Colorado River District
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BLM Announces "Fee-Free" Day at Recreation Sites
Lake Havasu City, Ariz. – To celebrate Martin Luther King Day, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado River District will be waiving entrance fees to local recreation sites. The fee-free designation applies only to Monday, January 21, 2013.
“This is a great way to help some folks, who might otherwise not have the opportunity, to experience their public lands and develop a passion for them as others have,” stated District Manager Roxie Trost.
Recreation areas in the BLM Colorado River District that will be free include the following sites.
Yuma Field Office – Squaw Lake Campground and Boat Launch, Senator Wash Boat Ramp and Day-Use Area, Senator Wash North Shore Campground, Senator Wash South Shore Campground, Oxbow Recreation and Wildlife Area, and Ehrenberg Sandbowl Off-Highway Vehicle Area.
Kingman Field Office – Burro Creek, Wild Cow Springs, and Windy Point Recreation Sites.
Lake Havasu Field Office – Crossroads and Empire Landing Campgrounds, Bullfrog Day-Use Area, and the 87 Lake Havasu Campsites.
Site standard amenity and individual day-use fees at BLM recreation sites and areas will be waived. Other fees, such as overnight camping, concession fees, and group day-use will remain in effect.
This year, additional fee-free days will occur on National Public Lands Day (September 28) and over the Veterans Day Weekend (November 9 – 11).
**Just a reminder that Betty’s Kitchen Watchable Wildlife Area just north of Yuma continues to be closed due to the Laguna Fire that burned through the area in May 2011.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
Colorado River District 2610 Sweetwater Avenue Lake Havasu City, AZ 84790