Proposed ramping up of national park fees

[Anonymous]

First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

[Anonymous]

www.cnn.com/travel/article/national-park-service-fee-proposal/index.html. sorry, here is link

[Anonymous]

Strange that the cost of visiting national parks should go up, but they want the cost of drilling on them to go down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

The United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country. Sorry you are poor, but you should have studied and worked harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

Shenandoah National Park is less than 2 hours from Washington DC (about 2.5 hours from baltimore, closer to Charlottesville, etc) Lots of visitors do day trips. Some only once a year, so not going to get an annual pass. Those people may very well be deterred from visiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

The United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country. Sorry you are poor, but you should have studied and worked harder.

The United States has a mixed economy. Most things are owned and produced by the private sector, but the National Parks are public property, for the preservation of natural and historical resources, and for providing recreation to all. Keeping them relatively affordable is not at all in contradiction to having banks, stock markets, venture capital, etc.

[Anonymous]

One small data point of deterrence. I was at Luray 2 weekends ago wanted to stop Shenandoah National Park, but decided against it because of the $25 fee. I know a lot of people don't have a problem paying this and I don't in theory. I just didn't have the extra money in my budget for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

The United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country. Sorry you are poor, but you should have studied and worked harder.

You would be the first to complain if the Smithsonian or the Lincoln Memorial started charging money at the door.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

Shenandoah National Park is less than 2 hours from Washington DC (about 2.5 hours from baltimore, closer to Charlottesville, etc) Lots of visitors do day trips. Some only once a year, so not going to get an annual pass. Those people may very well be deterred from visiting.

yes, i can see this happening. it will deter day trippers who only go to NPs 1 day a year, but it is not going to force people to cancel their vacations there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

The United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country. Sorry you are poor, but you should have studied and worked harder.

Da! DA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

The United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country. Sorry you are poor, but you should have studied and worked harder.

So why dont we all pay a tuition fee when we send our kids to public school? I mean, we pay taxes which cover schools and national parks... but tuition for public schools sounds reasonable as we are capitalists!

[Anonymous]

We can offset the fees by selling off some of the parks and extracting some of the resources from other parts. Trumpism solves all problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First, ramp up fees to visit
Then fewer people can afford to visit
Then propose shrinking the parks because there are fewer visitors

I think if they need revenue they could increase fees for hunting or fishing

Do you honestly think $50 more is going to deter people from visiting? The parks they are proposing increasing fees at are the most visited ones.. Most people visiting go as part of a big trip. $50 is not going to break a vacation budget.

Annual park pass will still only be $80 so I can see people buying that if the go to national parks more than once a year.

If we're selling out our national parks for their natural resources we should reap the benefits of that by getting free entrance paid for by corporations that are making money off our lands.

The United States is a capitalist country, not a socialist country. Sorry you are poor, but you should have studied and worked harder.

Sorry to burst your bubble but I'm one of the 5%. But I don't lack the imagination to know that many Americans can't afford entry into our national parks and if we're selling them off to the highest bidder the American people should be getting something in return.