Five years, not sour grapes
Since 2011 we have volunteered as camp hosts. Four years at two state parks and this year, a federal park. The names will not be used to protect the innocent. It has been our experience during our ...
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3oaks wrote:The National Parks are in trouble financially and it is sad to see.Could be because all the money generated at the national parks does not stay with those parks. Much of it is pulled back to Washington. :M
This has been discussed many times on this forum. And it is a common but Incorrect assumption that all the money goes back to Washington DC.
For concession run operations, much of the money goes to the concessioner, with a cut going to the local park.
With NPS run operations (entry fees, NPS run campgrounds and facilities) 80% of the money stays at the local park, 20% goes to the regional office to help out those parks who don't generate a lot of money from fees. This is a result of the Recreation Enhancement Act 16 U.S. Code § 6806
(A) Retention of revenues
Not less than 80 percent of the recreation fees and site-specific agency pass revenues collected at a specific unit or area of a Federal land management agency shall remain available for expenditure, without further appropriation, until expended at that unit or area.
More info here: Rec. Enhancement Act link
