Oakland County Parks Resume Park Entry Fee

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI — After nearly three months of waiving the park entry fee for eight Oakland County Parks, the parks system has resumed its admission fee, the county announced Friday.

The fee had been waived in an effort to provide a safe respite from isolation orders due to the coronavirus, which has killed more than 5,000 people in Michigan during the ongoing pandemic. More parts of the state's economy has opened as the state continues to move forward.

Daily park entry is $5 per vehicle for Oakland County residents; non-residents pay $12. Seniors ages 62 and older, persons with disabilities, military personnel and veterans pay $4 per vehicle. When contact stations are closed, visitors can purchase the daily pass at electronic pay stations at the park entrances.

A daily pass may be turned in at the contact station and credited toward the purchase of an Oakland County Parks and Recreation 2020 Annual Vehicle Permit, officials said. Annual permits may be purchased at the park contact station, by mail or online.

The contact stations at Lyon Oaks, Orion Oaks and Red Oaks will be operational when the dog parks open on Saturday.

The cost for the annual permit is $30 for residents and $48 for non-residents. The permit is valid through the end of the year and provides access to Addison Oaks County Park north of Rochester, Groveland Oaks County Park in Holly, Highland Oaks County Park in Highland, Independence Oaks County Parks in Clarkston, Lyon Oaks County Park in Wixom, Orion Oaks County Park in Lake Orion, Red Oaks Dog Park in Madison Heights and Rose Oaks County Park in Holly.

Annual Permit discounts are available for senior citizens ages 62 and older, adaptive, military and veterans; a second permit that can be used on another vehicle in the same household; and group rates.