Increased Fees at Folsom Lake and Auburn State Recreation Areas

Parking and boating fees at Folsom Lake and Auburn state recreation areas are increasing.

The fee bumps, which start July 1, are to help maintain the heavily used recreation areas at a time of dire budget reductions and park closures. Changes include a $2 increase to launch power boats.

Among the increases at Folsom:

• Folsom Lake or Lake Natoma power boat launch fee: Current fee $8. New fee, $10.

• Willow Creek day use parking: Current fee, $5. New fee, $10.

• Rattlesnake Bar, Granite Bay, Beals Point, Folsom Point, Brown’s Ravine, Peninsula day use parking: Current fee $10. New fee, $12.

• Beals Point developed campground peak days: Current fee, $30 a night. New fee, $33 a night.

Among the increases at Auburn:

• Lower Lake Clementine power boat launch fee: Current fee, $8. New fee, $10.

• Yankee Jims, Grizzly Bear, Confluence, Long Point Trail parking areas: Current fee: nothing. New fee: $10.