Virginia State Parks and dogs
Was just looking at some Virginia State Parks since we are not too far awa from Virginia and noticed they charge you $5 per night for having a dog with you. Kind of silly for a State Park to charg...
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jnharley wrote:
Virginia State Parks are pretty expensive, more than you can pay for a private campground. However, they are very nice. Lived in Virginia for 20 years and still stop into one of our favorites, Pocahontas State Park, when we are in the area. The previous post stated that the number one complaint was barking dogs, not piles of poop. A constantly barking dog can ruin a camping outing.
Even a barking dog requires more effort,from the CG staff.
From barking to piles,to enforcing leash rules. Having dogs requires more effort.
All these dog issue could be eliminated by simply banning dogs altogether. I'm sure there are many camper that would be more than happy is pets were banned.
I'll take the fee as a compromise and gladly pay if it allows my dog to to camp with me.
