Second Vehicle Fees?

accsys wrote:

Need-A-Vacation wrote:

accsys wrote:
MI State Parks charge for the MH and the toad, even though the MH obviously is just a camping unit and will not be driven in and out since you have a toad for that. I have quit visiting MI state parks. It's much less expensive for a FHU private park. If you are a resident and use the parks enough to warrant an annual pass, it wouldn't be so bad but for a visitor to the state it is definitely not tourist friendly. JMHO!!!

Is there a permit or vehicle pass to get into Fl state parks? Not sure about your state, or others, but in Mi that vehicle permit helps fund our state parks. As mentioned, that is what the charge is for.

If you are staying in the campground in a Florida State Park, there are no daily user fees or vehicle fees. You also get at least water and electricity (30 or 50 amp) at each site (unless it is a tent site) and many have FHU sites all for less than MI charges (without the vehicle fees) for a campsite that may have electricity. I cannot see why anyone would stay in a MI state park. They are nice but not any nicer than many others we have stayed in in other states with much more reasonable fees.

Maybe they stay there because Michigan is much nicer in July than hot, sticky, bug infested, hurricane can hit any moment Florida. Vehicles fees or not, I am pretty confident that the powers to be in the Michigan State Park system aren't going to lose any sleep over the fact you think Florida's parks are superior to theirs.