Right? It's inherently public land... why should one have to pay in order to access nature? When you put it in words, it truly sounds like late-stage capitalism manifest.
https://theconversation.com/us-national-parks-are-crowded-an...
http://www.doi.gov/ocl/overcrowding-parks
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/10/overcrow...
Capacity challenges are being handled instead by denser transportation (e.g. Zion shuttle), by lotteries (e.g. Grand Canyon float trips), and by limited timed reservations (e.g. Rocky Mountain).
nope