Forest Products Industry (non Timber)

Fuelwood Permits

Personal Fuelwood Permits are available to purchase from May 15 - Nov. 30, 2025

• There is a 4-cord minimum purchase for the personal use fuelwood permits. The minimum permit is $25.00 ($6.25 per cord). You can buy up to 10 cords per household per year. The personal use fuelwood permit is for your own personal use. The person gathering the fuelwood must be present to purchase and sign for the permit, tags and fuelwood brochure.
• With your fuelwood permit purchase, you will receive the permit, load tickets (in 1/4 cord increments), and a Boise, Sawtooth or Payette National Forest fuelwood brochure to assist you in locating an appropriate area.
• Permits can be purchased at our Ranger District Offices, Interagency Visitor Center in Boise, and at the following private vendors:
  • Idaho City Grocery, Idaho City     208-392-4426
  • Anderson Hardware & Supply, Idaho City     208-392-2271
  • B&W Fuels, Emmett     208-365-2291
  • East Cleveland Beverage, Caldwell     208-459-6442
  • Horseshoe Hardware, Horseshoe Bend     208-793-2214
  • Garden Valley Market, Garden Valley     208-462-3817

Fuelwood Permits now available online!

The Boise National Forest is offering online firewood permits through E-Permits this year.  Click here to purchase your firewood permit online! NOTE: You will need access to a printer to print the permit itself and the load tags!

2025 Boise NF Fuelwood Permit Printable Map (8.5" x 11")

2025 Boise NF Fuelwood Brochure

Rules & Regulations

Upon purchase of your fuelwood permit, you will be given a brochure with all rules and regulations that must be adhered to. Please take the time to read and understand all rules and regulations within the brochure. Highlights include:

• All Forest Service travel restrictions apply. Refer to the Motor Vehicles Use Maps (MVUM) for routes open to motorized vehicles, including seasonal restrictions.
• Only dead and downed timber can be harvested. No cutting of standing live trees.
• Fuelwood cutting is not allowed within 300 feet on both sides of a perennial stream (stream with year-round water), nor within 100 feet on both sides of an intermittent stream (steam without year-round water, such as dry creek beds).
• Regulations prohibit the cutting of dead or living Whitebark pine trees due to that species decline.
• Larch (Tamarack) are not to be cut starting Nov. 1. Larch lose their needles every fall and appear to be dead, resulting in too many live trees being accidentally cut.
• All fuelwood cutting is prohibited within riparian areas (adjacent to creeks and rivers).
• Fuelwood permits are valid within the Boise, Payette and Sawtooth National Forests. For information about fuelwood cutting on surrounding National Forests, please contact them directly.

Georeferenced maps for use on the Avenza smartphone app:

2025 Boise National Forest Fuelwood Map - North Zone

2025 Boise National Forest Fuelwood Map - South Zone

Christmas Tree Permits

Christmas Tree Permits are now on sale! They can be purchased online at Recreation.gov (must have the ability to print), our Ranger District Offices, the Supervisor's Office in Boise, and at the following businesses:

•    B & W Fuels 1900 N Washington Ave. Emmett, ID 208-365-2291
•    East Cleveland Beverage and Tackle 2518 E Cleveland Caldwell, ID 208-459-6442 
•    Ray’s Corner Market 445 State Hwy. 55 Horseshoe Bend, ID 208-793-2391
•    Horseshoe Hardware 110 Foss St. Horseshoe Bend, ID 208-793-2214
•    Garden Valley Market 284 Village Circle Garden Valley, ID 208-462-3817
•    Garden Valley Exxon 1086 Banks Lowman Road Garden Valley, ID 208-462-3869
•    Anderson Hardware & Supply 3845 Hwy. 21 Idaho City, ID 208-392-2271
•    Idaho City Grocery 3868 Hwy. 21 Idaho City, ID 208-392-4426
•    Gentry’s Outpost 200 Main St, Idaho City, ID 208-258-9809
 

All permit holders must follow the requirements and map that accompany their permit. These permits only allow cutting on Boise National Forest lands and it’s the responsibility of the user to know where they are. Visit our Maps and Guides page for more information. Smartphone maps capable of being used without cell coverage are available through the Avenza app. 

Be aware that forest roads can be covered with snow and ice, are not plowed, and visitors should use extreme caution when driving. Call ahead and check websites for road conditions before heading out. It is a good safety practice to let somebody know precisely where you are going and when you plan to return. Cell coverage is limited or nonexistent over most of the Boise National Forest.