Coconino National Forest — Wedding / Group Event Permits
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Why they fit small weddings: Forest Service wedding policy explicitly carves out small ceremonies under 75 guests with limited paid vendors and no sound equipment as often permit-free.
- Category
- Venues & Ceremony Sites
- City
- Flagstaff / Sedona
- Region
- Flagstaff, Grand Canyon & Page
- Service area
- Coconino National Forest (Flagstaff, Red Rock/Sedona, Mogollon Rim districts)
- Services
- USFS special-use permitting guidance for weddings and large group events; district contacts for Flagstaff, Red Rock, and Mogollon Rim
- Guest capacity / package
- No permit typically required under 75 guests when only minister and/or photographer/videographer are paid and no sound equipment; permits required for other wedding situations or 75+ guests
- Guest range
- under 75 typical without permit
- Price notes
- Permit fees not listed as a flat public wedding rate on the permits page; contact district Special Use administrators
- Price tier
- unknown
- Website
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino/permits
- Phone
- 928-527-8240
- Address
- 1824 S. Thompson St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001
- Notes
- Red Rock District wedding contact 928-203-7532; Mogollon Rim 928-451-3591. Groups >25 people or overnight >24 hrs need toilet facilities. No rice/birdseed; wilderness wedding photography/staging not allowed. Crescent Moon has separate reservation wedding policy.
- Source
- Primary source
- Last checked
- 2026-11-08
- Confidence
- high