he "e

arly-o

ut" fe

es sh

all be

asse

ssed a

t the

regu

lar ca

mpsit

e/cab

in rat

e for

the n

ights

not s

tayed

.

Fo

r the

nigh

ts sta

yed,

the A

cces

s Pass

rate

will a

pply

for re

fund p

urpo

ses.

If a Pa

ss ho

lder c

ance

ls the

rese

rvati

on w

ithin

8 day

s of th

e sch

edule

d

arr

ival, t

he fu

ll valu

e of o

ne ni

ght's

stay

will

be as

sesse

d alon

g with

the o

rdina

ry ca

ncell

ation

fee.

7. W

hen r

entin

g a tr

ansie

nt ma

rina s

lip at

the s

ame t

ime a

s ren

ting a

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility,

the tr

ansie

nt ma

rina s

lip is

cons

idered

an

amen

ity th

at is p

urch

ased a

t the

facili

ty an

d is n

ot in

clude

d as a

n Acc

ess P

ass be

nefit.

Rate

s may

vary

at in

dividu

al fac

ilities

.8.

Any P

ass ho

lder e

victed

from

the c

ampg

roun

d will

not r

eceiv

e the

disco

unt.

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