Recreation sites where Day Use Fees are charged
Not all site or activities on National Forest lands require a recreation fee to be paid. Check the Forest site locations below to see where they are required. Visit our recreation passes page for more information about the different types of recreation passes!
Recreation sites where Day Use Fees are charged
Bridge of the Gods Trailhead |
Dog Mountain Trailhead |
Eagle Creek Recreation Area |
Herman Creek Trailhead |
Larch Mountain Recreation Area |
Bonneville Trailhead |
Sam's Walker Picnic Site |
St. Cloud Picnic Site |
Wahclella Falls Trailhead |
Wyeth Creek Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Bead Lake Boating Site |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above site:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Several sites on the Colville National Forest are managed by a permitted concessionaire.
Check here to see if your destination is managed by Scenic Canyons and prepare ahead of time for differences in fee structure.
Aspen Day Use Area |
Beach Picnic Site |
Benham East Day Use Area/Trailhead |
Benham West Day Use Area/Trailhead |
Besson Picnic Site |
Big Eddy Trailhead |
Black Butte Trailhead |
Blue Bay Boating Site |
Chief Paulina Trailhead |
Cinder Hill Boating Site (South) |
Cinder Hill Boating Site (North) |
Cinder Hill Trailhead |
Crane Prairie Boating Site |
Crescent Lake Boating Site |
Cultus Lake Boating Site |
Cultus Lake Picnic Site |
Dillon Falls Day Use Area |
East Lake Boating Site |
Green Lakes/Soda Creek Trailhead |
Hosmer Lake Boating Site |
Hot Springs Boating Site |
Jack Lake Trailhead |
Lava Butte Interpretive Site |
Lava Cast Forest Interpretive Site |
Lava Island Boating Site |
Lava Lands Visitor Center Interpretive Site |
Lava River Cave Interpretive Site |
Little Crater Boating Site |
Meadow Day Use Area |
North Wickiup Boating Site |
Obsidian Flow Interpretive Site |
Paulina Falls Picnic Site |
Paulina Lake Boating Site |
Paulina Lake Day Use Area |
Paulina Peak Interpretive Site |
Paulina Peak Trailhead |
Perry South Boating Site |
Pole Creek Trailhead |
Princess Creek Boating Site |
Quinn River Boating Site |
Ray Atkeson Trailhead |
Rock Creek Boating Site |
Scout Lake Picnic Site |
Simax Picnic Site |
Slough Day Use Area |
South Shore Boating Site |
South Sister/Devils Lake Trailhead |
South Twin Picnic Site |
Sparks Lake Boating Site |
Spring Boating Site |
Sunset Cove Boating Site |
Sunset View Picnic Site |
Suttle Lake Day Use Area |
Todd Creek Trailhead |
Todd Lake Day Use Area/Trailhead |
Trapper Creek Boating Site |
Tumalo Falls Day Use Area |
Wickiup Plains Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Mt. McLoughlin Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Ape Canyon Trailhead |
Ape Cave Interpretive Site |
Bear Meadow Interpretive Site |
Berry Patch Trailhead |
Blue Lake ORV Trailhead |
Climbers Bivouac Trailhead |
Cold Springs Trailhead |
Crest Camp Trailhead |
Cultus Creek #108 Trailhead |
Falls Creek Falls Trailhead |
Goose Lake Boating Site |
Harmony Interpretive Site |
Ice Cave Picnic Site |
Independence Pass Trailhead |
Indian Heaven #33 Trailhead |
Johnston Ridge Observatory Interpretive Site (Per person site: Accepts annual/lifetime recreation passes or $8 day-use fee only.) |
Lahar Viewpoint Interpretive Site |
Lava Canyon Interpretive Site |
Lower Falls Picnic Site |
Meta Lake Interpretive Site |
Miners Car Interpretive Site |
Norway Pass Trailhead |
Packwood Lake Trailhead |
Smith Creek (99D) Trailhead |
Smith Creek Interpretive Site |
South Climb #183 Trailhead |
Sunset Falls Day Use |
Taklakh Lake Day Use |
Thomas Lake #111 Trailhead |
Trail of Two Forests Interpretive Site |
Trapper Creek Trailhead |
Walupt Lake Day Use |
Whistle Punk Trailhead |
Windy Ridge Interpretive Site |
Woods Creek Watchable Wildlife Interpretive Site |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
No day use fees charged on the Malheur National Forest.
