Carson National Forest Christmas Tree Permits Available Nov. 19

Release Date: Nov 9, 2018

Taos, NM (November 9, 2018) - For Immediate Release. Permits for cutting Christmas trees on the Carson National Forest will be available starting Monday, November 19. Each permit is $5 (for any species) up to 10 feet, $10 for over 10 feet - up to 15 feet, and $15 for over 15 feet - up to 20 feet. As many as three permits can be purchased per person.

Permits can be purchased at the Supervisor’s Office in Taos and all ranger district offices in Peñasco, Questa, Tres Piedras, El Rito, Canjilon and Bloomfield. Please be aware that office hours and availability of personnel with the authority to sell permits may vary at each office.  Please call ahead to the office you plan on visiting to confirm if permit sales are available.  All offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

Supervisor's Office: 575-758-6200

Jicarilla District: 505-632-2956

Canjilon District: 575-684-2489

Questa District: 575-586-0520

Camino Real District: 575-587-2255

Tres Piedras District: 575-758-8678

El Rito District: 575-581-4554

A Christmas tree tag, map, and guidelines for harvesting your tree are included with the permit. To protect forest resources, tree cutting activities are not allowed within wilderness areas, or within 100 feet of forest roads, state highways, stream and rivers, and any campground or trail.

As part of the “Every Kid in a Park” initiative, every fourth grader is eligible for a free Christmas tree permit.  In order to redeem the free permit, the student must present a valid fourth-grade pass, downloadable at www.everykidinapark.gov.  Once the pass is printed out, the fourth grader must bring a parent or guardian over the age of 18 with them to the nearest Carson National Forest office to pick up the tree permit. 

Check the Carson National Forest webpage www.fs.usda.gov/carson or Facebook page www.facebook.com/CarsonNF/ for updates on office hours and permit sales availability.