Visiting camgrounds
Is it ok to visit campgrounds your intrested in staying in for the future.If so what do you tell the people at the main office
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lgarcia wrote:
Have only found two state parks that were adamant on no access without actually camping there - one would charge us a fee if we wanted to look around, though.
Many state park, COE etc. places have no one at the entrance, so if we do go in, we look for the camp host site and tell them that we are looking around.
Some states, such as Illinois do not charge an entrance fee, but most do. If there is no one at the entrance, there is almost ALWAYS a self-registration kiosk for both overnight camping and for a day-use permit. If you are entering a state park you should stop at the kiosk and get a day use permit and leave your payment in the payment slot or tube.
The campground host is there to provide assistance in the campground. They are not running the state park and are not policing the entry permits. Just because there is no one at the entrance station doesn't mean that the entrance fee is waived.
