13 replies to this topic

[craig333]

Might as well be legal. It doesn't get any easier than this.

 

http://www.preventwi...ampfire-Permit/

 

[Stalking Light]

Thanks.

[RockCod]

Yes, thank you.

[Squatch]

Educate someone from east of the Big Muddy. What exactly is the point of this permit other than to raise revenue for the state.

[Stalking Light]

Educate someone from east of the Big Muddy. What exactly is the point of this permit other than to raise revenue for the state.

The permit is free, I think all it raises is awareness of fire safety.

[Smokecreek1]

Yep that's the whole point of getting a permit-education! I used to carry a book of them in my BLM rig and give them out to campers who didn't have one.  You would be surprised( maybe not) on how many people  you run into out there that have a complete lack of any camping knowledge or outdoor smarts and that little talk you gave them in the office or out in the field (and now on line) may have helped stop that "mother"  of all fires from starting!

 

Smoke

[Tuff Guy 62]

Thanks Craig, I always stopped by our local Forest Service or BLM office to get my permit. This was quick and easy. Always good to be safe and legal.

[LuckyDan]

Camp responsibly! Get your permit. Unless you camp in Oregon or Washington, or almost anywhere else. No campfire permit is required. Actually, thanks for sharing. I've worked in California several times over the years and had absolutely no idea they had a recreational camp fire permit that included all the federal agencies.

Edited by LuckyDan, 30 April 2017 - 04:00 AM.

[Squatch]

Thanks! New news for me in the east. I looked and couldn't find the fee. Just assumed there was one. So used to foolish excuses for fees and taxes here that I just assumed this was another especially after reading about portable stoves. 

 

Around here about the only fire permits are for backyard burning on property near homes.

[Backroad Joe]

National Forest use is so heavy in Southern California that they came up with a fee to use the public land that already belongs to you.

 

https://www.fs.usda....ation#adventure

 

$30 for an annual pass. Couple of years ago a court ruled it illegal in certain cases, such as hikers that do not use developed facilities. USFS still sells them though. In that last 15 years I've only been challenged once and that was the only year I've bought one. I avoid places that are that crowded