Louisiana State Park fee increases
Effective March 1st. If you plan on making reservations, old rates will be honored until March 1st. Fairly steep increase in addition to now including state tax and other fees. http://www.crt.sta...
Forum Discussion
rhagfo wrote:
State parks do fill a need, unfortunately many states treat them poorly when it come to funding. Based on some of the feed back on this site, some are getting less and less funds.
This is a shame as many SP are more than campgrounds. Many have large natural areas for hiking, horseback riding, boating, swimming and biking. Some have large areas of responsibility for upkeep.
The worst thing for many states is inconsistent funding, not having much idea of what funds they will be allowed to operate.
Many on this forum say great things about Oregon State parks, part of this is a stable funding source. We get user fees, a large percentage of RV licensing fees, and a percentage of Lottery dollars.
This is one of the reasons as an Oregon resident I don't mind spending about $200 every two years to license our 32' 5er. I know a large percentage goes to OPRD to keep our parks great.
I will add the the LA rate schedule looks like the person that came up with has worked in the Hotel/Motel business in the past!!
We love the Oregon state parks - excellent services - and we stay often when we travel in the west. If I'm not mistaken, the fees state parks generate stay in the parks. IF all state parks did that, and operated as a independent entity, most state parks would probably do nicely.
We need also to remember state parks as well as national parks protect natural resources and watershed. So, it benefits all citizens not just the park users. Once those resources disappear, it's forever.
