Port hikes moorage rates at marina

Boaters and campers tying up their boats or parking their RVs at the La Conner Marina will be paying 5% and 10% more starting in April. Port of Skagit Commissioners passed a resolution updating Marina moorage fees and “miscellaneous charges” at their Feb. 6 meeting. Staff recommended the increase. Director of Facilities and Marina Operations Brady Rowe reported it was based on a survey of moorage rates from the Ports of Everett, Anacortes, Bellingham, and the Oak Harbor Marina and considered the federal consumer price index.

The Port has annually raised rates to stay current with marinas regionally, with an 8% increase in 2023 after a 6% increase in 2022. Director of Communications Linda Tyler observed, “in most recent years rates have been increasing.” Staff matched the increase to the fees raised at the Port’s Burlington airport this year.

The marina has six sets of slips, ranging in size from 26 feet to 50 feet for covered docks and from 30 feet to 60 feet for open slips. The monthly 26-foot covered space increases to $335 from $318. The 50-foot covered dock is $1,022, up from $970 monthly. The monthly open 30-foot dock will be $340, up from $323 and the monthly 60-foot open slip becomes $902, from $859.

The April-September nightly rates at the RV park increase to $51, from $46 for back-in sites. Off season rates become $40, from $36 for those sites.

Unchanged are guest moorage and parking rates.

Rate changes take effect April 1. Tenants paying in advance for the year gain a 5% discount. They will be notified 30 days ahead of the changes.