Christmas Tree Permits on Sale for Colorado's Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests: $20 per Tree, Limit of Five; Sulphur District Season Runs November 7 to January 6, 2027
Christmas tree permits for the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests are on sale through Recreation.gov, according to the U.S. Forest Service permit page. In Larimer County, Colorado, the Canyon Lakes Ranger District season runs from November 21, 2026, to January 6, 2027. In Grand County, the Sulphur Ranger District's district-wide dispersed cutting season runs from November 7, 2026, to January 6, 2027. Permits for both districts cost $20 per tree, with a limit of five per person.
Under the Forest Service rules, trees may be cut only within the National Forest boundary, with no trespassing on private property, and cutting is prohibited within 75 feet of a road, trail, trailhead or developed recreation site. Christmas tree cutting is not offered on the Boulder or Clear Creek Ranger Districts.
For the Sulphur Ranger District, the agency notes that the Elk Creek cutting area will not be open for drive-in tree cutting this season and is open for walk-in use only, while harvesting is allowed across the district under the permit rules. Visitors are asked to purchase permits through Recreation.gov or at in-person locations listed on the district flyer before arriving.
The Forest Service provides cutting-area maps and regulation flyers for download on the permit page and notes that printed maps are not available on the forest. Permit seasons, prices and limits differ by forest; other national forests, including several in Utah, have also opened 2026 Christmas tree permit sales on Recreation.gov.
来源：美国林业局／Recreation.gov（官方许可证页） https://www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/225c1015-e631-11ea-8a7e-f638cd389a69
Source: U.S. Forest Service
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Photo: 图：雪林中的一棵圣诞树。U.S. Department of Agriculture，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: A Christmas tree in a snowy forest. By U.S. Department of Agriculture, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
