BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
For Release: November 24, 2015
Contact:
Jeff McCusker, Lead Recreation Planner
(503)375-5613
Mark Marshall, Wildwood Manager
(503) 622-3696
Trish Hogervorst, Salem District PAO
(503)375-5657
Wildwood Park Winter Hours
Salem, Ore -- The Bureau of Land Management’s Wildwood Recreation Site in Welches, Oregon
will be open for motorized entry through the winter, 7 days a week, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. -weather permitting.
An entry fee of $5.00, or the presentation of an annual pass, will still be required, and payment
will only be accepted at the entrance via the automated fee machine (AFM) located next to the
Wildwood entrance station. The AFM will accept credit or debit cards only, but no cash or
checks.
During the winter months visitors can purchase an annual pass via the AFM. The Wildwood
office hours will be posted on the entrance booth. Visitors can bring their receipt to the park office
to receive a static cling official Wildwood pass when the office is open, or they may choose to
keep and protect the paper receipt for future use.
Due to this change in motorized park access, the parking area just off Highway 26 will remain
closed.
For more information about BLM’s Wildwood Recreation Site: http://blm.gov/yjmd
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land,
known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The
BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's
mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations
under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2014, the BLM generated $5.2 billion in
receipts from public lands.
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