02-13-2015, 03:38 AM
Their public feedback link isn't working, but I can't wait until it is......
I think it's BS that they are raising the fees, once again. It was something like $5/vehicle or boat when they started the fees 15 or so years ago, and now it's going to be $40 or $50/per?!
The real problem isn't that their fees are not high enough, it's that they don't enforce their fees. I wouldn't doubt if 50% of the people who visit the park don't pay, probably higher as those useless fee stations are hardly ever manned. I have never seen the Willow Beach, Cottonwood or Overton station manned and have probably passed though these places 50 times.
I have 2 vehicles and 2 boats (not rich, just love fishing) and pay $120/year now, and I can't believe they are going to make it more. I wished they would make both car and boat card-pass as the person would only have to pay for what they are bringing into the park. One issue I see with the car being card-pass and boat being 12-month sticker is that the fees are going to be "off". Haul a boat into the park in June and the year long card-pass will be good for a 12 months, but your $50 boat sticker is half burned up. Then when you go into the park January 15th the car card-pass will still be good, but you'll have to shell out another $50 for another boat sticker.
I do agree that there should be a Nevada resident discount, or at a bare minimum an early bird special. What ever happened to the early bird special?.... I bet they had all of their "good paying customer's" buying the early bird passes and then the dead beats not paying through out the year. So now they are going to have their good paying customers, paying for the dead beats. (Why does this scheme seem familiar...)
OK- Rant off... LOL
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I think it's BS that they are raising the fees, once again. It was something like $5/vehicle or boat when they started the fees 15 or so years ago, and now it's going to be $40 or $50/per?!
The real problem isn't that their fees are not high enough, it's that they don't enforce their fees. I wouldn't doubt if 50% of the people who visit the park don't pay, probably higher as those useless fee stations are hardly ever manned. I have never seen the Willow Beach, Cottonwood or Overton station manned and have probably passed though these places 50 times.
I have 2 vehicles and 2 boats (not rich, just love fishing) and pay $120/year now, and I can't believe they are going to make it more. I wished they would make both car and boat card-pass as the person would only have to pay for what they are bringing into the park. One issue I see with the car being card-pass and boat being 12-month sticker is that the fees are going to be "off". Haul a boat into the park in June and the year long card-pass will be good for a 12 months, but your $50 boat sticker is half burned up. Then when you go into the park January 15th the car card-pass will still be good, but you'll have to shell out another $50 for another boat sticker.
I do agree that there should be a Nevada resident discount, or at a bare minimum an early bird special. What ever happened to the early bird special?.... I bet they had all of their "good paying customer's" buying the early bird passes and then the dead beats not paying through out the year. So now they are going to have their good paying customers, paying for the dead beats. (Why does this scheme seem familiar...)
OK- Rant off... LOL
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