[TthePikester]

As of January 1, 2020, all Colorado state parks require camping reservations. No more pay station at the park entrance 1st come?

https://cpw.state.co.us/buyapply/Pages/Reservations.aspx

Also campsite fees raised a bunch....hello backwoods free camping!

 

[Zman]

As of January 1, 2020, all Colorado state parks require camping reservations. No more pay station at the park entrance 1st come?

https://cpw.state.co.us/buyapply/Pages/Reservations.aspx

Also campsite fees raised a bunch....hello backwoods free camping!

Yep they ruined camping long ago with the reservation system...havent been back since...

 

[slayerfish]

They will soon charge for the woods also-

 

[Pete-G]

They won't get me. I just day fish and day hunt.

 

[Bionic Man]

I know fees went up a TON last year. Did they go up again?

As far as the reservations, I don't think it is that big of a deal, as long as you are at a park that has phone service. Their phone center is open 24/7.

 

[TthePikester]

Yeah bud, the rate hikes are under the 2019 price rate hike.

 

[Bionic Man]

Yeah bud, the rate hikes are under the 2019 price rate hike.

That's crazy. Last year I made reservations for a weekend in December of 18. Changed those reservations to a different weekend in 2019 and learned that the fees had nearly doubled. I have made two reservations already this year, and they did seem expensive. Now I know why. Unfortunately, I am not sure what recourse we have?

 

[slayerfish]

I am not sure what recourse we have?

Vaseline!:thumb:

 

[waterfowler]

They will soon charge for the woods also-

This is true.

However, I am not necessarily opposed to finding additional ways to generate conservation revenue outside of sportsmen, just needs to be within reason.

A good example is I would have paid an additional $20/year to ride my dirt bike and hike the Grand Mesa (i.e. National Forest Use Permit) and another $20/yr to ride and camp in the Bookcliffs (i.e. BLM Use Permit)

A lot of people get to use the public lands and have access to the safety resources without having contributed much to the revenue stream - and I believe there are equitable ways to close the gap.

 

[Bionic Man]

Fees in general are just going up. It is the Democrats way to get around Tabor.

 

[Pete-G]

Democrats? In case you didn't know. The Republicans are in charge. (for now)

 

[ScottH]

Democrats? In case you didn't know. The Republicans are in charge. (for now)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_General_Assembly


https://www.colorado.gov/governor/

 

[Bionic Man]

Democrats? In case you didn't know. The Republicans are in charge. (for now)

LOL. I wish you were right. Where have you been?


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[Pete-G]

I was talking about federal laws. State laws are approved by the people. Just like the people voted out the bear spring hunt. Now they're whining about too many bears.

 

[aofisher]

Fees have also gone up in Nebraska and Kansas. They are pretty red states... Maybe it has less to do with politics and more to do with inflation? Gubmint workers "deserve" a raise, too... ;D

 

[Pete-G]

Give them some of the pot money.

 

[ghostman]

Give them some of the pot money.

They're spending all of that on fargin' hiking trails!

 

[Pete-G]

Figures.

 

[Scyry]

Get high + go hiking + extra bears =

 

[ghostman]

LoL... that pretty well sums it up!