SFR Vermont recreational use pass

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Interesting, I guess Oregon charges for recreational use in requiring a Pass to park in many of the state forest lands

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Vermont wildlife agency considering requiring a recreational license to boost budget

The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife’s workload has expanded in recent decades, and costs have risen, while a primary source of revenue — the sale of hunting, trapping and fishing licenses — has declined.
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Far as I know, no such thing here in PA.
 
Discover Pass here in Washington, though it's not just decline in hunting and fishing, but a direct cuts to Parks and other resource agency funding that led to it's establishment.
 
In California they called it the "Adventure Pass". It started out as a "voluntary" permit for free...then it was 5 bucks, but you could just get your ticket dismissed if you bought the "Adventure Pass"...then it was a $130 ticket....now it's $5 a day or $30 bucks a year to use these national forests. Think of a retired couple out for a drive in a national forest. They can drive through it, but if they get out of the car for a picnic, they will have had to shell out the money for a permit. Or a car camper sleeping overnight..his $5 permit is not valid the next morning and he is now in violation of the law. They got their foot in the door with the "free permit" scam and now the "Adventure Pass" is just so wrong, in so many ways.
 
Adventure pass in Ca…must be a socal thing? Not in the plumas, tahoe, eldo, htnf, or the northern forests. Not familiar with it
 
I've always paid whatever money for whatever "permit". But I can remember the days when I could just go out into the national forest, without having to buy a ticket for $30 and hang it from my rearview mirror. These national forests are meant for all of us to enjoy..not just the folks that have a spare $30..just to go for a picnic in the mountains.
 
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I guess everything should just maintain itself for free. Garbage, buildings, roads, litter, toilet paper etc.
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Yes John Svahn....SO CAL....... Angelos National Forest, Cleveland National Forest, Los Padres National Forest and San Bernardino National Forest. This is an immense amount of land that is set aside for Americans to enjoy, and funded by federal taxes. They were free for me to use for most of my life. Then a CA politician decided that I should fork over $30 a year. I'm not sure that money is being well spent.
 
Jim in Anacortes said:
In California they called it the "Adventure Pass". It started out as a "voluntary" permit for free...then it was 5 bucks, but you could just get your ticket dismissed if you bought the "Adventure Pass"...then it was a $130 ticket....now it's $5 a day or $30 bucks a year to use these national forests. Think of a retired couple out for a drive in a national forest. They can drive through it, but if they get out of the car for a picnic, they will have had to shell out the money for a permit. Or a car camper sleeping overnight..his $5 permit is not valid the next morning and he is now in violation of the law. They got their foot in the door with the "free permit" scam and now the "Adventure Pass" is just so wrong, in so many ways.
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Looks very similar to a recreation pass in Mt Baker-Sno National Forest. Fact check me, but by your post you made it sound like a Sacramento instituted fee, not a DC.

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Pacific Southwest Region - Adventure Pass

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Pacific Northwest Region - 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!
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been using the Golden Age Passport for over a decade, which provides access to all national parks and USFS land. It has been renamed the Senior Lifetime Pass, available once reaching age 62 for a one time purchase of $80.
Likely not a great time to apply for one, however, during the longest government shutdown in history.
www.nps.gov

Interagency Senior Annual and Senior Lifetime Passes (U.S. National Park Service)

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Sneak fees stalk our public lands - High Country News

Would you still call your town library “public” if a private corporation managed the books your taxes paid for, then charged you a fee to borrow them? Thanks to a provision sneaked into the recently passed federal spending bill, we may face that question about our public lands. Just hours before...
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Some history
 
At a news conference on August 12, 1986, Ronald Reagan said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” This is exactly what happened when the "Adventure Pass" was introduced in the national forests of Southern California.
 
Oregon is changing our state park pass system in 2026. No more two year passes. One year pass doubling from $30 to $60. More parks will require the pass.
 
I got the original "geezer pass" to the National Parks. It is the best $10 I ever spent. I would pay a fee to use state parks here in NH if they asked. There is a boat registration fee if you have a motor. I have an electric trolling motor for my canoe and pay the yearly reg cost. There have been several proposals to have a "sticker" fee for non-motor watercraft (kayaks, canoes, etc.), but the entrenched rec industry and simply cheap flinty New Englanders have always kept it from being passed. In fact, one Fish and Game Commissioner who publicly proposed that the fee might be considered lost his job because of the blowback. Even the suggestion of a "volunteer" courtesy sticker at $10 was too much.
 
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I got the original "geezer pass" to the National Parks. It is the best $10 I ever spent. I would pay a fee to use state parks here in NH if they asked. There is a boat registration fee if you have a motor. I have an electric trolling motor for my canoe and pay the yearly reg cost. There have been several proposals to have a "sticker" fee for non-motor watercraft (kayaks, canoes, etc.), but the entrenched rec industry and simply cheap flinty New Englanders have always kept it from being passed. In fact, one Fish and Game Commissioner who publicly proposed that the fee might be considered lost his job because of the blowback. Even the suggestion of a "volunteer" courtesy sticker at $10 was too much.
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Not Oregon! If there was a fee (tax) to be had, the powerful in place will try to implement it. For example, ambulance charges, no insurance or Medicare will pay for the bill, strictly out of pocket. A ride to the hospital 4 miles away was $100 and change, It doubled this Spring. Grr!
 
Jim in Anacortes said:
At a news conference on August 12, 1986, Ronald Reagan said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” This is exactly what happened when the "Adventure Pass" was introduced in the national forests of Southern California.
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Note that the Adventure Pass, like the NW Forest Pass, is federal, not state.
Can't blame Cali for this one.
I wonder how they decide which national forests should require a pass?
 
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Note that the Adventure Pass, like the NW Forest Pass, is federal, not state.
Can't blame Cali for this one.
I wonder how they decide which national forests should require a pass?
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The ones with the highest number of visitors?
 
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