by ohiocaver » Oct 6, 2014 8:07 am
The National Park Service is proposing to increase the cost of park entry at 131 National Parks by 67%. They want to raise the cost of a carload entry from $15 to $25 at parks like Mount Rainier, according to USA TODAY (how many climbers plus gear can you stuff into one vehicle?!?). The fee for a one-park annual pass will go from $30 to $50 and the charge for a single person to visit a National Park to cave, hike, climb or sightsee will more than double from $5 to $12. Note that this still is in the proposal stage so there is time for comment to the NPS, your local park superintendent, or the regional office for your area.