Technology, coming soon to the Sandia Mountains.. actually its available now!  I am excited to share that we now have an option for visitors to purchase the $3 amenity pass online.  This is exciting for us and hope that more and more visitors will use this online service instead of paying the $3.00 and placing it in the fee collection tube.  Theft and vandalism of the fee collection n tubes has been a significant issue of the years and only continues to get worse.    Please share with others. Also do not forget for the frequent visitor we have a Sandia Annual Pass that can be purchased at the Sandia District Office and the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands Office off of Osuna. 

Digital Day Use Pass Now Available

Albuquerque, NM – August 6, 2020 – Are you tired of rummaging through your car looking for exact change for developed recreation site fees? Try our new digital day use pass! The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands is now offering an option to purchase digital day use passes online through Recreation.gov. The pass can be used for all developed recreation sites that charge a day use fee on the Black Kettle and Sandia Ranger Districts.

This convenient, no-cash option can be purchased anywhere that has cellular connectivity. This means that you can purchase the pass from home, on the way to your destination, or upon arrival at the recreation site. The purchase process is simple and takes just a few minutes to complete. Simply visit the Cibola site on recreation.gov select the Cibola Day Use Pass, enter the day of visitation, billing information and license plate. If you purchase your pass on-site, no printed copy of the pass will be available. Instead, your license plate number will be used to verify purchase. If purchasing your pass in advance, you can print a copy for your vehicle. Fold the printed pass along the dotted line and display it on your vehicle dashboard with the quick response (QR) code visible at all times during your visit.

Find out more about our recreation pass options, as well as which sites accept the digital pass, on our website.

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