Ya know, if I’m driving a thousand miles to be there, hauling a camper and good backpacking gear or some such costing thousands, I’m just going to swipe a credit card at the gate and not care what it costs to get in.
“Oh, it’s $75 instead of $30 to enter this park the family is gonna spend a week at? Gee, guess we’d better cancel plans and go home.” Un, no.
I don't think I suggested that. Hey, what about those of us who are just going up for a few hours? Think tripling the price might see excessive? I've been over trail ridge many times but I never stayed a week.