Cape Cod National Seashore will move to a fully cashless entry system starting July 1. That means visitors can use only credit cards, debit cards or mobile payments for fees at beach entrance booths.
Most transactions at the site are already cashless, according to park officials.
“Cash sales represent 10-percent of in-person sales in the park,” Park Superintendent Jennifer Flynn said in a news release. “During the busy summer season, park rangers spend up to eight and a half hours per day documenting, reporting, and transferring cash receipts. Moving to a cashless system will reduce the amount of time park staff spend managing cash and increase their availability to engage with the public and collect fees while increasing the amount of fee revenue available to support critical projects and visitor services.”
“Cash sales represent 10-percent of in-person sales in the park,” Park Superintendent Jennifer Flynn said in a news release. “During the busy summer season, park rangers spend up to eight and a half hours per day documenting, reporting, and transferring cash receipts. Moving to a cashless system will reduce the amount of time park staff spend managing cash and increase their availability to engage with the public and collect fees while increasing the amount of fee revenue available to support critical projects and visitor services.”
The National Park Service says the decision follows an executive order issued by the White House in March that mandates a reduction in the amount of cash and checks handled by the federal government. But many national parks had already gone cashless or planned to before the order, and a lawsuit filed over the issue last year is making its way through the courts.
Entrance fees go toward improving visitor experiences and are a critical source of funding in national parks, according to the NPS. Cape Cod National Seashore in particular uses the funds for projects like rebuilding the Marconi Beach boardwalk and observation platform, installing new fee booths at beaches, and rebuilding the Beech Forest trail boardwalk.
Entrance fees to the seashore are $25 per car or truck, $20 for motorcycles and $15 for individuals.
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