User fees increase for popular Beaver Creek Park

People wishing to take advantage of recreation in Beaver Creek Park will have to weather increased user fees.

The cost of park permits have gone up for the first time since the early 1990s, Hill County park superintendent Bernie Golie said today.

The fee for Hill County residents has risen from $20 annually to $25. Out-of-county residents will have to pay $40 for an annual permit, compared to $30 last year.

Those wanting to reserve a spot to hold an event at one of 10 large campgrounds in Beaver Creek Park will be hit the hardest under the new fee scale. The cost of renting one of the spaces h...