This review relates to campground : Little Ocmulgee State Park is as most of Georgia Parks is better than surrounding states. However recent changes and events have made them way too expensive.
The State has contracted the management of these parks to corporate entities. The fee's for sites is rapidly approaching forty dollars per night and in many cases such as Veterans S P do not even offer full service sites. While Ocmulgee does have a few full service sites, all sites are the same price. Why should a tent site pay the same as full service 50 amp site.
Most of the land that these parks occupy was either given to the state or purchased by the state with taxpayer funds for the enjoyment and recreation of all the people. Corporate managers have a different mentality, they are about profit and not service to the public. Our state politicians have sold us out! What possible justification could there be for a family to have to pay in excess of $100 to camp for the weekend.
Federal camping activities offer better facilities with full service hookups for less than $60 per weekend and less for tent site, why can't the state do that? They Could, but again they have sold us out! The state will offer that they can get the private sector to run the parks cheaper than they can, that's Bs, at who's expense, the people of course.
I have been a volunteer at Georgia Parks for many years, and I know that the parks could be run by a minimal staff of three or four and volunteers, however there would be no kickback for politicians. Ask politicians like Pruitt State Representative, (R-GA) why they are using the host sites at the taxpayers expense.
Now, to the park, most sites are great, they have cable tv, tables, fire pit , water and 30-50amp . Some pull thru sites.
Wake up real Friends of Georgia Parks, take back your parks. read more