LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — That bucket-list whitewater journey by the Grand Canyon would possibly get much more costly quickly.
Grand Canyon Nationwide Park is planning to extend the per-person value for non-commercial river journeys beginning March 1. The park is looking for the general public’s enter on two payment will increase:
The flat fee would enhance from the present $90 value to the proposed $310 fee for non-commercial journeys from Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek — nearly 3½ instances the present value.
Non-commercial journeys from Diamond Creek to Pearce Ferry value nothing proper now. Below the proposal, a $55 per-person cost could be put in place.
If the will increase appear excessive, the Nationwide Park Service explains that the charges had been final adjusted 25 years in the past.
Submit suggestions on-line at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/GRCA_River_Trip_Cost_Increase by Jan. 30. Written feedback may be despatched by Jan. 30 to:
Grand Canyon Nationwide ParkAttn: Administrative River Operations ProgramPO Field 129Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
For extra details about permits and personal river journeys in Grand Canyon Nationwide Park, go to the park’s web site or contact the Backcountry Data Heart at 928-638-7875. Telephones are answered from 8 a.m. to five p.m. Monday by Friday, besides on federal holidays.