Annette Lake Trailhead |
Artist Point Trailhead |
Asahel Curtis Picnic Site |
Austin Pass Picnic Site |
Bagely Lakes Trailhead |
Baker Lake Trailhead |
Baker River Trailhead |
Bald Eagle Trailhead |
Barclay Lake Trailhead |
Barlow Pass Trailhead |
Big Four Picnic Site |
Blanca Lake Trailhead |
Blue Lake/Dock Butte Trailhead |
Camp Sheppherd Trailhead |
Church Mountain Trailhead |
Coal Lake/Independence Lake Trailhead |
Corral Pass Trailhead |
Crystal Creek Trailhead |
Damfino Lakes Trailhead |
Denny Creek Trailhead |
Dickerman Mountain/Perry Creek Trailhead |
Dorothy Lake Trailhead |
Dutch Miller Gap Trailhead |
Elliot Creek/Goat Lake Trailhead |
Evans Creek Picnic Site |
Evans Creek Trailhead |
Excelsior Pass Trailhead |
Fire and Ice Trailhead |
Franklin Falls Trailhead |
Goat Mountain Trailhead |
Gold Creek Trailhead |
Gold Creek Pond Interpretive Site |
Greenwater Trailhead |
Halfcamp Trailhead |
Hannegan Trailhead |
Heather Lake Trailhead (area is unavailable) |
Heather Meadows Visitor Center (area is unavailable) |
Heliotrope Trailhead |
Hemple Creek Picnic Site |
Ice Caves Trailhead |
Ira Spring Trailhead |
Iron Goat/Martin Creek Trailhead |
Lake Ann Trailhead |
Lake Keechelus Boating Site |
Lake Keechelus Trailhead and Picnic Site |
Lake Serene Trailhead |
Lake Twenty-Two Trailhead |
McClellan Butte Trailhead |
Middle Fork Snoqualmie Trailhead |
Mt. Pilchuck Picnic Site and Trailhead |
Necklace Valley Trailhead |
North Fork Sauk Trailhead |
North Fork Skykomish Trailhead |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Snoqualmie North Trailhead |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Stevens South Trailhead |
Panorama Dome Trailhead |
Park Butte Trailhead |
Picture Lake Path Trailhead |
Pratt Lake Trailhead |
Ranger Creek Trailhead |
Sand Flats Trailhead |
Shadow of Sentinels Interpretive Site |
Shannon Ridge Trailhead |
Shuksan Picnic Site |
Skookum Flats - North Trailhead |
Skyline Divide Trailhead |
Snoqualmie Lake Trailhead |
Snow Lake Trailhead |
Suiattle River Trailhead |
Summit Lake Trailhead |
Sunrise Mine Trailhead |
Suntop Picnic Site |
Suntop Trailhead |
Talapus Lake Trailhead |
Tomyhoi/Yellow Aster Butte Trailhead |
Twin Lakes Trailhead |
Watson Lakes Trailhead |
Wellington Trailhead |
West Fork Foss Lakes Trailhead |
White Chuck Boating Site |
Youth-On-Age Nature Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
All trailheads and day use areas listed below require day use fees from May 1 through October 31 annually
(Tamanawas Falls Trailhead and Billy Bob Sno-Park are exceptions.)
Many day use sites on the Forest do not charge fees. However, charging a fee allows the Forest and our concessionaire partners to pay for maintaining toilets, water, trash removal, maintaining picnic tables, and other basic visitor benefits.
Why don’t concessionaires accept all the passes at day use sites?
Concessionaires are required to honor Senior and Access Interagency passes for a 50% discount on camping. However, as part of a Department of Labor regulation, concessionaires are not required to allow ‘free admission’ at day use areas, and honoring passes essentially does that. Concessionaires typically honor passes as they are financially able, and they spend most of their revenue operating and maintaining recreation sites.
Why do you use concessionaires at all?
Mt. Hood National Forest, and many other national forests and parks, have used concessionaires for decades to help operate and maintain recreation sites efficiently for visitors amidst growing demand, increasing operation and maintenance costs, and staffing challenges. Concessionaires can often hire short-term workers more easily and respond to on-the-ground needs quickly. These permits benefit the economy and save taxpayers money. Permit fees are reinvested into recreation sites.
Visit our recreation passes page for more information about the different types of recreation passes!
