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State Park Camping Registration Information

Agency: Natural Resources


State Parks

  • Check-in with staff at campground office or follow posted registration instructions.
  • Complete registration and occupy campsite for a portion of every day. A member of the camping party is expected to stay overnight on site in order to meet the occupancy requirement.
  • Campers must have a motor vehicle permit for entrance into any state park or recreation area.
  • A single camp may consist of only 4 unrelated persons, or one single family.
  • Camp only in designated site.
  • Build campfires in designated fire ring only.
  • Horses allowed in designated campgrounds only.
  • Dogs are allowed on a leash no more than six feet long, they must be attended at all times, and are not permitted on swimming beaches.
  • Fireworks are not permitted.
  • Discharge of firearms, air guns, slingshots, or arrows are not permitted in campground boundaries.
  • Radios, generators, or other amplified devices may not be used in a manner that creates excessive noise.
  • Camping permits begin at check-in time of 3 p.m. on the first day of camping.
  • Checkout time is 1:00 p.m.
  • Camp for up to 15 consecutive nights in any separately administered campground. Combined multiple reservations that exceed 15 nights could result in a mandatory reduction of the combined stay so as not to exceed the 15-night limit. 
  • No more than 2 vehicles in addition to the primary camping shelter.
  • A responsible person 17 years of age or older must register for a site.

 

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