Types of the Interagency Passes Sold :

• Annual
• Senior Age
• Access

The Interagency Annual Pass is for persons ages 18 through 61, and is an entrance pass to most national parks, monuments, historic sites, recreation areas, and national wildlife refuges. It admits the passholder and any accompanying passengers in a private vehicle. Where entry is not by private vehicle, the pass admits the passholder, and three persons (16 and older). It is not good for recreational discounts.

The charge is $80.00 and is valid for a 12-month period starting with the date of purchase and ending the last day of the purchase month one year later. The passholder is not replaceable, refundable, or transferable and may be purchased by mail and/or for a gift.

The Interagency Senior and Interagency Access pass are only available to citizens or permanent residents of the United States and must be obtained in person.

They are lifetime entrance passes to national parks, monuments, historic sites, recreation areas, and national wildlife refuges that charge an entrance fee. The passes admit the pass and any accompanying passengers in a private vehicle. Where entry is not by private vehicle, the pass admits the passholder and three persons (16 and older) Pass holders should be prepared to provide identification when using their passports. These passes provide a 50 percent discount on federal use fees charged for facilities and services such as camping, swimming, parking, boat launching, and cave tours.

These passes do not cover or reduce special recreation permit fees or fees charged by concessioners such as the reservation fee that is charged by the National Recreation Reservation Service and other reservation contractors or concessioners for campgrounds and other recreational facilities or activities.

The Senior Pass is for those persons age 62 and older. Proof of age is required such as a driver's license, birth certificate, or similar legal document. The charge for this passport is $10.00. We cannot replace for free lost or stolen cards. We can replace worn or damaged cards if the signature is still legible.

The Access Pass is free to those individuals who have been medically determined to be blind or permanently disabled. They may be obtained by showing proof of medically determined permanent disability or eligibility for receiving benefits under federal law along with a legal identification. An award letter for benefits from the Social Security Administration or Veteran's Administration Card is recognized.

If you do not have your social security award letter available, any Social Security Office can provide a computerized duplicate letter for you.

The Interagency Passes may be purchased at any federal area where an entrance fee is charged or at most offices of one of the following: Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Services, Bureau of Land Management, US Army Corps of Engineers, or Bureau of Reclamation.

Permits to cut trees for posts and poles for personal use are issued directly by the Custer Ranger Districts, if trees are available for cutting.

Minimum sales on permits are $20.00 and the costs per tree vary by diameter of the tree and from forest to forest. Trees generally sell for less than a dollar per tree.

The Beartooth Ranger District of the Custer National Forest in Red Lodge, Montana is the closest area to Billings that issues permits.

Names are accepted for appointments to issue permits in the spring. The permits will be sold on a first come, first served basis. The location of the post and pole units will be given later along with the authorized time for removal.

Interested individuals must contact the Beartooth District at (406) 446-2103 for additional information or if you have questions.

The next closest area to Billings to obtain posts and poles is south of Big Timber, Montana. Please contact the Big Timber Ranger District of the Gallatin National Forest for details. Their phone number is (406) 932-5155.

For the Lewis and Clark National Forest, contact the Musselshell Ranger District office in Harlowton, Montana at (406) 632-4391

FIREWOOD PERMITS

Firewood Permits
Post & Pole Permits
Recreation Passes

Personal Use Firewood Permits can be purchased at any National Forest Service office in Region One for cutting on any National Forest in Montana and Northern Idaho that has firewood gathering available, and on some Bureau of Land Management lands.

Permit holders should stop at local Forest offices to obtain appropriate local maps and local rules.

On the Custer National Forest, firewood may be gathered on the Beartooth Ranger District, which includes the Pryor Mountains; the Ashland Ranger District in southcentral Montana; and the Sioux Ranger District in southeast Montana.

Permits cost $5.00 per cord. The minimum sale per permit is $20.00, which entitles the permittee to four cords of wood.

Permittees may purchase up to twelve cords of wood during the season, which begins April 1 and ends March 31 of the following year.

Permits are non-transferable and must be in the permit holder's possession when gathering or transporting firewood.

Wood that is dead-felled, or dead-standing, can be removed in lengths up to six foot. There are also select areas set aside for green firewood.

It is urged that firewood be collected between May and October. The forest fire season is May 1 through September 30. During this time, all vehicles on forest lands must be equipped with a baffled muffler and serviceable tailpipe and should contain an operable fire extinguisher of a dry chemical type of not less than 2 ½ pound capacity with a 4 BC rating.

Chain saws must be equipped with an approved spark arrestor screen. There must be a shovel at least 45 inches long with a blade no less than six inches wide present, and a fire extinguisher that may be either a liquid chemical type of at least 8-ounce capacity or a dry chemical type of at least one-pound capacity.

There are other regulations that are provided at the time a permit is issued.

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