OREGON STATE PARKS RANT

Artum Snowbird wrote:
In some ways, I agree with the poster. I have driven into parks with loops closed off and driven away because of the sites left, there was none suitable for our rig.

So why not, for the absolute minimal cost, post a very clear sign saying "These sites are open, they are the same price, but there is no service, no wood fires, no bathrooms, no water, and no garbage pickup except for one central bin."

Perhaps they could leave the electricity on.

Self contained units would be able to camp, and enjoy their sites and the increased business would pay for the very minimal cost.

Because if you leave the park unattended some people will still have open fires, try to force the bathroom doors open, attempt to circumvent the fact the water is turned off and toss their trash outside their door, just like they do at home. And what rolling meth lab would love to find a park unsupervised with electricity free for the taking?
Parks close when they do for a reason. In the north it is often because there is the possibility of freezing temperatures and frozen precipitation. The freezing temperatures can cause $1000s of dollars of damage to active plumbing in a day while snow and ice are both an inconvenience to the campers and a severe safety hazard. Imagine the lawsuit if someone had a heart attack while a park was snowed in and that park didn't have emergency snow removal. Even a skeleton crew of employees cost $100s of dollars a day. RV sites for winter visitors are way down the list of things any state park system needs to spend their limited resources on.