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Parks director proposes camping and vehicle fee increases; seeks public meetings
Summary
Kansas State Parks director proposed ending the annual camping permit, raising nightly camping and vehicle fees, and streamlining seasonal camping; the department scheduled town halls and will return with formal regulatory language.
Kansas State Parks Director Connor O’Flanagan presented a package of fee changes and program adjustments intended to address rising utility and operational costs and to improve long‑term sustainability of the parks system.
O’Flanagan said utilities at state parks have risen sharply since 2016 and that a suite of fee changes is needed to close the gap. Key proposals presented to the commission included eliminating the long‑standing annual camping permit, increasing the standard overnight camping rate from $9 to $15, adjusting utility‑site prices (one‑, two‑…
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