What's up with CGs?
Made a reservation today and immediately got this email from the CG management, with a "Read Receipt Requested": ----- No abusive, belligerent or loud activity will be allowed. ANY AND ALL ILLEGAL...
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pbeverly wrote:
We were at the Great Smoky Mountains NP a few weeks ago. We did what is considered the most popular trail. At the trailhead it clearly stated NO PETS. Of course there were exceptional and entitled people that this rule did not apply to. Service dogs are not an exception here and none of them were service dogs anyway.
Service dogs ARE allowed everywhere visitors are allowed in National Parks - that includes trails.
Per the NPS website:
In October 2018, the National Park Service (NPS) issued a policy memorandum regarding the use of service animals by persons with disabilities in national parks. The revised policy aligns the NPS policy with the standards established by the Department of Justice and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Only dogs are classified as service animals, and they must perform a specific task that assists a person with a disability. Emotional support or comfort animals are not service animals.
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Service dogs are legally permitted anywhere that visitors can go. They must be allowed wherever visitors are allowed.
I just wanted to clarify that.
pbeverly wrote:
Dogs are only allowed on 2 trails within the entire park. When researching I learned this is pretty much standard practice at all National Parks. On their website they explain why and it pretty much all very valid reasons.
Exceptional and Entitled people can do what they want and to Hell with the rest of us.
Yes, in most all National Parks, dogs are only allowed in campgrounds, on paved roads, and on a few select trails that will always state so at the trailhead. In addition, leaving your dog unattended in your RV is against the rules. And most parks have a policy against leaving your dog in a vehicle under certain weather conditions (too hot or cold) and you can be ticketed for violating the policy.
During my trip to Death Valley, I saw many visitors trying to take their dogs on the trails. While at the Artist's Pallette, I explained to a 60+ year old couple that their dog was not allowed on the trail. They got back in their car and drove away. I moved on to the second parking area and saw them drive up. They saw me and drove back out. I am sure they drove around to the main road, came back in and took their dog on the trail as soon as I was gone.
People like that ruin it for the rest of us.
