How much is the park fee and the ramp fee at Sandy Point?

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John & Connie Martinez
"Two Yutes"
2001 266 CCR
Newtown, PA

John Martinez:

How much is the park fee and the ramp fee at Sandy Point?

John,

There's no ramp fee for Sandy Point.  You just pay the park entrance fee and that covers it.  For out of state residents it's 6.00 per person on weekends and holidays and 5.00 on weekdays.  The ramps are open 24 hrs a day (there's a marina store that takes care of that part of the park and I think they may have someone there 24 hrs too but I'm not sure).  If you get there when the gatekeepers arent on duty there's a box that you just put your fee in.  If you're going to be there more than for just a day trip, the marina people give you a hang tag for your vehicle so the park cops will know it's supposed to be there.  It's been awhile since I launched there, but I don't think much has changed.

They open at 6 am but on the big holiday weekends (memorial day, labor day, 4th of July) it's a real madhouse.  They have a lot of parking area, but remember that besides the ramp, it's also a campground and beach area so it can fill up pretty fast.  The other thing to remember is that they will close the park when the parking lots fill.  As people leave they open it back up.  So at various times during the weekend it may be closed. 

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Cappy
Liberty Call

John Capuano:

John Martinez:

How much is the park fee and the ramp fee at Sandy Point?

John,

There's no ramp fee for Sandy Point.  You just pay the park entrance fee and that covers it.  For out of state residents it's 6.00 per person on weekends and holidays and 5.00 on weekdays.  The ramps are open 24 hrs a day (there's a marina store that takes care of that part of the park and I think they may have someone there 24 hrs too but I'm not sure).  If you get there when the gatekeepers arent on duty there's a box that you just put your fee in.  If you're going to be there more than for just a day trip, the marina people give you a hang tag for your vehicle so the park cops will know it's supposed to be there.  It's been awhile since I launched there, but I don't think much has changed.

They open at 6 am but on the big holiday weekends (memorial day, labor day, 4th of July) it's a real madhouse.  They have a lot of parking area, but remember that besides the ramp, it's also a campground and beach area so it can fill up pretty fast.  The other thing to remember is that they will close the park when the parking lots fill.  As people leave they open it back up.  So at various times during the weekend it may be closed. 

So they open at 6 am but they're open 24 hours a day?  Can I get to the Park and launch before 6 am?

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John & Connie Martinez
"Two Yutes"
2001 266 CCR
Newtown, PA

yeah, if you're there before the gates are manned, there's a thng at the gate where you can pay.

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2006 235 CCR, "Mommy's Diamond" Fairwinds Marina, Magothy River

John Martinez:

John Capuano:

John Martinez:

How much is the park fee and the ramp fee at Sandy Point?

John,

There's no ramp fee for Sandy Point.  You just pay the park entrance fee and that covers it.  For out of state residents it's 6.00 per person on weekends and holidays and 5.00 on weekdays.  The ramps are open 24 hrs a day (there's a marina store that takes care of that part of the park and I think they may have someone there 24 hrs too but I'm not sure).  If you get there when the gatekeepers arent on duty there's a box that you just put your fee in.  If you're going to be there more than for just a day trip, the marina people give you a hang tag for your vehicle so the park cops will know it's supposed to be there.  It's been awhile since I launched there, but I don't think much has changed.

They open at 6 am but on the big holiday weekends (memorial day, labor day, 4th of July) it's a real madhouse.  They have a lot of parking area, but remember that besides the ramp, it's also a campground and beach area so it can fill up pretty fast.  The other thing to remember is that they will close the park when the parking lots fill.  As people leave they open it back up.  So at various times during the weekend it may be closed. 

So they open at 6 am but they're open 24 hours a day?  Can I get to the Park and launch before 6 am?

John,

    Be serious...you are going to get up in time to drive from Philly, and get to Sandy Point before 6am?  You will be still waiting for Connie Jo to pick out her outfit and she will be waiting for you to blow the bow ballast tanks and surface.

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Diamonds on the Water & Seven Tenths
MMSI 338044821
1997 330 CR & 47' Great Harbour Trawler
Frog Mortar Creek, Maryland

John, 

Sorry for the confusion about the time.  Jay is right.  They man the gate starting at 0600 but there's an "after hours box" where you can pay even when it's not manned.  The ramps are open for launch 24/7, so you can launch the boat at anytime.  If you're planning to get there before 6 (which is probably a good idea on Memorial Day weekend), you'll still have to wait until the Marina store opens (at 6) to get the hang tag saying you're going to be there for more than just the day. 

By the way, the price isn't per day.  Just the initial cost to get in (6 bucks/adult) and that's it. So if it's just you and Connie, it'll be 12.00 for the weekend to launch, recover and park.

One last thing.  They also have around 6 finger piers that you can tie up to.  They're on a "first come first served" basis, so if you wanted to get there REALLY early, you could launch and have a place to tie up.  Years ago I did that with a buddy on a crabbing trip.  We got there at around 2 or 3 in the morning to beat the traffic, launched the boat, tied up and went back to sleep for a few hours. 
 

 

 

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Cappy
Liberty Call

This past weather from Friday to today is making me kinda homesick for a Chessie Rally with all this rain 

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Tony,

     That old lady might say the "tall skinny one, has shrinkage"

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Diamonds on the Water & Seven Tenths
MMSI 338044821
1997 330 CR & 47' Great Harbour Trawler
Frog Mortar Creek, Maryland