Recreation Passes & Permits

Recreation activities and areas that may require fee collection:

• Boating, swimming, and marinas
• Campgrounds and cabins
• Dispersed camping
• Day use areas
• Fishing
• Hunting
• Off-highway-vehicle (OHV) use
• Outfitter & Guide services
• Picnic areas (day use areas)
• Dredging and panning information
• Rock collection and metal detector use
• Trailheads

Annual Day-Use Pass - Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland

The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests offer an Annual Day Use Pass that may be purchased at any ranger district office and at the visitor centers during normal business hours. 

National Interagency Passes

National interagency recreation passes offer discounts, free entrances, and cover some standard amentity fees at recreation sites with the following federal agencies: U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation.

*Buy passes online at the US Geological Service or at your nearest national forest office.

4th Grade Interagency Pass - Free for current 4th grade students.   Interagency Annual Pass ($80) -  For anyone to purchase, valid for 12 months.  Buy Annual Pass   Interagency Senior Lifetime Pass ($80) -  For those age 62 or older. Valid for the lifetime of the passholder.   Interagency Annual Senior Pass ($20) - For those age 62 or older. Valid for one year from month of purchase. A Senior Annual Pass may be applied towards the purchase of a Senior Lifetime Pass.    Interagency Access Pass (Free)  -  For those with a permanent disability.   Interagency Annual Military Pass (Free) - Available for active military personel, or their dependents. Valid for 12 months.   Interagency Volunteer Pass - The pass can be issued free of charge to a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who individually accrues 500 volunteer hours. Available through agency volunteer program coordinators. Work with your local forest volunteer coordinator.