MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOREST SERVICE

 Potomac-Garrett State Forest

Firewood

Firewood Cutting/ Fuelwood Permits

Firewood cutting is permitted on Potomac-Garrett State Forest with a fuelwood permit. Permits are $10 per cord and can be purchased at the Potomac-Garrett State Forest Office. One cord is approximately two ¾-ton pick-up loads, three ½-ton pickup loads, or six ¼-ton pick-up loads. Only standing dead trees, fallen trees on the ground or recent logging debris may be used for fuelwood. Wood is for personal use only and may not be used commercially.

Please complete a temporary permit and submit with your payment by mail or at headquarters drop box inside the front door to the right of the 2nd entry door​.

Temporary Permit Form

Regulations

The following conditions are in effect for firewood cutting on state forests:

  1. Motorized vehicles are permitted only on designated forest roadways customarily open for vehicle traffic.(At the Forest Manager's discretion, other roadways may be opened for vehicle use on a limited basis.)
  2. Stumps are to be cut no higher than six (6) inches from the ground.
  3. Only dead trees may be cut. No other trees will be cut, damaged or destroyed.
  4. All treetops and debris must be removed from within 50 ft. of the road ditchline.
  5. No painted trees or trees within painted timber sale boundaries are to be cut.
  6. This permit must be in your possession at all times while cutting wood on the forest.
  7. Firewood cut for this permit is for personal, home use only, and shall not be resold.
  8. All Disabled Hunter Access Areas are closed to permit firewood unless otherwise posted.
  9. Any Forest Officer may revoke this permit for non-compliance of these conditions.
  10. The fee for this permit is non-refundable. Make checks payable to: MD DNR
  11. There is a maximum of 10 cords of firewood per permittee each fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).

ONLY CUT- DOWN OR DEAD TREES


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Outside Firewood use on Potomac-Garrett State Forest

Firewood for camping must be purchased from local vendors or gathered on site. Please DO NOT bring personal firewood into the State Forest. A wide variety of forest insect pests are accidentally transported and introduced to new areas by transporting personal firewood between distinct geographic locations.

Thank you for helping keep our forests safe!


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