Cashless Fee Collection Reminder

[WB Staff]

Cashless Fee Collection Reminder:
As we shared with the community last month, beginning January 1, 2024, Lake Mead National Recreation Area will transition to a cashless fee collection system, accepting only electronic card payments for entrance, lake use, and campground fees. Entrance stations will continue to sell passes but will no longer accept cash for payment.
The new system is adopted as a best practice that will be safer, more efficient, will cut down on visitor entry times, and will be more cost effective. It will eliminate $90k per year in armored car transport costs, in addition to staff-hours saved in transporting and counting money. It will also be a more secure means of collecting fees, reducing potential opportunities for theft or robberies.
This transition will align the Lake Mead National Recreation Area with a majority of national parks, including iconic locations like Mount Rainier and Death Valley National Parks, as well as state parks across the country that have already made this transition. It will also align this park with several local destinations in the area that are moving – or have already moved -- to cashless systems.
Please feel free to reach out at LAKE_public_affairs@nps.gov for questions or feedback.