Recreation Passes​

• Local passes related to recreating on the forest.
  Vendors: List of vendors selling the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest 3-Day, 7-Day, Annual Pass and the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass (Only the annual pass is available from vendors, other passes must be obtained at a Forest Service office or other Federal Land Management Agency-BLM, NPS, FWS, USBR, USACE)
   
• Bear River Lodge
  Mile Marker 49, Mirror Lake Highway 150,
  Kamas, UT 84036
  https://www.bearriverlodge.com
• Brighton Store & Cafe
  8019 South Brighton Loop Road,
  Brighton, UT 84121
  https://www.brightonresort.com
• IME Utah
  3265 East 3300 South,
  Salt Lake City, UT 84109
  https://www.imeut.com
• Kamas Food Town
  145 West 200 South,
  Kamas, UT 84036
  https://www.kamasfoodtown.com
• Mirror Lake Station LLC
  2 North Main Street,
  Kamas, UT 84036
• Samak Smokehouse
  1937 Mirror Lake Highway
  Kamas, UT 84036
  https://www.samaksmokehouse.com
• Silver Lake Visitor Center
  8074 South Big Cottonwood Road
  Brighton, UT, 84121
  https://www.cottonwoodcanyons.org
• The Gear Room
  3422 Fort Union Blvd
   Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121
  https://www.thegearroomslc.com
   
• Information about Utah State Parks passes
• ​National passes: The America the Beautiful Passes  - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands are a suite of annual and lifetime passes that provides U.S. citizens and visitors an affordable and convenient way to recreate on Federal recreational lands. They cover the use of amenities and services at many day-use sites on US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands. They also can be used at national parks, wildlife refuges, and other federal lands. Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Military Annual Pass, Interagency Annual Senior Pass, Interagency Annual Lifetime Senior Pass, Interagency Access Pass, Interagency Volunteer Pass. Interagency Every Kid in the Park 4th grade Pass

You have to purchase your pass before you go or you can use the fee tubes with cash or check.
To purchase your day use pass before you leave home go to: https://www.recreation.gov/sitepass/74405
Self-service pay stations are also available throughout the canyon, online passes are the preferred.
Be sure to have your pass on display while parked at any recreation sites. We honor all America the Beautiful Federal Lands and Mirror Lake Hwy passes. We are still operational under modified safety protocols and appreciate your support.

Fee-Free Days

The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest waives recreation fees at most day-use sites on lands managed by the agency.  Participation by concession-operated sites may vary. The 2025 dates are: 

• Jan 20, 2025: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

• Feb 17, 2025: President's Day

• Apr 22, 2025: Earth Day

• Apr 26, 2025: National Volunteer Day

• Jun 7, 2025: National Trails Day

• Jun 14, 2025: National Get Outdoors Day

• Jun 19, 2025: Juneteenth

• Aug 4, 2025: Great American Outdoors Day

• Sep 11, 2025: National Day of Service

• Sep 27, 2025: National Public Lands Day

• Nov 11, 2025: Veterans Day

Permits

May be required when extra measures are needed to protect natural or cultural resources.  It is good to check ahead of time to find out what types of passes and/or permits are required for different activies before entering the forest.  

• Forest Products: Edible material, Decorative material, Minerals, Plants, Woody material (includes Firewood permit information). 
   
• Events and Commercial Permits: General information on event/commerical permits. Permits may be required for certain special activities, such as large groups, educational activities, or film-making. In general, permits are necessary for any activity that requires the forest to be altered in any way.
   
• Recreation Residence Information

 

• Other: (Scattering ashes, Geocaching etc.)