Campers and boaters visiting Langley this spring and summer will see increases in what they pay to park or moor.

With an eye towards what comparable facilities are currently charging for stays, Port of South Whidbey Executive Director Jim Pivarnik proposed rate increases for the fairgrounds campground and the harbor.

Under the new rate structure, premium sites at the campground will cost $50 per night and regular sites will be $40. The premium site has more electrical outlets than the regular site. Tent camping sites, which don’t have utility hook-ups, will remain at $25.

Previously, campers were charged $45 for premium suites and $35 for regular sites.

The harbor will also see hikes that align with market rates for boat slips in the area, based on information gathered from a recent rate survey that Port of South Whidbey staff conducted.

For transient moorage, the cost of a vessel that’s 24 feet in length or less will rise from $1.35 to $1.55 per foot per night. For those 25 feet long or more, it will increase from $1.50 to $2 per foot per night. These new rates will be in effect from May 1 to Sept. 30. During Oct. 1 to April 30, all vessels will cost $1.50 per foot per night.

For day use, mooring a dinghy will go from $7 to $10. Vessels up to 29 feet long will increase from $7 to $8 for two hours, and from $12 to $14 for five hours. Vessels between 30 and 49 feet long will increase from $12 to $14 for two hours, and from $22 to $24 for five hours. Vessels 50 feet or longer will increase from $20 to $24 for two hours, and from $30 to $34 for five hours.

For long-term moorage, annual and seasonal costs will go from $12 to $13 per foot per month. Month-to-month will increase from $12.50 to $13.50 per foot per month. The live aboard fee will go from $80 to $120 per month, and dinghy moorage will increase from $140 to $150 per year.

Port commissioners last approved a hike in moorage rates for long-term customers in December 2024.

Pivarnik noted in his memo to the port commissioners that there’s an urgency in getting the new rates approved soon, because many boaters are starting to make reservations for the summer season.

In the board of commissioners meeting this week, Pivarnik said both the harbor and campground have been underperforming. The harbor was projected to generate $239,000 in revenue but only generated $224,000. The campground, on the other hand, was expected to provide $80,000 in RV sites, but only generated $40,000.

The commissioners were supportive of the fee increases, unanimously approving them at the meeting.

“I don’t feel like they were exorbitant increases, and I feel like we need to trust our staff, you and the staff,” Commissioner Curt Gordon said to Pivarnik.

All of the rate increases will go into effect starting on May 1.