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Show Campground r. Rate Schedule Fees ranging from $1 to $3 will be charged at 300 campgrounds in the National Forests of the Intermountain Region this year, according to Regional Forester Vern Hamre. APPROXIMATELY 327 other campgrounds in the region can still be used without charge. Fees at some campgrounds are up $1 from last year. There will be 34 campgrounds with a $3 fee, 19 with a $1 fee, and 247 with a $2 fee. There are also 67 group reservation areas involving both camping and picnicking sites where charges are made for group or organizational use. Reservations Reser-vations for these areas are taken at the District Ranger headquarters. NO FEES are charged for individual family picnic areas, boat ramps, or visitor centers. Fees for extended use of campgrounds will be charged only at sites which offer designated tent or trailer spaces, drinking water, access ac-cess roads, refuse containers, toilet facilities, campfire facilities, reasonable visitor protection, and where uniform fee collection can be assured. FOREST users art U ed that 65 percent oi a collected are retumei Forest Service lot e and maintenance oit tion facilities, 25 pen- k tributed to counties':-; i schools and roads. t- 1 percent made avafc Secretary of Agnca : i construction and , tenance of roads u , trails. i j' Persons 62 years : 1 and those who act - I them are entitle: 1 y campground facility ' half the regular k Golden Age Pass: ' does no! apply i: ' , reservation areas Age Passports m; j tained free at m: Service offices b proof of age. ALTHOUGH campgrounds are ei , be open by Memo: some will remain dc i a later date. For informant! i specific areas, espe: high elevations, pit: met the local Distnti'-or Distnti'-or Forest Supervise; Maps of individual Forests and certain maps cost 50 cents |