Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
I dunno, I come from the school of thought that camping should be just about free. I mean, a little fee or whatever is fine, but when it starts creeping up towards Super8 prices, there is something wrong. How much can a dumpster and a pit toilet really cost to maintain?

Personally I do not like "campground" camping. Camping with some other party right next to me IS NOT CAMPING, it's sleeping outside with a bunch of other people. I like camping out on BLM land or on national forest land, FAR away from the nearest other human. But, when the wife comes, she requires a real toilet, so I often end up at fee sites. I think a per night fee of $10 or $12 is fair, I think $18 is a little steep. Double that and now you are talking ridiculous.

Bart
But considering the billions the governments spend on parks which as you said requires very little it should not be as costly as it is. But the government have created an entire bureaucracy out of this and cannot stop themselves from desiring more. I shudder to think how much its going too cost when they start running health care. Note either party will screw it up.