BLM Seeks Input by March 22 on Proposed Dalton Highway Recreation Fees
Feb 8, 2021Comments Off on BLM Seeks Input by March 22 on Proposed Dalton Highway Recreation Fees
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment by March 22, 2021 on its proposal to implement new overnight camping fees at four campgrounds along the Dalton Highway for the first time in 10 years.
The BLM proposes in 2021 to raise the Marion Creek Campground fee from $8 to $10 per night and in 2022 or 2023 to start charging $10 per night at three previously free campgrounds to help pay for maintenance and improvements. A new fee is also proposed for a previously free RV dump station at Five Mile Campground.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]NCHORAGE – BLM Alaska conveyed 39,995 acres to the State of Alaska in the Goodnews Bay area recently pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act of 1959. This is the largest single conveyance of land to the state in eight years. “This conveyance is just one of many we anticipate in the near future,” said Ted […]