2016 07 13 No More Parking Fees on Los Padres
San Luis Obispo (CA) Tribune on the end of parking fees in the Los Padres National Forest.
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2016 07 14 Entrance Fee To Double
Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction, Colorado, is proposing to “celebrate” the NPS’s centennial by doubling their entrance fee. How festive!
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2016 07 11 Editorial: Farewell To Forest Fees
Ventura County (CA)Star editorial asking why it took so long for the Forest Service to comply with federal law.
2016 07 12 Parking Fees No Longer Required
Noozhawk (Santa Barbara) article on the elimination of parking fees on southern California forest for hikers who don’t use developed facilities.
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2016 07 05 No More Parking Fees For Hikers
Santa Barbara online local news site article about the end of Adventure Pass fees for hikers who don’t use amenities. Judging from the many supportive comments, California citizens were sick of the program and glad to see it go.
2016 07 05 Court Ruling Puts Maroon Bells In Crosshairs
Aspen Times article about the Forest Service continuing to deny that federal court rulings in one location have any force in another.
2016 06 30 FS Ends Parking Fees For Hikers In SoCal
Ventura County (CA) Star article about the lawsuit settlement that establishes free parking for hikers within 1/2 mile of trailheads.
2016 06 27 Court Deal A Win In SoCal
Lawsuit against the Adventure Pass in southern California ends in a big win for backcountry hikers.
2016 06 08 NPS Leaders Break Rules But Skate By
E&E Daily special report on corruption and cronyism at the very top of the National Park Service.
2016 05 29 Trail fees proposed in Utah
The biggest new fee program in several years has been proposed for trail use in Utah’s Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. Despite a growing body of case law saying that there must be free parking available for access to hiking trails for those who don’t use developed facilities, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF wants to charge everyone a parking fee before they can take a hike. A sampling of local media at links below.
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