Although inflation fell below 3% in June, with the price of appliances, eggs, furniture and used cars also dropping, tell that to the folks at the U.S. Forest Service.
The Angeles National Forest is proposing an increase in fees at 11 campgrounds including Oak Flat seen on Monday, July 15, 2024.
“We are never in favor of raising fees. We feel it is an equity issue,” said Juana Torres, president of the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter’s Forest Committee. The Sierra Club and its forest committee are formulating written responses. Comments on the fee hikes are accepted until Sept. 1. “For some of these folks it is their only vacation — a camping trip. To raise fees when so much else is going up seems unfair,” Torres said on Monday, July 15. “And from $5 to $20 is not a reasonable increase. To raise the fees dramatically in this area doesn’t seem fair.”
“From $12 to $20, that is a more reasonable increase,” Torres said. “The Sierra Club could get behind fees where it supports high-concentration areas, but we would want to see an explanation as to how they would divide up the money.” To some, the idea of adding resources such as personnel, or adding more trash bins to handle the onslaught of visitors to a forest
He noticed illegal campers on the side of the road at the West Fork river area. Those who don’t arrive at Crystal Lake early enough get turned away — and then look for nearby places to land, he said.
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