would you pay $41 to enter a National Park?

[tsetsaf]

I am calling BS on this story. Read it and the implication is that folks would be okay with an 80% increase in entrance fees if it ensured they would see a bear Article

[azrving]

No. I wont pay $25.00 and I can afford to. What happened to a family going low buck? Many things are already priced out of their reach.

[RoyB]

Doesn't one of the Natl Park Access cards cover these places.

I know I have used my SENIOR PASS to get into the NATL FOREST areas like SKYLINE DRIVE in VA, The Indian Ruins near Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon in AZ, etc...

It also gives me 50% on camping fees in these areas.

Roy Ken

[3oaks]

If all the National Park fees and money raised inside of the parks stayed with the parks, there wouldn't be a need to raise the entrance fees and at the same time the parks would be better maintained. The biggest problem being that most of the money that the parks themselves generate goes back to Washington D.C. and squandered on other budget items. :M

[Tom_M1]

I don't doubt it a bit. People go nuts over seeing wild animals. The article you reference actually states that people on average would pay an additional $41 to see bears. That would make the entrance fee to Yellowstone $66.