LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS A New York State Lifetime Liberty Pass is enclosed for your use. We hope it will provide you with many enjoyable experiences at New York State parks, historic sites, arboretums and recreational areas. For a description of these facilities visit parks.ny.gov and dec.ny.gov. Please take a few moments to review the Guidelines for Lifetime Liberty Pass Use on the following pages. They will help to familiarize you with the facilities at which the Lifetime Liberty Pass is accepted and the procedures for its use.

Please note the Lifetime Liberty Pass does not expire. If lost or damaged, call 518-474-2324 during normal business hours.

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Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. We hope you will enjoy your visits to New York’s many wonderful state parks and recreational areas.

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LIFETIME LIBERTY PASS

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S FO

R LI

FETI

ME

LIBE

RTY

PASS

USE

The L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass (

“Pas

s”) is

the p

ropert

y of th

e Stat

e of N

ew Yo

rk an

d mus

t be r

eturne

d upo

n our

reque

st. It

is is

sued

as a

perso

nal

bene

fit, pr

ovidi

ng fre

e or d

iscou

nted f

acility

use f

or the

pass

holde

r only

.

If it is

misu

sed o

r if th

e pas

s hold

er is

found

not to

mee

t the L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass q

ualific

ation

s, it w

ill be r

evok

ed. U

pon a

susp

ected

viola

tion,

the

pass

will b

e con

fisca

ted an

d all p

rivileg

es su

spen

ded.

Follo

wing

a rev

iew, th

e pas

s may

be pe

rman

ently

revo

ked a

nd al

l futur

e Life

time L

iberty

Pa

ss pr

ivileg

es m

ay be

denie

d.

LIFE

TIM

E LI

BERT

Y PA

SS R

EGUL

ATIO

NS1.

The p

ass m

ust b

e pres

ented

by th

e pas

s hold

er on

each

occa

sion t

he pa

ss is

appli

ed to

ward

a fee

waiv

er. T

he pa

ss ho

lder w

ill be r

equir

ed

to sig

n an o

fficial

record

shee

t and

may

also

be re

quire

d to p

resen

t othe

r pho

to an

d/or

New

York

State

resid

ency

iden

tifica

tion a

nd to

verify

the

ir disa

bility.

2. Th

e pas

s hold

er mu

st co

mply

with

all ter

ms an

d con

dition

s of u

se of

New

York

State

Park

facili

ties.

3. Th

e pas

s may

not b

e use

d by a

ny pe

rson e

xcep

t the p

erson

to w

hom

it was

issu

ed, e

xcep

t whe

n the

paym

ent o

f a si

ngle

fee or

dinari

ly inc

ludes

othe

r peo

ple (e

.g. ve

hicle

use c

harge

s for

a carl

oad o

f pas

seng

ers, o

r renta

l of a

camp

site o

r a ca

bin w

hich w

ill acc

ommo

date

seve

ral pe

rsons

).4.

The p

ass m

ay no

t be a

ltered

in an

y way

.5.

The p

ass h

older

may n

ot ob

tain a

gree

n fee

ticke

t to se

ll to a

nothe

r pers

on.

W

HAT

THE

LIFE

TIM

E LI

BERT

Y PA

SS IN

CLUD

ESTh

e pas

s is v

alid on

any d

ay at

facili

ties o

perat

ed by

the N

ew Yo

rk St

ate O

ffice o

f Park

s, Re

creati

on an

d Hist

oric P

reserv

ation

and t

he N

ew Yo

rk St

ate D

epart

ment

of En

viron

menta

l Con

serva

tion a

nd en

titles

the p

ass h

older

to:1.

free e

ntran

ce of

a pe

rsona

l veh

icle (c

ar or

van)

2. fre

e entr

ance

to st

ate hi

storic

sites

and a

rbore

tums

3. dis

coun

ted ca

mpsit

e and

cabin

renta

l; see

“Cam

ping a

nd C

abin

Rese

rvatio

n/Reg

istrat

ion P

olicie

s” se

ction

of th

ese G

uidelin

es4.

disco

unted

trans

ient m

arina

dock

age e

xcep

t whe

n the

slip

is ren

ted at

the s

ame t

ime a

s the

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility

5. fre

e swi

mming

, tenn

is, cr

oss-c

ountr

y skiin

g and

gree

ns fe

es

WHA

T TH

E LI

FETI

ME

LIBE

RTY

PASS

DOE

S NO

T IN

CLUD

E1.

cotta

ge an

d yurt

renta

ls 2.

fees f

or ad

dition

al ve

hicles

at a

camp

site o

r cab

in3.

cabin

renta

ls in

the P

alisad

es R

egion

(Seb

ago C

abin

Camp

in H

arrim

an S

tate P

ark)

4. res

ervati

on, re

gistra

tion,

canc

ellatio

n, res

ervati

on ch

ange

fees

5. bu

s adm

ission

6. gro

up ca

mping

, picn

ic sh

elters

and o

ther g

roup a

ctivit

ies7.

cabin

fees

/amen

ities:

water

, bath

room,

living

room

, bed

rooms

, hea

t, porc

h, pr

ime c

ondit

ion or

loca

tion

8. ca

mpsit

e fee

s and

mari

na/am

enitie

s: fla

gship

, elec

tric, w

eeke

nd/ho

liday

fee,

water

front

(lake

or oc

ean),

prim

e site

, plat

form,

full h

ook-u

p,

firewo

od an

d othe

r con

suma

bles

9. en

tranc

e to p

erform

ing ar

ts pro

grams

10.

