Coronado National Forest

Passes, Fees, Permits and Recreational Residence Guidelines

Most national forest system lands are open, free of charge for your use and enjoyment. Some National Forest recreation areas, however require the purchase of a local Forest Pass. Passes purchased for use of recreation facilities may not cover additional fees, such as those charged in concessioned or forest service operated campgrounds. Read all signs, or call the National Forest office with jurisdiction over the the fee area.

Some recreation areas on the Coronado National Forest require either a National Pass (as shown below this statement) or a Coronado Recreational pass, as shown here, to the right of this information. Click on the next line, to read more about our Forest pass program. Coronado Recreation Fee Program.

National Passes

These interagency passes are accepted at Madera Canyon, Mt. Lemmon, Sabino Canyon and at South Fork Cave Creek.

For more detailed information on these passes go to the Federal Recreation Pass Programs website.

Fees

The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) passed into law on December 8, 2004, as part of the 2005 Consolidated Appropriation Act (Public Law 108-477).  REA authorizes the USDA Forest Service and four Department of the Interior agencies ---Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service --- to retain recreation fee revenues to supplement appropriations and other funding sources to repair, improve, operate, and maintain recreation sites and areas to quality standards (including elimination of recreation deferred maintenance), and to enhance the delivery of recreation services to high quality standards.  This Fee authority is critical to the sustainability of high quality Forest Service recreation programs.

Standard Fees

Examples:  Picnic areas, developed trailheads, destination visitor centers, high impact recreation areas (HIRAs).

Explanation: Typically standard amenity fees are day use fees, often covered by a day or annual pass.  High impact recreation areas are contiguous areas that support concentrate recreation use.  Each site or area must contain six "amenities," which are picnic tables, trash receptacles, toilet, parking, interpretive signing and security.

Expanded Fees

Examples: Campgrounds, highly developed boat launches and swimming areas, cabin or lookout rentals.  Services like hookups, dump stations, special tours, transportation systems and reservation services.

Explanation:  Provides direct benefits to individuals or groups.

Permits

Federal law requires a permit for "special uses," which includes most commercial or group activities on National Forests. MORE

Architectural Guidlines for Recreation Residences 

                        Click here to display the Residence Guidlines (pdf)

Coronado National Forest
This Page was Updated  Friday, 10 October 2008 at 17:43:59 EDT