Originally Posted by
gpsblake
But a 20 dollar a night fee for a camping site that doesn't even have a bathroom or running water is hogwash or bull-something....
I was under the impression that at least some have those amenities, although I have heard that the water is often terrible tasting.
In any event, $20 even if there is water and a porta-pottie is high. As a comparison, Glacier N.P. has $5 hiker-biker spots in one campground that I know of. The place has picnic tables, a bear box, running water and flush toilets. On the GAP, Husky Haven in Rockwood charges $10/night. You get a porta-potty, picnic table and free firewood. While there is no running water at the campground, in town there is a companion guest house with gallon milk jugs you can fill to take back to the campground. The $10 fee also entitles you to use the shower/bath house at the guest house site as well as the other amenities in the common area of the guest house. There is even a bike washing station.