Permits

Permits are required June 15 - Oct. 15. Permits are available on Recreation.gov either online, via the Recreation.gov app or by calling their call center at 1-877-444-6777 or TDD 877-833-6777. Permits are not available at Forest Service offices.

Unless a Central Cascade Wilderness Permit is required, all other visitors who enter Willamette National Forest wilderness areas will need a wilderness self-issue permit June 15 - Oct. 15. Self-issue permits are free and available at wilderness trailheads.

An OHV permit issued by the State of Oregon is required to operate on public land. 

Sno-Park permits are required in designated Sno-Parks from November 1 – April 30.

Free personal-use firewood permits are available with a limit of 6 cords per household per year. 

No permit or fee is required for quantities less than one gallon (per person, per day) unless you are collecting matsutakes. If collecting more than a gallon, a permit is required.

Christmas tree permits are available every holiday season online at Recreation.gov.

Special uses can include recreation residences, events, outfitters/guides, and more.