Get free firewood permits online

The California Tahoe Conservancy today announced that free firewood gathering permits and firewood locations are now available online. Permits are valid until December 31 of the year printed or downloaded.

“The new online system will make our program more accessible to people throughout the Tahoe Basin and will save people time because they will no longer need to come into our office to obtain a firewood permit. The rest of the program remains unchanged,” said Milan Yeates, the Conservancy’s Community Firewood Program Coordinator.

The Conservancy’s Community Firewood Program offers free firewood permits and allows permittees to collect up to two (2) cords of pre-cut firewood for personal use, limit one permit per household per calendar year. Firewood is offered on a first come, first served basis, when firewood is available. Permits will continue to be issued at the Conservancy’s office located at 1061 Third Street in South Lake Tahoe for those who do not have internet access or wish to obtain permits in person.

Permits and a regularly-updated map of firewood locations can be found here: tahoe.ca.gov/fuelwood-permit