18, Josh Travers, assistant field manager for the BLM’s Red Rock Canyon and Sloan office, assured dozens of participants that “we’re not putting in a system that restricts access.” It is a strategy that would supersede a plan signed in 2003 that officials say is no longer adequate.ĭuring a virtual hearing to address the proposal on Nov. Paid entry into the scenic loop would get visitors into Calico Basin, and vice versa, but patrons could not reserve entry into both areas for the exact same time. The changes would be consistent with how the BLM manages Red Rock Canyon’s scenic loop, including maintaining the same hours of operation, which vary depending on the time of year.
The proposed blueprint, known as the Recreation Area Management Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment, calls for charging a $20 entry fee and evaluating the use of an online reservation system to allow the agency to control visitation. Visitation has grown since the early 2000s along with the valley’s population. The Bureau of Land Management is seeking to adopt a new long-term plan to accommodate current and expected future demand at the basin while protecting natural and cultural resources at the more than 5,000-acre (7.8 square-mile) site, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.Ĭalico Basin, located on an eastern edge of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, offers hiking, climbing and other recreational activities.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Outdoor enthusiasts in Nevada fear a federal proposal intended to improve Calico Basin will have the opposite effect and hamper access to the popular and free recreation area in the mountains just west of Las Vegas.
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