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Can I cut a Christmas tree near Gibsons?

Gibsons is in BC's Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District. Its online permit opens later in the season.

Near Gibsons · Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District

Check back on December 1.

This district's free online permit opens on December 1.

Permit
Free online form, from December 1
Trees per permit
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The conditions printed on your permit are the rules. Read them before you cut. General guidance only; the permit is the authority.

We haven't been able to read this district's permit yet. Its printed conditions, including the tree limit and where you can cut, are the rules to follow.

District boundaries don't follow town limits. If you'll cut in a neighbouring district, you need that district's permit. Check your spot on the map.

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 near Sunshine Coast

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

Other towns in Sunshine Coast district

SecheltPowell River

Nearby in South Coast

SquamishWhistlerPembertonChilliwackHope

How to cut your own Christmas tree in BC →

Remind me when the Sunshine Coast permit opens

One email when the district's online permit form opens (from December 1). If the district doesn't issue permits this year, we'll tell you that instead.