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 Truckee, Lake Tahoe and Reno 9 places within 100 miles
6 of them sell a permit today. The nearest national forest is the Tahoe National Forest, whose boundary takes in Truckee, and it's on sale today. It publishes its own cutting-area map.
National forests, nearest first
- Tahoe National ForestIts boundary takes in TruckeeOn sale nowNov 1 to Dec 31cutting days$10 per tree
- Humboldt-Toiyabe National ForestAbout 9 milesOn sale nowNov 1 to Dec 31cutting days$5 to $10 per tree
- Stanislaus National ForestAbout 55 milesOn sale nowNov 27 to Dec 31cutting daysOn the permit pageRecreation.gov's records disagree
- Lassen National ForestAbout 70 milesOn sale nowNov 1 to Dec 24cutting daysOn the permit pageRecreation.gov's records disagree
BLM offices, nearest first
- BLM Carson City DistrictIts area starts about 10 miles outSales open Nov 15Nov 15 to Dec 24cutting daysOn the permit page
- BLM Winnemucca DistrictIts area starts about 50 miles outSales open Nov 21Nov 21 to Dec 24cutting daysOn the permit page
- BLM Bishop Field OfficeIts area starts about 55 miles outSales open Nov 20Nov 20 to Dec 24cutting daysOn the permit page
Not posted yet
- Lake Tahoe Basin Management UnitAbout 8 milesNot posted yet
Opening next near Truckee
BLM's Carson City District opens sales Nov 15.
Ranger districts nearest Truckee
All 4 permits the Tahoe National Forest lists on Recreation.gov are for the Truckee, Sierraville, American River and Yuba River Ranger Districts. The Truckee district is the one nearest Truckee.
Truckee Ranger District, its boundary takes in Truckee. Office in Truckee: (530) 587-3558.
Sierraville Ranger District, about 7 miles. Office in Sierraville: (530) 430-8912.
American River Ranger District, about 10 miles. Office in Foresthill: (530) 492-5631.
Yuba River Ranger District, about 10 miles. Office in Camptonville: (530) 265-4531.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Carson Ranger District, about 9 miles. Office: (775) 882-2766.
Georgetown Ranger District, about 20 miles. Office: (530) 333-4312.
Pacific Ranger District, about 20 miles. Placerville or Pacific Ranger District, Camino: (530) 644-2324.
Beckwourth Ranger District, about 25 miles. Office in Blairsden: (530) 836-2575.
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 Truckee town (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
Around Truckee, people go up Boca Road above the reservoirs for white fir, or try Carpenter Valley Road, Henness Pass Road and the turnouts north on Highway 89.
From r/tahoe, "Tree cutting truckee ranger district" (2024), read Nov 11, 2026.
From Reno, Dog Valley by way of Verdi starts with a steep hill down into the valley, and the Bordertown side is gentler. A lot of the valley is closed to cutting, so read the map first.
From r/Reno, "Is Dog Valley accessible for tree cutting this year?" (2024) and r/Reno, "Christmas tree cutting" (2024), read Nov 11, 2026.
From the forests' own pages
The Lake Tahoe Basin has paused its own tree program to give young trees time to grow.
From Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (updated May 1, 2025), read Nov 11, 2026.

