Free entry into all 46 national parks in NSW this weekend, 15-16 November. A saving of $7-11 for most parks. It looks like most of NSW will have warm and sunny weather this weekend so get out there and enjoy!
FREE Entry NSW National Parks 15-16 November
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Lbottletop on 13/11/2014 - 21:14 nationalparks.nsw.gov.au (2320 clicks)
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Last edited 14/11/2014 - 10:59 by 1 other user
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thanks OP. Anyone know if this is an annual event ?
Dang - wish this was next weekend.
Lol you have to pay to get into your own parks in NSW?
National Parks often have a vehicle access fee. Entry by foot, bicycle (and sometimes motorcycle) are free. State Forests are always free to enter and camp as long as you do so safely and without interfering with logging operations.
In SA we pay camping fees in our Forests as well as our National Parks..TRENT86 you pay for park entry in Western Australia http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/know/park-entry-fees and expensive camping fees compared to other states http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/know/camping-fees
I've never paid to go into a park here and I've been to probably over 50 different ones and that includes ones in karinjini national park so I don't know why they say we are meant to because who do we pay
@TRENT86:
From: http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/know/fees
Entry to many of our parks and to use most of the facilities provided is free of charge. Where fees do apply, funds go directly to conservation programs and to develop and maintain facilities.Changes to a range of park entry, camping and attraction fees came into effect on 1 October 2013.
Holders of the following Australian issued cards are entitled to concession rate fees:
Seniors Card
Age Pension
Disability Support
Disability Support (Blind)
Carer Payment
Carer Allowance
Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA)
Companion Card
- See more at: http://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/know/fees#sthash.h7t9ydKo.dpuf…
Usually paying for parks helps paths to be maintained, access roads, showers, toilets, bbq's. I'm in NSW and I've seen many campers do a runner before 10am to avoid paying a fee, sometimes the rangers don't work on weekends so it's quite hard to find someone to pay, sometimes the only way would be to call them on the next working day and pay over the phone. At the end of the day, you get what you pay for.
Someone needs to maintain those national parks. That costs money, mate
Yes and my 47% income tax and GST on everything should cover it…
Maintain what, national parks are natural parks with no need to do anything but empty the bins and clean toilets
How is the revenue from annual passes used?
Because we want to make your visits to national parks more pleasurable, revenue from annual passes goes towards the maintenance and improvement of visitor facilities and services.
This allows us to direct public funds to conservation work, such as:
conserving threatened species
carrying out pest control programs
protecting sites of cultural significance.
This makes sure that the beauty and integrity of your national parks is sustained for everyone's enjoyment.From: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/annualpass/QAannualpass.ht…
and most of their dunnies are a pit in the ground
In the side note, parks are only for the rich ;(
Don't you get shot at by hunters huntin' endangered wildlife in NSW national parks now? ;)
redneck National Party types
any good parks to recommend? for beginner, thanks
Sydney Harbour Islands have free landing fee this weekend - use the $2 Sunday ferries and take a picnic.
Gee plenty closed with fire bans… bit of a shame