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 Flagstaff 6 places within 100 miles
4 of them sell a permit today. The nearest national forest is the Coconino National Forest, whose boundary takes in Flagstaff. The closest on sale today is the Kaibab National Forest, about 10 miles out. It publishes its own cutting-area map.
National forests, nearest first
- Coconino National ForestIts boundary takes in FlagstaffSales open Nov 14, 8 a.m. MountainNov 14 to Dec 31cutting daysOn the permit pageRecreation.gov's records disagree
BLM offices, nearest first
- BLM Arizona Strip Field OfficeIts area starts about 60 miles outOn sale nowNov 4 to Dec 25cutting daysOn the permit page
Opening next near Flagstaff
The Coconino National Forest opens sales Nov 14, 8 a.m. Mountain.
Ranger districts nearest Flagstaff
Both permits the Coconino National Forest lists on Recreation.gov are for the Flagstaff and Mogollon Rim Ranger Districts. The Flagstaff district is the one nearest Flagstaff.
Flagstaff Ranger District, its boundary takes in Flagstaff. Office in Flagstaff: (928) 526-0866.
Red Rock Ranger District, about 10 miles. No office listed.
Mogollon Rim Ranger District, about 25 miles. Office in Happy Jack: (928) 477-2255.
Williams Ranger District, about 10 miles. Office in Williams: (928) 635-5600.
Tusayan Ranger District, about 40 miles. Office in Grand Canyon: (928) 638-2443.
Chino Valley Ranger District, about 20 miles. No office listed.
Verde Ranger District, about 35 miles. No office listed.
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Black Mesa Ranger District, about 50 miles. Office in Overgaard: (928) 535-7300.
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 Flagstaff 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.
What locals say
People who cut on the Coconino name Blue Ridge Reservoir and Happy Jack, both off AZ 87.
From r/arizona, "Got a Christmas tree permit for Tonto, any tips" (2023), read Nov 11, 2026.
A Tonto regular says the trees get better the higher you climb, and the Kaibab Plateau gets fond memories from families who have cut there.
From r/arizona, "Got a Christmas tree permit for Tonto, any tips" (2023) and r/arizona, "Is there any Christmas tree farm in AZ that allows you to cut" (2023), read Nov 11, 2026.
Other Forest Service offices in Flagstaff
Coconino National Forest Supervisor's Office, Coconino National Forest: (928) 527-3600
From each permit's listing on Recreation.gov, read Nov 12, 2026.

