Matthew - I agree firewood didn't start the problem, but it seems to me it might be exacerbating it.
I also agree on the gov't subsidizing corn for fuel. What a boondoggle. It's all about the lobbying, baby...
America's parks and campgrounds
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For the camping fans, there's actually a pass you can buy which gets you free entrance into ALL "federal recreation areas"
http://store.usgs.gov/pass/annual.html
I don't know if that includes camping or not, probably not, but it definitely gets rids of any entrance fee. If you do enough travelling, it could very quickly be worth it if you're traveling with a couple people. You figure a $10 entrance fee and three people; the $80 pass becomes worth it in three park visits. It also means you don't have to feel guilty about only staying a short time after having entered, because you feel less like you have to "get your money's worth".
http://store.usgs.gov/pass/annual.html
I don't know if that includes camping or not, probably not, but it definitely gets rids of any entrance fee. If you do enough travelling, it could very quickly be worth it if you're traveling with a couple people. You figure a $10 entrance fee and three people; the $80 pass becomes worth it in three park visits. It also means you don't have to feel guilty about only staying a short time after having entered, because you feel less like you have to "get your money's worth".
@Carly I have the pass. It does not include camping fees, but does count for the entrance fee. The parks charge per vehicle rather than by person, so pay off could be a little different than your numbers. Entrance at Yellowstone was $25! You can put only one other person on the pass as a co-owner, so you can really re-sell it either. Still, it's good if you plan on visiting the parks a lot over the course of the year. The parks also have a few free days every year when all the parks have free admission. We lucked out and saw the Badlands and Wind Cave on the same weekend when they were free before getting the pass.