Talk:National Forest Adventure Pass

Laguna Mountains picnic grounds
I used to be outraged because I couldn't have a picnic in the Laguna Mountains because the picnic grounds were completely clogged with cars bearing Mexican license plates. When they started requiring Adventure Passes I was outraged because I was being twice-charged to use the forest (taxed then charged user fees). The first time I went to a picnic ground and found ample parking I became a reluctant supporter of the user fees. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.6.237.125 (talk • contribs) 3 January 2005 19:54
 * Can you provide a source for this information? Personal experience counts as original research and is not allowed. Cheers, -Willmcw 20:12, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Turnabout's fair play. I would like to see the same for your criticisms. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.6.237.125 (talk • contribs) 5 January 2005 18:52
 * Certainly. Which parts of the article are you looking for citations for? (BTW, it helps these discussions if you get a username and sign your entries in talk pages though the use of four tildes '~'). Cheers, -Willmcw 19:28, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * PS- The "Free our "Forests" website is a large collection of criticism about the program. Let me know if you can't find anything referenced there. -W.
 * Er, that doesn't apply to the talk pages, does it? 198.70.193.2 (talk) 16:38, 8 May 2012 (UTC)

Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act
It looks like this article is out of date. It is my understanding that the Adventure Pass program has graduated from "demonstration program" to full-fledged program status with the passage of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act on December 8 2004. From my brief research, it looks like the law codifies the situations under which fees can and cannot be charged and what can be done with the money collected. It was set up to expire after 10 years (2014 or 2015, I guess). It also seems to be a little more permissive of casual uses without an Adventure Pass like brief roadside sightseeing and picnicking (without using developed facilities). Mike Dillon 16:36, 19 December 2005 (UTC)