>>2725691Slightly unrelated, but I stayed in numerous US national parks last summer and learned that the "America the Beautiful" or whatever pass they have is a pretty good deal. 80-ish$, unlimited access to all parks and nationally approved "scenic points" in the nation for the year for one vehicle or two people. Honestly really good deal for what it is, and the fact that for the price of a cheap hotel room you get a year of camping one could stay at instead. Depending on the state and the park, price varies wildly. I stayed for free in Kansas, for example - the rules say that *if* the sheriff is there, give him 11$, otherwise its free. Lowest paid prices was 6$/n (South Dakota) to 32$/n (Malibu/Highway One California), with 12$ a night being the average price in the *average* parks. That's a tent spot, a fire pit, parking if needed, and a picnic table (probably). I regret not having the pass, as I learned about it at the end of the trip - I would have saved significant money, seeing as I was on a 6 week tour of the country.
I'm used to Crown Land - and I prefer it as a system to just have public land be directly accessible - but the US parks are honestly damn affordable if you pay for nature's battle
pass or whatever it counts as.
