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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None. I have loved all I've been to, from Shenandoah to Yosemite to Denali.

I'm even willing to pay $70 if I'm going on a vacation to one, but hate that the fee hike is being imposed to balance out corporate tax cuts.[/quote]

The fee hike is not being imposed to balance out corporate tax cuts.  The fee hike has been in the works a long time -- back into  the Obama Administration. The National Parks have over ten billion $$ in deferred maintenance. Meanwhile, the Park Service has done studies that show that visitors to National Parks spend around $18 billion a year in the "Gateway Communities" around National Parks.  It only makes sense to try to capture a small part of that money to maintain the Parks themselves (which are the draw, in the first place).  Even at $70, the Park entrance fee is a minor portion of the expense of a trip to visit Yellowstone.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/vse.htm

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I’m not opposed to fee hikes per se, but $20 to $70 (regardless of whether you’re visiting for a day or a week) is a huge jump.  I’d rather see a smaller raise (or introduce a 1-day option for less) and give NPS more funding in the budget.[/quote]

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