Where is a nice place for a couple to go to be alone for free?

Answer 1

If by "alone" you mean "someplace we can talk without lots of people trying to listen in and/or disturb us" and by free you mean "We're willing to pony up some change for gas or whatever, but don't want to spend a lot" your options are much wider than if you mean "We're actually looking for a place we can have sex" and "My parents cut off my allowance, so if I can't walk there it's out."

Some suggestions assuming it's the former: it's frequently possible to find a fairly secluded spot at a city or state park (some states do charge a usage fee for entry, but some don't). Playgrounds often become all but deserted in the early evening, and older ones particularly are generally built as much for adults as for children (with heavy-duty hardware on the swings or manually operated carousels). If you live near a beach, that's an option; if you don't, perhaps there's a municipal reservoir. Some towns make their high school athletic field available to the community during the summer.