The late afternoon sun bathes Katahdin in a golden light on Aug. 17, 2024, in Baxter State Park. A new set of rates to use the park takes effect Wednesday. Credit: Courtesy of Aislinn Sarnacki

New rates for the summer camping season at Baxter State Park take effect Wednesday.

Visitors from outside of Maine will now have to pay $20 to bring a vehicle into the park, up from $16 under rates adopted in 2023. A season pass will now cost $50 instead of $42.

Maine residents can still enter the park for free.

Camping fees are also up, with a basic tent site now costing $38 instead of $34, and rates for cabins and group sites increasing similarly.

Canoe rental will remain $1 per hour or $8 for the day. A bundle of firewood will still be $5. But day use parking reservations will now be $10 instead of $5.

Ethan Andrews is the night editor. He was formerly the managing editor at The Free Press and worked as a reporter for The Republican Journal and Pen Bay Pilot.

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