Passes
The Coronado National Forest honors the eight types of passes.
Seven of the passes are honored nationwide at all Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and US Fish & Wildlife Service sites charging entrance or standard amenity fees. The eighth pass is honored only within the Coronado National Forest.
All types of passes admit the pass holder and any accompanying passengers in a private, non-commercial vehicle. The Coronado National Forest does not charge any per-person fee for visitors walking or bicycling into a site.
Coronado National Forest Annual Pass
The $40 annual pass allows you access to recreation sites within the Coronado National Forest only.
Nationwide Travel
These "interagency passes" provide access to 2,000 recreation areas managed by federal land management agencies. Free and discounted passes are also available.
FAQs
Interagency Passes and Coronado National Forest annual passes are valid at these recreation sites:
Santa Catalina Ranger District
- ​Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
- Mt. Lemmon
- Molino Basin Picnic Area
- Cypress Picnic Area
- Middle Bear Picnic Area
- Chihuahua Pine Picnic Area
- Palisades Visitor Center
- Box Elder Picnic Area
- Alder Picnic Area
- Inspiration Rock Picnic Area
- Loma Linda Picnic Area
- Marshall Gulch Picnic Area and Trailhead
- Mt. Lemmon Trailhead
- Nogales Ranger District
- Madera Canyon
- Proctor Parking
- Whitehouse Picnic Area
- Bog Springs Trailhead
- Madera Canyon Picnic Area
- Madera Trailhead Picnic Area and Trailhead
- Madera Amphitheater
- Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area and Trailhead
- Tumacacori Mountains
- Pena Blanca Lake Fishing and Boating Site
- Red Rock Picnic Area
- Upper and Lower Thumb Rock Picnic Area
- Madera Canyon
- Douglas Ranger District
- Chiricahua Mountains
- Sunny Flat Trailhead
- Rustler Park Trailhead
- Dragoon Mountains
- Cochise Stronghold Trailhead
- Chiricahua Mountains
- Safford Ranger District
- Pinaleño Mountains
- Riggs Lake Fishing and Boating Site
- Pinaleño Mountains
- Sierra Vista Ranger District
- Huachuca Mountains
- Brown Canyon Ranch
- Carr Canyon Picnic Area
- Parker Canyon Lake Fishing and Boating Site
- Huachuca Mountains
The Forest Service waives recreation fees at most day-use sites on lands managed by the agency. Participation by concession-operated sites may vary.
These include:
- January: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- June: National Get Outdoors Day
- June: Juneteenth
- September: National Public Lands Day
- November: Veterans Day Weekend
Why Purchasing a Pass Locally Matters
The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814) states that 95% of Recreation fee revenues are retained locally by the National Forest unit, where the fee is paid.
The fee revenue is used for the repair, maintenance, and facility enhancement directly related to visitor enjoyment, visitor access, and health and safety at recreation fee sites. Learn how recreation fees are reinvested into the Coronado National Forest!