Enquired about park passes for Innes Nat park in SA. Informed that if I am camping for I night or more I only need to pay for ONE pass. Was told by TAS parks that when I camp in Mt William Nat Tasmania I need a park pass for every day that I camp. Plus camping fees at both parks of course. As we know them as NATIONAL parks shouldn`t we expect entry fees should be uniformal NATION WIDE. Or am I yet to get used to being ripped off in my home state?
Hi Roger. The name "National" is a furfy.......they should be called "State" or some other name. If you do a google search under National Parks, you will find each State/Territory manage their own parks and each charge for a park entry and most charge for camping in them (but not all).
Most will discount for seniors passes issued by your state or Aged Pensioner.
As you travel, you will see the regular users of Parks have quite a collection of annual pass stickers on their front windscreen. So far I have two and by the end of this year will have at least 3 more.
Just to make it worse, most require you now to pre-book and pay on-line (you cant just turn up and pay into an honesty box anymore and you need to print out your camping receipt to show when you go into the park.
There are a few exceptions, but most are moving in this direction - less staff - more money (allegedly to improve the Parks haha).............and each Sate runs its own website which is nothing like the others - just so you spend max time reading all their site (oh, and keeping some public servants in a job - you'd think our State govts would pool resources for all these things to cut down the costs of running our public service)
Having banged on - generally you will get good value for money in the Parks and they give you options for entry passes - annual, 6 monthly etc. Some in NSW even have flush toilets, hot showers and dancing men (don't want to say girls as that's sexist) and they are usually still cheaper than private caravan parks. It pays to book and pay ahead if you use these Parks in peak times (school holidays)
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National Parks, Fishing Licences, Road Rules and a host of other things should be national. State Gov's should look after things that are particular to each state but things that cross borders should be uniform.
The new State govt has said it intends to really push domestic tourism into Tas starting this year by lowering Spirit of Tasmania fares and providing more free or low cost camps etc - hopefully this will include overhauling the previous govts rip-offs of tourists like you.
At the moment their economy is so buggered from the tree hugging pollies that got thrown out in the last election, that tourism will be the quickest way to increase their revenues and also for the many businesses in Tas
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had a quick look at National Parks Tasmania site. They have a range of entry passes which are the same as other States. You don't pay for each day you go into any Park if you have an annual Pass, but you will pay separate camping fees - the same in most of other State Parks. In fact, Tas seems to have the biggest range of entry passes
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Yes Bruce.I realise i dont pay every day as such having an anual pass.my bitch was the fact that even though you have paid to enter a park you are asked to pay to "enter" it every day you stay
Yes, I have an annual pass,but find it strange that when you enter a park in Tassie you must purchase a "pass" for every day you spend in the park.
Hi Dodger,
if you have a parks pass in Tasmanina, you do not need t purchase a additional day pass for each day. If you camp at the various camp spots within the park, then each camping night is charged, (13.50) most camps last year.
note that in Tassie you can purchase a all parks permit or individual park permits, daily permits are available for parks at entry, some are serviced, while others are self registration.
A two month all parks permit purchased either on the spirit, or at your first park entry is good value for those only spending a short time here.
Bob. I cant understand why Dodger is apparently being charged each time they enter a park as they say they are, when they have an annual pass. Entry to ALL tassie parks will be free and only a camping fee will be payable - which is the point I keep making and you have agreed with...............
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Paying for a Parks Pass then having to pay again to camp the night is a rip off.
Going to Tassie Feb - March so will be looking out for free camps as much as possible.
Disagree that all State charges (Nat Pks, Fishing licences, etc) should be the same. Here in the NT we don't have fishing licences, don't pay for Nat Parks and some other things, so don't want them.
Gday Joga we were in NT in 2014 and had to pay to visit Kakadu and not just a car pass but a per person fee, Lichfield was free and we thought much better park
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Seems I am confusing everyone. Point I am trying to make is, If i didnt have an anuall pass t tassie iwould need to pay not only for camping fees but alao a Pass for every day I stay in the park. In SA you pay a one of entry fee valid for a five day stay. Hence my original comment of being ripped of in our tourist state Tasmania.
Entry to all NSW national Parks is free for pensioners but you need to apply each year for your exemption pass, details are on the website, you still have to pay to camp overnight in most parks.
Your exemption pass covers the car that you are in when you enter the park, you do not need to be the driver.
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Jimi. I will vote for you as King if I can look after your secret police please and get my share of the kick backs lol......or does that make us just like our pollies for the past 20 years or so?????
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