Eagle

This was recently posted to the KCK listserve:

I went to Fort Richardson today to do the paperwork for Eagle River rafting

this season. Different location, different paperwork. Here is what I

found.

The 'Eagle River Boating License' is no more. The $5 fee is gone. No need

to go to building 794. Everything is done at the front gate. No need to be

a KCK member.

The new paperwork is 'USAG-AK RECREATIONAL ACCESS PERMIT' combined with

'Fort Richardson USARTRAK' system -- which allows the recreational user to

check in and check out by phone and keeps us informed about base closures.

The access permit is free. It is good for two years.

Hours to obtain an access permit are 8 to 11 a.m. or 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays

and Thursdays, at the Fort Richardson main gate.

It looks like each day you plan to boat the river will require a phone call

to an automated system, entering your permit number, enter number in group,

selecting an area, an activity, checking range closures, entering areas you

will visit. That's to check in. Check out is another phone call and

entering your permit number. A colorful flyer explains all this and gives

a sample phone menu. It might even work. The phone system currently has a

long pause before it gives the next option -- they are trying to speed it

up.

As always, a 'U.S. ARMY ALASKA VISITOR/VEHICLE PASS' is required to drive

onto Fort Richardson to the take-out point. This requires a driver's

license, vehicle registration, IM certificate, and insurance card. This is

a single-day pass, so you will have to do this every time.