Campground Fees

jnharley wrote:
Alaska does not have RV resorts in my opinion. We went last year and the nicest campgrounds we stayed at were some sort of government campground. That also meant dry camping. Most commercial campground sites in/on the way to Alaska are so close together that you are up against each other's slide outs. At least that is what we experienced. Everything is gravel too. Several times we dry camped at commercial campgrounds for a much lower fee and we even stayed in pullouts on the Alaska Highway.

We found this also.....I guess it has to do with the short summer travel season...All the campgrounds we stayed in in Alaska had no grass just dirt and rocks.....and yes they were close together....

Senior passes are a great value. But more limited use for an Alaska trip. There is a lot of driving/camping in Canada and I didn't see much opportunity to use the pass in AK. 5,900 miles in Canada and Alaska for us in 2013. 9,340 miles total.

Alaska does not have RV resorts in my opinion. We went last year and the nicest campgrounds we stayed at were some sort of government campground. That also meant dry camping. Most commercial campground sites in/on the way to Alaska are so close together that you are up against each other's slide outs. At least that is what we experienced. Everything is gravel too. Several times we dry camped at commercial campgrounds for a much lower fee and we even stayed in pullouts on the Alaska Highway.

The total for 120 nights was $4018.22 or $33.48 which did not include taxes.....some places had a tax and some places just folded it into the price per night.....

bigskygrizzlybear wrote:
I think Senior Passes are for a lifetime!
Could have saved another 10 bucks!

Allworth wrote:
Mine is lifetime! I think they all are.

The pass expired when his wife passed away.

I have not finished computing all the numbers.....I am trying to gather the fuel numbers also....I did not boondock nor did I do the wally world thing....Fairbanks Alaska was the only place I noticed a lot of campers and it was not something I would do....

wa8yxm wrote:


Some Government "Attractions" like the Grand Canyon the pass gets you a significant discount on admission (like 100%), and at many Government operated parks it gets you half off.. (NOTE: Some parks, like the RV park at the aforementioned canyon are NOT government operatored, they are vendor operated and vendors can decide if they will honor the pass, most do not).

Mount Rushmore doesn't honer it either. At least Disability parking they don't !

Think about it guys.....
wa8yxm - sorry for your loss.

Don't lose it. It'll cost you another $10.00.

Mine is lifetime! I think they all are.