Cibola Forest Service Announces Five Fee Waiver Days for 2014

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – December 24, 2013 –The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands will join other federal agencies in hosting five fee waiver events in 2014. "Our public lands are open to everyone, and we hope these free days offer an incentive to all people to visit any of the 193 million acres of land held in trust for their enjoyment and use," said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell.

On the fee waiver dates, there is no charge to use most of the Cibola’s day use and camp sites. The only exception is for reservations made through the National Recreation Reservation Service due to the difficulties of refunding reservation payments.

This year’s fee waiver dates are:

January 20, 2014 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to honor the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


February 15-17, 2014 – President’s Day weekend


June 14, 2014 – National Get Outdoors Day features activities and events designed to welcome first-time visitors. For more information, go to:http://www.nationalgetoutdoorsday.org/


September 27, 2014 – National Public Lands Day is the largest one-day volunteer service event in the nation. For more information, go to: http://www.publiclandsday.org/


November 8-11, 2014 – Veterans Day Weekendto honor our nation’s veterans


Please contact the appropriate ranger district before you go to find out if a site is open. Many of the sites are closed during the winter months.

For more information, call the Cibola National Forest Supervisor's Office, 505.346.3900 or any of the district offices. Additional information is also posted at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/cibola