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/fees.htm 
   Schedule of State Park System Use Fees 

   Family Developed                           $ 8.00 - $12.00 
   Primitive (Undeveloped)                  $ 7.00 
    
   Group  Developed                           $ .75 X  capacity of site 
   Primitive (Undeveloped)                   $ .50 X capacity of site 

   Enroute/Overflow                             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

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