Camping permit rules and conditions

The Department of Parks and Recreation shall issue a camping permit on a first come first served basis upon the following terms and conditions:One (1) permit shall be issued for each of the thirty-one (31) numbered camping sites which contains a ten (10) foot by ten (10) foot or twenty (20) foot by twenty (20) foot tent area, or the group campsite.Accessible sites are reserved for a person with a disability.Identification of a qualifying person with a disability requires the individual to provide the County employee authorized by the Director of Parks and Recreation with a current parking permit placard or evidence of special license plates.One (1) of the three (3) accessible camping sites shall be reserved exclusively for a group that includes a person with a disability.In the event all non-accessible sites are taken, a camping permit for an accessible site can be issued to a non-disabled person as long as one (1) accessible site is left available for a person with a disability.In the event one (1) of the accessible sites is issued to a non-disabled person because all other sites, non-accessible and accessible sites, have been issued and a person with a disability requests an accessible site, the person with a disability shall wait until there is a vacancy.Persons with disabilities have first choice of the accessible sites but are not precluded from camping at a non-accessible site.There shall be a maximum of five (5) people per ten (10) foot by ten (10) foot camping site and ten (10) people per twenty (20) foot by twenty (20) foot camping site at any one (1) time. The names of the campers shall be listed on the permit.No permit shall be issued to allow camping and no one shall be allowed to camp for more than five (5) consecutive days at Lydgate Park.The number of days camped at Lydgate Park shall be included in the sixty (60) camping days maximum yearly limit set forth in Section 19-2.4(d).The camping site may be closed for maintenance at the discretion of the Director of Parks and Recreation.Tents, structures and all other personal items shall be placed only on the designated tent areas.A group camping permit includes exclusive use of the group camp pavilion.Each permitted camper shall keep and leave the premises in a sanitary, clean, and orderly condition.Each permitted camper shall display the permit on a tent or structure at all times.Failure to comply with any of the above conditions shall result in the permit being revoked.