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It also looks like it does pay for itself: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/statistics.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/statistics.htm >
by psadauskas 2y ago
It also looks like it does pay for itself: https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/statistics.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/management/statistics.htm
> 2021 Operating Budget: Approximately $30 million
> Park visitors: 3,343,988 (2021)
An entrance pass is $35 (per vehicle) or $20 (per person).
I imagine Yosemite, being one of the most popular National Parks, subsidizes the others.
That said, the National Parks are one of this nation's greatest accomplishments, and would be a bargain at 10x the cost. Trump (or rather his sycophants) would rather see them collapse as further "proof" of government as a failure, and to open the lands up to private resource extraction, like logging, mining and drilling.
- votepaunchy 2y ago> An entrance pass is $35 (per vehicle) or $20 (per person). Anyone visiting more than one park is almost certainly buying the $80 annual pass (free for military) or lifetime senior pass.
- psadauskas 2y agoYup, including me! I buy one every year, even if I'm only planning on visiting 1 or 2 parks that year. Same with the Colorado State parks annual pass. I have no problem about going above and beyond for just a wonderful resource, so that others who are less fortunate might also be able to visit. You didn't specify if you thought that detracted from my point, though.