Where to Cut Firewood in Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Radford and Everywhere Else in Virginia.
Do you use a woodstove or a fireplace to heat your house? If so, have you been looking for a place to cut firewood? If your answer is yes, I have the solution that just might satisfy you. Did you know that $20.00 is all it takes to give you access to millions of acres of land where you can cut wood?
It is true. All you have to do is purchase a $20.00 permit from your local Ranger District, and you will be allowed to harvest fire wood from local public lands.
If you live in Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Radford, Pulaski, or anywhere else in the New River Valley, your closest Ranger Districts are located at:
155 Sherwood Forest Road 110 Southpark Drive
Wytheville, VA 24382 Blacksburg, VA 24060
(276) 228-5551 (540)552-4641
To find other districts in your area, please click here.
This permit will give you legal permission to gather firewood in the Jefferson and George Washington National Forest.
George Washington National Forest:
Augusta County, Bath County, Alleghany County, Rockingham County, Shenandoah County, Highland County, Amherst County, Hardy County, Pendleton County, Rockbridge County, Page County, Nelson County, Botetourt County, Warren County, Frederick County, Hampshire County, and Monroe County.
Jefferson National Forest:
Craig County, Bland County, Smyth County, Giles County, Wythe County, Wise County, Scott County, Grayson County, Washington County, Montgomery County, Pulaski County, Bedford County, Lee County, Tazewell County, Dickenson County, Carroll County, Roanoke County, Letcher County, and Pike County.
This permit is good for one year, and it allows you to harvest dead standing and down trees only—you are not allowed to cut live trees. Each permit holder is allowed to gather (6) cords of wood. For those of you who don’t know, one cord of wood is a tightly stacked pile of wood that measures 4ft. x 4ft. x 8ft.
In most areas, you are permitted to gather wood year around, but be sure to check that there are no special conditions in place for your area. Also, depending on your location, there could be restricted areas—areas where the gathering of “fuel wood” is not permitted—so when you go to get your permit, be sure to ask about restrictions.
Good afternoon.
Is the drawing of a firewood cord above copyrighted? We would like to use it in a handout in Iowa. It’s the best depiction of how to stack a cord that we’ve found so far!
Thank you.
Robin Pruisner
Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
State Entomologist