Recreation Fee Site | Day Use Fee | Passes Accepted |
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Bagby Hot Springs | $5 (per person) | No passes accepted. |
Barlow Pass Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Bear Springs Shelter/Day Use | $10 | Northwest Forest Pass |
Billy Bob Sno-Park | $5 Required November 1 thru April 30. | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Black Lake Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
Burnt Lake (North) Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Camp Creek Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Clear Lake Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Cloud Cap Trailhead | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; Interagency Pass |
Eightmile Trailhead | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Elk Meadows Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
French's Dome Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Frog Lake Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Frog Lake Sno-Park/Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Glacier View Sno-Park/Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Green Canyon Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Hidden Lake Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
High Prairie Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Knebal Springs Trailhead | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Lake Harriet Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Laurance Lake/Kinnickinnick Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
Little Crater Lake Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Little Zigzag Falls Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Lost Creek Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Lost Lake Resort Day Use | $15 | No passes accepted. |
Lower Eightmile Crossing Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
McCubbins OHV Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Mirror Lake Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Nottingham Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
Old Salmon River Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Paradise Park Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Pebble Ford Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
Polallie Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Rainy Lake Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
Ramona Falls Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Rock Creek Reservoir Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Salmon Butte Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Salmon River - West Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Sherwood Day Use | $10 | No passes accepted. |
Tamanawas Falls Trailhead | $5 Required year-round. | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Tilly Jane - South Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; Interagency Pass |
Timothy Lake - Oak Fork Timothy Lake - Pine Point Timothy Lake - Stone Creek Timothy Lake - The Cove Timothy Lake - West Shore | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Tollgate Day Use | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Top Spur Trailhead | $5 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass; National Forest Day Pass; Interagency Pass |
Trillium Lake Day Use/Picnic Area | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
Wahtum Lake Trailhead | $10 | Annual Northwest Forest Pass |
No day use fees charged on the Ochoco National Forest.
Alder Ridge Trailhead |
Andrews Creek Trailhead |
Billygoat Trailhead |
Blackpine Trailhead |
Blue Lake Trailhead |
Boulder Cave Picnic Site |
Bridge Creek Trailhead |
Bumping Lake Boating Site and Picnic Site |
Canyon Creek Trailhead |
Cedar Creek Trailhead |
Chewuch Trailhead |
Chinook Pass, Pacific Crest Trailhead |
Chiwaukum Creek Trailhead |
Clear Lake Public Boating and Picnic Site |
Crow Lake Way Trailhead |
Cutthroat Trailhead |
De Roux Trailhead |
Deep Creek Hiker Trailhead |
Deep Creek Horsecamp Trailhead (area is unavailable) |
Devils Gulch Trailhead |
Dirty Face Trailhead |
Dog Lake Trailhead |
Driveway Butte Trailhead |
East Creek Trailhead |
Easy Pass Trailhead |
Eightmile Trailhead |
Entiat River Trailhead |
Esmeralda Trailhead |
Fish Lake Way Trailhead |
Fourteen Mile Trailhead |
Gilbert Trailhead |
Hidden Lake Trailhead |
Horseshoe Cove Boating Site |
Icicle Creek Trailhead |
Icicle Gorge Trailhead |
Indian Creek Trailhead |
Ingalls Creek Trailhead |
Iron Gate Trailhead |
Jack Trout Trailhead |
Ken Wilcox Horse Camp Picnic Site |
Lake Creek (Methow) Trailhead |
Lake Creek (Entiat) Trailhead |
Little Wenatchee Trailhead |
Long Swamp Trailhead |
Manastash Trailhead |
Manastash Camp Trailhead |
Mesatchee Creek Trailhead |
Miller-Bear Trailhead |
Nason Ridge Trailhead |
North Fork (Entiat) Trailhead |
Oval/Eagle Trailhead |
Peninsula / Rimrock Boating Site |
Pete Lake Trailhead |
Rachel Lake Trailhead |
Rainy Pass Trailhead |
Rainy Pass Picnic Site |
Red Hill Trailhead |
Riders Camp Trailhead |
Robinson Creek Trailhead |
Rock Creek Trailhead |
Round Mountain Trailhead |
Salmon La Sac Trailhead |
Sand Ridge Trailhead |
Scatter Creek (Methow) Trailhead |
Scatter Creek (Naches) Trailhead |
Silver Falls Trailhead |
Snow Lakes Trailhead |
Stafford Creek Trailhead |
Stuart Lake Trailhead |
Swamp Lake Trailhead |
Swauk Discovery Interpretive Site |
Taneum Junction Trailhead |
Thirty Mile Trailhead |
Trinity Trailhead |
Tucquala Meadows Trailhead |
Twin Lakes Trailhead |
Twisp River Horse Camp Trailhead |
Union Creek Trailhead |
War Creek Trailhead |
West Fork Buttermilk Trailhead |
White Pass Horse Camp Trailhead |
White Pass North Trailhead |
White River Trailhead |
Williams Trailhead |
Wolf Creek Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Big Creek 4-Mile & Campground Loop Trailhead |
Big Quilcene Lower Trailhead |
Big Quilcene Upper Trailhead |
Duckabush Trailhead |
Dungeness Upper Trailhead |
Kloshe Nanitch Upper Trailhead |
Lena Lake/Brothers Trailhead |
Mildred Lakes Trailhead |
Mt. Ellinor (Upper) Trailhead |
Mt. Muller Hwy 101 Trailhead |
Mt. Zion/Sleepy Hollow Trailhead |
Pete's Creek Trailhead |
Quinault Rain Forest Trailhead |
Ranger Hole Trailhead |
Skokomish Lower South Fork Trailhead |
West Fork Humptulips Middle Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
No day use fees charged on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.
