Gifford Pinchot
National Forest
Forest Headquarters
10600 N.E. 51st Circle
Vancouver, WA 98682
(360) 891-5000
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Cowlitz Valley
Ranger District
10024 US Hwy 12
PO Box 670
Randle, WA 98377
(360) 497-1100
TTY: (360) 497-1101
Mt. Adams
Ranger District
2455 Hwy 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
(509) 395-3400
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Mount St. Helens
National Volcanic
Monument
Monument Headquarters
42218 N.E. Yale Bridge Rd.
Amboy, WA 98601
(360) 449-7800
TTY: (360) 891-5003
Johnston Ridge Observatory
24000 Spirit Lake Highway
P.O. Box 326
Toutle, WA 98649
(360) 274-2140
Mount St. Helens
Visitor Center
at Silver Lake
3029 Spirit Lake Highway
Castle Rock, WA 98611
(Operated by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission)
TTY: Phone for the Deaf
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Passes & Permits
Proposed 2007 Fee Changes
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest
is proposing the following
changes to the 2007 recreation fee program. Some are additions of
sites to the fee system; some are changes to the fees currently charged.
Whenever we add a new site to the program or propose to change the fees
charged, we provide the public with the opportunity to comment on the
proposed changes.
Follow the link from each site listed below to find out more about the
proposed change as well as how to comment.
Interagency Recreation Passes
Update December 2006:
New
Interagency Pass Program Will Help Public Enjoy Enhanced Recreation Sites
on Public Lands. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett and
Under Secretary of Agriculture Mark Rey have announced a new interagency
recreation pass that will benefit visitors to national public lands. The
new pass, authorized by the Congress in 2004, combines the benefits of
existing recreation passes from five federal agencies into one comprehensive
pass, the “America the Beautiful – National Parks and Federal Recreational
Lands Pass.”
The Forest Service offers many
activities such as hiking, biking, skiing, camping, birding, using cabins,
driving for pleasure, harvesting mushrooms, and gathering firewood. Many
of the facilities and services associated with these opportunities are
free. Some do require fees or permits to help maintain, manage and improve
the amenities that you enjoy.
Interagency recreation passes
are honored at many National Forest Fee Sites!
If you recreate frequently on
federal lands such as National Forests, National Parks, Bureau of Land
Management, or US Fish and Wildlife Service, the better value may be an
Interagency Recreation Pass (formally the Golden Passports program) are
also honored at these same locations.
Interagency Annual Pass
- Cost $80 Annually
- Passes are available at all Forest offices
or online at:
- Honored nationwide at all U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service,
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Fish &
Wildlife Service sites charging entrance or standard amenity fees.
- Valid for 12 months from the month of purchase. Expires the last day
of the month punched.
- The Interagency Annual Pass has two signature lines and any two individuals
may sign the pass. Both are considered pass holders.
- Admits pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a private non-commercial
vehicle.
- At per person fee areas, admits pass holder and up to 3 persons. Persons
15 and younger are admitted free of charge.
- Frequent visitors of multiple federal agency lands may save money
by buying an Interagency Annual Pass.
- Eighty percent of the purchase price is retained to support local
recreation opportunities
- More
information
Interagency Senior Pass
- Cost $10 Lifetime
- This pass is issued to citizens or permanent residents of the United
States 62 years of age or older.
- Honored nationwide at all U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service,
Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Fish &
Wildlife Service sites charging entrance or standard amenity fees.
- Valid for pass holder's lifetime.
- Admits pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a private non-commercial
vehicle.
- At per person fee areas, admits pass holder and up to 3 persons. Persons
15 and younger are admitted free of charge.
- Receives a 50% discount on some expanded amenity fees like campgrounds
(does not include hookups for water/sewer/electricity), highly developed
boat launches and swimming sites and for specialized interpretive services.
- More Information
Interagency Access Pass
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- Cost Free, lifetime
- This pass is issued to citizens or permanent residents of the United
States who have a medical determination and documentation of blindness
or permanent disability.
- Honored nationwide at all Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau
of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish & Wildlife Service
sites charging entrance or standard amenity fees.
