Daniel Boone National Forest Announces Free Days
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Winchester, KY — The Daniel Boone National Forest has announced recreation fee waiver dates for 2023. Fees are waived at all DBNF recreation areas, except concession-operated sites and reserve group-use areas
President’s Day Weekend: February 18-20, 2023:
Day-use sites – no recreation fee is required on Saturday, February 18; Sunday, February 19; or Monday, February 20 at the following locations in McCreary County: Natural Arch Scenic Area – McCreary County, Appletree Shooting Range – McCreary County.
National Get Outdoors Day: June 10, 2023:
Day-use sites – no recreation fee is required on Saturday, June 10 at the following locations in McCreary County: Natural Arch Scenic Area – McCreary County; Appletree Shooting Range – McCreary County.
Campgrounds – camping fees are waived for Saturday evening, June 10 at the following McCreary County locations: Great Meadows Campground – McCreary County; and Barren Fork Horse Camp – McCreary County.
Juneteenth: June 19, 2023:
Day-use sites – no recreation fee is required on Monday, June 19 at the following locations: Natural Arch Scenic Area – McCreary County; Appletree Shooting Range – McCreary County.
Campgrounds – camping fees are waived for Sunday evening, June 18 at the following locations: Great Meadows Campground – McCreary County; and Barren Fork Horse Camp – McCreary County.
National Public Lands Day: Sat, September 23, 2023:
Day-use sites – no recreation fee is required on Saturday, September 23 at the following locations: Natural Arch Scenic Area – McCreary County; Appletree Shooting Range – McCreary County.
Campgrounds – camping fees are waived for Saturday evening, September 23 at the following locations: Great Meadows Campground – McCreary County; and Barren Fork Horse Camp – McCreary County.
Veterans Day: November 11, 2023:
Day-use sites – no recreation fee is required on Saturday, November 11 at the following locations: Natural Arch Scenic Area – McCreary County; Appletree Shooting Range – McCreary County
Campgrounds – camping fees are waived for Saturday evening, November 11 at the following locations: Great Meadows Campground – McCreary County; and Barren Fork Horse Camp – McCreary County.
NOTE: Expanding fee-free days to include expanded, as well as standard, amenity recreation fee sites in the Forest is a temporary waiver of the recreation fees for those sites and has no bearing on the separate statutory requirements for charging those fees. The statutory requirements for charging standard amenity recreation fees are different from the statutory requirements for charging expanded amenity recreation fees. Therefore, the statutory requirements for charging standard amenity recreation fees do not have to be met to charge expanded amenity recreation fees. For more information on the DBNF, visit the Forest website, Forest Facebook, or Forest Twitter.
Learn more about the Daniel Boone National Forest at www.fs.usda.gov/dbnf or on social media @DanielBooneNF.
