Camping Rates

Is it me or has the price to camp gone through the roof.....holy cow, most places want $45 a night with no services....

Yup
You may want to consider heading across the border. State parks are typically between 20 and 30

Go crown land. It's free. 45 a night is ridiculous!

The last time I went to a Provincial park it was around $20.....I blamed the increased costs then on the increasing demands for comfort in the parks.

When the kids were young we used to pay $6....clearing in the trees an fire pit, water from a tap 1/2 mile away and there were some nasty outhouses scattered around the park.

Now they all have huge public bathroom complexes complete with running water and hot showers , gift shops, Wild Life Edu-Centres, convenience stores etc etc..soon there will be free WiFi.

Which came first the chicken (cost) or the egg (comforts) :)

I was also surprised at the rates for a site these days. We used to do quite a bit of camping when our kids were young, and we just started getting back into it with our grandkids. Rates have about doubled over that time.

In 2008 we park parked our 30ft gulfstream and pay about $2750.00 per season, which works out to $130 per weekend (21 Saturdays). It is worth the full time summer use each weekend and during holidays. Bonus is no packing up Thur eve to leave Friday, then early pack up Sunday morning. We only take a cooler and laundry basket down and home each weekend. Plus you get to meet like minded people who become friends as well.

I just stayed for one night at Silent Lake PP. I asked for the most basic campsite they had. It cost me $38. I thought that was rather steep.
On my annual canoe trips, I now try to avoid provincial parks.

Yea I agree, I purchase a camper last year . It's my first . Started looking at camp sights and was surprised at the cost.
I was paying that for a hotel in the USA.
Oh well I guess I'll just have to camp in the USA

For the past ten years my BIL has been working at Silent Lake and telling me about all his perks and benefits. This summer he retired and on Father's Day spent a weekend near the Ottawa River at a provincial park. First time camping in many years. Last week I saw his camper for sale in the local paper. He wants to trade in his new econo boost for a Rav4....

Everyone's costs are rising.

I also wonder if some places that have both camping and cabins are seeing their cabins empty but the tent areas full and figure by increasing the cost that it might push some people to stay in a cabin instead.