Quartz Mountain news: Spring break might offer great opportunities for camping

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Most area schools, including Vernon & Amarillo will be having Spring Break at the end of the week (March 12-20). If you want a camp site for Spring Break, please go to www.travelok.com as soon as possible and reserve your camp site or cabin. All camping, both RV and tent camping is by reservation only and only on a designated campsite. There is a 2-night minimum on weekends. Want to come camping at one of the summer Holiday weekends? There is a 3-night minimum and those sites are filling fast!

Parking Passes are required of all State Park visitors, whether camping, fishing, hiking a trail, photographing deer or wildflowers or having a picnic. There are signs that have QR code you can scan and you will be taken to the Premium Parking website where a day pass can be purchased. The daily fee is $8/day for Oklahoma residents and $10/ day for those from out of State. All proceeds from the day pass is purchased at Quartz Mountain, is held for improvements at Quartz Mountain. There is also a kiosk at the parking lot of the former Pro Shop.

Annual Parking Passes can be purchased from the Park Office. Oklahoma residents will pay $60/year and out of State annual pass costs $75. Oklahoma residents over the age of 62 and all honorably discharged Oklahoma Veterans are eligible for a free annual Parking Pass. A driver’s license, vehicle registration, active email account and a phone number are necessary to complete the Annual Parking Pass process. Veterans who do not have the Veterans driver’s license with the flag symbol will have to show copies of their DD214.

One of the new improvements you will notice at Quartz Mountain State Park are many new fire rings and grills. Please keep your campfires in a fire ring. Campfires are not allowed on any beach at Quartz Mountain. Firewood is available at the Park Office, which is open 7AM to 8PM, seven days a week.