European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                National Parks no longer a great getaway by Linda Werfelman United press International a summer vacation in one of Ameri Cas National Parks int the great getaway that it used to modern technology even in the shuttle buses chauffeur vacationers through some of the most popular a nationwide computer ticket sales system allows them to Reserve space in Park the concessions to civilization Are needed to protect the Parks from their own mass Appeal the National Park service estimates 255 million recreational visits to Park areas this that the Burden of said Tim Mahoney of the Sierra a conservation if we dont make people will love the Parks to Laura Loomis of the National Parks and conservation association most Park superintendents Tell you the fewer restrictions they have to put on the but when you have so Many people coming in you have to set National Park service officials have recurring discussions about How Many people the 48 Parks and 286 National historic seashores and battlefields can accommodate without suffering the eco logical damage that can accompany hoards of said Agency spokesman Duncan there Are Only a few places where were concerned about pushing the capacity on a Day today Morrow but the Park service has restricted Access to some sensitive Back country areas in 43 of the National issuing daily permits to limit the number of people who Camp in the despite the permit some Back country areas Are but not he we dont expect it for the next the Parks have to define the Type of experience they want to provide and the Quality of the resource they want to and then they have to manage for those Loomis in some it might be necessary for Park officials to direct overflow crowds to less popular she Morrow noted that some environmentalists have suggested setting limits on Park admissions and Locking the Gates when the number of visitors hits the cutoff we recognize that probably the Day will come that we have to do Morrow but we Hope to postpone that Day As Long As the Park service is doing what it can to discourage heavy use of cars by providing shuttle buses at Yosemite National Park in grand Canyon National Park in Mesa verde National Park in Colorado and the Lyndon Johnson National historic Park in the shuttle first instituted at Yosemite in is intended to allow the number of visitors to increase while the number of parking spaces and use of private cars Morrow the Agency has spent the last four years concentrating on some of its More manageable like upgrading Park water and sewage systems worn out by years of Morrow the Park system also is expanding its use of the nationwide ticket Ron outlet system to provide campsite reservations at 10 of its most popular including for the first time Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky and Joshua tree National Monument in other Parks on the list Are grand Acadia National Park in Cape Hatteras nation Al seashore in North great Smoky mountains National Park in North Carolina and Shenandoah National Park in Rocky Mountain National Park in and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in the reservation system began four years ago to help Park officials and campers Cope with the increased de Mand for space in the As an Morrow cited where a few years ago prospective campers put their cars in line at 6 and had maybe a 5050 Chance of getting a Camp site for that a first served system Breaks Down when it gets to that he adding that the 10 Parks on the Advance reservation list still maintain one Campground each for visitors who just cannot plan ahead and drive into the Park seeking space for the the increasing popularity of the Parks and the crush of visitors Means youre not going to get away from it All in most sections of the National Mahoney although isolated wilderness areas still environmentalists see the increased demand As proof that the Park system should be he the Parks were intended 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