Tax Forfeit - County Fee Lands

Providing Access, Sales, and Services for County Lands 

• About Tax Forfeit Lands: The Land & Minerals Department manages just under 900,000 acres of tax forfeit rural land and 13,000 urban parcels. Learn more About Tax Forfeit Lands...

• Access Across Tax Forfiet Lands: You must obtain permission from the Land & Minerals Department to cross tax forfeit managed lands. Learn more about Access Across Tax Forfeit Lands...

• Contractor Information: All contractors and sub-contractors must have the appropriate training, experience and certification to conduct work activities on tax forfeit lands. Learn more about  Contractor Information...

• County Fee Lands: St. Louis County has approximately 1,200 parcels of land owned in fee. Some of the parcels have County facilities and are used for County operations, while others can be sold. Learn more about County Fee Lands... 

• Forest Development Contracts: The Land & Minerals Department contracts several Forest Development projects throughout the year. Learn more about Forest Development Contract...

• Forest Management: The Land & Minerals Department uses management techniques such as planned tree removal from the forest, using improved trees, established inventory and land classification systems for analysis to better understand the dynamics of the forest have contributed to the County’s success. Learn more about Forest Management...

• Recreation: Forest maps and Off-highway vehicle information.
  Learn more about Recreation on public lands...

• Sales: Balsam Bough and Firewood Permits are available from the St. Louis County Land & Minerals Department.  Learn more about
  

  Balsam Boughs

  Firewood Sales

• Tax Forfeit Land Sales State tax forfeit land sales information
  Learn more about Tax Forfeited Public Lands...

• Timber Sales: St. Louis County is the largest county east of the Mississippi River and also has the largest County forest.
  Learn more about Timber Sales...

• Trespass: There are several types of trespass that can occur on tax forfeit land.
  Learn more about Trespass...