Goblin's Lair Permits soon to cost $2

[Iceaxe]

Beginning June 1st Goblin Valley State Park will begin charging $2 for a Goblin's Lair Permit.

Goblin's Lair Beta here:
http://climb-utah.com/SRS/goblinslair.htm

The permits will still only be available at the Visitor Center.

And so it begins... this is looking like a repeat of Zion on a smaller scale. In Zion the permits at first were free and voluntary, the idea of the permit was to get the canyoneers and backcountry rangers to network together. Next the permits were free and required. The park soon discovered they needed money to cover the cost of their new program so the permits were $5, which has snowballed into the current clusterf**k.

I expect the same thing will eventually happen in Arches NP.

[Canyonbug]

Beginning June 1st Goblin Valley State Park will begin charging $2 for a Goblin's Lair Permit.

I expect the same thing will eventually happen in Arches NP.

Boo - Arches already has the self serve permit system now, it's just a matter of time before it changes. I don't mind paying a bit to gain a return on my investment, but it seems the permit fees are only there to cover the cost of the added bureaucracy that is created by the permit system. Not sure anyone is winning except the new guy that gets a part time job issuing permits.