
Other state parks in the bay area have increased day use fees to $10. Read about the new fees here. California State Parks advocacy groups are proposing a vehicle fee to help fund our beleaguered parks -- not sure how that will go over with the general public in this wretched economy.
Since I live in San Francisco, I'll be heading south to the Santa Cruz Mountains for hikes more often -- no bridge toll and loads of free day use at the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserves. Some of my favorites are Purisima Creek, Monte Bello, Skyline Ridge, and Russian Ridge. But I have to get my Tam fixes every couple of months, so I'll be back, I'll just have to remember to keep my wallet full.
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Welcome back, Jane!
Yikes! It's now $10 to park at Half Moon Bay State Beach; $35 to camp (and $50 for beachfront sites). Thanks, Arnold!
I'm no great fan of park fees, particularly exhorbitant ones. However it has been remarkably easy to park at Pantoll (compared to ever finding a weekend parking spot at Mountain Home); Rock Springs has enough elbow room to take up the overflow from us Pantoll fee evaders (not to mention it's a cool trailhead in its own right); you can see from the agency standpoint, the imbalance of fees/no fees for these two popular, close-by trailheads is worth taking a look at.
I'm also one of the old-fashioned people who pays the parking fee at China Camp.
As often as I go hiking, fees add up. I'll also be hiking a little on Tam, a fair amount other places.
Ben Pease
Hi Jane,
Just wanted to alert you and your readers to a couple of upcoming Hike-specific Team In Training information meetings for the Spring 2010 season. Both will be held on Wednesday, January 20th at 6:30 p.m.
Marina:
REI
145 General Stilwell Dr.
Marina, CA
Sunnyvale:
Sports Basement
1177 Kern Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA
Details are available on the LLS' Silicon Valley & Monterey Bay Area chapter TNT website at http://www.teamintraining.org/sj/
It's a great way to train for an endurance hike at the Grand Canyon or Yosemite while helping a worthy cause. Hope to see you there!
~ Kristen
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