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Reclamation to Increase Fees at Black Canyon Parks
Media Contact:
John Redding, (208) 378-5212, jredding@pn.usbr.gov
Robert Adams, radams@pn.usbr.gov
For Release: May 04, 2007
The Bureau of Reclamation will increase fees at its Black Canyon Parks for day-use and overnight camping beginning May 25. Drivers will be able to pay the fees at an automated system at the park entrance. Black Canyon Dam is located on the Payette River about 5 miles northeast of Emmett, Idaho.
Day-use parking will increase from $2 per vehicle to $4 per vehicle. Overnight camping at Montour Park inside the Montour Wildlife Management Area will increase from $5 to $8 per campsite. The fee increase is based on the higher costs associated with providing services such as clean water availability and park maintenance.
Meanwhile, Reclamation is accepting reservations for gazebos and picnic facilities at five parks at Black Canyon Dam. The parks are located near the Payette River, adjacent to Highway 52. Reservations dates run from May 14 to September 10.
All parks are open beginning May 14.
Reserving a gazebo on-line is easy; simply visit the park's web site at http://www.usbr.gov/pn/blackcanyon/ where instructions on how to make a reservation are published. In addition, there is a calendar that displays dates the various gazebos are available. The facilities are available for a reservation fee of $125.
The four parks near the dam are:
* Black Canyon Park offers two gazebos that can be reserved. * Wild Rose Park has one gazebo that can be reserved. * Cobblestone Park has a shelter that can be reserved. * Triangle Park offers both day-use and overnight camping, but has no water or electrical supply.
If you are unable to find answers to your questions on the website, call (208) 365-2682.
Black Canyon Dam is part of the Boise Project and was constructed between 1922 and 1924. It provides irrigation water to roughly 1,760 farms in Gem and Payette counties. The powerplant at the dam generates about 62 million kilowatt hours annually.
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