Day Use Fees
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at J. Percy Priest Lake charges a day use fee at selected recreation areas. The areas on J. Percy Priest Lake charging these fees are Cook Day Use and Anderson Road Day Use. These two areas offer sand swimming beaches, playgrounds, launching ramps, bathrooms, picnic sites and picnic shelters. The fees are $5.00 per private vehicle per day or $20 per commercial vehicle per day. Current Golden Age and Golden Access Passport holders and America the Beautiful Interagency Senior & Access Pass holders will receive free use of these parks.
Payment of the fee will permit the use of similar day use facilities at any Corps project on the date of payment. A paid camping permit from a Corps operated campground will entitle the holder to use any designated day use facility without paying the day user fee on the day for which the camping permit is valid.
Annual Passes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Day Use Annual Passes are available for sale at the J. Percy Priest Lake Visitor Center, at Anderson Road Day Use Area, and at Cook Day Use Area. Annual Passes cost $40.00. The Annual Pass provides free admission to all similar day use facilities at any Corps project. It does not provide any discount at campgrounds or other federal agencies.
The America the Beautiful Interagency Annual Pass will be sold beginning January 1, 2016 at the J. Percy Priest Lake Visitor Center, Anderson Road Day Use, and Cook Day Use. The pass costs $80 and covers entrance to Fish & Wildlife Service and National Park Service sites that charge Entrance Fees and to USACE, Forest Service, Burea of Land Management, and Bureau of Land Reclamation sites that charge Standard Amenity Fees.
Note: Not all recreational facilities on J. Percy Priest Lake are operated by the Corps of Engineers and thus the recreational fees charged, if any, are not necessarily compatible. Therefore, a camping permit or an entrance pass from Nashville Shores will not admit you into Cook Day Use Area. An Annual Pass for State Parks issued by Long Hunter will not admit you to Anderson Road Day Use Area. Likewise a permit or pass issued by the Corps will not necessarily admit you into Nashville Shores or Long Hunter State Park.
America the Beautiful Interagency Senior or Access Pass
For more information regarding purchase of an America the Beautiful Interagency Senior or Access Pass, please visit http://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html or contact 1-888-ASK-USGS and press 1 (888-275-8747, option 1).
Beginning January 1, 2016, the Corps of Engineers is authorized to sell the America the Beautiful Interagency Senior and Access Passes. The Access Pass will only be sold at the J. Percy Priest Lake Visitor Center. Customers wishing to obtain this pass must have a medically determined permanent disability that severly limits one or more major life activities. Proof of permanent disability may be in the form of a signed statement from a licensed physician, or a document issued by a Federal agency such as the Veteran's Administration, or a document issued by a state agency such as the vocational rehabilitation agency.
Senior Passes may be acquired at the J. Percy Priest Lake Visitor Center, Anderson Road Day Use, and Cook Day Use for a $10 fee. To verify proof of age and U.S. residency, the purchaser must show a valid driver's license, passport, birth certificate, or permanent resident card (green card). Senior Passes may be sold to U.S. citizens or permanent residents that are 62 years of age or older. They are valid for the lifetime of the pass holder.
Both pass types provide the pass owner a 50% discount at Corps of Engineers campgrounds and free entrance into the day use facilities on J. Percy Priest Lake.