"The reservation system is idiotic and predatory! What’s the point of having it if there are open time slots all throughout the day? If I’ve paid for the interagency pass why doesn’t it cover the “reservation fee”? And despite there being reservations parking was still full in all major areas. If the system doesn’t reduce crowds then it’s must only be there to nickel and dime us. Public lands should be accessible for the public to use, especially local residents. Yosemite National Park and Arches have now removed their reservation systems and they receive millions of more annual visitors and are much more remote and wild. This is a shameless cash grab and must be abolished. "
edit: Ah, here it is, October 2020, $15/car plus $2 reservation fee: https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/119660918/red-ro...
The recreation.gov entry ( https://www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/10075177 ) includes a 4 star review:
"The reservation system is idiotic and predatory! What’s the point of having it if there are open time slots all throughout the day? If I’ve paid for the interagency pass why doesn’t it cover the “reservation fee”? And despite there being reservations parking was still full in all major areas. If the system doesn’t reduce crowds then it’s must only be there to nickel and dime us. Public lands should be accessible for the public to use, especially local residents. Yosemite National Park and Arches have now removed their reservation systems and they receive millions of more annual visitors and are much more remote and wild. This is a shameless cash grab and must be abolished. "
What would have gotten them to 1 star?!!?