Commercial Permits are for collecting firewood to sell in a commercial capacity for profit.Little Springs Free Use Firewood Area (Flagstaff Ranger District).There aren't always free-use firewood areas designated, so you will need to check with a Ranger Station to see if one currently exists. A maximum of 5 cords per household per year is allowed under free use.
Free Use Permits allow the cutting of up to 5 cords of down and dead wood in specified areas for no charge.The minimum purchase allowed is $20, and twelve cords per household per year is the maximum quantity allowed under paid permits. Personal Use Paid Permits allow the cutting of down and dead wood or standing dead wood that meets certain criteria (see below) in specified areas at a cost of $5 per cord for oak, aspen, juniper and maple or $2.50 a cord for pine and mixed conifer.The cost of a permit varies according to the type of wood to be harvested, and the definition of a 'cord' of wood is: a well-stacked pile 8 feet long by 4 feet wide by 4 feet high. 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.Ĭutting season occurs from mid-April to mid-December.Ģ023 Firewood Guide 2023 Firewood Map Types of Permits & Associated Fees The Coconino provides firewood for personal use both on a free-use permit and a paid permit basis.
