Recreation Site Business Plans

BLM requires each recreation fee site or area to complete a business plan which analyzes and explains how fees are consistent with criteria set forth in the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Business plans assist in determining appropriate fee rates, outline the cost of administering fee sites, and identify priorities for future expenditures. A primary purpose of the business plan is to serve as public notification of the objectives for use of recreation fee revenues and to provide the public an opportunity to comment on these objectives before a fee site is designated, or when existing site fees are adjusted.

Draft Business Plans for Public Comment:

Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in any comments, be aware that the entire comment - including personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.

Arizona

Public Comment Periods Closed

From September 6 through October 21, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management was seeking public input on six draft Recreation Business Plans that would modernize the way recreation fee sites are managed for certain locations within the Arizona Strip Field Office, Yuma Field Office, Phoenix District Office, Safford Field Office, and Tucson Field Office. Read the announcement, and view an interactive StoryMap of the locations.

Arizona Strip Field Office

• Stateline Campground Arizona Strip Field Office/Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument Draft Business Plan

Yuma Field Office

• Yuma Field Office Amenity Fee Recreation Sites Draft Business Plan
• Yuma Field Office Long-Term Visitor Areas Draft Business Plan

Phoenix District Office

• Phoenix District Office Campground Fees Draft Business Plan

Tucson Field Office

• Tucson Field Office Recreation Fee Sites and Areas Draft Business Plan

Safford Field Office

• Safford Field Office and Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area Recreation Fee Sites and Areas Draft Business Plan

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From May 13 through June 26, 2024, the Bureau of Land Management was seeking public input on five draft Recreation Business Plans that would modernize the way recreation fee sites are managed for the following locations: Kingman Field Office, Lake Havasu Field Office, the Arizona Strip Field Office’s Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area, the Phoenix District’s Recreational Shooting Sites, and the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument’s Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes Special Management Area and White Pocket. Learn more, and review an interactive StoryMap of the locations.

Arizona Strip Field Office

• Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area Draft Business Plan

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

• Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes Special Management Area and White Pocket Draft Business Plan

Kingman Field Office

• Amenity Fee Sites Draft Business Plan

Lake Havasu Field Office

• Amenity Fee Sites Draft Business Plan

Phoenix District Office

• Shooting Sports Sites Draft Business Plan

Idaho

Challis Field Office

• Draft Challis Field Office Business Plan

Four Rivers Field Office

• Draft Boise National Forest Intermountain Region RAC Report

Shoshone Field Office

• Draft Shoshone Field Office Business Plan

New Mexico

Socorro Field Office

• Datil Well Campground Business Plan and Fee Adjustment Proposal

Final Plans

Alaska

Alaska State Office

• Alaska Public Information Center America the Beautiful Pass Business Plan

Anchorage Field Office

• Special Recreation Permit Business Plan
• Campbell Creek Science Center Business Plan

Arctic District Office

• Special Recreation Permit Business Plan

Central Yukon Field Office 

• Dalton Highway Recreation Fee Site Business Plan

Eastern Interior Field Office

• Taylor Highway Recreation Site Business Plan
• White Mountains National Recreation Area Business Plan

Glennallen Field Office

• Glennallen Business Plan

Arizona

Arizona State Office

• America the Beautiful – The National Parks and Federal Recreational Pass (Interagency Pass) Program Business Plan

Arizona Strip District Office

• Special Recreation Permit Program Business Plan

Phoenix District Office

• Agua Fria National Monument Special Recreation Permit Program Business Plan

Colorado River District Office 

• Amenity Fee Sites Business Plan 

California

Arcata Field Office

• King Range Wilderness Business Plan

Bishop Field Office

• Campground Business Plan

El Centro Field Office

• Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area Business Plan

Redding Field Office

• Campground Business Plan

Colorado

Colorado River Valley Field Office 

• Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Areas Business Plan

Grand Junction Field Office

• Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (D-E NCA) Business Plan

Gunnison Filed Office

• Campgrounds Business Plan

Kremmling Field Office

• Upper Colorado River Special Recreation Management Areas Business Plan

Royal Gorge Field Office 

• Business Plan for Royal Gorge Field Office Campgrounds

Uncompahgre Field Office

• Uncompahgre Field Office Recreation Fee Business Plan

Idaho

Burley Field Office

• Milner Historic Recreation Area and Lud Drexler Park

Coeur d' Alene Field Office

• Huckleberry Business Plan
• Mica Windy Killarney Business Plan
• Blackwell Island and Mineral Ridge Recreation Sites Business Plan

Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area

• Cove Recreation Site Business Plan

Owyhee Field Office

• Jump Creek Recreation Site Business Plan

Salmon Field Office

• Salmon Field Office Recreation Fee Site Business Plan

Upper Snake Field Office

• South Fork of the Snake River Interagency Fee Program

Montana

Billings Field Office

• Acton Recreation Area Business Plan

Butte Field Office

• Butte Field Office Business Plan

Dillon Field Office 

• Madison River Recreation Area Business Plan

Malta Field Office 

• Malta Field Office Developed Recreation Fees Business Plan

Missoula Field Office

• Garnet Ghost Town Recreation Fee Site Business Plan

North Dakota Field Office 

• Schnell Campground Business Plan

South Dakota Field Office

• South Dakota Recreation Business Plan

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

• Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River Business Plan 

 

Nevada

Elko District Office

• Final Elko Business Plan

Red Rock/Sloan Canyon NCA

• Red Rock NCA 2018-2028 Final Business Plan
• Red Rock NCA Proposed Amendment to the 2018-2028 Final Business Plan

New Mexico

Las Cruces District Office

• Three Rivers Petroglyph Site Business Plan

Roswell Field Office

• Valley of Fires and Rob Jaggers Campground
• Haystack Mountain and Mescalero Sands OHV Areas

Socorro Field Office

• Datil Well Campground Business Plan and Fee Adjustment Proposal

Oregon-Washington

Baker District Office

• National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center Business Plan

Burns District Office

• Business Plan

Coos Bay District Office

• Edson Creek and Sixes River Draft Business Plan

Northwest Oregon District Office

• Recreation Site Business Plan

Utah

Cedar City Field Office

• Recreation Sites

Fillmore Field Office

• Little Sahara

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

• Calf Creek Recreation Area and Deer Creek Campground
• Special Recreation Permits

Kanab Field Office

• Campgrounds

Moab Field Office 

• Campgrounds
• Special Recreation Permits
• Sand Flats
• Westwater Canyon

Monticello Field Office

• Cedar Mesa
• San Juan River
• Campgrounds

Price Field Office

• Desolation Canyon River Program
• Campgrounds

Richfield Field Office

• Campgrounds
• Special Recreation Permits

Salt Lake Field Office

• Fivemile Pass Business Plan
• Campgrounds
• Special Recreation Permits
• Knolls OHV Area

St. George Field Office 

• Red Cliffs
• Baker Dam

Vernal Field Office

• Recreation Sites
• Special Recreation Permits

 

Wyoming

Lander Field Office

• Lander Field Office Business Plan