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Contact: Mel Poole, 301-663-6751
Catoctin Mountain
Park invites public comment on changes to facility use and special park use
permit fees that will become effective May 1, 2015. National
Park Service staff will host a public meeting at the Catoctin Mountain Park
Visitor Center on Thursday, February 12, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. -7:00 P.M.This is a re-scheduling of theJanuary 29 meeting cancelled due to inclement
weather. The
Visitor Center is located at the intersection of State Route 77 and Park
Central Road, 14704 Park Central Road, Thurmont, MD 21788. The meeting will be conducted as an Open
House. Attendees will be given the opportunity to review the new fee structures
and maps of the impacted facilities. Verbal comments provided during the
session will be recorded. Written comments are encouraged and can be submitted at
the meeting, on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC)
website at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/cato , or to:
Superintendent, Catoctin Mountain Park, 6602 Foxville Road, Thurmont, Maryland
21788. Comments may also be made via social media on the park's Facebook page
at https://www.facebook.com/CatoctinNPS.Written comments will be accepted until
Monday, February 16, 2015. Interested parties who cannot attend the public
hearing may also participate by calling the park conference line from 5-7 pm at
877-694-4948, and entering participant's code 4202507. Catoctin Mountain Park is
one of 131 National Park Service units considering fee increases to fund visitor
use projects and to maintain park facilities. "We are committed to keeping the
park affordable while giving visitors the best possible park experience," said
Catoctin Mountain Park Superintendent Mel Poole. "Fees generated through fee
increases will be used to rehabilitate campsites in the Owens Creek Campground
and to restore the park's 58 historic cabins." Please visit the
park website at www.nps.gov/cato for a complete listing of facility and special
park use fees. The proposed fee changes are listed in the table below.
Increases will be implemented on May 1, 2015.
Reservations made before May 1, 2015 for dates later in the season are not
subject to the fee increase. Catoctin Mountain Park Facility
Fees Facility Fee per Night Fee
Amount (2014) Fee
Amount (2015) Percent Change Misty Mount Cabin $45.00 $50.00 11.1% Misty Mount Lodge/ Cabin 16 $95.00 $100.00 5.2% Misty Mount Dining Hall (Fri.-Sun.) $355.00 $360.00 1.4% Misty Mount Dining Hall (Mon.- Thur.) $105.00 $110.00 4.7% Round Meadow (Pkg. 1) 3 Dorms,
Dining Hall, Gym $1105.00 $980.00 -11.3% Round Meadow (Pkg. 2) 1 Dorm $175.00 $175.00 0% Adirondack Shelter Shelter 1 or 2 $10.00 $10.00 0% Round Meadow (Pkg. 2)1 Dorm $175.00 $175.00 0% Owens Creek
Campground Camp Site, (1 of
49, 5 person sites.) $25.00 $30.00 20% Poplar Grove Youth Group
Campsite (1 of 3, 25 person sites) $30.00 $30.00 0% Special Park Use Fees Special Park Use Fees Application
Fee(2014) Application
Fee(2015) Percent
Change Rock Climbing $6.00 $6.00 0% Special Events
(Races, Wedding, etc.) $100.00 $150.00 50% Construction $100.00 $300.00 300% If you have special
needs to be accommodated during meeting, please contact Jennie Pumphrey at (301)663-9330.
Copies of materials presented during the meeting will be provided upon request. Catoctin Mountain
Park is one of over 400 units administered by the National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior. Correspondence should be addressed to:
Superintendent, Catoctin Mountain Park, 6602 Foxville Road, Thurmont, MD 21788.
Please visit the Catoctin Mountain Park website at www.nps.gov/cato for more information.General information can be obtained by
calling the Visitor Center at (3010 663-9388.The Park Visitor Center is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
with the exception of Wednesday and Federal Holidays when the Center is closed.Emergency calls should be directed to the
National Capital Region Communications Center at 1-866-677-6677.
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Last updated: April 10, 2015