Louisiana State Parks Reservation Fee
I am concerned about paying a $6 reservation fee for the first night staying at any Louisiana State Park when checking in as a drive up. As a visitor I move from park to park often. When I asked why t...
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DEW wrote:
I was told that LSP was a member of a national reservation system and it was a requirement to pay the fee regardless if the registration system was used or not.
Some states do and some states do not, and both types use ReserveAmerica, which is the "national reservation system" to which I believe you are referring. So the states have the say in whether they impose a reservation fee for walk-ups. Virginia started this a few years ago, calling it a "registration fee" - there was no mention of it on their fees web page at the time nor did they have any signs posted in the office about it. We no longer patronize VA state parks.
And some states don't charge a reservation fee at all - I believe Florida is one. But they do impose hefty cancellation or change fees.
Ted H.
