Are camping fees in California per person or per spot?
The http://www.recreation.gov/ site nicely lists a lot (all?) camping sites in California. The prices are also listed, however, I can't seem to find if these prices are per camping spot per night, or per person per night.
E.g. If I will be staying one night at the Ponderosa Campground with 2 friends, will it cost us $60 in total or $20 (excluding reservation fees, taxes, etc...).
I've looked through the recration.gov Help&FAQ, but it does not mention anything regarding my question.
Best Answer
Indeed it is not specified but in North America, prices are usually per campsite. Sometimes there are extra fees for extra people (typically over 2), extra vehicles (over 1), or extra tents.
I could not find anything anywhere on the site stating the price is per campsite, but that page mentions the limit of 2 vehicles per campsite, this one the limit of 8 people per campsite and that last page mentions a maximum number of camping units (I suppose the number of tents or RVs) per campsite. Each time, the reference is the campsite, so I suppose any nightly fee is per campsite. I think it would have been made clear otherwise, and you would be surprised with how much stuff North American people tend to camp (often multiple tents including a "kitchen" tent).
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