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Dane County  Land & Water Resources  Parks Division  Fee Schedule

Fee Schedule

Adopted fees under the authority of Dane County Ordinance Chapter 53.06(1).

Camping Fees

Maximum of 14 consecutive nights.
Advance reservations require a minimum 2-night stay.
Advance reservations must be made at least 10 days prior to arrival.

Reservation Service Fee (Non-Refundable)            $10.00

Individual sites

  1. Babcock Park (per night) $23.00
  2. Mendota Park (per night) $23.00
  3. Token Creek Park (per night) $23.00
  4. Lake Farm Park (per night) $23.00
The above includes electricity, showers, and dump station.
  5. Lake Farm & Token Creek Park without electricity $16.00
  6. Brigham Park - rustic sites (no electricity) $16.00

Group sites

7. Group Camps (minimum fee/night)  
  Token Creek and Lake Farm
(no minimum stay)
$43.00
  Indian Lake - Youth Groups only
(no minimum stay)
$43.00
  Youth Groups - Chaperoned and organized
(per person per night after the first 10 campers )
$  4.00
  Adult Groups (Minimum fee/night) $51.00
  per person per night after the first 10 campers $  5.00
  Special Events (per night) $10.00

Miscellaneous fees

  8. Wood $  5.00
  9. Fire Starters (packet of 6) $  2.00
10. Dumping Station (non-registered camper) $  6.00
11. Special Event Permit $20 to full shelter fee
       plus charges for services required
$20.00
12. Large Special Events $1,000 application fee Plus user fees

*Large events processed through Park Office only.

Shelter Fees

Shelters are reservable between May and September.
Reservation Service Fee is included in fee below

Weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
Based on number of people

Reservation Service Fee (Non-Refundable) - $10.00

Weekend rates (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

1 - 100 per day $  81.00
101 - 200 per day $115.00
201 - 300 per day $149.00
301 + per day $149.00 plus $0.50 per person

 Weekdays (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

1 - 100 per day $  70.00
101 - 200 per day $  103.00
201 - 300 per day $135.00
301 + per day $135.00 plus $0.50 per person
Chaperoned Youth Groups on Weekdays or Weekends $43.00

Alcoholic Beverage Permit

Required for 10+ people. No alcohol from April 1 until the Saturday preceding Memorial Day.

Beverage Permit
10 to 100
101 to 200
201 to 300
301 to 400
401+
$21.00
$41.00
$62.00
$82.00
$82.00 plus $0.20 per person

Tent Fee

Tents larger than (12 X 12) $30.00

Recreation Equipment

Daily rental.

Volleyballs (day/ball) $  2.00
Horseshoes (day/set) $  2.00
Basketball (day/ball) $  2.00

Extra Picnic Tables

1 - 6 $  60.00
7 - 12 $120.00
13 - 18 $180.00
19 - 24 $240.00

Lake Access Permits

Lake Access Fee is year round
Mendota - Babcock - Goodland - Fish Camp - Lake Farm

2008 Lake Access Permits (PDF format)

Notice Fee (for failing to purchase / display permit) $25.00
Dane County Resident Annual $30.00
Out of County Annual $40.00
Senior Citizen Annual (Dane County Resident) $15.00
Senior Citizen Annual (Out of County) $22.00
Disabled Annual (with proof) $10.00
Replacement Annual $12.00
Daily $  8.00
Duplicate (2nd vehicle) - Annual $12.00
Tenney Lock Passage Annual $20.00
Tenney Lock Duplicate (2nd vehicle) - Annual $10.00
Tenney Lock Duplicate (2nd vehicle) - Daily $  5.00

Trail Permits

Permits fee is per person for ages 16 and older.

State Trail Pass pricing information

Trails - Daily
 
$  6.00
 
Combined Trail Pass - Mountain Bike, Cross Country Skiing, and Horse
(Doesn't include State Trails)
 
$35.00
 
State Trail Pass (non-replaceable)
(All state trails including Capital City Bike Trail)
$20.00 - Annual
$  4.00 - Daily

Mountain Bike $12.00

Cross Country Skiing $24.00

Horse $17.00

Dog Permits

Annual (includes one dog tag) $23.00
Each additional dog tag $  6.00
Daily $  4.00
Senior (Dane County resident 65 or over) $10.00
Disabled (proof required) $10.00

Aeromodeling - (Badger Prairie Only)

Annual $24.00

Concession Permits

Concession Permits are done on a case by case basis.

Disc Golf Fees

Vallarta-Ast Disc Golf Course – Token Creek

Single  -  Annual $  44.00
Family  -  Annual $  86.00
                 Daily $    5.00
Tournament - 1/2 day (AM or PM) $  80.00
Tournament - Full day  $163.00