StirCrazy wrote:
not really an entrance fee but rather a stopping fee. for instance, I don't have to pay it when I go back to Alberta to see my family as I just drive through and not stopping while I am in the park. but even if you stop for gas you are supposed to have pai for one. I buy an annual pass every year as I am up there camping a lot, where I live is 4 hours from Jasper and 5 hours from Banff, so the family pass saves me a lot of money. Usually we do a lait September / October trip to Banff for a night or two, then some place like Mosquito creek for 4 days then up to jasper for a couple of nights then home I don't mind the cooler weather, just crank up the campfire a bit more... as long as the wind isn't ignorant ;)
I doubt the OPS intent was to cross into Canada and bee line it to North of jasper in a day without stopping. So while it is allowed to pass thru without paying the entrance fee if you don't stop... its not relevant to the discussion.
