Hopatcong Access

[TomKaye]

It's been a while since I've launched there.
Over the years, I've arrived a few times at 0555. Staff opened the gate at 0600 or 0605 if the coffee was late brewing.

kcritch is right......this time of year, when summer help is back to school,
you pay at the ranger station to the left of guard shack. Don't know what the rate is anymore. Sorry.

[bigfishy]

Payed ten bucks on an early afternoon weekday in june

[flatcreek]

Just called Hopatcong park to see if my senior pass would allow me to launch my boat. Got it at Spruce Run and it allows me in the park free during the summer season and allows me to launch my boat, in the off season there are no fees.. Well at Hopatcong it will also allow me in the park and to launch my boat free during the summer season. But during the off season I must pay a launch fee because the senior pass is a parking pass. Somehow this makes sense to someone in our government. I would like to ask that person to please stand up and take a bow.

[EsoxPox]

Thanks guys. Doesn't sound like there's a cheap way to get on the lake. I've only been to the lake a few times can anyone tell me more about launching next to Alice's and about where it's at. Anyone else ever try it there and find a place to park?

[Sidewinder]

Lee's park is the cheapest on the Lake... Unless they are allowing people to launch at the state park then that is just a bit cheaper.

Good Luck!

[acabtp]

at both the state park ramp and lee's county park ramp, there are envelopes and a drop box to use for paying your launch fee if the facility is unattended at the time you put in. you have to mark your license plate # on the envelope so they will know if you don't pay. remember to bring exact change.

[EsoxPox]

That's good to know at least I'll know it won't be a wasted trip. Thanks all!