[at-l] Forest Service Fee Parking Lots

[jplynch at crosslink.net (James Lynch)]

See the following web site for information on Golden Age and Golden 
Eagle programs. As far as I can tell from a quick scan, they don't cover 
parking fees, only entrance fees.
https://buy.nationalparks.org/golden.asp

Jim and/or Ginny Owen wrote:

> The Old RidgeRunner wrote:
>
>> I know that some Trailheads on some National Forests have parking 
>> lots that
>> require fees to park. Last summer at a couple of pay trailhead lots 
>> in the
>> Whites, there were signs that said no fees were required if a person 
>> had a Golden Age Passport and displayed it on the vehicle dash.
>>
>> Does anyone know if this policy is true at other FS pay lots? For 
>> example, the lot on FS Road 42 on Springer?
>
>
>
> The Golden Age passport is an NPS program. And if you qualify (all it 
> takes is being "old"), it's definitely worth it. But I don't know if 
> the Forest Service honors the Golden Age program. Let me know if you 
> find out - that would be a new twist that I haven't run into before.
> Jim
>
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