We went camping with some friends this weekend, and that was fun, but the State Park pass system sucks. You can either buy a year-long pass for $25 or a day pass for $8.
The better deal is obviously to buy the year pass, but the problem is it’s this terrible sticker that you have to permanently affix to your windshield. There are a couple problems with this:
- I don’t like sticking crap to my car. And this crap doesn’t come off so after the year is up you’re left with a permanently useless sticker.
- Each pass is intended to be paired with a vehicle which really doesn’t make much sense from a consumer standpoint. Why not offer a tag or static sticker that can be moved from car to car? That way when my car is inevitably getting fixed I can swap the pass to Abe’s car or vice versa. If you really want to get technical, join the 21st century and let each pass be paired with up to 2 or 3 different vehicles and that’s it.
- I don’t like sticking crap to my car, especially ugly crap.
- If you decide you want to take your motorcycle to the park, you’d have to stick this to your bike. Furthermore, on bikes without windshields the front part of the sticker is adhered to the surface leaving only the back visible, and I’m sure this is too much for a typical warden to wrap his or her head around.
- People don’t like sticking crap to their motorcycle either, nor do they like buying motorcyles with crap stuck to them.
- The Parks Department is retarded.
cr said:
I agree with your observations.
I think it would be great to have yearly park pass, but why would I possibly want to drive around with that ugly sticker?! Your solution in point #2 would be most agreeable.
11:13 on 08 Aug 2006
cottager said:
I prefer “camping” at hotels with cable TV and a mini putt golf course…oh, and plumbing.
12:54 on 08 Aug 2006
matches said:
I don’t consider myself a child of the wilderness, but this excursion only lasted from 7:00 PM to 10:00 AM the next morning.
I do remember mentioning how nice it would be if the park had wireless.
15:51 on 08 Aug 2006
mike said:
i agree too… they should have a pass that hangs from your rearview mirror (like those handicap parking ones).
17:46 on 09 Aug 2006
hamza said:
could you possibly just tape it with scotch tape to your window while using it, then stash it in the glove for later?
20:10 on 09 Aug 2006
matches said:
Oh believe me, we tried that. That’s what we got “reprimanded” for.
20:11 on 09 Aug 2006
Jim Renaud said:
When you live in Pennsylvania they give you stickers for everything. We use vaseline (we don’t use jelly or any of these!) and it works like a charm.
21:28 on 09 Aug 2006
sam hill said:
All the national parks in the Cascades give you paper passes.
23:04 on 09 Aug 2006