Admission is going to $7 –up from $4 — and the price of an annual pass is doubling, to $30, announced the National Park Service.
The money is intended to fund repairs to the Stark’s Brigade Monument, maintenance of the Wick Orchard, and upgrades to museum exhibits.
“The additional revenue raised by the fee increase is going to help make some significant improvements to valuable resources that will enhance the visitor experience,” Park Supt. Thomas E. Ross said in a statement.
Entrance remains free to youths under age 16, and to holders of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Senior, Access or Military passes. No fees are charged for the Jockey Hollow, Fort Nonsense, and New Jersey Brigade areas of the park.
The Ford Mansion is where Gen. George Washington and his officers billeted during the hard winter of 1779-80.
Here is more, from the National Park Service:
Fees Increase at Morristown National Historical Park
Morristown, NJ – Morristown National Historical Park will increase its fees effective July 15, 2015. These increases come about after civic engagement efforts earlier this year and a high level of support from federal, state, county, and local stakeholders. Outreach included print media, email distributions, website notifications, social media, and special informational programming hosted on site.The new fees:
*The entrance fee for the Washington’s Headquarters Museum and Ford Mansion will be $7.00 per person and good for seven consecutive open days.
*The park annual pass will be $30 and good for one calendar year. It will cover the entrance fee for the pass holder, plus three additional adults.
The following will remain the same:
*Children 15 years of age and under get in free.
*The fee includes the Washington’s Headquarters Museum and Ford Mansion tours. There is no fee for the Jockey Hollow, Fort Nonsense, and New Jersey Brigade areas of the park.
*The costs of the Interagency Annual Passes will remain the same. The Annual Pass is $80 (though current active duty service members can obtain this pass for free). The Senior Pass is a lifetime pass for $10 for those 62+, and the Access Pass is free for those with permanent disabilities.“The additional revenue raised by the fee increase is going to help make some significant improvements to valuable resources that will enhance the visitor experience,” states Park Superintendent Thomas E. Ross. This includes repairing and stabilizing the historic Stark’s Brigade Monument in the Jockey Hollow area of the park, preserving and maintaining the historic Wick Orchard, and upgraded museum exhibits.Morristown National Historical Park is a strong economic engine for the surrounding area. In 2013, more than 300,000 park visitors contributed $16 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 197 jobs in the local area.
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For more information about Morristown National Historical Park, please visit www.nps.gov/morr or call 973-593-2016 ext. 210.
