INDIVIDUAL ACCESS 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.nysparks.com 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.nysparks.com/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

CC

ESS

PASS

REG

ULA

TIO

NS

1. Th

e pass

mus

t be p

resen

ted by

the p

ass ho

lder o

n eac

h occa

sion t

he pa

ss is a

pplied

towa

rd a

fee w

aiver.

The p

ass ho

lder w

ill be r

equir

ed to

sign

an of

ficial

recor

d she

et an

d may

also b

e req

uired

to pr

esent

othe

r pho

to an

d/or N

ew Yo

rk Sta

te res

idenc

y ide

ntific

ation

and t

o ver

ify the

ir disa

bility.

2. Th

e pass

holde

r mus

t com

ply w

ith al

l term

s and

cond

itions

of u

se o

f New

York

State

Park

facilit

ies.

3. Th

e pass

may

not b

e use

d by a

ny pe

rson e

xcep

t the

perso

n to

whom

it wa

s issu

ed, e

xcep

t whe

n the

paym

ent o

f a sin

gle fe

e ord

inarily

inclu

des

othe

r peo

ple (e

.g. ve

hicle

use c

harge

s for

a ca

rload

of p

assen

gers,

or re

ntal o

f a ca

mpsit

e or a

cabin

whic

h will

acco

mmod

ate se

veral

perso

ns).

4. Th

e pass

may

not b

e alte

red in

any w

ay.5.

The p

ass ho

lder m

ay no

t obta

in a g

reen f

ee tic

ket t

o se

ll to

anot

her p

erso

n.

REI

SSU

E O

R M

OD

IFIC

AT

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

HA

T T

HE

IND

IVID

UA

L A

CC

ESS

PASS

INC

LUD

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. fre

e tran

sient

marin

a doc

kage

(disc

ounte

d at M

ills N

orrie

State

Park)

exce

pt wh

en th

e slip

is ren

ted at

the s

ame t

ime a

s the

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility

5. fre

e swi

mming

, tenn

is, cro

ss-co

untry

skiin

g and

gree

ns fe

es

WH

AT

TH

E IN

DIV

IDU

AL

AC

CES

S PA

SS D

OES

NO

T I

NC

LUD

E1.

camp

site,

cabin

and m

arina

rese

rvati

on, re

gistra

tion,

canc

ellati

on, re

serv

ation

chan

ge an

d refu

nd fe

es

2. fee

s for

addit

ional

vehic

les at

a ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

3. ca

bin re

ntals i

n the

Palisa

des R

egion

(Seb

ago

Cabin

Cam

p in H

arrim

an St

ate Pa

rk)4.

hous

e or r

eal e

state

rental

s and

any v

acati

on re

ntals/f

ull se

rvice

cotta

ge ov

ernig

ht ac

comm

odati

ons

5. bu

s adm

ission

6. gro

up ca

mping

, picn

ic sh

elter

s and

othe

r gro

up ac

tivitie

s7.

cabin

fees

/amen

ities: w

ater, b

athro

om, liv

ing ro

om, b

edro

oms, h

eat, p

orch

, prim

e con

dition

or lo

catio

n8.

camps

ite an

d mari

na fe

es/am

enitie

s: flags

hip, el

ectric

, wee

kend

/holid

ay fee

, wate

rfron

t (lak

e or o

cean

), prim

e site

, platf

orm,

full h

ook-u

p, firew

ood

an

d othe

r con

sumab

les9.

entra

nce t

o pe

rform

ing ar

ts pr

ogram

s10

. se

asona

l boa

t slip

renta

ls11

. eq

uipme

nt ren

tals in

cludin

g, but

not li

mited

to, go

lf car

ts, go

lf club

s, boa

ts, be

ach u

mbrel

las, ch

airs, t

owels

, swim

suits

, lock

ers, s

kis an

d ska

tes12

. sp

ecial

amen

ities in

cludin

g, but

not li

mited

to, p

ay sh

ower

s, sec

urity

depo

sits a

nd ch

eckin

g of v

aluab

les13

. an

y acti

vity o

perat

ed by

a pr

ivate

conc

ern u

nder

contr

act w

ith th

e stat

e inc

luding

, but

not li

mited

to, fo

od se

rvice

, inns

, golf c

ourse

pro

shop

s, ma

rinas,

ski c

once

ssion

s, etc.

14.

entitl

emen

t to

park

in pa

rking

area

s des

ignate

d for

peop

le wi

th dis

abilit

ies15

. en

titlem

ent t

o ac

cessi

ble ca

bins a

nd ca

mpsit

es (it

is the

resp

onsib

ility o

f the p

ass ho

lder t

o req

uest

these

acco

mmod

ation

s)16

. tra

nsien

t mari

na do

ckag

e whe

n the

slip i

s ren

ted at

the s

ame t

ime a

s a ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

in tha

t facili

ty17

. pe

rmit f

ees

CA

MP

ING

AN

D C

AB

IN R

ESER

VAT

ION

/REG

IST

RA

TIO

N P

OLI

CIE

SAl

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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