Permits

Permits are required June 15-Oct. 15.

Unless a Central Cascade Wilderness Permit is required, all other visitors who enter Willamette National Forest wilderness areas will need a wilderness self-issue permit. A permit is necessary June 15-Oct. 15 for each group entering the wilderness. Self-issue permits are free and available at wilderness trailheads.

An OHV permit issued by the State of Oregon is required to operate on public land. 

Sno-Park permits are required in designated Sno-Parks from November 1 – April 30.

The Willamette National Forest offers free personal-use firewood permits with a limit of 6 cords per household per year. Contact a district office to confirm permit availability.

No permit or fee is required for quantities less than one gallon (per person, per day) unless you are collecting matsutakes. If collecting more than a gallon - even if only for personal use - a permit is required.