Can I use my Vehicle Use Permit at NW Forest Pass sites?
Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Vehicle Use Permit Decals are
NOT valid at Northwest Forest Pass sites, and NW Forest
Passes are
are NOT valid at Vehicle Use Permit Decal sites. You need a Northwest
Forest Pass when parking on National Forest lands in Washington and
Oregon.
Likewise, you need a WDFW Vehicle Use Permit when parked on or using a posted WDFW access site.
What is the Washington Vehicle
Use Permit?
The 1998 Washington State Legislature established a parking permit requirement
on certain Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lands. Implementation
of this legislation created a use permit decal that was formerly known
as the Access Stewardship decal. Vehicle Use Permits are required at about
200 access sites managed
by WDFW.
What does a Washington Vehicle Use Permit Cost?
Decals cost $10.95 or free with hunting and fishing licenses. A permit
may be transferred between two vehicles; simply write the license plate
numbers on the permit and be sure it’s openly displayed on your dash
or hung from your rearview mirror. Additional decals cost $5.48 each.
You can get a decal wherever hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
What will the Washington Vehicle Use Permit money be spent on?
As use has increased, so has the routine maintenance burden. Access sites
are also targets for illegal dumping and vandalism. The law specifies
that decal revenue be spent on these problems.
I’m going hunting and
fishing. Will I need a Northwest Forest Pass?
Yes, you may need a Northwest Forest Pass to park while hunting or fishing
in National Forests in Oregon and Washington. Please check with a Forest
Service office near your destination for information.
What is the Forest Service
NW Forest Pass?
The Northwest Forest Pass helps pay for the recreation sites you use in
National Forests. The Northwest Forest Pass is good at participating trailheads,
picnic areas, boat launches, rustic campsites, in the National Forests
of Oregon and Washington and in the North Cascades National Park Service
Complex. This is part of a National Forest Service Recreation Fee Demo
program.
What does a NW Forest Pass cost?
The Northwest Forest Pass is a per vehicle pass, good for one day ($5)
or one year ($30) and is required to park at recreation sites on national
forests where this fee is charged: www.fs.fed.us/r6/feedemo/
NW Forest Passes may also be
purchased at Forest Service offices, local vendors or by phone at 1-800-270-7504
or on the internet at www.naturenw.org
What will the NW Forest
Pass money be spent on?
The revenue from Northwest Forest Passes is retained locally by the forests
to maintain and improve facilities and trails, provide services and restore
impacted sites.
