Some State Parks To Resume Non-Resident Parking Fees

HARTFORD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is resuming its remote non-resident parking fee system at some state parks beginning Friday. It will also resume non-resident parking fee collection at several state parks beginning Memorial Day Weekend.

The remote non-resident parking fee system, piloted at a small number of state parks last year, requires visitors with out-of-state registered vehicles to purchase a parking pass remotely through Reserve America using a smart phone and a credit card.

This system will be implemented at shoreline state parks (Harkness Memorial, Hammonasset Beach, Rocky Neck, Silver Sands, and Sherwood Island state parks) and several inland state parks.

Signage is being added at those parks to inform visitors of the parking fees and provide directions on how to purchase a parking pass.

Failure to pay the required fee can result in a $75 fine. Frequent out-of-state visitors can purchase a parking season pass, allowing for parking at any state park for the entire season, for $112.

Anyone in a Connecticut-registered vehicle can still park free of charge at all CT State Parks and Forests year-round through the Passport to the Parks program.

For more information about out-of-state parking fee collection for 2022, including locations and parking fee amounts, go here.