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Public literally means "of or concerning the people as a whole". California doesn't charge out of state tourists extra to visit their state park system. That w
by GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
Public literally means "of or concerning the people as a whole".
California doesn't charge out of state tourists extra to visit their state park system. That would be absurd, as it's a public park for public use. Not to mention that all public lands in the Bay Area are funded in part through state and federal funds.
- seedless-sensat 6y agoNot endorsing Palo Alto here, but just FYI Utah state parks cost more for non-residents.
- GaryNumanVevo 6y agoInterestingly enough they seem to nickle and dime residents for usage of their own park too: https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/sand-hollow/park-fees/ https://stateparks.utah.gov/parks/sand-hollow/park-fees/ It's definitely foreign to me when I can park my car for two weeks at a California state park for cheap, and backpack through half a dozen state and national parks, without hiking down to each ranger station and stuffing a $20 bill in the box.
- HideousKojima 6y agoIn a lot of places you can buy passes that cover multiple parks in the area
- colanderman 6y ago> California doesn't charge out of state tourists extra to visit their state park system. That would be absurd, as it's a public park for public use. Many states do in fact do this; I don't think it's so absurd (not saying I necessarily agree/disagree with the practice). Certainly, there's much less of an institutionalized-racism aspect with such boundaries at a state level, than a neighborhood/city level. E.g. in Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/guides/parking-at-massachusetts-state-parks#-when-do-i-have-to-pay-a-parking-fee- https://www.mass.gov/guides/parking-at-massachusetts-state-p...