Senior Discounts & Programs

Free admission for seniors 62 & up every Friday at: Beaver Lake Nature Center Highland Forest Park Jamesville Beach Park* Oneida Shores Park* Pratt's Falls Park Rosamond Gifford Zoo Must present some form of ID at the ticket booth or front desk. Offer for seniors (62 & up) only. Not valid for programs, rentals, boat launches, camping, activities, skiing or special events. *Admission charged during peak season. Click here for more information.

 

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Beaver Lake Nature Center

• Join the Friends of Beaver Lake Nature Center for $35 per senior couple or $25 for an individual. Click here for more information.
• NOW (Nature On Wheels) Mobile - An electric tram that helps connect seniors with mobility limitations to the fascinating natural areas of Beaver Lake. Click here for more information.

Carpenter’s Brook Fish Hatchery

• Time Out to Fish Program
  June-August, Weekdays Open for senior use. Hatchery staff will provide initial instruction with bait and all equipment supplied. Reservations required. Click here for more information.

Jamesville Beach Park

• $2 per vehicle beach admission Monday-Thursday (except holidays.)
  
• $21 Senior Beach Season Pass (valid at both Jamesville Beach & Oneida Shores)
  New - Purchase a Season Pass Online. Click here to learn more.

Oneida Shores Park

• $2 per vehicle beach admission Monday-Thursday (except holidays.)
  
• $21 Senior Beach Season Pass (valid at both Jamesville Beach & Oneida Shores)
  New - Purchase a Season Pass Online. Click here to learn more.
• $4 for boat launch Monday-Thursday (except holidays.)

Onondaga Lake Park

• Free rental of the Willow Bay Shelter, Monday-Thursday (except holidays.) Call (315) 451-6249 for reservations
  Click here for more information about the Willow Bay Shelter
• $4 for boat launch Monday-Thursday (except holidays.)
• Trams run Monday-Friday (except holidays)  -  the day after Memorial Day until the Friday before Columbus Day, departs at 9am, 10am, 11am and 12noon from the Griffin Visitor Center.

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

• $5.00 admission March - December
  $2.50 admission January & February
• Discounts on Friends of Rosamond Gifford Zoo membership. 
  Click here for information.

Discounts are valid for Seniors age 62 and up. Prices and programs offered subject to change.

For more information on county wide programs for seniors, click here to visit the Onondaga County Office of Adult & Long Term Care Services.

During your visit to Onondaga County Parks, you may be photographed, videotaped, or filmed by Onondaga County Parks or authorized parties. Your attendance/admission serves as permission for use of these images by Onondaga County Parks. Commercial photography or filming is prohibited without permission of Onondaga County Parks.