Arizona State Park camping fees

Since the thread seems to have evolved into a discussion of how park concessions and franchises operate, you might be interested in reading about the Xanterra suit against NPS. That suit has now been settled, but the news accounts are interesting reading, as are the actual pleadings (if you can get access to them--it might take a subscription to a legal database). I don't think much of Xanterra as a company (filing for trademarks for prominent American landmarks? really?), but the accounts provide some interesting facts on how the economics of Park Service concessions operate. Here's one link. Google the topic and you can find as much as you want.

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2014/10/xanterra-parks-resorts-sues-national-park-service-over-grand-canyon-contracts25760

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