Fishing Forum

Saw an article in the trib this am
http://www.sltrib.com/csp/cms/sites/sltr...d=56361317 that across the board fees are being dropped at Mirror Lake Highway, American Fork and a few other places. There will still be some fees for use of developed sites as was authorized by law but the unauthorized fee collection has stopped. This is after more than 8 years the illegal fee collection as well as the Courts saying the Forest service needed to follow the law something like 2 years ago. As you can see below the act didn't need to Judge's ruling to interpret[crazy] that many fees were strictly prohibited.
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA)

Summary

The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act was passed in the 2005 Omnibus Appropriations bill signed into law by President Bush on December 8, 2004.

The Act prohibits certain fees for:

General access to national forests and grasslands and Bureau of Land Management areas;
Horseback riding, walking through, driving through, or boating through areas where no facilities or services are used;
Access to overlooks or scenic pullouts;
Undesignated parking areas where no facilities are provided for
Picnicking along roads or trails; and
In addition individuals under 16 will not be charged an entrance or standard amenity fee.
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Awesome news! I always thought the Mirror lake fees were a rip-off. Thanks for posting this.
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I hope they get rid of the fee at Mill Creek even though its only a few bucks its kind of ridiculous to have that area as a fee area. Hopefully we don't see the sights deteriorate because lack of funds...[:/]
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The fee for mill creek canyon is a salt lake county fee not forest service.
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Yeah I found that out on Sunday. Would be great if they did get rid of it though...
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It's a bit of a scam as they don't accept the National Parks and Recreation Land Pass that is supposed to be valid to all National Forest that do charge a fee. I'm not against paying for use as permitted by law but what all these agencies do is ignore the law and only obey when forced to. I see no reason if I have a valid pass that cost $80 a year to then be charged a second time. SL County wants to collect fees illegally because they man the gate and have some minor agreements with the National Forest over reservation of sites up there. [crazy].
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