Sorry to say it, but you're pharked. The Feds are offering you a nice consolation prize, free day parking at Herring Cove
While I understand your frustration, I would encourage people to buy permits in the future. Maybe re-think your weekly plans and buy a permit for weeks when you can be pretty sure the beach will be open. IMO the Feds don't give a rat's ass or not whether they sell a single permit, as whatever revenue they bring in is a drop in the bucket for the National Parks Service's operating budget. However, when permit sales shrink to a trickle, it gives them the excuse to take away ORV access in the Seashore for good. Remember, we lost the rest of the outer beach in the 80s, when bass fishing tanked and people started to pass on buying permits. "Why do we need to keep 30 miles of beach open when all the vehicles we sold permits to will fit in 6 miles?"
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