MotoUtah: Motocross and Off-Road Riding in Utah

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I heard about this a little while back, and now my sand dunes friends are freaking out. and rightfully so, most locals just go for the day (that's all I used to do). So they should really keep the day pass going. The place is a money making machine, like AF canyon, that raised it's annual pass cost last year. I just think maybe the money just has not been allocated properly and now they think they need more. When I questioned the rangers on the AF canyon pass increase, they told me alot of it is because of trash removal and cleanup. I could not argue with them because it's really pathetic at the way some people treat that canyon. Be careful reading the comments on KSL about LS fee increase, you might get really pissed off.

"Aaron Curtis, the recreation leader for Utah's BLM office, says Little Sahara hasn't seen a fee increase since 2003."

Now, isn't that a shame.

I read down the comments and saw a few users posting that the day use pass will still be available due to the high number of complaints they were receiving. I don't frequent the dunes as often as I'd like, but this would definitely reduce the amount of visits I'm already not doing. At this rate I hit the dunes about 3 times a year (not on holiday's, I like to avoid the crowds), the price increase would probably reduce that number to 2.

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Ya I say so what!! Just b/c they've not been able to raise the fee's for free land owned by all US Citizens for a while does not give them a good reason to triple them!!
Good thing I don't care for the dunes or else I'd be pissed!

If I rode up North I would be a little ticked off, hope the state parks like sand hollow don't pull this BS