North Carolina State Parks - Heads Up!
Was looking at Labor Day weekend for Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina. Saw a price of $30/night. Was caught off guard as it was $25 with the reservation fee in the past (water/electric). I ...
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wbwood wrote:I see your point. I only stay a state parks every now and then. I will say we stayed Carolina Beach SP over the summer and some of the sites now have full hookups. It is a very nice well kept park. WillWills6.4 Hemi wrote:
Brian, am I reading it correctly that its a $5 a night increase? I am OK with that with all the money we have tied up in RV's it seems minimal to me but I understand the shock if you did not expect it. Will
Yeah...but it's not across the board...it's variable...I have no issue with an increase...but I think a couple bucks would suffice....I just don't understand how raising a price (over most of the true camping season is going to increase traffic. Is lowering the price a few bucks when it's freezing cold, possibility of getting snow, going to increase traffic? I doubt it. I do like the fact that it could deter those that fill up the weekends and holiday weekends so far in advance. For around the same price you can get full hook ups. We love the state park, but we know it's not going to drive us to stay there. One of the reasons we stay in a state park is the fact of it' pricing. While we have no problem spending $80 at a park on the beach in a tourist area, going to a state park with less amenities and lower prices is a good middle ground.
FWIW...the state park is hard to get into during the summer weekends....so i don't think it's all about increasing traffic....
Forgot to add...there's a $3 per night reservation fee...So that $30/night is actually $33/night. Before it was $22/night plus the reservation fee...so actual in crease of $8 without the reservation fee...went up nearly 30% (27.5% to be exact.) Wonter time, it dropped $2 (before $3 fee).
