[pct-l] America the Beautiful – the National Parks and Federal Lands”,Interagency Recreation Pass Program Rollout

[Tortoise]

First of all, how much does it cost one to travel to a national park or 
forest -- anywhere from a couple bucks (I live in Crescent City where we 
have Redwood NP as well as Six Rivers NF close by) to several hundred to 
thousand dollars depending on how far one travels. $80 per year is cheap.

Second, we have the ongoing "down sizing" of the Federal government 
meaning lots less money for recreation and many of us, including me, 
have had our taxes reduced by far more than $80. We collectively are 
getting what we asked for. I think day-users such as picnickers should 
also pay the fees -- I can't tell from the web sites if these users will 
be required to pay. However in California, day-users of many state parks 
are charged day use fees.

Third, if we aren't willing to pay to use the lands, how much do we 
value our use?



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Tortoise

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matt maxon wrote:
> Hang on to your wallets!
> 
> It's gonna cost you $80 for an annual pass now!
> 
> What a SCREWING
> 
>   http://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html
> 
> 
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