USFS campground fees?
Touring several nearby forest service campgrounds lately, I noticed one had some newer signs with rather large print, stating that campers must pay the day-use fee in addition to their camping fee... ...
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"A separate day-use fee may be required for users who park at the Grande Ronde Lake Day-use site near the lake."
That usually happens when a sub-contractor has "taken over" management of a specific area - and that sub-contractor decides it's LESS PROFITABLE if it allows campers - who already paid for a site - access and then charges a fee for an area that was developed with OUR TAX money.
In our experience, most often when a private contractor takes over something like this, service level goes down, trash lays around longer, the restrooms need servicing, and we pay an additional fee to enjoy it.
That usually happens when a sub-contractor has "taken over" management of a specific area - and that sub-contractor decides it's LESS PROFITABLE if it allows campers - who already paid for a site - access and then charges a fee for an area that was developed with OUR TAX money.
In our experience, most often when a private contractor takes over something like this, service level goes down, trash lays around longer, the restrooms need servicing, and we pay an additional fee to enjoy it.
