Comments on: Our post-wedding trip thus far http://rscottjones.com/archives/124 tagline-free since 1998! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:32:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Scott http://rscottjones.com/archives/124/comment-page-1#comment-325 Scott Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:02:16 +0000 http://rscottjones.com/?p=124#comment-325 Only one of the parks we've been to on this trip has charged, and I believe that was $5/per vehicle fee at Chickamauga/Chattanooga (but might be mistaken). This is relatively unusual given our experience. Certainly if you hit the large parks--Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, etc--you should expect to pay a fee of up to $20/carload. However, you can also purchase an annual parks pass for $80 that gets you into every national park, plus all federally-managed public lands (national forests, wildlife refuges, etc) for free. That's what we've been doing for several years now - with our trips, it pays for itself in just a few days. If you're interested in putting together a national park trip, give me a call or email; I can provide lots of advice on both how to do it and where to go. Only one of the parks we’ve been to on this trip has charged, and I believe that was $5/per vehicle fee at Chickamauga/Chattanooga (but might be mistaken). This is relatively unusual given our experience. Certainly if you hit the large parks–Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, etc–you should expect to pay a fee of up to $20/carload. However, you can also purchase an annual parks pass for $80 that gets you into every national park, plus all federally-managed public lands (national forests, wildlife refuges, etc) for free. That’s what we’ve been doing for several years now - with our trips, it pays for itself in just a few days.

If you’re interested in putting together a national park trip, give me a call or email; I can provide lots of advice on both how to do it and where to go.

]]> By: April http://rscottjones.com/archives/124/comment-page-1#comment-324 April Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:11:33 +0000 http://rscottjones.com/?p=124#comment-324 I can't believe just how many parks there are out there. Are they all free? If so, I might consider doing that for our first vacation as a family. I can’t believe just how many parks there are out there. Are they all free? If so, I might consider doing that for our first vacation as a family.

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