Buncombe County Parks: Lake Julian Senior and Veteran Fishing Permits

At Lake Julian Park, Buncombe County sells veterans the same reduced fishing permits as people 65 and over: $10 a year instead of $25, or $3 a day instead of $4, under the fiscal 2027 fee schedule.

Also called: fishing, Lake Julian, parks, fishing permit, Arden, Parks and Recreation, discount.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Buncombe County, NCCounty

Lake Julian Park is a Buncombe County park, and fishing there needs a park fishing permit. The fee schedule the commissioners adopted with the fiscal 2027 budget on June 2, 2026 has a "Senior & Veteran" permit "for people 65+ and veterans": - Annual fishing permit: $10 a year, against $25 for the ordinary annual permit. - Daily fishing permit: $3 a day, against $4. A lifetime permit for $10 is sold to people 70 and over and to the disabled, which a disabled veteran may also qualify for. The schedule does not say what proof of veteran status the park takes; bring a DD-214, a VA card or a driver licence with the veteran designation. The park permit is the county's; it is not a State fishing licence.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Buncombe County Parks: Lake Julian Senior and Veteran Fishing Permits
Gate	Rule
Veteran	Any veteran, no rating. The lifetime permit is for people 70 and over or the disabled.

Sources

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, agenda packet of June 2, 2026 (fiscal 2027 fee schedule), CivicClerkOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-02.

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