As mentioned in a prior post, the Chairman of the Valles Caldera Trust recently published an op-ed in the Albuquerque Journal, entitled “Valles Caldera Open for Recreation and Comments.” He wrote:
As for “lofty usage fees,” our access and activity fees are quite affordable and are shown on the Web site.
Upon visiting the official Valles Caldera National Preserve web site, and seeking to reserve a day of fly-fishing on either the East Fork of the Jemez River or the San Antonio River for two adults and two children, the following fee was requested:
$120.
This comes out to an average price of $30 per person, and does not include the New Mexico state fishing license and wildlife habitat stamp that must also be purchased (fees for which can be found here).
Not even including the license fees, this is higher than the average price for a ticket to a major league baseball game ($26.64).
