{"id":44781,"date":"2025-06-06T08:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=44781"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:16:06","slug":"day-pass-reservation-system-to-begin-at-point-lookout-newtowne-neck-and-north-point-state-parks-for-juneteenth-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2025\/06\/06\/day-pass-reservation-system-to-begin-at-point-lookout-newtowne-neck-and-north-point-state-parks-for-juneteenth-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Pass Reservation System to Begin at Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, and North Point State Parks for Juneteenth Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE: The Maryland Park Service’s new day-use reservation system, parkdayuse.maryland.gov<\/a>, is now in operation for five Maryland State Parks through the end of the summer season.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Visitors to Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, and North Point State Parks will be able to make day-use reservations beginning June 12 for the Juneteenth holiday, June 19, and then for all subsequent weekends and holidays through Labor Day. <\/span>The day-use reservation system has been <\/span>successfully operating on peak days at Greenbrier State Park and Sandy Point State Park<\/span><\/a> since Memorial Day weekend. Visitors to all five parks can make reservations up to seven days in advance of a visit at <\/span>parkdayuse.maryland.gov<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Maryland Park Service\u2019s new day pass reservation system requires all visitors to these parks to reserve their day-use passes in advance during peak times, to reduce overcrowding, limit traffic backups at park entrances, reduce the frequency of capacity closures, and ensure that every visitor knows they have a space before arriving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the new system, advance reservations are mandatory on weekends and holidays through Labor Day<\/b>\u2014 no same-day drive-up access will be allowed. Reservations must be made online and can<\/span> be revised or canceled until 8 a.m. the day before the visit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular day-use fees will be paid at the time of reservation using credit or debit cards or other online payment methods. Visitors with Maryland Annual Park Passes, Golden Age Passes, or who qualify for free entry as veterans or individuals with disabilities will have their status verified upon entry to the park. Park staff may also adjust and require additional payment based on the actual number of visitors who arrive.<\/span><\/p>\n

The system is needed due to the influx of new visitors entering Maryland State Parks\u2013particularly parks with public swimming access\u2013following the Covid-19 pandemic. Park visitation rates increased from an average of 10.8 million per year from 2010 to 2019 to an average of 18.7 million per year from 2020 through 2024. This has resulted in a significant corresponding increase in park capacity closures. These sudden closures can result in large backups at state parks and traffic issues on approaching roads as visitors wait in lines to enter the park, or in disappointment when park staff must turn away potential visitors due to capacity limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n

More information is available on the <\/span>Maryland State Parks website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

El sistema de reserva de pases diarios comenzar\u00e1 en los parques estatales Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck y North Point para el feriado de Juneteenth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los visitantes de los parques estatales Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck y North Point podr\u00e1n hacer reservas para uso diario a partir del 12 de junio para el feriado de Juneteenth, el 19 de junio, y luego para todos los fines de semana y feriados <\/span>posteriores hasta el D\u00eda del Trabajo<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

El sistema de reservas para uso diurno ha funcionado <\/span>correctamente en d\u00edas de mayor afluencia en los Parques Estatales Greenbrier y Sandy Point<\/span> desde el fin de semana del D\u00eda de los Ca\u00eddos. Los visitantes de los cinco parques pueden reservar con hasta siete d\u00edas de anticipaci\u00f3n en<\/span> parkdayuse.maryland.gov<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

El nuevo sistema de reserva de pases diarios del Servicio de Parques de Maryland requiere que todos los visitantes a estos parques reserven sus pases de uso diario con anticipaci\u00f3n durante las horas pico, para reducir el hacinamiento, limitar los atascos de tr\u00e1fico en las entradas de los parques, reducir la frecuencia de cierres por capacidad y garantizar que cada visitante sepa que tiene un espacio antes de llegar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Con el nuevo sistema, es obligatorio reservar con antelaci\u00f3n los fines de semana y festivos hasta el D\u00eda del Trabajo<\/b>. No se permitir\u00e1 el acceso en coche el mismo d\u00eda. Las reservas deben hacerse en l\u00ednea y se pueden modificar o cancelar hasta las 8:00 a. m. del d\u00eda anterior a la visita.<\/span><\/p>\n

Las tarifas regulares de uso diario se pagar\u00e1n al momento de la reserva con tarjeta de cr\u00e9dito o d\u00e9bito u otros m\u00e9todos de pago en l\u00ednea. Los visitantes con Pases Anuales para Parques de Maryland, Pases Golden Age, o que califiquen para entrada gratuita como veteranos o personas con discapacidades, tendr\u00e1n su estatus verificado al ingresar al parque. El personal del parque tambi\u00e9n podr\u00eda ajustar y requerir un pago adicional seg\u00fan el n\u00famero real de visitantes.<\/span><\/p>\n

El sistema es necesario debido a la afluencia de nuevos visitantes a los Parques Estatales de Maryland, en particular a los parques con acceso p\u00fablico a piscinas, tras la pandemia de COVID-19. Las visitas a los parques aumentaron de un promedio de 10.8 millones al a\u00f1o entre 2010 y 2019 a un promedio de 18.7 millones al a\u00f1o entre 2020 y 2024. Esto ha provocado un aumento significativo en los cierres por aforo. Estos cierres repentinos pueden provocar grandes congestiones en los parques estatales y problemas de tr\u00e1fico en las carreteras de acceso, ya que los visitantes hacen fila para entrar, o generar decepci\u00f3n cuando el personal del parque debe rechazar a posibles visitantes debido a las limitaciones de capacidad del parque.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hay m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n disponible en el sitio web de Parques Estatales de Maryland<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: The Maryland Park Service’s new day-use reservation system, parkdayuse.maryland.gov, is now in operation for five Maryland State Parks through the end of the summer season. Visitors to Point Lookout, Newtowne Neck, and North Point State Parks will be able to make day-use reservations beginning June 12 for the Juneteenth holiday, June 19, and then  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[957,12],"tags":[4347,3621,3410,5590],"class_list":["post-44781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appnews","category-parks","tag-newtowne-neck-state-park","tag-north-point-state-park","tag-point-lookout-state-park","tag-reservations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44781"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44856,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44781\/revisions\/44856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}