Utah state parks pass increase

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You know Bob, I have to strongly disagree with you here. Utah is one of the few states I've been where they have locked up every public water inside a "state park". You have no free use and or access to the public waters in Utah, this is wrong!

Todd, Todd, Todd, Todd, Todd,

You know deep in your heart that is absolutely false.  There are 44 State Parks in Utah.  Not all of those state parks have recreating water within their boundaries.  Here are a few that don't:

• Anasazi State Park Museum
  
  
• Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum
  
  
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
  
  
• Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum
  
  
• Etc., etc., etc.
  

There are at least 42 dams listed in Utah and not all of them are associated with State Parks.  I have no idea how many river/stream/creek miles exist in Utah, but the number is well up into the thousands of miles if not tens of thousands of miles.  Hundreds, if not thousands, of those river miles are available to the public to recreate on or in.  There are several hundred natural lakes within our state that are open to recreation for anybody interested in doing so.  So when you say: "Utah is one of the few states I've been where they have locked up every public water inside a "state park"."; that is blatantly false.

I'll clarify for you Bob. Name the reservoirs where the boat ramp is open to the public without having to go through a state park gate.
You make an argument that the general public shouldn't be required to pay for state park support of all the great amenities that they do not use. I make the same argument that public water users should only have to pay for what they use. If all these amenities are in such high demand, why is the government providing that. Open up the access for just boat ramp use and let the free market take care of all the amenities. If they are truly in such great demand the free market will provide. Government trying to compete with free market business is never the answer as we've seen throughout history.