North Carolina State Parks - Heads Up!
Was looking at Labor Day weekend for Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina. Saw a price of $30/night. Was caught off guard as it was $25 with the reservation fee in the past (water/electric). I ...
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At first I thought that this made sense.
Lower fees when it is colder/less desirable to camp.
Higher fees when it is always crowded and full.
And in that sense it does make sense.
But I just checked to be sure, and yes there is a $3 reservation fee PER NIGHT.
This is clearly just a money grab on behalf of the park (I'm not commenting on whether the state parks need more money). The reservation site says this is a cost of processing the reservation.
I've run a camping program that goes through a reservation system and the cost is really the same whether you reserve for 1 day or for 14 days. Actually less on-the-ground cost because the host doesn't have to change the cards at the site if you are there for 14 days. So they should be charging a flat fee for making a reservation for a site, not a per day reservation fee.
Lower fees when it is colder/less desirable to camp.
Higher fees when it is always crowded and full.
And in that sense it does make sense.
But I just checked to be sure, and yes there is a $3 reservation fee PER NIGHT.
This is clearly just a money grab on behalf of the park (I'm not commenting on whether the state parks need more money). The reservation site says this is a cost of processing the reservation.
I've run a camping program that goes through a reservation system and the cost is really the same whether you reserve for 1 day or for 14 days. Actually less on-the-ground cost because the host doesn't have to change the cards at the site if you are there for 14 days. So they should be charging a flat fee for making a reservation for a site, not a per day reservation fee.
