Yeah I don't know... In NSW if you are a pensioner you can get a freee yearly pass. Some places in NSW on the south Coast that are really picture sque are $7 for 24 hours.

Hi Ole Grizzly,
Darryl and I camped in NSW National parks last month (murramurang and bournda parks southern NSW) and the cost was $7 per vehicle per day PLUS $10 per person per day.  Hope this helps
Barb

-- Edited by BarbandDaz on Sunday 10th of May 2009 08:46:23 PM

In Queensland at present.. $4.85 per person per night. Family of 2 Adults and as many children under 16 can camp for $19.40 No vehicle costs. All parks are the same..regardless of level of facilities Aart

The free pass for NSW pensioners only gets you into the park as a day visitor If you want to camp then that's an extra . NSWPS has a secret policy of trying to keep people out of their parks while sucking up heaps of taxpayer funds to maintain the spots no bugger can get to unless your ex SAS. There are spots on the NSW Mid North Coast where you are financially better off staying in an established van park in a fully self contained on-suite site than staying in a NP with cold showering in brackish water and a long drop dunny miles down the road.

Cost us $8 a car just to drive around.for the day.....camping cost is on top...you pay when you enter park..and sticker must be on front window at all time.. Dave

Oh yeah they slug you whatever your age, Was in (Kosiosko ??) NP in January, way off the peak ,havent been there in years, and this woman in a fancy uniform behind a glass window demands $16 each, When I recovered , We put up a good argument as 4 senior citizens and why should we pay as we were the ones who cut the road in the first place, with the Snowy mountains scheme Got in for nothing for the day only, big changes going on in this country, not all for the best

If you type in NSW National Parks Fees it will lead you into the various national parks and then display a heap of info on fees and facilities . Most seem to be in the order of $7 per day to get in and around $10-14 per night per person to camp. Family of 2 adults =$ 20 + 2 kids = $10 + 1 Car 7 = $37 per night Some have fees up to $16 P/N/P/P Just stayed in South West Rocks en-suite site for 32 per night less 10% Top Tourist Discount Considering that a van park operator has truly enormous overheads and have staff on tap 24/7 how is it that the NP's are so expensive when they provide very little if anything to ensure you have a comfortable and safe stay .. It's that government chairborne division again sucking up resources better used on the front line .

buggered if I would pay $37 per night for a camp in the wilds, how do they figure their costs are that high, after all said and done we own the joint!!!

 Guess we will be giving some of the NP's a miss then.  Can't justify that type of expense when you can free camp or as Wombat said Top Tourist was cheaper.

Ah be buggered, site fee's blah.
I just pull out me didge, tellem its sacred land, and if they object givem a quick whack across the back of the lug with said didge to bring em back into line hehe