Wyoming Christmas Tree Permits 2026

Please do not cut Limber Pine ... Tree height: 10 feet maximum ... Stump height: 6 inches maximum

Trees cannot be cut within 300 feet of cabins, lodges, resorts, campgrounds, picnic grounds, administrative sites (such as Ranger Stations), or within 100 feet of State Highways, however, you MAY cut right next to Forest Roads.

Trees cannot be cut in the Cloud Peak Wilderness.

You must print and bring your Christmas Tree Permit with you.

Tree Height: 20 feet maximum ... Stump height: 8 inches maximum ... Conifer trees removed from aspen stands may be topped (no height restrictions). Topped tree stump height must be 8 inches or less.

The permit must be printed and placed in the windshield of your vehicle as you remove your tree(s) from the Forest.

Cutting or removal of forest products is prohibited within campgrounds, summer home sites, administrative sites (guard stations), ski areas, Cache Creek Canyon and Trail Creek area, the Snake River Canyon, designated Wilderness or Wilderness Study Areas, and elk feed grounds.

Do not cut in active timber sales or areas that have been planted with new trees. Look for signs.

The Forest Service would like to emphasize that cutting trees is prohibited in all Wilderness and developed recreation sites on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests.

Tree height: 20 feet maximum ... Stump height: 6 inches maximum ... Stump diameter: 6 inches maximum

Do not cut trees in or within 200 feet of any developed areas, including Campgrounds, Picnic Areas, Trailheads, Scenic Overlooks and Administrative Sites. ... Do not cut trees within 100 feet of any forest road or trail.

Do not cut trees in Timber Sale areas and do not cut any tree marked with colored paint or signs.

Laramie Ranger District: Do not cut trees in the entire Pole Mountain Unit, which includes Happy Jack, Tie City and Vedauwoo, and also in the Snowy Range Ski Area. Also, do not cut trees within 500 feet of Snowy Range Scenic Byway (WY Highway 130) or within 200 feet of Wyoming Highway 230.

On the Shoshone NF, do not cut whitebark pine. Whitebark pine is similar in appearance to limber pine. ... If you are uncertain whether a tree is whitebark pine or limber pine, do not cut tree.

Tree Height: 20 feet maximum ... Stump height: 4 inches maximum ... Take the whole tree. Do not remove the top of the tree; cut down the entire tree

Do not cut trees within all designated wilderness areas, marked timber sales, and within 300 feet of campgrounds, lodges, summer homes, private lands, and administrative sites.

Do not cut north of and on the Wind River reservation or in the Popo Agie Wilderness Area.

Tree height: 20 feet maximum ... Stump height: 6 inches maximum ... Stump diameter: 6 inches maximum

Take the whole tree. Do not remove the top of the tree; cut down the entire tree

Trees may not be cut in developed recreation sites, such as campgrounds, picnic sites, and day-use areas. Furthermore, trees cannot be cut from Forest Service administrative sites, within active timber sales, Black Hills Experimental Forest near Rochford, Black Elk Wilderness Area, Beaver Park near Sturgis, or within Spearfish Canyon.

You must print and bring your Christmas Tree Permit with you. Please be advised that screen shots and/or pictures of online permits do not qualify and are not accepted as "proof of purchase."

Trees must be less than 15 feet tall and have a diameter at breast height of less than 8 inches.

Permit holders must carry a valid permit when cutting trees.

Trees may not be harvested from wilderness areas, wilderness study areas, timber sale areas, campgrounds, or boat access sites.

All pines with needles in bundles of five, such as whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and limber pine (Pinus flexilis), are protected and must not be cut or damaged.

A BLM permit is valid for trees located on BLM-administered lands only.