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Christmas Tree Permits

The Personal Use Christmas Tree Cutting Program was designed for family recreation and to contribute to good natural resource management. For many families, the adventure of traveling to the forest and cutting their own Christmas tree has become a tradition. In addition, the removal of the trees helps keep the Forest thinned out in some areas, allowing other trees to grow larger, or it opens up areas that provide forage for wildlife and livestock.

This is YOUR National Forest and we need YOUR help in properly selecting and cutting your tree, making sure the forest remains clean and safe, and complying with all rules, regulations, and restrictions.

Permit Conditions

• Tags are for PERSONAL user and may not be sold to another person.
• Tags must be purchased at a Forest Service office or authorized retail outlet.
• Make sure you are cutting on Forest Service land and not on private land, or in an area that is closed to cutting. Refer to the map that comes with your Christmas Tree permit.
• All campgrounds, picnic area, and administrative sites are closed to cutting.
• All species of trees may be cut except for PONDEROSA PINE.
• Do not cut the top out of a tall tree. You may cut a tree up to eight feel tall. Tree stumps should not be left higher than eight inches. Trim all branches from the stump and lop any portion of a tree left in the forest. (You may take some green boughs and cones for decorations.)
• Tree tags must be attached to the tree before leaving the cutting area.

Tree Cutting

Maximum height - eight feet. Cut below the lowest whorl on the trunk, or eight inches off the ground (whichever is lowest).

District Restrictions

Beaver Ranger District (435) 438-2436

Blue Spruce may NOT be cut.
Trees are NOT to be cut in the Merchant Valley Summer Home area or along the visible timbered edge of SR-153.

Fillmore Ranger District (435) 743-5721

Oak Creek Canyon and its side drainages from the Forest Boundary up are closed to tree cutting.
The Fillmore Ranger District suggests the following location for cutting Christmas trees:

• Dry Creek at Oak Creek
• Whiskey Creek
• John Williams Canyon
• Chalk Creek
• Meadow Creek
• Cove Fort
• Willow Creek
• Wild Goose Canyon

Fremont River Ranger District (435) 836-2811

The Fishlake Basin Recreation Area, including Johnson Valley, is closed to tree cutting from the Forest Boundary on the West to Zedd's Meadow on the East.

Richfield Ranger District (435) 896-9233

Blue Spruce and Engelmann Spruce may NOT be cut on the Richfield Ranger District.
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Tree Tags

• Tree tags are $10.00 each, with an additional charge of $1.00 per foot for trees over eight feet tall, and may be purchased at any Ranger District office. Christmas tree permits must be picked up in person. Mail orders and telephone requests will not be accepted.
• Christmas tree tags will be available for sale beginning on November 17 at the following locations:
  
  • Richfield Ranger Distict and Fishlake Forest Supervisor's Office
    • 115 East 900 North, Richfield, Utah
    • Open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday
    • Telephone: 435-896-9233
  • Fremont River Ranger District
    • Loa, Utah
    • Open 8:00 to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday
    • Telephone: 435-836-2811
    • The Torrey Visitor Center will also sell permits from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
  • Fillmore Ranger District
    • 390 South Main Street, Fillmore, Utah
    • Open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday
    • Telephone: 435-743-5721
    • Delta Sports, located at 299 North Highway 6, Delta, Utah also sells Christmas tree tags. They are open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday
  • Beaver Ranger District
    • 575 South Main Street, Beaver, Utah
    • Open 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday
    • Telephone: 435-438-2436
• There is a limit of two tree tags per person. Please make sure the tag is securely attached to the harvested tree and remains with the tree during transport.
• Other conditions may apply at the time of purchase.
• Tags are usually available from mid November through December.
• Maps are available from the Forest Service offices.

Additional Locations to purchase Christmas Tree Tags

• Lin's Market Place, 670 North Main Street, Richfield, Utah
  6:00 am to midnight, Monday through Sunday
  
• Albertson's Food and Drug Store, 360 South Main Street, Richfield, Utah
  8:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday through Saturday, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm on Sunday
  
• Don's Sinclair, 215 West Main Street, Salina, Utah
  6:00 am to 9:00 pm, Monday through Saturday, 7:30 am to 8:30 pm on Sunday
  
• Grass Valley Mercantile, Koosharem, Utah
  8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Saturday
  
• Flying U Country Store, 45 South State Street, Joseph, Utah
  6:00 am to 9:00 pm Monday through Saturday, 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on Sunday
  
• Taft Travel Plaza, Torrey, Utah
  7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Sunday

Permits for cutting Christmas trees on BLM lands may be purchased at the Richfield Field Office, 150 East 900 North, Richfield, Utah and at the Hanksville Field Office, 380 South 100 West, Hanksville, Utah. Maps are available from the BLM offices.

Safety Tips

We want you to have a safe visit so please come prepared for adverse weather and road conditions.

• Please be sure to notify a friend or relative of your plans and where you plan to cut your tree.
• Take along warm clothing and food.
• It is a good idea to have tire chains and a shovel.

During periods of bad weather, it is advisable to wait until weather clears to make your journey to the forest.

USDA Forest Service - Fishlake National Forest
Last Modified: Tuesday, 18 December 2007 at 13:08:50 EST