Wisconsin State Park fees going up!

[Backroads4me]

Just came across this nifty bit of info, thought I'd share it with my fellow Wisconsinites and those who planned on visiting. A tiered system of fee hikes, depending on various factors----of Wisconsin State Parks, starting tomorrow, 28 July 2015:

http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/camping/campfeesnew.html

Luckily, our favorite, more rural or rustic parks are in the middle and lower tiers, and we don't use electric sites.

[SalsaDog]

Thanks, I heard someone discussing this. She also mentioned, Walker stated he would like to completely de-fund the
Wisconsin Park system from state moneys.

I guess the Koch brothers hasn't had enough compensation for putting him into office?

[GerryS]

Enough politics. My teardrop obsession is to avoid that nonsense.

Prices go up because costs go up, economics 101.

[woodywrkng]

The Wisconsin park fees are a bit stiff in my opinion, compared to other states I've visited. I've seen several political statements on this forum BTW. Chill Gerry.

[Fred Trout]

It's always a difficult choice & struggle to fund government services by having all taxpayers pay or have the users pay. Of course you can minimize the costs by not putting in more facilities/improvements and not hiring more or permanent employees.

I like the choice of paying or not by voting with my feet, either way.

[mustangcats]

I just got back from a 2 week trip and a non-electric campsite in a Wisconsin State Park cost me $33 (an electric site would have been $43). They charged a daily admission fee to the park which is higher for non-residents and also the camping fee is higher for non-residents. Needless to say, I was not a "happy camper" with their fees and policies. My last night of camping was at a state park here in Iowa. Cost for an electric site was $16. We don't have a park user fee and the camping rates are the same for all people...residents or not.

[woodywrkng]

Mustangcats is correct. You're charged a fee to "use" the park, as well as one to camp. In fact, you can't even drive through a Wisconsin State campground to check it out without paying the fee, which is pretty annoying.

[PKCSPT]

I suspect a lot of states charge user fees and camping fees. Minnesota does. I paid $25 for my annual sticker to enjoy our parks then a campground fee when I camp. Makes sense to me, if your not using the campgrounds your not paying to support that portion. For me it's worth it, we have great state parks, mostly.