[pct-l] America the Beautiful - for a fee

[Craig Stanton]

I'm not in America, so the annual passes and things away from the PCT  
probably won't affect me next year (but it sounds like it generally  
sucks for the American's on the list). What I'd like to know is if  
any of these changes affect someone walking in these parks, with no  
vehicular support crew to need parking. When I looked at things last  
I thought there was pretty small fee, $5?, and that got hikers in and  
out of every park along the way. Is that still true?

~Craig





On 14/12/2006, at 5:06 PM, arm chair wrote:

> Here is what I was told by Cleveland Forest Service.
>
> Adventure Pass stays. $5 for day pass, $30 for annual pass.
>
> Being replace are the Golden Eagle passes & National Parks passes.
>
>
> Note that as I have been told by the above - not all areas of the  
> Forest
> Service require the Adventure Pass any more! This is welcome news.  
> Only 20%
> of their Domain requires the Adventure pass or Greater Passes  
> (America the
> Beautiful or existing Golden Eagle or National Parks Passes). Only the
> costly improvements - toilets, buildings, extensive trailheads -  
> you can
> call the forest service as I have several times to find the areas that
> require the Adventure Pass or greater passes. The 'Greater' passes can
> include the Adventure pass 'feature' at addional cost. The National  
> Parks
> Pass ($50) can add the eagle hologram ($15) that ups it to include  
> Adventure
> pass access (leave the card in windshield - hologram showing) OR  
> the Golden
> Eagle Pass ($65) has it all - but both will be replaced by the  
> America the
> Beautiful Pass ($80). Don't know what you get for the extra money.  
> I have
> asked the forest service to explain it to me in a couple of days. I  
> wanted
> to know which Pass is the better value - Golden Eagle Pass (buy  
> before end
> of Dec 06) or America the Beautiful Pass (starts Jan 07 and kills  
> off the
> Golden Eagle Pass). The Golden Eagle Pass will be valid until it  
> expires
> (based on when you purchase it).
>
> hope the above helps a bit.
>
> armchair
>
>
> On 12/13/06, Len Glassner <lsglass at pacbell.net> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not clear on this - is the Forest Service Adventure Pass ($30)  
>> being
>> replaced by the $80 pass?
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
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