- Location
- Knoxville, Tn
I know some people have questioned the rates at Windrock and this kind of puts it in perspective. I found this on a local forum and it compares Windrocks rates to other local events.
" Thank you for taking time to send me the conversation. I want riders to have a good experience at Windrock Park and part of that is if they think they got their money’s worth. There are people from time to time that complain about pricing. Most of these people having only been riding for a few years and don’t understand how many trails have been closed down in the last 10-20 years I bought my first Jeep 24 years ago. There used to be all kinds of areas to ride in east TN. Now most, areas are gated and are off limits. Having 73,000 acres that are legal to ride is great opportunity (I say that as a jeeper, not from as GM of Coal Creek).
There several things I usually mention to people when price comes up. Just food for thought:
1.Almost all recreational opportunities (where a fee is involved) are priced individually. They are not priced per group or vehicle.
2.Sporting events, movies, concerts, and even things like haunted houses are per person.
3.Compare prices:
a.Regal Cinema tickets: $10.25 adult and $7.25 child (lasts 2 hours)
b.Ice Bears hockey tickets: Season tickets $369 adult, $257 child. Per game tickets: $15 adult, $9 child. (lasts 2 hours)
c.UT football tickets face value $45-$65
d.UT basket ball tickets face value $25-$45
e.Lift tickets (per day) at Deer Valley Ski Resort in Utah $108 adult, $57 child
f.Golf. I don’t golf, but I know that most greens fees are higher than $17 / game.
4.We have not raised our prices in over 5 years. In fact, two years ago, we reduced the cost of children’s permits by 50%.
5.Our prices include sales tax. A $17 permit is actually $15.49 + applicable taxes for a total of $17.00
Dailey land-use permits at Windrock Park are $17 / day for adult and $8.00 for child. Annual permits are $88 for adult and $44 for child. Just to put things in perspective that’s $7.33 per month for adult and $3.60 per month for children.
The gentleman also brought up the cost comparison of Royal Blue v/s Windrock Park. One major difference he isn’t seeing. Royal Blue is owned by the State of TN and is public property. They do NOT pay property taxes and most of their road maintenance (most is gravel) comes from revenues generated from sale of hunting licenses and boating registration. Windrock Park is privately owned and we bear 100% of the cost of property taxes, full-time trail crew, maps, trail signage, etc.
Once again, thank you for passing the conversation on to me. We appreciate riders’ business and want to keep this as a viable part of our company.*
Sincerely,
Brent Galloway, CF
General Manager*
The Coal Creek Company
P.O. Box 529
Oliver Springs, TN 37840
865-435-7158"
" Thank you for taking time to send me the conversation. I want riders to have a good experience at Windrock Park and part of that is if they think they got their money’s worth. There are people from time to time that complain about pricing. Most of these people having only been riding for a few years and don’t understand how many trails have been closed down in the last 10-20 years I bought my first Jeep 24 years ago. There used to be all kinds of areas to ride in east TN. Now most, areas are gated and are off limits. Having 73,000 acres that are legal to ride is great opportunity (I say that as a jeeper, not from as GM of Coal Creek).
There several things I usually mention to people when price comes up. Just food for thought:
1.Almost all recreational opportunities (where a fee is involved) are priced individually. They are not priced per group or vehicle.
2.Sporting events, movies, concerts, and even things like haunted houses are per person.
3.Compare prices:
a.Regal Cinema tickets: $10.25 adult and $7.25 child (lasts 2 hours)
b.Ice Bears hockey tickets: Season tickets $369 adult, $257 child. Per game tickets: $15 adult, $9 child. (lasts 2 hours)
c.UT football tickets face value $45-$65
d.UT basket ball tickets face value $25-$45
e.Lift tickets (per day) at Deer Valley Ski Resort in Utah $108 adult, $57 child
f.Golf. I don’t golf, but I know that most greens fees are higher than $17 / game.
4.We have not raised our prices in over 5 years. In fact, two years ago, we reduced the cost of children’s permits by 50%.
5.Our prices include sales tax. A $17 permit is actually $15.49 + applicable taxes for a total of $17.00
Dailey land-use permits at Windrock Park are $17 / day for adult and $8.00 for child. Annual permits are $88 for adult and $44 for child. Just to put things in perspective that’s $7.33 per month for adult and $3.60 per month for children.
The gentleman also brought up the cost comparison of Royal Blue v/s Windrock Park. One major difference he isn’t seeing. Royal Blue is owned by the State of TN and is public property. They do NOT pay property taxes and most of their road maintenance (most is gravel) comes from revenues generated from sale of hunting licenses and boating registration. Windrock Park is privately owned and we bear 100% of the cost of property taxes, full-time trail crew, maps, trail signage, etc.
Once again, thank you for passing the conversation on to me. We appreciate riders’ business and want to keep this as a viable part of our company.*
Sincerely,
Brent Galloway, CF
General Manager*
The Coal Creek Company
P.O. Box 529
Oliver Springs, TN 37840
865-435-7158"