One can either pay three dollars/day to park in the WMNF at a pay deposit tube located at the trailhead parking lot, or pay 20-dollars for a windshield sticker, good for a year, or 25-dollars for two vehicles. At 20-dollars per year, that's a low price for what you get.
The WMNF is extremely clean with pretty much zero litter. What had been eroded and worn out trails have been rebuilt by paid trail crews working on the trails so they don't get washed away or walked away. It makes a big difference on all the hiking trails, and rebuilding trails is slow, tedious and difficult work using railroad crowbars, picks, shovels, and elbow grease.
The White Mountain trails system used to be all rocks, roots, and erosion; about 30-40 years ago in the 1970's, and now the trails are in much better shape thanks to both volunteer and paid trail crews.
What's the better way to go? 3-dollars/ visit or $20/year or paying zero? Whatcha thinkum? Unless you are a teenager, there's no free rides....
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