- Valid for pass holder's lifetime.
Admits pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a private non-commercial
vehicle.
- At per person fee areas, admits pass holder and up to 3 persons. Persons
15 and younger are admitted free of charge.
- Receives a 50% discount on some expanded amenity fees like campgrounds
(does not include hookups for water/sewer/electricity), highly developed
boat launches and swimming sites and for specialized interpretive services.
- More information
including guidlines for eligibility.
Monument
Pass
A Monument Pass is a per person
pass, good for one day at each of the following recreational fee sites:
US Forest Service
- Coldwater Lake Recreation Area
- Johnston Ridge Observatory*
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Age |
Multi-Site Fee |
16 and older |
$8 Adult Pass |
15 and under |
Free |
*Purchase of these passes,
funds a large percentage of the operations and maintenance at the Visitor
Centers.
Monument passes may be purchased
at the Johnston Ridge Observatory through the Northwest Interpretive Association.
Washington State Parks
Commission
- Mount St. Helens Visitor Center (at Silver Lake). Beginning
June 1, 2007, admission to Mount St. Helens Visitor Center at Silver
Lake will be $3 for ages 18 and older, $1 for ages 7 to 17, and free
for ages 6 and younger.
Northwest Forest Pass
The
Northwest Forest Pass is a per vehicle pass, good for one day ($5) or
one year ($30) and is required at recreation facilities on the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest where this fee is charged. Expect to need a Northwest
Forest Pass where there are facilities, trails or services that the Forest
Service provides to enhance your experience. The Northwest Forest Pass
is not valid where other fees are charged, such as at concession-operated
campgrounds or day-use sites or at Forest Service-operated campgrounds
where a nightly camping fee is charged. The Northwest Forest Pass is sold
at Forest Service Offices in the Pacific Northwest, numerous retail outlets,
via the internet at www.naturenw.org,
www.publiclands.org, www.wta.org,
and by telephone at (800) 270-7504.
Special
Forest Products Permits
- The term "special forest products" applies to Forest resources
that are not associated with timber sale contracts. To ensure a lasting
supply of special forest products, the Bureau of Land Management and
the USDA Forest Service are working together to create uniform harvesting
regulations on federally managed land in the Northwest. If you remove
anything from federal land, you must have a "special forest products"
permit. If you are removing a product for personal use, you must get
a "personal use" permit. If you are pursuing a commercial
venture, you must obtain a "commercial use" permit. Please
check with the District Office nearest you, to obtain a complete list
of "special forest products" and for information on where
to obtain the permit you need. PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR GATHERING
AND REMOVING ANY PRODUCT FROM THE FOREST.
Wilderness
Regulation Permits
- Required to enter the following Wilderness areas on the Gifford Pinchot
National Forest: Indian Heaven, Mt. Adams, Goat Rocks, William O. Douglas,
Trapper Creek, Tatoosh, and Glacier View. (This includes the portion
of the Goat Rocks and William O. Douglas Wildernesses on the Wenatchee
National Forest.) Permits are used to collect accurate visitor information.
There is no charge for these permits. The self-issuing permits
are mandatory and are available at all trailheads leading into these
Wildernesses, and (to take to the trailhead) at the Packwood and Naches
Ranger Stations. No motorized or wheeled conveyances are allowed in
any Wilderness. Copies of Wilderness Regulations are available at all
Ranger Stations. Mechanized and motorized vehicles are not permitted
in Wilderness areas. This includes SNOWMOBILES in the wintertime and
BICYCLES anytime. Violators will be prosecuted.
Woodcutting Permits
- New conditions are: Permit is for personal household use only, and
firewood cut under this permit shall not be sold, traded or given away.
All firewood is designated by signing or marked with green paint. Check
with the Forest Service office nearest your destination for the latest
firewood area cutting list. Permits cost $5 per cord, with a minimum/maximum
purchase of 4 cords at Mount St. Helens and Mt. Adams districts. Minimum
purchase is 4 cords at Cowlitz Valley Ranger District and a maximum
purchase is 6 cords.
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