Oregon Adding 25% Surcharge For Out-of-State RVers

Above, The Beast at Oregon's Crater Lake National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

There's nothing like rolling out the welcome mat for out-of-state RV travelers in the state of Oregon.

RV Travel reported that the Oregon state legislature has passed a bill tacking on a 25% surcharge on out-of-state RVers.

They wrote:

RVers traveling to Oregon had better bring along a little extra cash next year. The Oregon Legislature passed a bill during its last session (Senate Bill 794) that calls for a 25 percent surcharge for non-residents who camp on RV sites at 56 state-run campgrounds from the Oregon Coast to the Wallowa Mountains.

Even the small RVers can’t escape the new fee, which applies to everything from pop-ups to big 44-foot motorhomes. Only tent campers and those staying in yurts and cabins can avoid the surcharge.

About 60 percent of the campsites in Oregon State Park campgrounds are currently RV sites offering full hookups, or some combination of water, electric and sewer connections. Fees now range from $24 to $40 a night. Next year – thanks to the surcharge – the fees will be $30 to $50 for out-of-state RVers. The surcharge won’t be extended to U.S. Forest Service parks in Oregon.

I presume that this surcharge does not affect Crater Lake National Park and private RV parks either.

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