On Vancouver Island the problem is that it is so busy in July and August. The rest of the year the campgrounds are mostly empty. Adding more spaces seems crazy for most of the year.
Who are all those people jamming up the parks in the summer? How many are BC taxpayers? Why is it a BC taxpayer's job to provide camping spaces for tourists?
In fact why should every taxpayer in BC pay for just the few of us who ever actually go camping? Shouldn't that be "user pay?" Or is it user pay already? Do the camping fees cover the cost?
I somehow doubt my $13 a day fee is paying for Rathtrevor being open in February when I am the only camper in the whole park sometimes.
Most of the people in the park most of the year are local joggers and dog-walkers-- hardly any campers.
I don't have a good answer to it all, but I can see why the government doesn't pay any more than they have to on camping spots.
