Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I don't know how the fees is arrived at. For state facilities, I have never seen it higher than $5 except when it comes to MT state parks, where it's $10. Just made a reservation at a PA state park 10 min. ago. $5 fee. NJ is the same. I reserved a spot at a federal place for my tour last month. Fee was $9. The charge for the site itself was only $12, so the reservation fee was equal to 75% of the use fee. Ended up having to change the date. I think that was another $10 fee.
Michigan is $8. I end up paying $21 for a $13 site if I am only staying one night. At the primitive sites, they do set aside some for day-of local reservations only, if you wish to risk it.