mich800 wrote:
Flapper wrote:
mich800 wrote:
Rocky_3 wrote:
I stopped to visit family two years ago at a park MN for evening steaks and was charged state sales tax on top of the daily visit fee. Never been back there.
How do the MN State Parks work? Do you purchase an annual or daily pass? When you were charged was that on top of what you would typically pay to get into a state park or was this simply the fee to use the park?
For Minn. state parks, you can get either an daily or annual pass for entry. Yes, there is sales tax on the pass. Camping is an extra charge. So you need to pay for both.
Similar to Michigan. I just wonder if this person was simply charged the day pass or an "additional" fee to get into the campground as a visitor.
As far as I am aware, and cannot find anything on the State web site, Minnesota does not charge a "day fee" for visiting in a campground, as long as you have a vehicle permit. There may be individual restrictions on extra vehicles in the campgrounds proper, but there are usually a few places to park just outside, so visitors can walk in. Visitors have to be gone by 10 pm, generally.
And, if you walk or bike into the park itself, you do not need a vehicle permit!