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Passes & Permits

Recreation Passes | Choosing a Pass | Day Use Passes | Accomplishments

DAY USE PASSES & PERMITS

Day Use Passes

Day use passes may be purchased for the sites and/or areas on the Forests listed below. Other fee sites have "day use passes" in the form of "on-site" purchases from machines or fee tubes. Several forests have High Impact Recreation Areas (HIRA) that require passes.

Costs

Depending on the site/area, the cost for a pass is $2—$6 per day. Annual pass range from $10 to $95.

Admittance

The pass admits the holder and any accompanying passengers in a private vehicle.

For per-person sites, the visitor presents the actual validated day pass, which admits holder, spouse, children and parents.

Validation

Visitors validate day use passes by printing clearly in ink, the month, day and year of its use. Improper validation (incorrect or illegible date) by holder may result in a warning notice or a violation notice. Any modifications to the pass (such as changing the dates) will void the pass.

The pass is good until midnight of its validation date unless the site has a posted closing time.

Display

Display pass in the vehicle on the dashboard of the driver's side. For multiple days, a pass for each day must be visible in the vehicle.

[Image] Arizona and New Mexico state map showing location of the Southwestern Region National Forests.

Recreation Sites Requiring a Day Use Pass

The Southwestern Region National Forests listed below (in alphabetical order) require day use fees. Check your destination forest to see if a recreation pass is required at the site you plan to visit.

List of Southwestern Region Forests Requiring Day Use Fees
Forest Recreation Sites/Areas Cost
Apache-Sitgreaves None  
Carson None  

Cibola

Sandia Crest High Impact Recreation Area (HIRA)

Juan Tabo Basin HIRA

Day: $3
Annual: $30
Coconino Red Rocks HIRA Day: $5
Weekly: 15
Annual: $20
Grand Annual: $40
Coronado

Santa Catalina Mountains HIRA, except the following sites:

  • Aspen Vista Observation Site
  • Babad Do’ag Observation Site
  • Geology Vista Observation Site
  • Lizard Rock Developed Dispersed Camping Area
  • Molino Canyon Overlook
  • San Pedro Vista
  • Seven Cataracts Vista
  • Thimble Peak Vista
  • Windy Point Observation Site

Sabino Canyon HIRA

Madera Canyon HIRA

Day: $5
Weekly: $10
Annual: $20
Gila Catwalk National Recreation Trail (Catwalk National Recreation Trail Pass) Day: $3
Annual: $10
Lincoln Sitting Bull Falls (Sitting Bull Falls Pass) Day: $5
Kaibab None  
Prescott Prescott Basin Pass Day: $2-$3
Annual: $40
Santa Fe None  
Tonto

Tonto Forest Pass (Interagency Passes plus upgrade)

  • Bartlett Lake HIRA
  • Seven Springs HIRA
  • Lower Verde River HIRA
  • Middle/Upper Verde River HIRA
  • Apache Lake HIRA
  • Roosevelt Lake HIRA
Day: $6/vehicle
Annual: $95

U.S. Forest Service - Southwestern Region
Last Modified: Thursday, 10 July 2008 at 14:46:12 EDT


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