Don't believe everything you read. Make sur eyou contact the = campground before you finalize your plans. These are state funds, so if they are = reduced in one place thay are raised somewhere else. I work for these people and = can't wait fo the next election. One of the divisions just purchased a stone = conference table for $100K. Now that is good use of state funds :(

----- Original Message -----

From: Todd Last

To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM =

Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 = 11:09 PM

Subject: Re: california = camping: state parks or what?

Fees were reduced 50% this year. Here is the current = pricing from http://parks.ca.gov/travel/f= ees.htm
Schedule of State Park System Use Fees
Family = Developed          &nbs= p;            = ;    $ 8.00 - $12.00
Primitive = (Undeveloped)          =         $ 7.00

Group = Developed          &nbs= p;            = ;    $ .75 X capacity of site
Primitive = (Undeveloped)          =          $ .50 X capacity of site =
Enroute/Overflow        =             &= nbsp;        Same as campsite fee
Horses (Add $2 per additional horse for = more than 2 horses) $12.00
sg wrote:
hello,i live in SF, CA, and been recently starting to do a lot = of camping all over the state in my westy. one thing that bums me out a = little, is the apparent lack of nice, *free* places to park. you go to = any town, and usually there is some sort of state park or similiar kind = of park, but they charge what i think is an outrageous fee, usually upwards = of $20. if you dont want to pay this, youre left with ferreting = out some discreet parking spot where you wont get hassled for 'inhabiting' = your vehicle. this can be a pain in the but if you have to do it = every night, usually as its starting to get dark (daylight hours being = righteously used for adventure ;). anybody figured out a solution to this?steve&buster