We decided to get a Texas State Park Pass. All of our other passes have saved us money but I’m not sure about this one yet. Texas,like many states,has a daily entrance fee for most of it’s state parks but unlike the other states,the fee is not waived for campers. Plus each person is charged a fee and they are charged every day. All these extra charges can make camping really expensive.
The pass is $60.00 for a year. As an added bonus,two coupons are loaded onto the card-pay for one night and get the second night for half price. The problem is that there isn’t any standard fee for camping or for the daily fees. Sometimes there isn’t a daily fee and sometimes it is waived. Campsites can be relatively cheap or pretty expensive. The only way to find all the fee information is to look each one up individually. On top of this many west Texas towns have free campgrounds. Texas also allows 24 hour stops at their numerous picnic table rest areas. These are along most rural roads and are usually small but some are like miniature campgrounds.
We saved $6.00 on one night’s stay so it shouldn’t take long for it to least pay for itself. Texas State Parks Pass
We purchased The Texas Parks Pass at Mission Tejas State Park on our initial outing with our new to us Winnebago...January 2012...the pass is now $70...you get 4 coupons for 50% off the second night...check with the park when making a reservation...there are some black out dates on the 50% off. State parks that we have stayed at and are highly recommended: Pedernales, Bastrop, Mission Tejas and Martin Dies.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updated information. We didn't use our pass enough to make it worthwhile but I still think that it's a good deal. The next time that we're planning on staying in Texas for awhile ,we'll definitely get another one.
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