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Fees Waived Jan. 15 At Cleveland, San Bernardino National Forests
Daily Adventure Passes won't be needed on Monday, Jan. 15, in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
INLAND EMPIRE, CA — Visitors to the San Bernardino and Cleveland national forests will be able to access any part of the preserves for free Monday in celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Fee waivers will be in effect all day, in all areas of the 676,000-acre San Bernardino National Forest and the 460,000-acre Cleveland National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Large swaths of each are in Riverside County.
Officials noted access to 98 percent of federally protected land is free most — if not all — of the time. However, a few activities require a Daily Adventure Pass, which won't be needed on Monday.
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"The Adventure Pass is not a national pass, like America the Beautiful Interagency Passes," according to a USFS statement. "It is a local regional pass, required only (in the Cleveland and San Bernardino national forests and two other locations). America the Beautiful Interagency Passes are also accepted at all locations where the Adventure Pass is required."
Additional "fee free" days are planned for National Get Outdoors Day, June 8, Juneteenth, June 19, National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, and Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
