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

[2gypsies1]

How much do you pay for a concert? Football/Baseball game? a museum/zoo? Disney? Movie night with the family? It seems folks are able to scrape enough money together for these types of activities. Our national parks are one of a kind. There's nothing else like them.

[MrWizard]

I wouldn't like the higher fee to enter
But after driving all the way there...yes I would pay
We don't go for a day
We go for days Or weeks..
In the scheme of things..The extra increase would just be an irritation nothing more

[dave54]

There is nothing preventing Congress from ending the Pass System. They could declare all passes null and void with a single bill.

I have no guess as to the probability of them doing so, but it is well within their power.

[peaches_cream]

Funny, everyone thinks the Senior Pass will not be effected. Fair would be for everyone to pay the $41. And yes, I also have the Senior Pass.

[wa8yxm]

Would I pay $NN to enter a national park. NO, I have a Senior pass, Free entry to most of those parks and half price to the rest.

[noe-place]

If it involves the federal government having a remote chance to increase a fee (tax), you know they're going to do it. Glad I'm old enough to use my Senior Pass at national facilities.

[down_home]

I would give $41.00 to get out of office,the Politicians that are privatizing America.

[Dick_A]

Perhaps a brief history recall is in store; In the late 1800' three individuals; Andrew Carnage, John Pierpont Morgan and John D Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt built huge industries in steel, investment banking, oil and railroads. There was very little control of their empires until Theodore Roosevelt became president after President William McKinley was assonated. William McKinley was pro big business but Roosevelt was not and started the anti-trust laws.

The reason for explaining the above is our Federal Government is now larger than all those companies combined and with all that unchecked power is able to create fees and regulations almost unchecked. Asking the public of their thoughts is mostly just a patronization of the people.

Park Fees will continue to rise to cover the additional cost of increased bureaucracy and expansion.

[ol_Bombero-JC]

Jean S wrote:
Pogoil, I am with you. We'll get shot together. I see no reason why I am getting a Senior Pass while a young family with children have to pay. I am ready to pay my share so the average fee for everyone can be lower.

Hmmmmm...... thread started on August 3rd

Runs several pages to August 8th.

Jean S revives it more than - *three months later*, Nov. 25th

Kinda looks like beating a dead horse......errrrr - dead thread..:S

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[stetwood]

Seeing wildlife is a plus but not the major reason we go to our National Parks. Just the geography and scenery is almost enough.

[Greydog_1]

Shearwater wrote:
Five pages of responses to the results of a poorly written poll? No one is considering increasing the fees so why the upset?

Well, let's see, Crater lake NP plans to double fees and more to their park, 10.00 ticket to 25.00. Other fees increased also. Public comment welcomed, BLM plans to increase fees to their lands. Where fees didn't apply will now have fees attached. Fees already in existence on their lands will have increase, public comments were welcomed, Utah's Tooele and Rich County BLM wants to up all their fees to their parks, public comment taken , just to name a few. All for year 2015. Wonder how many others will join the parade of requests?

[Shearwater]

Five pages of responses to the results of a poorly written poll? No one is considering increasing the fees so why the upset?

[FunnyCamper]

I plan on going once in life ONLY to these parks. they aren't all there is out there in the big old USA to see. yea I would pay more per car to wander thru.
then off to something else 🙂

[addisonl]

I would pay it for some parks but probably not for others. Some of them, you just have to do and they know that. Lesser parks can't get away with it though.