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10-20-2019, 07:43 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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I just got my senior pass a month or so ago. I turned 62 on August 15 and my annual pass expired on August 31. Just for the heck of it I clicked on the senior link to see how long before I qualified. Surprise!
I get free admission for the rest of my life for $90, what's not to like about that? Am I going to pitch a fit because their funding has been cut and they need to raise prices? Nope. I get in for free, I can pay the regular rate for camping and other services.
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10-21-2019, 05:03 AM
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I hope the fee's being considered for park camping don't include entry fee's. I would probably not go to some parks if the increase would include entry fees.
I hope the camping fees for COE campground don't increase for senior pass holders. They are my favorite and I seek them out.
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10-21-2019, 06:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Grasonville, MD -- Golden, CO
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Funny how we all think - we used to Buy an Annual Pass at every Park and still think we got a bargain,
But, yes, I've also purchase a number of the Old F*rt Passes too - I still have my Dad's Paper Golden Eagle Pass - as I'm a Jr it has my name on it. 
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10-21-2019, 08:32 AM
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#18
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club Texas Boomers Club
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: North Texas
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I think $80 for life is great but excessive. We normally go to Haleakala 3x a year. It was $20/visit before I got the senior pass. I would have been very happy if it had to be renewed every 3 years. Still would have been a great deal! And all of that money (100%) goes back into the NPS budget, today.
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10-21-2019, 08:59 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 54,785
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timjet
I hope the fee's being considered for park camping don't include entry fee's. I would probably not go to some parks if the increase would include entry fees.
I hope the camping fees for COE campground don't increase for senior pass holders. They are my favorite and I seek them out.
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Me too Tim! 
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10-21-2019, 10:16 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Bryan, TX when not traveling.
Posts: 22,948
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Wee have seen several that are breaking the fees to a camping fee and a utility fee. We get 1/2 off on camping and full price on utilities.
I feel that if they are going to cut the senior discounts, the regular fees should be raised accordingly.
Ken
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10-21-2019, 11:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Enjoying the Western States!
Posts: 19,794
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TXiceman
Wee have seen several that are breaking the fees to a camping fee and a utility fee. We get 1/2 off on camping and full price on utilities.
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It has always been the case where 1/2 price is for the camping fee and electric is extra.
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10-21-2019, 11:37 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Bryan, TX when not traveling.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twogypsies
It has always been the case where 1/2 price is for the camping fee and electric is extra.
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Not always. We used to get 1/2 off the fee. Camping and utility were not separated until a couple of years ago.
Ken
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10-21-2019, 11:40 AM
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Ford Super Duty Owner
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Location: Bryan, TX when not traveling.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by twogypsies
It has always been the case where 1/2 price is for the camping fee and electric is extra.
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Not always. Used to be there was just one fee for a full hook up site. A couple of years ago, we first saw the separate fee fro electric and camping.
Ken
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10-21-2019, 11:58 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Sacramento, California
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That's like the California lottery. The schools win! NOT!!! Any money the schools got from the lottery was cut from their general budget. The schools didn't get a single dime more! Past precident dictates the same thing will happen for parks. It will cost us a great deal more and parks won't see a dime more in the long run. Government will eat the extra money with no extra money going to the parks.
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10-21-2019, 12:11 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,569
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With 10,000 people turning 60 everyday (and many rv'ing) maybe higher rates will make it easer to get into parks? 
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10-21-2019, 09:38 PM
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#26
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North America somewhere
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10-22-2019, 06:09 AM
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#27
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 1,698
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JpalmerCass
I want them to call it an Old People pass. I find the euphemism "senior" offensive in that it implies there's something wrong with being old.
I feel better now.
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Most people I know call it a Geezer Card. I really don't care what its called as long as it works!
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10-22-2019, 08:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 746
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Make no mistake: these price increases are driven by lobbyists for the companies that monopolize our National Assets: e.g. Xanterra. The increases will go to them, not the parks.
The park campgrounds were paid for by our taxes over our lives. They are not building new campgrounds or upgrading old.
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