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Proposed Recreation Fee Changes Information and Comment Page
For over a decade, fees at recreation areas on the Ouachita National Forest have remained at their current levels with some having never changed since 2004. As a result, a Recreation Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), has been established to ensure fee proposals are reasonable and publicly acceptable. By law, fee change proposals for national forest recreation areas are presented for public comment and must be approved by the RAC. Members of this committee are citizens representing a broad array of recreational interests.
The goal of these changes is to establish a consistent fee schedule for all recreation areas in the Ouachita National Forest and to provide extra value for forest visitors through the federal America the Beautiful program.
Fee Proposals
- Wolf Pen Gap OHV Trail Complex. The proposed fees are to be phased in over a period from March 2025 to March 2029, beginning with a fee of $5.00 per OHV/ATV/UTV per day, or $40.00 annual yearly pass; then increasing to the final fee of $10.00 per OHV/ATV/UTV per day, or $60.00 for annual yearly pass in March 2029.
- Little Missouri Falls Day Use Site at $5.00 per motorized vehicle, per day.
Current Status
The period for public comment is open until close of business July 31, 2024.
Ways to Comment
You can comment by email, mail, at an office, or by phone.
r8_ouachita_recreation@usda.gov with the recreation site name in the subject line.
Written letters to the Ouachita National Forest can be submitted to:
Ouachita National Forest
Attention: Bill Jackson
P.O. Box 1270
Hot Springs, Arkansas 71902
Phone or Visit
Oral comments may be provided in person at the Ouachita National Forest during normal business hours (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) or by calling 501-321-5253 and indicating you would like to provide comments on the proposed recreation fee changes.