Hey Brion, Thanks for the info! I am planning on leaving in June from the east coast and travel for a month or two towards California. Regards, Robert NY On Apr 11, 2009, at 1:11 AM, brions cars wrote: > Robert, > > You can get your annual pass at any National Park or BLM Site that > requires an admission fee. The park you purchase it at gets a > portion of the fee, so I always purchase mine at Zion. That way some > of my dollars actually help the National Park that surrounds my > house. They take cash or credit card. It cost $80.00. It is good for > all federal site standard fees. State parks are not included, nor is > camping. I use the visor hanger from the BLM; but hang a photo copy > of both sides of my annual pass. If someone breaks into your Van and > steals the original you are out of luck. Our local BLM office (AZ > Strip) does not recommend leaving your pass behind as easy pickings. > A lot of trailhead parking is a target anyway for break in thiefs It > is pretty bad in the Lake Mead National Recreation area. So, use > common sense and keep valuables out of site. > > > On a side note, only the South Rim of the Grand Canyon is open at > this time of year. The North Rim closes on October 15 (or first big > snow) and reopens on May 15, weather allowing. See the south Rim, > and then come back sometime for the North Rim. It is one of my > favorite summertime places in the world. You can camp in the Kaibab > National Forest, as in park sites take some planning. > Brion S. > Springdale > Zion National Park, UT > > >> I am only 40 so I will have to get the annual passport. Do you know >> what website I would go to get this? |
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