NSW Parks pass going to $190 pa this year...

I 'd recomend you move to Qld where there 's no charge to visit National Parks unless it's nor camping. Me thinks the NSW Gov is getting a bit greedy

cheers Dave

So they have just priced themselves out of the market. Don't pay it, boycott the bastards until they see the error of their ways. Perhaps the fine (if caught) is less than the permit?

I think that is for 2 years . I bought one for 2006 about 2 weeks ago for about $85.
I have already saved $20 over the Chrissy hols .
Regard s Philip A

The increase is only for Kosiouszko, which is included in the all park pass. There is no increase for the all parks pass excluding Kosi. So it's not that bad really. If you can afford $100 a day for a lift pass plus the accom prices down there during winter then $45 a year isn't much in the big picture, also considering the daily entrance fee is $22.

See here
http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Annual+passes+and+vehicle+entry+fees

I was wrong it is $145 now. Phew lucky I went down on Chrismas eve morning to NPWS>
Regard s Philip A

It's still over the top, I've failed to renew. I reckon I'll be in front paying as I go, particularly as we have two cars and you can only put the pass on one. As usual they have got too greedy. Back the boycott, I have.

yes the NPWS sure know how to take money off people,however,they dont know how to properly spend it!Take some of the past bushfires for example especially in NSW whereever there are forests that have been taken over now by Nat Parks,these are the ones that have had the biggest fire problems as they dont do controlled backburnung,as the forestry commission used to.Here around Jervis Bay NSW,the nat Parks TRIED to attempt a controlled backburn a couple of summers ago and the result of this was an out of control fire that blazed for days and scarred much of the beautiful Jervis Bay landscape!All i can say is thanks to Stuart Diver,( Thredbo Disaster Survivor),He ended up getting a good amount of money back off the bustards due to one of the classic NPWS stuff ups! They are as tight as ducks bums and never want to spend money taken off the public on upgrades.

I live near the Royal National Park in Sydney , and have no problem at all paying for a yearly pass due to the fact that I go there all the time, when I have been down the snow upgrading the pass has proved cheaper than paying for parking ( over a couple of days )

Glenn.

I just bit the bullet paying the $145 for an annual pass. I agree that it is a bit excessive, seeing as an annual pass without Kosciuszko National Park is only $65!!!

That's $80 just for Kosciuszko itself which is more expensive by itself than all the rest of the NSW parks combined.

I guess however, there's really not much we can do about it if we want to enjoy the area.

Doesn't mean we can't winge about it though.