N.M. Admin. Code § 19.5.2.35

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.5.2.35 - [Effective 1/1/2025] ANNUAL PERMITS AND PASSES

A. Annual day use passes.

(1) Annual day use passes authorize the vehicle owner or individual to access and use the park at no additional charge during the times indicated in 19.5.2.11 NMAC. Visitors may use annual day use passes at all parks, except at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens state park and Smokey Bear historical park.

(2) When purchasing an annual day use pass visitors shall comply with the instructions on the pass and provide their name and address.

(3) The division does not issue extra vehicle passes for annual day use passes.

B. Annual camping permits.

(1) Annual camping permits authorize the vehicle owner or individual to access and use the park at no additional charge except for utility hookups during the times indicated in 19.5.2.12 NMAC. The annual camping permit allows the visitor one sleeping unit. A motor home towing a vehicle or a vehicle towing a camping trailer is considered a sleeping unit. The visitor shall pay the per night camping fee for additional vehicles.

(2) Annual camping permits are available for:

(a) New Mexico residents as documented with a current New Mexico driver's license or other state of New Mexico issued photo identification;

(b) New Mexico residents 62 years of age or older as documented with a current New Mexico driver's license or other state of New Mexico issued photo identification;

(c) New Mexico residents with disabilities who present a New Mexico handicap motor vehicle license plate issued to them; a parking placard for mobility impaired individuals with a placard holder identification card issued to them by the taxation and revenue department, motor vehicle division if the placard was issued before June 4, 2008; a parking placard for mobility impaired individuals with the photograph of the placard holder issued to them by the taxation and revenue department, motor vehicle division if the placard was issued on June 4, 2008 or after; a New Mexico department of game and fish lifetime hunting and fishing card containing their name; a written determination from the United States social security administration finding that they are currently eligible for social security disability benefits or supplemental security income disability benefits; or a photocopy of the award letter the United States department of veterans affairs issues indicating they have a one hundred percent service-connected disability;

(d) A New Mexico resident who is active-duty military or an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military as defined by the New Mexico department of veterans' services. Orders or other documentation (excluding military ID cards) of current active-duty service must be presented to purchase an active-duty military pass. The applicant's DD-214 must be presented to purchase a veteran pass.

(e) all-out-of-state-residents.

(3) When purchasing an annual camping permit, visitors shall comply with the instructions on the permit and provide their name; address; if applicable, proof of age or residency; and the license plate number of the vehicle for which the visitor is purchasing the permit.

(4) Visitors may use annual camping permits at all parks, except at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens state park and Smokey Bear historical park.

(5) Annual camping permits are authorized for use by the person the permit is issued to as indicated on the permit receipt and are non-transferrable.

C. Annual day use passes and annual camping permits are valid from January 1 through December 31 annually. Annual day use passes and annual camping permits for the next calendar year may be purchased beginning July 1 each year. The division shall not make refunds or prorations for permits or passes that remain in effect for less than 12 months.

D. Visitors may obtain replacement annual camping permits and stickers by submitting a signed affidavit describing the facts of the purchase and the permit's loss or destruction and the original permit or proof of purchase. The division shall not issue replacement annual camping permits without proof of purchase. The division does not issue replacements for annual day use passes.

E. The division may sell gift certificates for annual day use passes and annual camping permits.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.5.2.35

19.5.2.35 NMAC - N, 1/1/2008; 19.5.2.35 NMAC - Rn & A, 19.5.2.33 NMAC, 1/1/2013, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 23, December 10, 2024, eff. 1/1/2025