Va. St parks and pet fee

In March of 2011 I had to drive to NY in my car because there was no time to pack and load the RV. Most motels between SC and NY were OK with dogs some charged nothing extra and others wanted $5 to $10 per dog. When I got to LI I must have called 20 motels and all of them refused anyone with dogs. One motel wanted $140 per night plus $100 per dog. I asked if the $100 was a refundable security deposit but it wasn't. I was desperate and too cold to sleep in my car and was almost ready to pay the $340 for a room but I made one more call and wound up paying $130 with no extra fee for the dogs. Besides being able to sleep in my own bed I love the fact that I will always have a warm place to sleep even if it may be in a parking lot or rest stop.