United States Forest Service Recreation Residence Program

[2] Recreation cabins are sometimes misused and have been a source of controversy,[3] but the program was renewed with the passage of 2014 Cabin Fee Act (CFA)[4] as part of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act.

[6] The program was established in 1915 to provide summer homes and seasonal recreation cabins to permit holders.

Permit holders pay an annual fee for use of the land, and are expected to protect the forest environment and maintain the residences.

[6] In the 1950s, the Forest Service stopped giving out permits for building cabins.

In 1960, the forest service stopped opening additional tracts of land for the program.