Snowmobile trail permit fee to increase for first time in five years

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Because you purchased a snowmobile trail permit through the DNR in the past or you signed up for snowmobiling updates, we wanted to share that snowmobile trail permit fees will increase from $48 to $52 for the next five-year period (Oct. 1, 2021-Sept. 30, 2026).

The change is based on a statutory requirement that was adopted in 2008 to adjust snowmobile trail permit fees based upon the Consumer Price Index as determined by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. This statutory requirement was put into law when the snowmobile funding model was created by Public Act 400 of 2008 to ensure the funding source keeps pace with inflation.

Already thinking about the 2021-22 snowmobile season? Trail permits will go on sale beginning Sept. 1.

The snowmobile program is 100% funded with your snowmobile trail permit and snowmobile registration dollars. The funds pay for grooming, signage, maintenance, bridge and culvert construction, purchase of new equipment, liability insurance, maintenance of trailhead amenities (signage, bathrooms, plowing of parking lots) and other snowmobile-related expenditures.

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