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Green Mountain Reservoir may see lower rec fees |
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Friday, January 27, 2012 19:27 |
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Photo by the Summit Daily News
By JANICE KURBJUN, SUMMIT DAILY NEWS
If the proposal passes state and local approval, Green Mountain Reservoir users may say good-bye to day-use fees.
After a nationwide inventory and review of recreation fees within the U.S. Forest Service, the agency's Washington Office staff is proposing substantial fee reductions in high-impact recreation areas, or HIRAs.
Green Mountain Reservoir has previously been categorized as a HIRA, a Forest Service designation that allows the agency to charge fees for use of a broad area, even if it doesn't fit the legal definition of a fee-permitted area. Currently, fees are due at the Cataract Lake Trailhead, where rough parking amenities are provided without other site improvements. Among other similar charges, a day-use permit is also required to access the lake shore.
The HIRA review process identified Green Mountain Reservoir, located at the north end of Summit County, as one area that may see reduced fees for stand-alone day-use as well as increased campground fees, with land between those sites restored to free access.
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