OREGON STATE PARKS RANT
Here in the Willamatte valley of Oregon we have good camping weather well into fall and sometimes beyond. Oregon state parks are extremely popular in the fall with it being a challenge to find a spot...
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Oasisbob wrote:
Here in the Willamatte valley of Oregon we have good camping weather well into fall and sometimes beyond. Oregon state parks are extremely popular in the fall with it being a challenge to find a spot. Despite data from their own web site proving this Oregon State Parks refuses to keep parks or loops open longer thus turning away revenue and camping opportunities to all. Milo Mciver campground closes October 31 yet reservation data shows high interest. Champoeg state campground closes A loop though usage is shown to be high through October. They just do not care. Very frustrating
Many Michigan State parks do the same.
I doubt it's as simple as turning away revenue.
Much of the park labor is contracted minimum wage grunts. They get paid for part time labor, no benefits. The contract length is controlled outside of the park. Many are students who return to school in the fall.
Extending those contracts would probably be something that had to happen system wide rather than per park.
Running the park with only the remaining full time employees means closing loops to avoid stretching human resources too thin.
That's my theory at least.
