

Briceburg Bridge, off of Highway 140 in the Merced River Canyon in Mariposa County leads to BLM Campgrounds

Sierra Sun Times file photo



June 7, 2019 - WASHINGTON – The summer travel season gets under way in June with Great Outdoors Month. To encourage visitation to America’s public lands, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will waive recreation-related fees for visitors to agency-managed public lands on three additional dates through the remainder of 2019: June 8 (National Get Outdoors Day), September 28 (National Public Lands Day), and November 11 (Veterans Day).

“The BLM manages hundreds of recreation areas, national monuments and other facilities across more than 245 million acres of public lands nationwide,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior Casey Hammond, exercising the authority of the BLM Director. “We want to help all Americans get outside on their public lands during Great Outdoors Month and throughout the year to enjoy some of the most spectacular places on earth, and these fee-free days are an excellent invitation.”

BLM-managed public lands offer a wide array of recreational opportunities, including hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, mountain biking, horseback riding, boating, whitewater rafting, off-highway vehicle driving, rock climbing, and more. Americans make approximately 67 million visits annually to BLM-managed lands, supporting approximately 48,000 jobs nationwide and contributing almost $7 billion to the U.S. economy.

On fee-free days, site-specific standard amenity and day-use fees at BLM recreation sites and areas will be waived for the specified dates. Other fees, such as overnight camping, cabin rentals, group day use, and use of special areas, will remain in effect.

For more information on recreation opportunities on BLM-managed public lands, visit https://www.blm.gov/programs/recreation or www.recreation.gov.

Source: BLM