How this works
79 national forests list a 2026 Christmas tree permit on Recreation.gov, and 65 Bureau of Land Management offices list one in BLM's permit store. We read both on Nov 12, 2026 and print what they say: the dates, the price, the limit and the rules, each with its source. Sale times are in each place's own time zone. Recreation.gov prints them in Eastern, and we convert. A permit is the agency's to sell, and the rules on it are the agency's. We quote them and link them. We don't sell permits, and nothing here is one.
2 forests have pages on Recreation.gov with no permit type named and no dates on them. We print what the page says and no date. 53 more Forest Service units and 50 BLM field offices don't list a permit in either store. We say "not posted yet" for those, never "no program": some sell at the office and never post one online. Distances are straight lines to a forest's boundary, not to the cutting area and not by road. The forest's own map shows where you can cut. How we read the agencies · Not a permit, not the agency
Read from the agencies Nov 12, 2026
Christmas tree permits near Colorado Springs 10 places within 100 miles
6 of them sell a permit today. The nearest national forest is the Pike and San Isabel National Forest, about 7 miles from Colorado Springs in a straight line, and it's on sale today. The nearest that publishes its own cutting-area map is BLM's Royal Gorge Field Office.
National forests, nearest first
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National ForestsAbout 55 milesOn sale nowNov 7 to Jan 6cutting days$20 per tree
- Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National ForestAbout 85 milesOn sale nowNov 14 to Dec 31cutting days$8 per tree
BLM offices, nearest first
- BLM Royal Gorge Field OfficeIts area takes in Colorado SpringsSales open Nov 24Nov 24 to Dec 25cutting daysOn the permit page
- BLM San Luis Valley Field OfficeIts area starts about 70 miles outSales open Nov 20Nov 20 to Dec 25cutting daysOn the permit page
- BLM Kremmling Field OfficeIts area starts about 75 miles outOn sale nowNov 5 to Dec 25cutting daysOn the permit page
- BLM Gunnison Field OfficeIts area starts about 85 miles outSales open Nov 25Nov 25 to Dec 25cutting daysOn the permit page
- BLM Colorado River Valley Field OfficeIts area starts about 85 miles outSales open Nov 17Nov 17 to Dec 24cutting daysOn the permit page
Not posted yet
- Comanche National GrasslandAbout 80 milesNot posted yet
Opening next near Colorado Springs
BLM's Colorado River Valley Field Office opens sales Nov 17.
Ranger districts nearest Colorado Springs
All 20 permits the Pike and San Isabel National Forest lists on Recreation.gov are for the South Platte Ranger District. None is for the Pikes Peak Ranger District, the district nearest Colorado Springs.
Pike and San Isabel National Forest
Pikes Peak Ranger District, about 4 miles. Office in Colorado Springs: (719) 636-1602.
South Platte Ranger District, about 25 miles. Office in Conifer: (303) 275-5610.
South Park Ranger District, about 30 miles. Office in Fairplay: (719) 836-2031.
San Carlos Ranger District, about 40 miles. Office in Westcliffe: (719) 783-2079. Office in La Veta: (719) 742-3681. Office in Canon City: (719) 269-8500.
Salida Ranger District, about 60 miles. Office in Salida: (719) 539-3591.
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Clear Creek Ranger District, about 55 miles. No office listed.
Saguache Ranger District, about 70 miles. No office listed.
Dillon Ranger District, about 75 miles. Office in Silverthorne: (970) 468-5400.
Districts from the Forest Service's ranger district layer, read Nov 11, 2026. Offices from each permit's listing on Recreation.gov, read Nov 12, 2026.
Every distance here is a straight line from the Census Bureau's point for Colorado Springs city (read Nov 11, 2026) to a boundary, not road miles and not to the trees. The forest's own map shows where you can cut.
From the forests' own pages
The Pike's South Platte district sells its permits online only, and it warns they may sell out.
From Pike-San Isabel National Forests, read Nov 11, 2026.
Pike and San Isabel permits must be printed to be valid, and the tag goes on the main stem before you move the tree.
From Pike-San Isabel National Forests, read Nov 11, 2026.
On the forest's own page, San Isabel permits are $10 a tree, two per household, and Pike permits are $20, up to five.
From Pike-San Isabel National Forests, read Nov 11, 2026.

