Fourmile Canyon Campground Use Fee and Supplementary Rules

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[AZ-040-06-1230-00]

Fourmile Canyon Campground Use Fee and Supplementary Rules

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Safford District, Arizona.

ACTION: Establishment of use fees and supplementary rules at Fourmile

Canyon Campground.

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SUMMARY: Use fees at Fourmile Canyon Campground are established at

$4.00 per campsite. Supplementary rules for use of the campground are

also established.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Knox, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Gila Resource Area, Bureau of

Land Management, 711 14th Avenue, Safford, Arizona 85546, (520) 428-

4040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fourmile Canyon Campground is a ten-unit

campground located about 50 miles west of Safford in southeastern

Arizona. Under the authority of 36 CFR 71.9, a use fee of $4.00 per

campsite will be charged for both overnight camping and day use

activities (like picnicking) at Fourmile Canyon Campground. Checkout

time for overnight users is 2:00 p.m. Fees must be paid at the self-

service pay station located in the campground. People who hold Golden

Age or Golden Access Passports are entitled to a 50 percent reduction

of the fee.

In addition to the use fee, the following supplementary rules are

also established for use of the campground:

1. Fees must be paid within \1/2\ hour of arrival to the

campground.

2. Camping is permitted at developed (numbered) sites only, except

as noted below for the ``overflow area'' of the campground.

3. A maximum of two vehicles are permitted to park at each

developed campsite.

4. Vehicles and camping gear may not be left unattended in the

campground for longer than 24 hours.

5. Quiet hours are established from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. No loud

music, operation of generators, or other disturbing activities are

permitted in the campground during these hours.

6. Campfires are permitted in developed fire grills only, except as

noted below for the ``overflow area'' of the campground.

7. No firewood may be cut or broken from standing live or dead

vegetation.

8. Maximum length of stay in the campground is 14 consecutive days.

9. Pets must be kept on a leash in the campground.

10. Firearms, bows and arrows, other weapons, or air rifles and

pistols may not be discharged in the campground.

11. Game may not be cleaned in the campground. These rules are

established under the authority contained in 43 CFR 8365.1-6.

The $4.00 per campsite use fee is also required for the ``overflow

area'' of the campground. If all of the developed sites are occupied,

camping is permitted in the ``overflow area.'' A maximum of two camps,

and two vehicles per camp are permitted in the ``overflow area.'' A

campsite is also permitted at each camp in the ``overflow area.''

Violations of these rules are punishable by a fine not to exceed

$1,000, and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months (43 CFR 8360.0-7).

Dated: February 21, 1996.

Frank Rowley,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96-4650 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]

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