State Parks and Lakes

[Martyn]

are they're any specific UHF/VHF frequencies for emergency use for boaters, hikers, etc? I've cane uo wotu several different answers using Google. does 1 need a special license? 

[OffRoaderX]

1 minute ago, Martyn said:

are they're any specific UHF/VHF frequencies for emergency use for boaters, hikers, etc? I've cane uo wotu several different answers using Google. does 1 need a special license? 

Boaters may have, but I dont know nothin 'bout no boat radios..
But for us land-lubbers, there is no universal, agreed upon emergency use channel... SOME (very few) areas might have a GMRS channel assigned for emergency use, but it is limited to only that area.

TL;dr:  NO

[UncleYoda]

There is a designated frequency for emergency use on Marine radio (be careful though, may be monitored by Coast Guard).  Nothing I know of for hikers (except Wyoming designated ch. 3).

[SteveShannon]

2 hours ago, UncleYoda said:

There is a designated frequency for emergency use on Marine radio (be careful though, may be monitored by Coast Guard).  Nothing I know of for hikers (except Montana I think designated ch. 3).

For GMRS Wyoming designated 307 (channel 3, CTCSS tone #7) because the entire state has 307 as its area code. 
I don’t know anything like that in Montana. Here it would be 406. 

[amaff]

9 hours ago, SteveShannon said:

For GMRS Wyoming designated 307 (channel 3, CTCSS tone #7) because the entire state has 307 as its area code. 
I don’t know anything like that in Montana. Here it would be 406. 

There's an area in Utah that uses Channel 9 / Tone 11.
Using a low power channel with a tone seems butt stupid to me, but I guess it's easy to remember...

 

Edit: I misremembered slightly. 9 / 11 for when a rescue is underway. Which...changing channels when you're already talking to the guy also seems butt stupid when you have a comms link set up that works.

https://utahavalanchecenter.org/education/group-group-radio-channel-initiative

[nokones]

Emergency Maritime Channel in the Maritime VHF Band is channel 16, also used for safety and common calling, per Part 80 Rules & Regs.  The use of channel 16 is regulated by rule and does not require a station or individual license while operating on-board a vessel or in port. No, the use of the Part 80 freqs cannot be used on hiking trails and even for your land yachts.

[WRYZ926]

I know that Colorado has their GMRS Channel 3 program. I don't know if any other state has adopted that plan or not. I know there was talk about trying to make that a nation wide program.

One problem is getting everyone to recognize such a program and then use designated channel/frequency only for emergencies. A prime example is CB Chanel 9 which was the defacto emergency channel for a long time. You will hear all kinds of conversations on Channel 9 now days to the point it would be useless as an emergency channel.