# 2025-15804: Arapaho Forests Introduce Fees for Special Recreation Permits

2025-15804, Proposed Recreation Fee Site, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Forest Service published 2025-08-19, effective Fees will take effect once the new permit system is approved.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15804
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15804
- Title: Proposed Recreation Fee Site
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Forest Service
- Citation: 90 FR 40325
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Effective: Fees will take effect once the new permit system is approved.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Arapaho Forests Introduce Fees for Special Recreation Permits

## Summary

The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland want to start charging a special permit fee for certain recreation activities. The money collected will help keep the site in great shape and improve visitor experiences. If you use these special recreation spots, expect to pay a fair fee similar to nearby sites, starting soon.

## Abstract

The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests & Pawnee National Grassland are proposing to establish a special recreation permit fee site. Proposed recreation fees collected for the proposed special recreation permit fee site would be used for operation, maintenance, and improvement of the site and the special recreation use covered by the proposed special recreation permit. An analysis of nearby recreation fee sites and special recreation uses with similar amenities shows that the proposed recreation fees that would be charged at the proposed special recreation permit fee site are reasonable and typical of similar recreation fee sites and special recreation uses in the area.

## Effects PRIA read

- New Special Recreation Permit Fee: cost, low. You will have to pay a new special recreation permit fee to use certain recreation activities at the proposed site. The Forest Service is proposing to establish this special recreation permit fee site and charge fees to users of those special recreation spots.
- Fee Revenue Funds Site Upkeep: benefit, low. The money collected from the special recreation permit fees will be used for operation, maintenance, and improvement of the site and the covered recreation use. That means fees paid by visitors go toward keeping the site in good condition and improving visitor experiences.
- Fees Set Comparable to Nearby Sites: benefit, low. The proposed permit fees are described as reasonable and typical compared with nearby recreation fee sites and special recreation uses. If you pay the fee, you can expect it to be similar to what nearby sites charge.

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## Sources
- [2025-15804 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15804/proposed-recreation-fee-site)
- [2025-15804 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15804.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15804 (as of 2026-06-08).