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fulltimedaniel
Jan 17, 2017Explorer
Busskipper wrote:
National Parks and the Lack of Adequate # of Camp Sites.
Sort of says it all - Now I have "No Dog in this fight" or "Horse in this Race"
BUT I sure would like to be able to get into YNP on a whim with my Granddaughters! And because they are Girls they require more WATER and ELECTRICITY, so it sure would be nice if the parks would make this Possible.
I personally have no issue - having Been there and Done that - and can do it again (With the present system) - but for the life of me I have a hard time understanding how a NP Service can let an area larger than the State of Rhode Island Burn, but has no ability to create a few more acres of CG's?
So I've opened the door to a very SENSITIVE ISSUE - let's stay civil and see if we can have a discussion that proposes Solutions to this issue. Private or Public - In the Park or out of the Park - Solutions not Sermons.
Let the Games Begin.
According to the npca.org more than 300 MILLION people visited the national parks in 2015. That is almost the entire population of the US. Many many of these visitors are from overseas including China, Europe, Africa and Asia.
Many of these folks are doing the classic American Road Trip and camping.
Our National Parks are probably the single biggest tourist draw for this country.
Layer on this the fact that the job of the National parks is to protect our national treasures not to tear up landscape for more campgrounds it is obvious that space will be more and more at a premium as time goes on.
I share your frustration at getting reservations, but by careful timing and thinking ahead you can get into alost any Park you want.
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