PORT ANGELES – If proposed fee increases for the National Park System are approved, the funds generated would probably be used to fund back-logged projects, Barb Maynes, public information officer for Olympic National Park, told the Port Angeles Business Association on Tuesday morning.
The meeting, attended by about 30 people, focused on proposed fee increases that would include those for the Olympic National Park.
The seven-day entrance pass – the shortest time period a pass can be purchased for – would increase from $15 per vehicle to $25 per vehicle.
A motorcyclist individual rate of $5 could be raised to $20 for a seven-day pass.
The proposed individual entrance fee – for those walking or biking into the park – would be $12 for a seven-day pass.
The Olympic National Park annual pass could grow from $30 to $50.
A $2 increase at each camping site for overnight use is also proposed.
The park system is accepting public comment on the fee increase until September, Maynes said.
If the fees are approved, they would go into effect in January 2009.