Baker Beach Trailhead |
Blackberry Boating Site |
Bluebill Lake Trailhead |
Bull Run Staging Area Trailhead |
Cape Perpetua Picnic Site |
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center Interpretive Site |
Carter Lake Trailhead |
Conner's Camp Trailhead |
Derrick Road Trailhead |
Devils Churn Trailhead |
Drift Creek Trailhead |
Dune Lake Picnic Site |
Goose Pasture Staging Trailhead |
Hebo Lake Picnic Site |
Holman Vista Picnic Site |
Horsfall Beach Trailhead |
Horsfall Trailhead |
John Dellenback Dunes Trailhead |
Lagoon Trailhead |
Lodgepole Picnic Site |
Marys Peak Trailhead |
Ocean Beach Picnic Site |
Old Bark Road Staging Area Trailhead |
Oregon Dunes Trailhead |
Riveredge Boating Site |
Sand Track Picnic Site |
Siltcoos Beach Trailhead |
Siltcoos Lake Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 1 Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 2 Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 3 Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 4 Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 5 Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 6/Crab Dock Trailhead |
South Jetty Beach 7/Whale Memorial Trailhead |
South Jetty Staging Area Trailhead |
South Jetty Interpretive Site |
Spinreel Boating Site |
Stagecoach Trailhead |
Sutton Lake Boating Site |
Tahkenitch Creek Trailhead |
Tahkenitch Lake Boating Site |
Tahkenitch Landing Boating Site |
Tahkenitch - Threemile Trailhead |
Taylor Dunes Trailhead |
Tillicum Beach Picnic Site |
Umpqua Dunes Access #2 Trailhead |
Umpqua Dunes Access #3 Trailhead |
Waxmyrtle Trailhead |
West Winds Trailhead |
Wild Mare Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Elk Flats Trailhead |
Jubilee Lake Picnic Site |
Meadow Creek Trailhead |
Panjab Trailhead |
Teepee Trailhead |
Three Forks Trailhead |
Timothy Springs Trailhead |
Tucannon Trailhead |
Twin Buttes Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Howlock Mountain Trailhead |
Mt. Thielsen Trailhead |
North Crater Horse Camp Trailhead |
North End Boating Site |
Poole Creek Boating Site |
South Shore Boating Site |
South Shore Picnic Site |
South Umpqua Falls Picnic Site |
Thielsen View Boating Site |
Umpqua Hot Springs Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Bear Creek Trailhead |
Bowman-Francis Lake Trailhead |
Buck Creek NRA Trailhead |
Buck Creek Trailhead |
Elkhorn Crest Trailhead |
Freezeout Trailhead |
Heaven's Gate Trailhead |
Hurricane Creek Trailhead |
Indian Crossing Trailhead |
Main Eagle Trailhead |
Maxwell Lake Trailhead |
McCully Trailhead |
Moss Spring Trailhead |
North Fork Catherine Creek Trailhead |
Oregon Trail Interp Park Picnic Site and Interpretive Site |
P.O. Saddle Trailhead |
Two Pan Trailhead |
Warnock Corrals Trailhead |
West Eagle Meadows Trailhead |
Windy Saddle Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.
Benson/Tenas Trailhead |
Bingham Boating Site |
C.T. Beach Boating Site and Picnic Site |
Daly Lake Trailhead |
Duffy Lake Trailhead |
East Fork, Lower Trailhead |
Echo Boating Site and Picnic Site |
Erma Bell Trailhead |
Hampton Boating Site |
Harralson Trailhead |
Iron Mountain - Road 15 Trailhead |
Iron Mountain - Civil Road Trailhead |
Islet Boating Site |
Larison Cove Boating Site and Picnic Site |
Linton Lake Trailhead |
Little N Santiam River, East Trailhead |
Marion Lake Trailhead |
North Waldo Boating Site and Picnic Site |
Obsidian Trailhead |
Opal Creek (Gate) Trailhead |
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail - Santiam Pass Trailhead |
Pamelia Lake Trailhead |
Proxy Falls Trailhead |
Salt Creek Falls Interpretive Site |
Santiam Wagon Road - Sevenmile Trailhead |
Shadow Bay Boating Site |
Three Pools Picnic Site |
Tombstone Pass / Cone Peak Trailhead |
Upper Arm Picnic Site |
Whitewater Trailhead |
Any of the following passes are valid at the above sites:
- Annual Northwest Forest Pass
- National Forest Recreation Day Pass
- Interagency Annual Pass
- Interagency Senior Pass
- Interagency Access Pass
- Interagency Military Pass
Visit our passes page for more information.