Second Vehicle Fee
My wife and I plan on full-timing starting next spring. We will be getting a TH as I will need to continue to work (telecommute) and I want a separate work space so the garage will become my office.
It of course also gives us the added benefit of hauling toys, we are currently thinking about wether we want to pick up a touring bike and if we want to take our ATV with us so we could potentially be hauling one or the other or both.
So this brings me to two questions:
1.) We see in some campgrounds, especially Forrest Service campgrounds, national forrests, state parks, etc. that many charge a second vehicle fee. I don't want to unload the toys (bike, atv or both) each day, set up the garage as my office then tear down my office and re-load the toys each day.....so I would probably unload and leave them out.
Do you know if I would be charged a second vehicle fee for a vehicle I hauled in via the TH if I leave it out? I am just wondering if I unload a bike if they are going to want me to pay an extra $5 - $10 a day for the bike that is sitting there....that could get expensive really quick.
2.) Still up in the air on if we will take the ATV. We have seen there are a lot of places that say no ORV use in the campground. How strict are most CG's on this? Would they have a problem with me unloading it from the TH and then just leaving it parked next to the TH? What if I unloaded from the TH and then loaded it via ramps into my TV so that I can take it to a trailhead? Seems like since I am not driving it around the CG that would be something I could do, but I would hate to take the ATV with me assuming that to find I get in a pissing match with someone whenever I try to unload it from the TH so I can use the garage as an office, or load it into the TV so I can take it to a trailhead where I can use the ATV.
Thanks in advance for any help. We have decided on a TH no matter what as I really want to use the garage as an office, but this research will greatly help us in figuring out what else we may bring with us on our journey.
It of course also gives us the added benefit of hauling toys, we are currently thinking about wether we want to pick up a touring bike and if we want to take our ATV with us so we could potentially be hauling one or the other or both.
So this brings me to two questions:
1.) We see in some campgrounds, especially Forrest Service campgrounds, national forrests, state parks, etc. that many charge a second vehicle fee. I don't want to unload the toys (bike, atv or both) each day, set up the garage as my office then tear down my office and re-load the toys each day.....so I would probably unload and leave them out.
Do you know if I would be charged a second vehicle fee for a vehicle I hauled in via the TH if I leave it out? I am just wondering if I unload a bike if they are going to want me to pay an extra $5 - $10 a day for the bike that is sitting there....that could get expensive really quick.
2.) Still up in the air on if we will take the ATV. We have seen there are a lot of places that say no ORV use in the campground. How strict are most CG's on this? Would they have a problem with me unloading it from the TH and then just leaving it parked next to the TH? What if I unloaded from the TH and then loaded it via ramps into my TV so that I can take it to a trailhead? Seems like since I am not driving it around the CG that would be something I could do, but I would hate to take the ATV with me assuming that to find I get in a pissing match with someone whenever I try to unload it from the TH so I can use the garage as an office, or load it into the TV so I can take it to a trailhead where I can use the ATV.
Thanks in advance for any help. We have decided on a TH no matter what as I really want to use the garage as an office, but this research will greatly help us in figuring out what else we may bring with us on our journey.
