2015 Free-Fee Days on Federal Public Lands
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Forest Service (USFS) and the National Park Service (NPS) have announced Fee-Free days for 2015. The fee-free program is in cooperation with federal land management agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Fees are an important part of managing public lands, as many recreation opportunities, including OHV recreation opportunities, may be lost absent an opportunity to pay for them outside of the federal budget’s appropriations process. However, the Fee-Free program is a way to thank the millions of public lands visitors and to encourage more people to experience the great outdoors.
The fee-free dates for 2015 and the participating agencies for each date are shown below:
January 19, 2015: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
BLM, NPS, USFS, USFWS
February 14-16, 2015: Presidents Day weekend
BLM, NPS, (USFS -16th Only), USFWS
April 18-19, 2015: Opening Weekend of National Park Week
NPS
June 13, 2015: National Get Outdoors Day
USFS
August 25, 2015: National Park Service Birthday
NPS
September 26, 2015:National Public Lands Day
BLM, NPS, USFS, USFWS
October 11, 2015: First Sunday of National Wildlife Refuge Week
USFWS
November 11, 2015: Veterans Day
BLM, NPS, USFS, USFWS
More information available online from each agency:
BLM
http://www.arra-access.com/
NPS
http://www.arra-access.com/
USFS
http://www.arra-access.com/
USFWS
http://www.arra-access.com/
