December 30,2022 3:40 a.m.

Crater Lake National Park will transition to a fully cashless fee system starting January 1st.

A National Park Service release said that means park staff will only accept mobile or electronic payments for entrance and permit fees. Acceptable payment forms include credit and debit cards as well as payment apps on mobile devices. Passes for the park can be purchased in advance at www.recreation.gov.

The release said entrance fees are an important source of revenue used to improve the visitor experience in national parks, including road and facility repairs along with trail improvements, installation of accessible exhibits, visitor protection services and more. NPS said moving to a cashless system allows parks to be better stewards of visitor dollars by reducing the amount of time park staff spend managing cash. This will increase the amount of fee revenue available to support critical projects.

More information about National Park Service facilities is at: https://www.nps.gov/index.htm