KSL: Popular River Overlook Near Utah Border Now Has Parking Fee

[BartsPlace]

Popular river overlook near Utah border now has parking fee

Parking at a spot near the edge of an Arizona canyon where the Colorado River makes a sharp U-turn now comes at a cost. You can blame that mostly on social media.

www.ksl.com

 

[airford1]

BAss, Gas, or Grass, but nobody rides for free.

 

[Ryan]

From the article.

"Most people in Page will say that as short as five to six years ago, it was a relatively local spot, and then it just started growing exponentially," said Mary Plumb, a spokeswoman for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, which encompasses the canyon. "Most people believe it's caused by Instagram."

 

[Ryan]

Hopefully this part of the story does hold true.

Page plans to use the revenue to pay for the development, which eventually will include restrooms and a visitors center, maintain the improvements and provide emergency services, Celaya said. He said the city has spent $5 million so far.

 

[Rivergoer]

Just curious how long the “cue” allotment is before reaching the pay gate.

Hopefully it’s been planned so as to prevent overflow spilling onto 89 waiting to pay entrance fees...that could be extremely dangerous.

 

[Voyager]

Great Bend National Monument. Gate with entrance fees pavement and a shuttle to the edge. Seems more like how revenue it can generate and less about protecting and preserving. Patagonia would be proud.