Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area pass purchases move online

The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office will now only accept online payment for fees associated with the Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area (Knolls) in Tooele County. The use of the Recreation.gov online portal will make fee compliance easier for visitors and will eliminate tube theft for onsite fees.

“Our visitors rely on well-maintained facilities and roads at Knolls, which are paid for, in part, by the special recreation area management passes and annual passes,” said BLM Salt Lake Field Manager Jessica Wade. “Our move to an online only fee payment system will ensure that funds from purchased passes return to the recreation site as continued maintenance or improvements.”

“Knolls has seen an increase in fee tube thefts due to its remote location,” said BLM West Desert District Law Enforcement Supervisor Camm Stephenson. “In order to mitigate those thefts and to keep public recreation funds where these belong, an online only payment system is the best course forward.”

Visitors have the option to purchase passes online at recreation.gov, through the Recreation.gov app, or by calling the national reservation hotline at 1-877-444-6777. Visitors to Knolls can purchase the digital $10 day pass or $80 annual pass using cellular data onsite or ahead of time. Each pay station contains a QR code and instructions to help guide visitors to Recreation.gov where they can use a credit or debit card to purchase a pass. Onsite purchases using the yellow envelopes and fee tubes will no longer be an option.

The Recreation.gov app is free and can be downloaded through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Pass purchases and campsite reservations in the West Desert District can be made at the following locations:

• Knolls Off-highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area: https://go.usa.gov/xz7m4
• Simpson Springs Campground: https://go.usa.gov/xz7mD
• Little Creek Campground: https://go.usa.gov/xz7mK
• Little Sahara Recreation Area: https://go.usa.gov/xz7mc

The Knolls Off-Highway Vehicle Special Recreation Management Area encompasses nearly 36,000 acres of BLM-managed sand dunes, hills and mud flats in the Great Salt Lake Desert and is popular for off-highway vehicle enthusiasts. 

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