Day Use Fees Free August 14 & 15

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USFS News Release:

Date: Aug. 11, 2010 Contact: Cody Norris, Public Affairs
For Immediate Release Phone: (760) 379-5646 ext. 530

Waiving Fees for Back to School Season
In recognition of “Back to School Season,” the Chief of the Forest Service is waiving fees at Recreation
Enhancement Act (REA) day-use areas. Around Lake Isabella, there will be no charge for day use at
Auxiliary Dam, Old Isabella Road, South Fork Recreation, or Camp 9 Day Use Area on Saturday
August 14 or Sunday August 15.

Fees will still apply for overnight use of Auxiliary Dam, Old Isabella, and South Fork Recreation.
Camp 9 Day Use will remain closed to overnight usage; while the campground at Camp 9 will operate at
normal price. Fees will also remain in effect for all other campgrounds in the Kern River Ranger
District.

Earlier this summer Tom Tidwell, Chief of the Forest Service, delivered a message explaining his
intention to get the public out in the woods. In June, he said that the Forest Service is working to ensure
as many visitors as possible have the opportunity to experience the great outdoors and take advantage of
the many recreational activities national forests have to offer. To facilitate this, he added a new set of
fee-waiver days to the calendar, including “Back to School Season.”