How do I cut a Christmas tree on the Routt National Forest in Colorado?
November 21, 2003 – – Christmas tree permits are available at all Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest offices in Colorado for $10.00 each. Permits are also available at the Yampa River State Park office in Hayden. Each permit allows for the cutting of one tree on National Forest System Lands. There is a limit of five permits per household. Trees must be for personal use, not for resale. The permit must be clearly displayed around the stem of the tree before leaving the cutting area. Some areas of the Forest are closed to tree cutting or may be difficult to access, so please contact the local Forest Service office for specific site information, including the status of roads. Area closures this year include an area on the Yampa Ranger District within 300 yards of Forest road 900 in the Bear River Corridor. However, cutting is encouraged on the Yampa District in the Forest road 100 area. Visitors to the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears District are reminded that cutting is prohibited in the Fish Cree
