NEWS RELEASES
Use Fees For BLM Sites Increasing Across Utah
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the Bureau of Land Management's website.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a new recreation business plan, which includes fee changes at campgrounds, rental cabins, day-use sites and specialized off-highway vehicle areas. Increased use-fees in the Moab, Monticello, Cedar City, Salt Lake, and Vernal Field Offices began on Oct. 1, 2018, with new fees to be implemented six months after public notification through the Federal Register.
The funds raised through the 44 new fee areas and modifications to 38 pre-existing fees will be used to improve existing infrastructure and to develop new campgrounds across the State of Utah, including at Moab, Monticello, Cedar City, Salt Lake, and Vernal.
“These business plans will help rebuild aging infrastructure, improve recreational access to the public lands, and enhance the BLM's ability to support local economies,” Ed Roberson, BLM Utah State Director, said in a press release. “The revenue from the associated fees will help the BLM better serve the American public and visitors to public lands.”
The BLM manages nearly 23 million acres of public lands in Utah, 42 percent of the state’s total area, mostly in the western and southeastern parts of the state, and currently maintains 77 fee sites, including campgrounds. A majority of BLM-managed lands are available for public use free of charge. The spectacular scenery protected by BLM includes the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the Red Rock Country. For identification of more BLM lands, visit the BLM Utah website.
Read the entire BLM recreation business plan for Utah, including all new fees implemented, here.