Access advocacy group plans May 25 event to mark the end of the $10 fee

Exploring the Summit Lake area near the summit of Mt. Evans, Colorado. Bob Berwyn photo.

The Mt. Evans Scenic Byway. Map courtesy CDOT.
By Bob Berwyn
FRISCO — There aren’t too many places in the world where you can drive up to the summit of a 14,000-foot peak, but one of them is right here in Colorado, where Mt. Evans road rises to the crest of the Rocky Mountains just a short way west of Denver.
And this summer, for the first time since 1997, visitors will be able to make the drive for free, thanks to the tireless work of the Western Slope No-Fee Coalition, a group that has been battling the U.S. Forest Service over what it says are illegal fees for access to public lands. (more…)
Filed under: Colorado, public lands, transportation, US Forest Service | Tagged: Colorado, forest service recreation fees, Mt Evans, public lands access, U.S. Forest Service | 1 Comment »


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