has approved a park-use fee hike, raising entry fees at Hamilton Pool and Hippie Hollow, as well as increasing field reservation fees. AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County's Park fees were last raised in 2009.
The Parks department will raise the surcharge from $2 per vehicle to $5 due to an increase in the level of required law enforcement at the park -- a 20 percent hike since 2009 -- according to AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County. The proposal also includes an additional $5 surcharge per vehicle at that is frequently at capacity and requires park rangers to manage the traffic.
, the popular Lake Austin boat ramp which was free, will also have $10 park fees.
The park fees look to offset operational costs in the AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County Parks â€� basic services like utilities, restrooms, facility maintenance and law enforcement.
Overall, AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County operates and maintains 33 parks and 7 properties leased from LCRA on Lake AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ.
