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Forest Products Permits
Use of forest products from the Coconino Forest include the annual harvesting of Christmas trees and rocks for landscaping and construction, personal-use fire wood gathering and wilding permits which allow the taking of live plants and trees from the forest for personal use.
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Firewood Permits
The Coconino provides firewood for personal use both on a free-use permit and a paid permit basis. In either case, a permit must be acquired by anyone harvesting any firewood on the National Forest, except for the rather small amounts used in a campfire and gathered at the campfire site. Cutting season occurs from mid-April to mid-December.
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Wilding Permits
Wilding permits, which authorize collecting live plants and trees from National Forest lands for personal use are available at the Coconino National Forest Supervisor's Office, the Flagstaff Ranger District, and the Mogollon Rim Ranger District.
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Rock and Sand Permits
Permits for rock and sand collecting are available for personal use only. Permits can be obtained for landscape red rock, sand, or Malapai rock.
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Christmas Tree Permits
Coconino National Forest will be selling a limited number of Christmas tree permits to the public beginning Nov. 10th that will be good for cutting in designated areas of the Flagstaff and Mogollon Rim Ranger Districts.
Additional Information
Wilding permits, which authorize collecting live plants and trees from National Forest lands for personal use are available at the Coconino National Forest Supervisor's Office, the Flagstaff Ranger District, and the Mogollon Rim Ranger District.
Maps
2022 Flagstaff RD Wildings Harvest Map
2022 Mogollon Rim RD Wildings Harvest Map
Wilding Season
The Forest historically had two wilding seasons – one in the spring and another in the fall, for about a month each while plants are dormant. The current policy is that the harvest season is to coincide with that of the personal use firewood season.
In 2022, this is May 2, 2022, to December 11, 2022.
Types of Wildings Allowed
Permits will be available only for coniferous trees (Douglas Fir, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Pinyon Pine, and Juniper).
Due to the severe decline of Aspen populations across the forest and lack of natural regeneration, Aspen seedlings will not be offered in the permits. In addition, the MRRD will not allow wilding harvest of Maple or Willow or Oak.
Trees Cannot Exceed Four Feet in Height
Trees transplanted cannot exceed 4 feet in height. The best chance of successful transplanting, foresters recommend that seedlings selected be much smaller in size: less than 4 feet. The fee is $1.00 per foot, with a minimum fee of $20.00 per permit. Maps of designated gathering locations, along with transplanting recommendations, are provided.
More Information
For information on our next available permit season, call the Supervisor's Office at (928) 527-3600, the Flagstaff Ranger District at (928) 526-0866, or the Mogollon Rim Ranger District at (928) 477-2255.
Permits for rock and sand collecting are available for personal use only.
Flagstaff Ranger District: Malapais
Permits for collecting rocks in the Flagstaff Ranger District can be obtained at the Coconino NF Supervisor's Office at 1824 S. Thompson St., Flagstaff, Arizona during regular business hours. 
Malapai rock permits are available for $25.00 for up to five tons and are good for 90 days. We have designated areas for collection off I-17 and off Hwy 180.
Maps of the malapais collection areas:
- Ritter west side of I-17 in the Newman Park area [PDF]
- Slate northwest of Flagstaff on the east side of US 180 [PDF]
Red Rock Ranger District: Red Rock and River Rock
Landscape red rock at $15 for 3 tons. Landscape river rock or sand is $15 for 7.5 tons. For more information on these personal use permits, call the Red Rock District Office at 928-203-7500.
Mogollon Rim Ranger District: Sandstone
Sandstone rock at $10 per ton, with a minimum $20 permit for two tons. Location is very remote and requires a 20+ mile drive down a dirt/gravel forest road. For more information on these personal use mineral permits, call the Mogollon Rim District Office at 928-477-2255