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Lwiddis
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Oct 25, 2017

National Park fee increase possible

The New York Post reported...

“The National Park Service is considering a steep increase in entrance fees at 17 of its most popular parks, mostly in the U.S. West, to address a backlog of maintenance and infrastructure projects. Visitors to the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Zion and other national parks would be charged $70 per vehicle, up from the fee of $30 for a weekly pass. At others, the hike is nearly triple, from $25 to $70.”
  • On the larger parks that one typically spends multiple days at, $70/week is not that bad. My understanding is that the smaller parks will not have the increase. How much do people spend on amusement park tickets?

    Maybe they could charge extra to get up close and personal with the wild animals?
  • It is a terrible shame!
    Once again the poorer families with three or four kids will be the ones that get hurt the most.

    Jack L