Firewood permits are now available on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, north and west of Fort Collins. That includes:

Buy Your Permit

Cost for firewood permits is $20 a cord and the time frames for these locations vary. You can purchase permits at the Visitor Information Center located at 2150 Centre Ave., Building E in Fort Collins, or at the Redfeather Visitor Information Center (open Friday through Monday) located at 274 Dowdy Dr., Red Feather Lakes, Colo.

  • In the Bellaire Lake Campground, open for firewood Monday-Friday, the wood is stacked in 4’ lengths. The Bellaire wood is primarily Lodgepole pine.
  • The Red Feather 1 area is open for wood removal seven days a week and you may only remove down wood.
  • Cutting of dead and down standing trees is permitted on FSR 530.
  • In the Sheep Creek area, dead and live trees may be cut if they are less than 7” in diameter.

Please use extreme caution when driving on Forest Service Roads. Due to the amount of rain received this season, roads are very saturated and still wet.

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