[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11676-11677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5089]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-050-1220-00]


Recreation Management; Camping Fees and Supplementary Rules; 
Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of campground fees and establishment of supplementary 
rules.

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SUMMARY: The Canon City District hereby gives notice that campground 
fees will be charged at the new Sand Gulch and The Bank Campgrounds 
within the Shelf Road Climbing Area, in accordance with 36 CFR 71. The 
campgrounds are located about 12 miles north of Canon City, Colorado, 
along Fremont County Road 9. This action is necessary to implement USDI 
and BLM policies for the collection of user fees for recreational 
services. Daily recreation use fees at both campgrounds are established 
at the rate of $4.00 per [[Page 11677]] campsite. Each campground also 
has one group campsite with a daily fee of $8.00.
    Further, in addition to the regulations in 43 CFR 8365, the 
following supplementary rules are established for Sand Gulch and The 
Bank Campgrounds:
    1. Camping. Camping is permitted only in designated sites. No 
reservations can be made, all sites are available on a first come-first 
serve basis.
    2. Number of vehicles and persons per site. Individual campsites 
are limited to no more than 2 vehicles and 8 people.
    The group sites are limited to 4 vehicles and 20 people.
    3. Campfires. Campfires are permitted only in fire rings provided 
for such purpose by BLM.
    4. Trash. No trash facilities are available in these campgrounds, 
all trash must be taken out.
    5. Firearms. No person shall shoot or discharge any weapon within 
\1/4\ mile of these developed campgrounds.
    6. Motorized Vehicles. Traveling or parking off existing roads and 
parking areas is prohibited.
    7. Noise. Quite hours, in which the use of generators, loud radios, 
or boisterous behavior is prohibited, are in effect between 10:00 p.m. 
and 6:00 a.m.
    8. Firewood. The gathering of live vegetation, standing dead 
vegetation, or dead and down wood within the campgrounds is prohibited. 
Firewood gathering is allowed outside the campgrounds but is restricted 
to only dead and down wood.
    9. Camping Length of Stay. Persons may camp or occupy a site or 
sites in either campground for a period of not more than 14 days within 
any period of 28 consecutive days. The 28 day period begins when a 
person or equipment initially occupies a specific campsite. The 14 day 
limit may be reached either through a number of separate visits or 
through 14 days of continuous occupation during the 28 day period. 
After the 14th day of occupation, persons may not relocate within a 25 
mile radius of the previously used location(s) for a minimum of 14 
days.
    10. Pets. No person shall, unless authorized by BLM, bring any 
animal into the campgrounds unless such animal is on a leash not longer 
than six feet and secured to a fixed object or under control of a 
person, or is otherwise physically restricted at all times.
    11. Unattended Personal Property. No person shall leave personal 
property unattended in these campgrounds for a period of more than 24 
hours.
    12. Fireworks. The discharge or ignition of firecrackers, rockets 
or other fireworks is prohibited.
    13. Natural and Cultural Features. Defacing, disturbing or removing 
any natural or cultural (historic and prehistoric) features is 
prohibited.
    14. Developed Facilities. Defacing, disturbing or removing any 
developed facilities is prohibited.
    15. Interference. Threatening, resisting, intimidating, or 
interfering with any BLM official, employee, or volunteer engaged in, 
or on account of, the performance of their duties is prohibited. 
Threatening, intimidating or interfering with lawful users of these 
campgrounds is prohibited.
    16. Trapping. Trapping is prohibited except for health and public 
safety or administrative purposes as determined by BLM.
    17. Underage drinking. Consumption and/or possession of alcoholic 
beverages, as defined by state law, by persons under 21 years of age is 
prohibited.
    18. Overflow camping areas. Areas are identified for overflow 
camping and may only be used when the campgrounds are full.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Williams, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Royal Gorge Resource Area, 
3170 E. Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212; telephone (719) 275-0631.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The campground fee notice and the 
supplementary rules are applicable to the following locations: Sand 
Gulch Campground: SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/
2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Section 33, T. 16 S., R. 70 W., 6th 
Principal Meridian.
    The Bank Campground: SE\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ Section 21 and W\1/
2\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/
2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NW\1/4\ Section 28, T. 16 S., R. 70 W., 
6th Principal Meridian.
    The purpose of the supplementary rules is to provide for the 
protection of persons, property, and public lands and resources. The 
authority for establishing supplementary rules is contained in 43 CFR 
8365. These rules will be available in the Royal Gorge Resource Area 
office and will be posted in both campgrounds. Violation of these rules 
is punishable by a fine or imprisonment as defined in 18 USC 3571.
Stuart L. Freer,
Associate District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-5089 Filed 3-1-95; 8:45 am]
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