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Day-use fees waived at Tonto National Forest on MLK Day

A Tonto National Forest sign sits under the sun on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 near Superior, Arizona.
Bridget Dowd/KJZZ
A Tonto National Forest sign sits under the sun on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 near Superior, Arizona.

The Tonto National Forest will have its first “fee-free” day of the year on Monday, which is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Tonto National Forest offices will be closed due to the federal holiday, but people can still recreate for free that day if they choose to. The Forest Service offers places for activities like hiking and biking. While many of the facilities and services associated with those are free, some require fees or permits to help maintain, and improve national forests and grasslands.

The Federal Lands Recreation Act works with other federal land management agencies to waive those fees on certain days.

The waiver does not apply to overnight camping fees at developed campgrounds.

The next fee-free day will be on National Get Outdoors Day, which is June 14.

Normal business hours will resume Tuesday.

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Ignacio Ventura is a reporter for KJZZ. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and a minor in news media and society.