Coconino Forest to Charge Fees for Popular Recreation Spots
Published Date: 8/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The Coconino National Forest wants to start charging fees at some fun spots and for special permits. These fees will help keep the places clean, safe, and awesome for visitors. If you love visiting, get ready for these changes soon—they’re fair and like what other parks charge nearby!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New Recreation Fees for Coconino
The Coconino National Forest is proposing to charge new recreation fees at several sites and to require a special recreation permit for certain uses. If you visit these sites in Arizona, you may have to pay a new entry or use fee or obtain the permit.
Fees Fund Site Upkeep and Improvements
Money collected from the proposed fees and special recreation permit would be used for operation, maintenance, and improvement of the sites and the permitted recreation uses. That means some fee dollars would go toward keeping facilities clean, safe, and maintained.
Fees Comparable to Nearby Sites
The Forest Service says the proposed fees are reasonable and typical compared with nearby recreation fee sites and special recreation uses. That means the new charges are meant to align with what other local parks and sites already charge.
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