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Minnesotans would pay $1 more for each state park daily vehicle permit and $5 more for an annual pass under Gov. Mark Dayton's proposed budget.

The daily fee would rise to $6 and the annual pass would cost $30. The fee hike would help maintain the park system's vitality and let it continue operating "at present service levels," the state 

Department of Natural Resources said Friday

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Dayton wants to increase the $34.6 million state park annual operations budget by $9.5 million over the next two fiscal years and part of the increase would come from the proposed vehicle permit hike, the DNR said, adding those fees have not increased since 2003.

More than 8 million people visit Minnesota state parks each year and the parks provide local communities with an economic spark, the DNR added.

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Gov. Mark Dayton's plan would add $1 to state park daily vehicle permits and $5 to annual passes. The increases would help maintain the parks' vitality, officials said.

Dayton budget would boost state park permit fees

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