Permits
Do You Need a Permit?
When Don't You Need a Permit?
- When you are gathering edible material (morels, etc.) for your own consumption.
- When you are building a campfire on National Forest System lands you can collect a reasonable quantity of wood for the campfire without a firewood permit.
When Do You Need a Permit?
- For collecting fuelwood.
- Special Use Permits are required for commercial and non-commercial use of NFS lands, including:
- Easements for electrical and utility lines
- Roads to access private property bound by National Forest lands
- Oil and gas pipelines, wells or holding tanks, etc.
- Minerals
What Permit Do You Need?
Firewood Permits
Find out more about obtaining fuelwood/firewood permits.
Event/Commercial Permits
Obtain a commercial permit for events, commercial photography, filming, sound recording, outfitting and guides, and road use permits across NFS land to access private property.
ATV/OHV/OHM Permits
Anyone who rides a motorized vehicle on the ANF designated motorized trail system is required to purchase an ATV/Trail permit.
Contracts and Commercial Permits
For companies interested in contracting with the Allegheny National Forest.