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Posted by Bison (170.135.176.108) on 08:39:48 11/26/14

In Reply to: Article on YNP Fee Increases posted by Rob (Hiker)

I don't have a big problem with the fees increasing a little, like the article mentioned the entrance fee is still going to be the least expensive thing on a Yellowstone vacation. The cost of lodging has become my biggest concern, in fact I've decided I have to go back to camping a few days per trip to offset that crazy cost.

They quoted the editorial in the paper, part of it I've pasted here:

Eighty percent of the visitors dollars would stay in the park where the admission was purchased. By law, money from entrance fees can only be used for things that benefit visitors, such as operating visitor centers, cleaning restrooms, maintaining trails, roads and board walks, and hiring seasonal rangers to provide safety patrols, guided hikes and visitor programs.

I know it is a newspaper editorial and not the park saying this stuff but I don't believe for a minute the money will go to "maintaining trails" or "guided hikes". I wish it would happen, but I don't think it will. Put back the bridge over Hellroaring Creek on the trail between Hellroaring and Gardiner and I'll become a believer. :-)



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