The wife & I planned a crabbing trip the 4th, not a good idea for a holiday.
We stop in Anglers to get a ramp permit & crabbing lic When I asked how much the ramp sticker was they replied $35 for the year at Queen Anne ramps I about had a stroke, it was $25 last year.....WTF...what are they going to do increase it to $45 next year, they don't even have dumpsters for your trash there & only one spot a pot. I'm sick of the State & counties milking us for every last penny they can get. We are going to cut back on the use of our boat & will most likely use only one ramp next year, I consider the ramp increase a deterrant for that particular county. screw em they won't get it next year.
Stay on the West side then and launch out of the Magothy and/or Severn at $20 a pop.
Living in Westminster makes for a long drive, I doubt we could afford to make enough trips to use all the ramps in Queen Anne co. but I think most are missing the point the corp of engineers established the ramps in the first place free, the counties decided to charge for their use long before they we're updated & now they increase the price. If you think $35 is reasonable it won't be long before they go up again.
either gonna pay a ramp "fee" or pay a ramp "tax". Since I don't use ramps, I'd much prefer the funding to not change to a "tax". How long was the fee $25? Has it increased a lot in recent years?
When I fish in Delaware as an out of stater it costs $35 for a seasonal public boat ramp pass, but if I pay per day at a private ramp it is $20. I may only go 4-5 times a year but it is still cheaper with the seasonal pass.
We have a ramp in my community it is free for residence but you have to buy a key to open the gate which is $20??? or borrow a key from the marina next door and hope you get back before they go home.
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Last edited by onefishnfool; 07-07-2010 at 08:19 AM.
Since SPSP is State Owned you pay $3 each time you launch plus a portion of the State Taxes (since you live in Maryland) you pay each year.
Launch at SPSP 20 times and you pay $60 (Plus that portion of your state Taxes). Launch at the Queen Anne ramp (any of the county owned ones) 20 times and you still only paid that $35..........SPSP is not as cheap as it seems huh?
I pay $75 for a year for SPSP to get a swipe card. However the pass is good for all state parks in MD. I use my pass at PLO and to get into the state parks at Deep Creek too.
How much is the Solomons ramp now. I was told it went up. I used to pay $5 per launch
Since SPSP is State Owned you pay $3 each time you launch plus a portion of the State Taxes (since you live in Maryland) you pay each year.
Launch at SPSP 20 times and you pay $60 (Plus that portion of your state Taxes). Launch at the Queen Anne ramp (any of the county owned ones) 20 times and you still only paid that $35..........SPSP is not as cheap as it seems huh?
If you show up to SPSP late it's $5 per person right?
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