DerrickT Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Assateague Island National Seashore Over Sand Vehicle Permit Sales Go Online Soon Superintendent Hugh Hawthorne announces that online purchasing of Over Sand Vehicle (OSV) permits will soon be operational at Assateague Island National Seashore. Online OSV permit sales will begin January 4, 2023. Visitors are invited to take an early tour of the https://www.recreation.gov/ website beginning December 15th to get familiar with this new procedure. This online option will help streamline the OSV sales process for visitors to the island as permits may be purchased in advance online and then picked up at the park office within 10 days of purchase. OSV permit sales will continue to be possible in person via online computer stations located at the North Beach Ranger Station in the Maryland District and the Toms Cove Visitor Center in the Virginia District. Obtaining an OSV permit will be an easy process that takes only minutes and can be accomplished one of two ways: 1 Beginning January 4, 2023, you may purchase an OSV permit online by visiting https://www.recreation.gov/. You will need to choose which office you would like to pick up your permit, either the North Beach Ranger Station in the Maryland District or the Toms Cove Visitor Center in the Virginia District. 2 By visiting one of two National Park Service OSV permit sales locations: North Beach Ranger Station in the Maryland District 7206 National Seashore Lane, Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-3030 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7 days/week Toms Cove Visitor Center in the Virginia District 8586 Beach Road, Chincoteague, VA 23336 757-336-6577 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Friday-Monday from December – January 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, 7 days/week from April - November. Both annual OSV permits are available: **OSV Permit ($110): allows 24-hr access to the Maryland OSV area. Permittee must be actively fishing from midnight to 5 am--no camping or sleeping. Allows access during Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (https://www.fws.gov/refuge/chincoteague) hours to the Virginia OSV. **Bullpen Permit ($200): allows 24-hr access to the Maryland OSV area. Permittee must have a hard-shelled, slide-in camper with attached and enclosed toilet with a permanently installed waste storage tank that can hold 2-days’ worth of wastewater. Permitted vehicles may park overnight in the Bullpen area. For more information on Over Sand Vehicle permits at Assateague Island National Seashore: https://www.nps.gov/asis/planyourvisit/osv.htm Photo: K.Carpenter - 4WD truck driving on the beach in the Over Sand Vehicle zone at Assateague Island National Seashore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyOC Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 i was about to hit submit on the same post lol... thanks derrick. DerrickT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coleman Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 If they gave rebates for all the time the beach is either closed or severely restricted they would end up free. So it would be nice to see a big price drop. d-man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr0k Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Still cheap at $200/year for me since I camp down there, two nights and it is already paid for vs staying at frontier town or one of the other campgrounds. As for being fully closed, it is days I most likely wouldn't be down there anyway. Closed at 21.8 is better than nothing, you get to know your neighbor better Online is nice and all, but a better announcement would be them fixing the dang card swipe at the entrance gate. dena 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyOC Posted December 15, 2022 Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 Don't think the card swipe will come back soon, if at all.... the new policy for ID check along with the park pass kinda rules out that. Now if it was available after hours, that would be cool, but the gate is always up at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickT Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Steve Coleman said: If they gave rebates for all the time the beach is either closed or severely restricted they would end up free. So it would be nice to see a big price drop. Probably the cheapest permit on the east coast. And it could be as bad as Delaware so I'm glad it's not Stryper Snyper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickT Posted December 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2022 41 mins ago, luckyOC said: Don't think the card swipe will come back soon, if at all.... the new policy for ID check along with the park pass kinda rules out that. Now if it was available after hours, that would be cool, but the gate is always up at that point. You are probably correct and at this point I'm not sure they could even put a gate on the VA side since the entrance changes with each storm But imagine buying your permit on line and them sending you a card to swipe. How simple life could be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLilly Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Not sure how this streamlines anything since you still have to go to the visitor center to pick up the permit.... GoBow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critter Gitter Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Agree Last years data already in system so Kiosk is very quick "That's a Screamer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakDawg Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Is there an overnight pass for walk on night fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catskill John Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 No walk on pass needed….. there is no walk on pass YakDawg 1 ASSUME NOTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickT Posted December 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 8:55 PM, BLilly said: Not sure how this streamlines anything since you still have to go to the visitor center to pick up the permit.... Right? I mean if you walk in and walk out maybe. I dont think I've ever been out in less then 20 on the VA side. During covid I waited in line 45 minutes after I had the paper work filled out when they switched it to the window outside. It was cutting it close too for the stupid hours they were open. BLilly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YakDawg Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Catskill John said: No walk on pass needed….. there is no walk on pass Thanks. Nice to hear they don't close the parking field at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerrickT Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 So on the VA side there is no more filling out paperwork, or standing there and doing it on the TV screen. They make you sign up on the reservation site and pay for the permit and then they will give you the permit once it hits their computers. So save yourself some time and do it before you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLilly Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 What a PITA....Thanks for the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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