Colorado has a bunch of examples of this. Rocky Mountain National Park, like they mention in this post, has a timed entry permit system. Mt. Quandary has parking permits in the summer. The Four Pass Loop needs permits. Etc. There are places that need to get on a system like that, like the Grays and Torreys trailhead that just had a huge ticketing and towing operation because of all the illegal parking.
It’s a good problem to have that so many people want to go outside and have fun, but it’s still a problem. It’s kind of nice that most tourists get funneled to National Parks and leave the “local spots” alone, but those get overrun, too. I’ve taken to just doing class 2+ 13ers and only going to popular spots in the cold and snow to avoid the crowds. Summiting a mountain while dealing with traffic jams and bluetooth speakers, then seeing 20+ people sitting around up top just isn’t how I want to spend my free time.
Colorado has a bunch of examples of this. Rocky Mountain National Park, like they mention in this post, has a timed entry permit system. Mt. Quandary has parking permits in the summer. The Four Pass Loop needs permits. Etc. There are places that need to get on a system like that, like the Grays and Torreys trailhead that just had a huge ticketing and towing operation because of all the illegal parking.
It’s a good problem to have that so many people want to go outside and have fun, but it’s still a problem. It’s kind of nice that most tourists get funneled to National Parks and leave the “local spots” alone, but those get overrun, too. I’ve taken to just doing class 2+ 13ers and only going to popular spots in the cold and snow to avoid the crowds. Summiting a mountain while dealing with traffic jams and bluetooth speakers, then seeing 20+ people sitting around up top just isn’t how I want to spend my free time.