4VAC5-36-70. Swimming fees.
| SWIMMING (NONTAXABLE) | ||
| Daily Swimming Fees | WEEKDAYS | WEEKENDS |
| All parks with fee swimming areas unless noted. | Under age 3 Free | Under age 3 Free |
| Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland | Under age 3 Free | Under age 3 Free |
| Pocahontas | Under age 3 Free | Under age 3 Free |
| Group campers utilizing primitive group camps. All parks where available unless otherwise noted. | $1.00 (all ages) | $1.00 (all ages) |
| Pocahontas (Group Cabin Guests) | $3.00 (all ages) | $3.00 (all ages) |
| Deposit on all locker keys: Refunded when key is returned. | $2.00 each | |
| Swimming Coupon Book: (Age 3 and over). All parks where available unless otherwise noted. | $23 per 10 coupons | |
| Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland | $31 per 10 coupons | |
| Pocahontas | $50 per 10 coupons | |
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| WEEKDAYS | WEEKENDS |
| Group Swimming: per person (10 persons or more). All parks where available unless otherwise noted. | $1.50 (Age 3 through 12) | $2.00 (Age 3 through 12) |
| Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland Group Swimming (20 persons or more). Five-day advanced registration required. | $2.50 (all ages) | $3.50 (all ages) |
| Pocahontas Group Swimming (20 persons or more). Seven-day advanced registration required (Weekdays only). | $4.00 (all ages) | $5.00 (all ages) |
| Season Swimming Permit: All parks where available unless otherwise noted. | $44 (Age 3 through 12) | |
| Staunton River, Natural Tunnel, and Westmoreland | $55 (Age 3 through 12) | |
| Pocahontas | $66 (Age 3 through 12) | |
| After-Hours Exclusive Use of Pool or Swimming Area: All parks where available. Requires prior reservation. Rental period of approximately 1-2 hours, depending upon operating schedule and amount of available daylight. Cancellation fee charged if reservation is canceled less than 3 days before the date of event unless cancellation is for inclement weather or canceled by the park. | $125 (up to 25 persons) | |
| Swimming lessons. All parks where available unless otherwise noted. | $30 per person | |
Notes on swimming fees:
1. Nonswimming adults in street clothes admitted to swimming areas free when supervising children age 12 and under.
2. Rain check Policy for Swimming: All state parks will issue a rain check, good for a period of 12 months from the date of issue, to any paying customer (does not apply to free swimming vouchers) if the swimming area is forced to close for 40 minutes or more due to inclement weather. Rain checks may be issued only to patrons present at the swimming area at the time of closure.
3. A full refund is available for a group reservation only if the park or swimming area contractor is notified three days in advance of the time of the reservation. In the event that the group is unable to complete their reservation due to inclement weather, rain checks will be issued to the individual members of the group in the same manner as other park patrons.
4. All Season Swimming Permits include parking during the swimming season only.
5. Weekend rates apply on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day holidays.
Statutory Authority
§ 10.1-104 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 14, eff. April 25, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 16, eff. May 21, 2003; Volume 20, Issue 13, eff. April 7, 2004; Volume 22, Issue 9, eff. February 8, 2006; Volume 23, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2007; Volume 24, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2008; Volume 25, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2009; Volume 27, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2011; Volume 28, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2012; Volume 31, Issue 7, eff. January 1, 2015; Volume 32, Issue 9, eff. January 28, 2016.