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Alaska, 2025 season details

Alaska Christmas Tree Permits

Alaska is the one western state where most Christmas tree cutting is free. The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection asks for no permit and no fee on unrestricted state land around the Mat-Su valleys, the Kenai Peninsula and Fairbanks, with a 15 foot limit and one tree a household. BLM cut its permit fee to $1 for the 2025 to 2026 winter and raised the household limit to three trees.

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Forests selling permits
0 on Recreation.gov
No fee
Price per tree
3 of 4 charge nothing
Each fall
On sale
on each forest permit page
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Fourth graders
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Where to get a Christmas tree permit in Alaska

The Chugach and Tongass National Forests both say a permit may be needed to cut a Christmas tree but publish no price, limit or season. The Alaska Region permits page says only that gathering forest products like Christmas trees may require a permit, and the Chugach directs free use and firewood questions to the Seward and Glacier ranger districts. Neither forest appears on Recreation.gov tree permits, which lists no Alaska facility at all. The Division of Forestry brochures point readers to the Chugach National Forest, the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for cutting on their lands.

The details below are the 2025 season and 2024 season, the most recent the forest has posted. Each forest posts its 2026 price and dates on its permit page in the fall.

BLM Glennallen Field Office

2025 season

Bureau of Land Management

Price
$1
Limit
up to three Christmas trees
Cutting
Until Jan 31
Where to buy
BLM Glennallen Field Office, BLM Forest Products Permit website

These are the forest’s 2025 season details. The forest posts its 2026 price and dates on its permit page each fall.

Effective immediately through January 31, the BLM is reducing many personal-use permit fees to just $1, including Christmas tree permits and firewood permits.
BLM Alaska launches One Dollar, One Tree holiday savings across local public lands, Bureau of Land Management, read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source

Rules for cutting

Personal use permits, Christmas trees among them, were cut to $1 through January 31.

Effective immediately through January 31, the BLM is reducing many personal-use permit fees to just $1, including Christmas tree permits and firewood permits.
BLM Glennallen Field Office. Read it at the source

A household may take up to three trees.

Increase household limits to up to three Christmas trees, with flexibility to adjust limits in areas with abundant resources.
BLM Glennallen Field Office. Read it at the source

The Slana area on Glennallen Field Office land is one of the cutting areas opened.

These areas include the Slana area within BLM Glennallen Field Office lands.
BLM Glennallen Field Office. Read it at the source

Permits are sold over the counter in Glennallen.

Currently, permits may be purchased in person at BLM Glennallen Field Office, located at 186 Glenn Hwy, Glennallen, AK 99588.
BLM Glennallen Field Office. Read it at the source

BLM Glennallen Field Office permit page

Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area

2025 season

Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection

Price
No permit or fee is required
Limit
one tree per household
Tallest tree
15 feet
Where to buy
No permit needed

These are the forest’s 2025 season details. The forest posts its 2026 price and dates on its permit page each fall.

No permit or fee is required to cut a Christmas tree. Trees must be no more than 15 feet tall and only one tree per household is allowed.
Mat-Su Valley Christmas Tree Cutting Area, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source

Rules for cutting

Cutting is allowed on unrestricted state land in the Matanuska Valley Moose Range and the two valleys.

Cutting Christmas trees on unrestricted state lands in the Matanuska Valley Moose Range and the Matanuska and Susitna valleys is allowed with some stipulations.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area. Read it at the source

State parks, highway rights of way, Alaska Native land and private property are closed to cutting.

Cutting of trees is prohibited in state parks and Department of Transportation (DOT) rights-of-way. It is also prohibited on Alaska Native lands and other private property.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area. Read it at the source

No permit and no fee, one tree a household, 15 feet at the most.

No permit or fee is required to cut a Christmas tree. Trees must be no more than 15 feet tall and only one tree per household is allowed.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area. Read it at the source

Cut the stump as low as you can.

Trees should be cut as low to the ground as possible.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area. Read it at the source

The tree is for your own home and cannot be sold.

