[pct-l] Trail user fees.

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> The disabled gets you   more benefites.


Marion Davison wrote:

>They did make it confusing by starting all the names with Golden.
>Anyone can buy an Golden Eagle Pass.  It is a good thing to do if you
>are
>visiting several national parks in one year, because it can save you
>money on
>entrance fees in the long run.  Instead of paying every time you enter a
>park,
>you pay one fee for the year and enter all the parks you want.  As far
>as I know
>it doesn't get you any other tour or camping discount.
>People over 62 years of age can buy a Golden Age Pass.  It costs ten
>bucks and
>is good for the rest of your life.  It gets you free entry into parks
>and half
>price on campsites for everyone in your vehicle.  It gets you half price
>on tour
>costs for the old person only.  For example when we visit Carlsbad
>Cavern this
>year we both get in the park for free.  We are taking six cave tours.  I
>pay
>full adult price and he pays half price for the tours.  We are spending
>35 days
>in Yosemite backcountry and parts north and south.  We get through the
>gate for
>free, pay half price for the first night's camp in Yosemite horse camp,
>and get
>to park in Tuolumne free for the month.  Others could be charged $20 per
>week
>for parking in the park when they go through the gate to  exit the park,
>if
>anyone is at the gate checking the date on your entry receipt.  In my
>experience
>they don't man all the gates 24 hours  a day.   Regarding the Adventure
>Pass,
>when we use the Golden Age Pass and buy the pass at a ranger station, we
>pay $15
>instead of $30.  Stores don't have to give the discount.
>As stated in other messages, Golden Access pass is for permanently
>disabled and
>blind people only so I don't know what it gets them.  I would bet it is
>the same
>as the Golden Age pass, benefit-wise.
>llamalady
>
>David Davis wrote:
>
>
>
>>I thought this sounded like a great idea, so I went to my local National
>>Park HQ yesterday to buy the Golden Access pass.  They informed me that the
>>Golden Access is only good for ENTRANCE FEES.  They said that the Adventure
>>Pass is a USE FEE, not an ENTRANCE FEE, and therefore Golden Access can not
>>be substituted for Adventure Pass.
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "jape" <jape@nethere.com>
>>To: "PCT" <pct-l@backcountry.net>
>>Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 4:30 PM
>>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail user fees.
>>
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>>
>>>Jerry Goller wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>>What about the Golden Access? It is good for most any federal land...for
>>>>entrance fees. I wonder what fees I would incur, if any, using a Golden
>>>>Access on the PCT....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I learned today that it is an acceptable substitute for that gosh darned
>>>
>>>
>>(just
>>
>>
>>>for you Christine) Adventure Pass in the California national forests.
>>>
>>>Eckert
>>>
>>>
>>>
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