Here are my comments

I am opposed to any construction as proposed in this EA. I select the option to "do nothing." There are many reasons why I oppose any construction in the Chilton Creek area. First, it is a designated low impact area of the river. Increasing access will increase impact. Second, the EA does not address the number or even the approximate number of boats that currently use or have historically used the boat access at Waymeyer. Without that information it is impossible to determine if there is a need for additional access. The purported benefit of seperating the boats from the tubers is not based in fact. If a boat owner wants to access the river away from the tubers, they can put in at either Watercress Park or the Van Buren access and motor a very short distance DOWNSTREAM--magic--no tubers. Furthermore, even at maximum use, 10 boats isn't going to make that much difference on the 4th of July. Additionally, for a boat launch at either Waymeyer or Pin Oak to be meaningfully useful there will have to be improvements to the "county road" that is the access road to the area. Very few people would pull a boat to Pin Oak without significant road improvement. This need and the attendent destruction of the forest and wildlife habitat is not addressed in the EA. Also, the reality is that people will park on the side of the road, and cause more destruction, rather than pull a boat all the way back to Van Buren. Side of the road destruction is already a problem at Waymeyer. The mission of the NPS is to preserve the national treasures, not to give 10 boats access to another beautiful stretch of the river.