Commercial Use Authorization

Cedar Breaks National Monument is home to many beautiful settings that are ideal for workshops, tours, guided hikes and more. If you are receiving monetary gain by providing these services, you MUST have a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA). CUA’s are only issued after the National Park Service determines that the Commercial Use involved will not impair park values and resources. All Commercial Uses of the park require the submission of an application and fee at least three weeks in advance. If you are unsure if your business requires a CUA please contact us.

Starting January 1, 2025, for the 2025 Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) season, Cedar Breaks National Monument will be using the new online CUA application system designed to standardize, modernize, and streamline the CUA application and reporting process for NPS staff and applicants. The system will use a standardized CUA application fee that will be the same across all NPS units. We are standardizing the application fee for CUAs to obtain cost recovery for the application processing in accordance with requirements of Law.

The first application submitted during a CUA season; the applicant will pay a $350 application fee for the first CUA permit. That same applicant will pay a $250 application fee for each subsequent application fee submitted per permit to the same NPS unit during the same CUA season. These standard application fees will be reviewed every two years and may be adjusted to ensure the NPS is collecting the full cost of receiving and processing the application, as required by federal law. CUA management fees will continue to be collected through the system and assessed at the unit level. Cedar Breaks National Monument will not be assessing a Market Price Management Fee.