BLM access about to be lost
There is a fantastic BLM dispersed camping site in Colorado on the Arkansas River that is in danger of being converted from free BLM camping to an expensive, reservation only campground run by the sta...
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Been reading this thread with interest - and maybe would clarify at least our position, and might be the same for most of the boon-dock campers.
We (and I expect other posters on this issue) have NO objection to pay camp/boon-dock fee - as long as the fee stays and manages that particular area, or boon-docking areas in general. What we do object to is paying a fee that disappears into the huge hole of federal or state budgets and leave the fee areas to disintegrate ... if we pay, we should get local results and local management in return.
The problem remains, as often is true, we campers and boon-dockers have limited numbers and a small voice. We get run over due to an inability to make our numbers count.
We (and I expect other posters on this issue) have NO objection to pay camp/boon-dock fee - as long as the fee stays and manages that particular area, or boon-docking areas in general. What we do object to is paying a fee that disappears into the huge hole of federal or state budgets and leave the fee areas to disintegrate ... if we pay, we should get local results and local management in return.
The problem remains, as often is true, we campers and boon-dockers have limited numbers and a small voice. We get run over due to an inability to make our numbers count.
