soren wrote:
CharlesinGA wrote:
I agree it is a ripoff. Will probably stay at Spearfish City Campground and rent a car to get around. Will still have to pay the park entrance fees or buy the annual pass. arrgh!!!
Charles
Yes, because clearly, as an out of state resident, you have a God given right to enjoy one of the greatest state parks in the nation, while contributing zero towards the massive burden of maintaining and improving it. Let the citizens of South Dakota pay for it, even it the vast majority of users are from out of state, or from another country. After all, it's all about you. I feel your pain.
Tourists added $2.5 BILLION to the South Dakota economy in 2016. If the parks is short on money the state has some responsibility to use an adequate amount of the taxes generated for upkeep.
No one is forcing you to go there.
