Another criminal idiot in the National Parks

agesilaus wrote:
What percent of Maryland is owned by the Federal Government, darned little is my guess. You don't even have a major park, not that there is room for one. Some western states are over 80 percent Fed and they have a real cause for unhappiness.

For the record I now live in AZ and the answer is near 80 percent for here. I've visited twelve National Parks over the years, and at one time Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequioia were weekend trips for us multiple times per year. And, having lived in six states on both coasts, folks in MD and other places wtihout public land need to understand the issue and have a right to an opinion. We are a mobile society and of all places rv.net should understand that.

I don't hear many locals in AZ complaining about 80 percent public land, just politicians wanting more tax revenue. Public land is what makes this a great place to live.

I'm not against fees and uses that raise money to support management in fact I think our national parks are way too low of an entry fee. $20 for 7-14 days or whatever it is is a steal. I think that can easily triple to $20/3 days and be a drop in the bucket to a family vacation. I don't have a problem with a BLM permit fee or other reasonable revenue options. I'm not in favor of locking out public lands.