Campgrounds costing less than $20 per night

Most all the FS campgrounds we go to are in the $18-19 range. In fact we have reservations this coming week for 3 nights @$19 a night. But with my Senior pass I only pay $9 a night. Hard to beat $27 for 3 nights.

I've been staying at a couple of different State campground and pleasantly
surprised at the relative low cost (compared to PA and NJ). I just paid
$17/night (weekday) plus tax; I also stayed at a campground in DE which was
$14/night weekday + senior discount).

I'm headed up to the Adirondacks next week and I'm getting a site for $21.

All these are state parks

ReneeG wrote:
You didn't mention that this does not include Forest Service campgrounds because there are a lot out there (at least in the west) for less than $20 and even with electric hookups.

That's true for remote and/or less populated areas. But $20 or is getting to be the norm for many NFS CG's in Colorado and Utah, especially if it's within two hours of the Front Range or the Salt Lake Valley or anywhere near a lake. In some of those places, $22 seems to be the going rate for a CG with pit toilets. Flush toilets adds another $3 +/- and hookups usually another $5.

Around Moab, they raised the rates for all the BLM CG's to $20/night, and none of them have running water. Any wonder why Willow Springs road is now just over packed with boondockers (we call it Willow Springs city anymore).

agesilaus wrote:

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
And that's in CA!

My thought exactly it probably costs more than that to get into a state park out there, never mind camping. I was stunned at the entry fee for Pt Sur State Park and that was 15 years ago.

I think that was why I posted the question. There are quite a few references now to $50+ per night campgrounds and even a few $100+ per night sites.

So why was the reviewer of Ackerman worried about $16?

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
And that's in CA!

My thought exactly it probably costs more than that to get into a state park out there, never mind camping. I was stunned at the entry fee for Pt Sur State Park and that was 15 years ago.

I encounter them pretty often, but that's mainly because the Vermont state parks charge $18 per night ($20 for non-residents), with "prime" sites being a couple dollars more.

The Yukon territorial campgrounds are all $12 per night, firewood included, and that's a deal and a half.

You didn't mention that this does not include Forest Service campgrounds because there are a lot out there (at least in the west) for less than $20 and even with electric hookups.

New Mexico has some for $14.00 a night with electric, But finding sites under $20 bucks are rare.

Ackerman Campground
No electric, no water......USFS CG
So it should only be $20 or less


When we FTd we averaged $10/15 night ..... due to CG membership/affiliate memberships
Stayed at MANY CGs that charged $65+ night. We paid $10/15 for FHU

Membership initial cost was $950....buy in, transfer fees, membership dues, affiliate dues 1st yr
After that is was $188/yr in dues.

And that's in CA!