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Originally Posted by Pineedles
National Parks are not free to visit
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National parks and to some degree state parks I can understand an access fee, as they do have services and facilities provided which require maintenance and care. Even so both the state and national parks
already get money to support them from the local and federal level so it's a little tough in my mind to justify these additional fees. Clearly it makes sense for example to pay a fee for a camping spot in Yellowstone national park since you are directly using something there but to be charged just to enter the park to me is just plain ludicrous. Especially the entry fees, you see how much they charge now? I'd love to see the operating budget and see where all this money they got is going. IF some here have thier way there will be all weather security pay tubes at every corner, and token based turn styles on every trail head and toll booths at every scenic view. That'll discourage more and more visitors from coming. Then who you going to hit up for money?