seas

onal

boat

slip re

ntals

11.

equip

ment

rental

s inc

luding

, but

not li

mited

to, g

olf ca

rts, g

olf cl

ubs,

boats

, bea

ch um

brellas

, cha

irs, to

wels,

swim

suits

, lock

ers, s

kis an

d sk

ates

12.

spec

ial am

enitie

s inc

luding

, but

not li

mited

to, p

ay sh

owers

, sec

urity

depo

sits a

nd ch

eckin

g of v

aluab

les13

. an

y acti

vity o

perat

ed by

a pr

ivate

conc

ern un

der c

ontra

ct wi

th the

state

inclu

ding,

but n

ot lim

ited t

o, foo

d serv

ice, in

ns, g

olf co

urse p

ro sh

ops,

marin

as, s

ki co

nces

sions

, etc.

14.

entitl

emen

t to pa

rk in

parki

ng ar

eas d

esign

ated f

or pe

ople

with

disab

ilities

15.

entitl

emen

t to ac

cess

ible c

abins

and c

amps

ites (

it is t

he re

spon

sibility

of th

e pas

s hold

er to

reque

st the

se ac

comm

odati

ons)

16.

trans

ient m

arina

dock

age w

hen t

he sl

ip is

rented

at th

e sam

e tim

e as a

camp

site o

r cab

in in

that fa

cility

17.

perm

it fee

s

CAM

PING

AND

CAB

IN R

ESER

VATI

ON/R

EGIS

TRAT

ION

POLI

CIES

All in

forma

tion f

ound

in th

e curr

ent “

New

York

Camp

ing G

uide”

appli

es to

Pas

s hold

ers. T

he fo

llowi

ng ad

dition

al pro

cedu

res, a

long w

ith al

l “G

uidelin

es fo

r Life

time L

iberty

Pas

s Use

” also

apply

:

1. A

camp

site o

r cab

in for

a Lif

etime

Libe

rty P

ass h

older

unde

r the a

ge of

18 (2

1 at s

ome p

arks)

must

be re

nted i

n the

name

of th

e Pas

s hold

er.

Th

e perm

it mus

t be s

igned

by a

site o

ccup

ant 1

8 yea

rs of

age o

r olde

r (21 a

t som

e park

s).2.

At th

e park

, the P

ass h

older

must

prese

nt the

valid

Lifet

ime L

iberty

Pas

s befo

re an

d afte

r the s

tay an

d may

be re

quire

d to p

resen

t othe

r

id

entifi

catio

n for

valid

ation

purp

oses

. The

Pas

s hold

er sh

ould

verify

that

the P

ass h

older'

s nam

e and

ID nu

mber

are in

dicate

d on t

he

camp

ing pe

rmit.

If a L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass i

s use

d duri

ng th

e res

ervati

on pr

oces

s and

is no

t pres

ented

at th

e park

, full fe

es w

ill rem

ain an

d no

re

fund w

ill be i

nitiat

ed.

3. Fo

r cab

ins an

d cam

psite

s, the

full fe

e, inc

luding

amen

ities,

must

be pa

id alo

ng w

ith th

e non

-refun

dable

rese

rvatio

n fee

at th

e tim

e of

reserv

ation

. At th

e end

of th

e cam

ping s

tay, th

e Pas

s hold

er mu

st ap

ply fo

r a re

fund a

t the r

egist

ration

point

. 4.

The n

on-re

funda

ble re

gistra

tion f

ee m

ust b

e paid

at th

e tim

e of re

gistra

tion b

y a P

ass h

older

witho

ut a r

eserv

ation

.5.

The P

ass h

older

may n

ot us

e the

pass

to re

serve

or re

nt a c

abin

or ca

mpsit

e tha

t he o

r she

does

not o

ccup

y. Th

e Pas

s hold

er mu

st oc

cupy

the ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

durin

g the

entire

perm

it peri

od pu

rsuan

t to ge

neral

camp

ing re

gulat

ions

6. If a

Pas

s hold

er lea

ves e

arly,

the "e

arly-o

ut" fe

es sh

all be

asse

ssed

at th

e reg

ular c

amps

ite/ca

bin ra

te for

the n

ights

not s

tayed

. For

the ni

ghts

staye

d, the

Acc

ess P

ass r

ate w

ill app

ly for

refun

d purp

oses

. If a

Pas

s hold

er ca

ncels

the r

eserv

ation

with

in 8 d

ays o

f the s

ched

uled a

rrival,

the fu

ll valu

e of o

ne ni

ght's

stay

will b

e ass

esse

d alon

g with

the o

rdina

ry ca

ncella

tion f

ee.

7. W

hen r

entin

g a tra

nsien

t mari

na sl

ip at

the sa

me tim

e as r

entin

g a ca

mpsit

e or c

abin

in tha

t facili

ty, th

e tran

sient

marin

a slip

is co

nside

red

an

amen

ity th

at is

purch

ased

at th

e fac

ility an

d is n

ot inc

luded

as a

Lifeti

me Li

berty

Pas

s ben

efit. R

ates m

ay va

ry at

individ

ual fa

cilitie

s.8.

Any L

ifetim

e Libe

rty P

ass h

older

evict

ed fro

m the

camp

groun

d will n

ot rec

eive t

he di

scou

nt.

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