Christmas trees cut on state land are for personal use only and may not be sold.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area. Read it at the source

Forest roads are not maintained, so carry recovery gear.

Anyone traveling on forest roads should have appropriate gear and equipment in the event they become stuck. This includes tire chains, a shovel, tow strap and warm clothing.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mat-Su and Southwest Area. Read it at the source

Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area

2024 season

Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection

Price
No permit or fee is required
Limit
one tree per household
Tallest tree
15 feet
Where to buy
No permit needed

These are the forest’s 2024 season details. The forest posts its 2026 price and dates on its permit page each fall.

No permit or fee is required to cut a tree. Trees must be no more than 15 feet tall and only one tree per household is allowed.
Christmas Tree Cutting on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source

Rules for cutting

Cutting is allowed on unrestricted state land on the Kenai Peninsula.

Cutting Christmas trees on unrestricted state lands on the Kenai Peninsula is allowed with some stipulations.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area. Read it at the source

State parks, highway rights of way, Alaska Native land and private property are closed to cutting.

Cutting of trees is prohibited in state parks and Department of Transportation (DOT) rights-of-way. It is also prohibited on Alaska Native lands and other private property.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area. Read it at the source

No permit and no fee, one tree a household, 15 feet at the most.

No permit or fee is required to cut a tree. Trees must be no more than 15 feet tall and only one tree per household is allowed.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area. Read it at the source

Cut the stump as low as you can.

Trees should be cut as low to the ground as possible.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area. Read it at the source

The tree is for your own home and cannot be sold.

Christmas trees cut on state land are for personal use only and may not be sold.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area. Read it at the source

Forest roads are not maintained, so carry recovery gear.

Anyone traveling on forest roads should have appropriate gear and equipment in the event they become stuck. This includes tire chains, a shovel, tow strap and warm clothing.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kenai Peninsula Area. Read it at the source

Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest

2024 season

Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection

Price
No permit or fee is required
Limit
One tree per household
Tallest tree
15 feet
Where to buy
No permit needed

These are the forest’s 2024 season details. The forest posts its 2026 price and dates on its permit page each fall.

No permit or fee is required to cut a tree. Trees must be no more than 15 feet tall and only one tree per household is allowed.
Christmas Tree Cutting in the Fairbanks Area, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source

Rules for cutting

Cutting is allowed on unrestricted state land in the Fairbanks area.

Cutting Christmas trees on unrestricted state lands in the Fairbanks area is allowed with some stipulations.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest. Read it at the source

State parks, highway rights of way, Alaska Native land and private property are closed to cutting.

Cutting of trees is prohibited in state parks and Department of Transportation (DOT) rights-of-way. It is also prohibited on Alaska Native lands and other private property.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest. Read it at the source

No permit and no fee, one tree a household, 15 feet at the most.

No permit or fee is required to cut a tree. Trees must be no more than 15 feet tall and only one tree per household is allowed.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest. Read it at the source

Check the ownership under your feet, power line corridors included, and stay inside the Tanana Valley State Forest.

Properly identify land ownership, including power line right of ways. Make sure you are within the Tanana Valley State Forest.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest. Read it at the source

The Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, Zasada Road and Rosie Creek Road are closed.

No cutting in the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, Zasada Road or Rosie Creek Road.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest. Read it at the source

Tree plantations are off limits.

No cutting trees in tree plantations.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection, Fairbanks Area and Tanana Valley State Forest. Read it at the source
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Fresh snow on the conifers of a Pacific Southwest Region national forest in November 2024, the week the region reminded families that its tree permits sell on Recreation.gov. “Are you ready to get into the holiday spirit? Christmas tree permits are availiable online at Recreation (20241116-FS-ASA-55)”, Region 5 Photography, Public domain

Compiled September 22, 2026. Every price, date and rule above is republished from BLM Alaska launches One Dollar, One Tree holiday savings across local public lands, Bureau of Land Management and the other forest pages linked beside each quote, read on September 22, 2026. Prices, dates and cutting areas change each fall, so the forest’s page is the one to check before a trip. Every state is in the national Christmas tree permit guide.