Zion National Park Accepting Comments on Proposed Lava Point Campground and Day-use Permit Lottery Amenity Fees

锡安国家公园（Zion National Park）就熔岩点露营地（Lava Point Campground）及日间使用许可抽签制设施费征收方案发布公众意见征询通告

Date: August 13, 2021

时间：2021年8月13日

Contact: Susan McPartland, 435-772-0154

联系人：苏珊·麦克帕特兰德（Susan McPartland），435-772-0154

SPRINGDALE, UT – Zion National Park (ZION) is beginning civic engagement to seek comments on a possible change in amenity fees associated with the Lava Point Campground and a day-use permit lottery to hike the one-half mile (0.5-mile) chain section of Angels Landing. A twenty-dollar ($20) nightly fee for campsites at Lava Point Campground is proposed. Additionally, a six-dollar ($6) lottery application fee and a three-dollar ($3) per person fee is proposed for visitors to access Angels Landing.

犹他州斯普林代尔讯——锡安国家公园（ZION）正式启动公众咨询流程，就熔岩点露营地（Lava Point Campground）设施费调整及天使降临步道（Angels Landing）链式路段（0.5英里）徒步许可抽签制方案征询意见。核心提案包括：熔岩点露营地拟征收20美元/晚营位费；天使降临步道徒步许可实行抽签申请制，申请人需支付6美元抽签费，中签者另付3美元/人通行费。

Lava Point Campground

熔岩点露营地

Presently, the Lava Point Campground consists of 6 primitive campsites available on a first come, first serve basis at no cost. Following growth in visitation to this area of the park and improvements to the campsites, ZION would make Lava Point Campground reservable through recreation.gov starting in the 2022 season. This would align the Lava Point Campground with the management of frontcountry campgrounds, specifically South and Watchman, as well as provide certainty in securing a campsite prior to arriving in a remote area.

当前熔岩点露营地设有6处原始营位，实行免费先到先得制。鉴于该区域游客量持续增长及营地设施升级，锡安国家公园拟自2022年运营季起通过休闲预订平台（recreation.gov）开放预约。此举既实现熔岩点露营地与前区露营地（特别是南营地与守望者营地）的标准化管理同步，又确保游客进入偏远区域前可提前锁定营位。

Amenities at the Lava Point Campground include fire rings, picnic tables, vault toilets, and trash cans. No water is available. A twenty-dollar ($20) per night fee is proposed for all campsites at the Lava Point Campground to address costs associated with servicing this remote location including trash removal, vault toilet servicing, general site maintenance, and administrative processing.

熔岩点露营地现有设施含篝火圈、野餐桌、环保旱厕及垃圾桶，暂不提供水源。为覆盖该偏远营地的运营成本——包括垃圾清运、旱厕维护、场地日常养护及行政处理等费用，现提议对所有营位征收20美元/晚的统一费用。

Day-use Permit Lottery

日间许可抽签制

Angels Landing is a one-half mile (0.5-mile) chained trail beginning at Scout Lookout and is a highly sought-after hike at ZION with more than 300,000 visitors making the ascent in 2019. Growth has continued rapidly in 2021 and increasing park popularity has led to intense crowding and congestion along the Angels Landing trail. Crowding continues to raise safety and visitor experience concerns. In 2017, ZION initiated a trail use study to understand hiking patterns and visitor experience on Angels Landing and in The Narrows. In 2019 and 2021, results from the research were used to pilot an informal means of managing hiker flow along the chains section of Angels Landing on holiday weekends. This allowed the park to understand levels and rates of visitor use that alleviate congestion and safety concerns along the trail.

天使降临步道（Angels Landing）为链式防护路段，自侦察瞭望台（Scout Lookout）起全长0.5英里，系锡安国家公园高需求徒步线路——2019年登顶游客逾30万人次。2021年客流量持续激增，导致步道严重拥堵，引发安全隐患与游览体验恶化。园区自2017年启动步道使用研究，系统分析天使降临及狭缝峡谷（The Narrows）徒步行为模式；2019至2021年间，基于研究成果在节假日的天使降临链式路段试行客流分流机制，由此精准量化缓解拥堵与安全风险的游客承载阈值。

Building from these previous efforts and public input, ZION is proposing to implement a day-use permit lottery system in 2022. This means visitors would be required to obtain a permit prior to hiking Angels Landing. The pilot day-use permit lottery system would be housed on recreation.gov. Visitors would still be able to day-hike the West Rim Trail up to and beyond Scout Lookout without a permit.

基于前期实践及公众反馈，锡安国家公园拟于2022年推行日间许可抽签制。新规要求游客徒步天使降临步道须提前获取许可，该试点系统将依托休闲预订平台（recreation.gov）运营。西缘步道（West Rim Trail）至侦察瞭望台及延伸区域则维持现行政策，免许可自由通行。

A more formalized system on Angels Landing would provide an equitable process that prioritizes visitor safety along the chain section of Angel Landing while ensuring park resources are protected and desired visitor experiences are available. The system would be closely monitored and adjusted to allow park managers to learn and improve the application of the day-use permit lottery system. If successful, the day-use permit lottery system may be adopted permanently as part of a larger visitor use planning effort and may be considered for additional locations following additional public engagement.

锡安国家公园拟在天使降临步道推行规范化管理系统，通过公平准入机制实现三重核心目标：优先保障链式防护路段徒步安全、强化生态资源保护、维护游客优质体验。该系统将实施动态监测与调适机制，支持管理者持续优化日间许可抽签制的应用效能。若验证有效，该制度可纳入全域游客承载规划框架，并经公众协商后拓展至其他高负荷景区。

To implement and staff the day-use permit lottery system, two new park-use fees would be introduced. First, a six-dollar ($6) application fee would be used to cover the cost for recreation.gov to build and operate an online, lottery platform. Second, a three-dollar ($3) per person fee would be charged to successful lottery applicants and would cover the cost to implement and manage the permit program in the field at ZION. Permits would allow for groups of up to six (6) people and would be connected to the email of one person from each group. Proof of identification would be required prior to accessing the permitted portion of the trail. Permits would be made available in an advanced lottery several months ahead of the visit date. The first lottery opening for Angels Landing would take place in January 2022 for permits during March through May 2022. A second opportunity to obtain an Angels Landing permit would also be available the day before the desired hike date. Additional information on the Angels Landing permit is available on the ZION website Frequently Asked Questions page.

为实施日间许可抽签制并配置管理团队，锡安国家公园拟推出两项新收费：六美元抽签申请费用于覆盖休闲预订平台（recreation.gov）搭建及运营成本；三美元/人中签通行费则用于天使降临步道现场许可管理支出。每张许可上限六（6）人团体，需绑定团队代表邮箱；徒步前须核验身份证明。许可将通过提前数月的多轮抽签发放，首轮抽签拟于2022年1月开放（适用2022年3至5月徒步档期），另设徒步日前一日补签机制。具体细则详见锡安国家公园官网常见问题解答（FAQ）专区。

Public comments on proposed changes to the amenity fees for the Lava Point Campground and day-use permit pilot on Angels Landing are being accepted from August 13, 2021 through September 12, 2021 on the NPS Planning, Environment, & Public Comment (PEPC) website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ZionFeeProposal

锡安国家公园就熔岩点露营地设施费调整方案及天使降临步道日间许可试点计划，将于2021年8月13日至9月12日期间通过国家公园管理局规划、环境与公众评议平台（PEPC）官网（https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ZionFeeProposal）开放公众意见提交通道。