[SJackson]

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

The fact that blacks don't camp doesn't mean usage of parks isn't "diverse", though I don't know why that matters. Midnight basketball isn't diverse either. I've noted large national parks often have substatial numbers of asian and european visitors. I sometimes wonder why more Americans don't visit

[kearnyirish2]

We have nice parks in NJ and neighboring NY (including beaches), but there is little money to maintain them. Some look abandoned, and services are cut; Hurricanes Irene and Sandy did some damage that is still not addressed (and can’t be for lack of funds).

During decent weather, the areas most heavily used by non-Anglos look like a bomb was dropped on a garbage dump; absolutely filthy. The only solution is to charge higher fees, which politically doesn’t sell well.

[laker_dad]

I've noted large national parks often have substatial numbers of asian and european visitors. I sometimes wonder why more Americans don't visit

The first sentence answers the second for me.