Va State Parks & Dog fees
A while back we had a thread going with the pro's and con's of the Va State Park Dog fee's ($5 per night, per dog-max 3 nights) there were a lot of thoughts of better ways to offset the "cost" of pet'...
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Any VA state park I stayed at, never did anything to groom a vacated site. So why a maintenance fee for dogs? What damage is done? There may be some general maintenance for the overall park. But that is what the general fee is for. If they cannot afford to maintain the parks at the current fee, then raise the fee. Or else hire someone that can do the job more efficiently. Find camp hosts/work campers that actually earn their keep on a daily basis. Many I have seen, enjoy the free campsite. Maybe a few clean a restroom, once in a while. But few actually get out there and do real maintenance on anything. And I rarely see any state workers actually keeping campsites up, either.
As far as the dog thing...the biggest offender of unruly dogs and barking dogs are the work campers. That is just one reason, why I try to avoid state parks. Another reason is because they are generally run down, offer few services, and poorly maintained.
As far as the dog thing...the biggest offender of unruly dogs and barking dogs are the work campers. That is just one reason, why I try to avoid state parks. Another reason is because they are generally run down, offer few services, and poorly maintained.
