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NEW
YORK
STATE
PARK
CAMPING
RESERVATIONS
UP "With gasoline prices soaring, state parks are an attractive and inexpensive option"
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New
York
State
park
camping
reservations
are
up
a
remarkable
16
percent
over
last
year,
according
to
Carol
Ash,
Commissioner
of
the
State
Office
of
Parks,
Recreation
and
Historic
Preservation.
"The
secret
is
out:
You
don't
have
to
travel
far
to
take
a
great
vacation,"
said
Ash.
"With
gasoline
prices
soaring,
state
parks
are
an
attractive
and
inexpensive
option
for
people
looking
to
get
away
–
without
driving
too
far
away.
But
campgrounds
may
fill
up
fast.
Whether
you're
planning
to
return
to
a
favorite
campground
or
discover
a
new
locale,
don't
wait
to
reserve
your
site
any
longer."
Many campers are already planning to take advantage of the diverse offerings at state parks. As of early April, 52,186 reservations were booked at OPRHP camping facilities, up from 45,034 at the same time last year – a nearly 16 percent increase. State parks recorded a total of 186,021 advance and walk-up camping reservations in 2007.
The
State
Office
of
Parks
oversees
67
campgrounds
with
more
than
8,000
campsites,
800
cabins
and
50
full
service
cottages.
Camping
reservations
are
available
through
ReserveAmerica
(see
link
below.)
(The
office
also
oversees
178
state
parks
and
35
historic
sites.)
Fuel
prices
up
-
but
you
don't
have
to
travel
far
to
take
a
great
vacation
What
do
you
think?
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add
your
comments
here
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Readers'
comments:
(Latest
first)
BM
:
Gas prices ARE rediculous ..... so are the prices some charge for campgrounds. Most of us only want a clean, quiet place to stay with friendly people, which most are. I think the RV industry and RV dealers will be forced to reduce their prices. Maybe the dealers will be FORCED to spend a little more time to make repairs and DO THEM RIGHT the first time so you don't have to keep driving back and forth(long distance for some of us)to get them fixed. Most of the time the biggest part of the lst l8 mos. is spent at the dealership when you finally make that BIG(whatever size)purchase. Something NEEDS to wake them up!!!!
Rip
:
RVs, mostly big motorhomes are streaming by at speeds of 70+ and flashing their lights to pass. As a trucker with over a million miles I can tell you there is a fuel savings if you back off the pedal. Those with more money than good sense, go ahead but don't expect me to speed up for you.
DanaMite
:
Drive less, stay longer, close to California... for free. Total Escape web site list thousands of back roads camping destinations, primitive sites, small campgrounds, lakes, hot springs, forests & parks. For the last 12 years, I've been compiling a huge list of data specific to enjoying outdoors in California.
Keely P
:
Gas prices do have a big effect. We'll definitely restrict our miles and stay longer in each place. We're fulltimers and currently we're in New Mexico but due to move on. What we've noticed is that campgrounds have been more full this year than previous winters.
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