Comments on: Forest Service Proposes Cuts to Camping Discounts

By: roger adkins

roger adkins — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:11:34 +0000

I am trying to find where to find the application to fill out for the card for my father, if anyone knows where to go let me know please. We live in West Virginia.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:15:59 +0000

Never trust anything that says “Lifetime”. Usually that means until someone changes their mind.

By: Roy Scribner

Roy Scribner — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:17:15 +0000

I don’t disagree, JC. I feel the same way about the California initiative to add an $18 fee to vehicle registration to fund the parks. I expect something a bit more than just the parks staying open, since I’m already paying for that through my taxes and camping fees.

By: JC Chalberg

JC Chalberg — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:33:22 +0000

The concessioaires appear to be complaining that their profit margins are down due to the 50% discounts. I base my following comments on the only National Forest CG we use-and love so we go back. I have no issue paying to stay in a CG, and I would be willing to pay a bit more so the seniors/disabled could still enjoy thier discount.

All we get for our $12 per night is a site, garbage dumpster, and outhouses cleaned. However, I have to rake/clean our site when we get there. I’ve had to clean out the fire pit. The outhouses have been in need of pumpout so badly, that even I refuse to use them-they are clean, but need to be pumped out.

After a group left, their fire smoldered for five days(huge logs) and the host never did a thing to put it out. (I know that I should have doused it-my apologies to Smoky Bear-, but we wanted to see if the host did anything which he didn’t).

Three years ago after a microburst took down several trees, who came in for the cleanup? Not the host/concessionaire, but the Forest Service. If the concessionaire wants to run the CG, he should then run it, and not wait for the USFS to come in and save the day. He gets the good and the bad.

So, if they want to get rid of the discount and/or raise fees, I expect something in return. Thanks for listening!

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