A man beside a car with a fresh-cut tree on its roof, on a forest road at sunset
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Free in British Columbia · 2026 season

Cut your own Christmas tree this year.

BC residents can cut a tree on Crown land with a free permit. Choppable tells you your district, its rules, and where to go.

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Three steps from the couch to the tree stand

  1. 1
    Find your district

    BC has 23 Natural Resource Districts and each runs its own permits. Search above to find yours.

  2. 2
    Get your free permit

    Print and sign it, or fill in the online form. Carry it while you cut.

  3. 3
    Cut it and bring it home

    Follow the conditions on your permit, cut low, and leave the spot clean.

Read the full guide: where you can cut, tree limits and winter road safety →

A father laughing as he hugs his son among evergreen trees

Before you go

Will it fit?

The classic mistake is a tree that looked small in the bush. Enter your ceiling height.

Try 8, 8'6", 9 ft or 2.4 m.

Got your tree?

Make a photo card of your tree day

Ready to post in a minute. Your photo stays on your phone.

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A family crouching together to cut a tree at a u-cut farm

No Crown land near you?

A u-cut farm gives you the same day out, with no permit needed.

Find a u-cut farm

Farm listings are run by others and change often. Call the farm before you go.

Every district, its own rules

Northeast

Fort NelsonPeace

Omineca

MackenziePrince GeorgeStuart Nechako

Skeena

Coast MountainsNadinaSkeena Stikine

Cariboo

100 Mile HouseCariboo-ChilcotinQuesnel

Kootenay-Boundary

Rocky MountainSelkirk

Thompson-Okanagan

CascadesOkanagan ShuswapThompson Rivers

South Coast

ChilliwackSea to SkySunshine Coast

West Coast

Campbell RiverHaida GwaiiNorth Island-Central CoastSouth Island
Covering the story?

Reporters and creators: a media kit for your region

The rules for your district, photos, and a founder available for interviews.

Open the media kit

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