Mills
Sawmills and pulp mills purchase harvested timber. Some mills have in-house timber buying divisions, letting landowners sell direct — cutting out the middleman.
43 listings · Read: Selling Timber Directly to a Mill
Quick answer
There are 43 mills listed in Idaho across 22 counties. Listings come from the Idaho forestry register and each one shows the counties it covers and the species it handles. TimberClear has not vetted, verified or endorsed any of them.
Idapine Mills is a sawmill in Meridian, Idaho. It also does logging. The mill takes in timber harvested from private, public, and BLM land, and turns it into finished lumber. The work here is milling and wholesale lumber production rather than buying standing timber straight off a few acres. They cut Ponderosa Pine, Lodgepole Pine, Douglas Fir (both KDHT and ESLP), and White Fir, turning out a range of sizes and grades, from Select Struc down through Common grades, plus stud and web stock. Services include private labeling, bar coding, custom grading, custom packaging, and precision cut stud trims. Lumber moves out by rail on Union Pacific or by truck. The company describes itself as "Idaho Grown Family Owned," with the crew from woods contractors to millwrights made up of multi-generations of father and son teams, the Krogh family among them. It says it has been "Manufacturing Quality Forest Products for 3 Generations." Timber passes through the mill's own inspection stages as well as Idaho state regulations before it ships. The listed service area is Ada County, Idaho, with lumber sold more broadly across the Pacific Northwest. This fits a landowner, logger, or contractor already selling logs and looking for a mill to take delivery and produce graded, packaged lumber, rather than someone needing a forester to walk their woodlot and arrange a first-time standing timber sale. From idapinemills.com, read 4 October 2026.
Les Bois Milling is a sawmill in Boise, Idaho, serving Ada County. It mills trees that come down in the Boise area into live edge slabs, kiln dried wood, and offers slab flattening for customers who want a flat, ready-to-use board. The owner, Zane Everman, launched Les Bois Milling in the spring, working with community forestry programs, tree care professionals and the public so trees don't end up at the landfill. Species they've worked with include Silver Maple, Scots Pine, Russian Olive, Black Walnut, Ash, Oak, American Chestnut, Elm, Spruce and Sequoia. They say they "specialize in live edge slabs from trees collected and milled right here in the City of Trees," and keep things close to home: the farthest a tree has come from is Nampa. Once milled, wood goes into their own kiln to dry slowly, which they say prevents warping and cracking, and large slabs can be flattened on site. Their inventory app, AncesTREE, tracks where a given piece of wood came from, including the tree's age and moisture content. This fits a landowner near Boise or Nampa who has a single tree coming down on their property and wants it turned into slabs or lumber rather than hauled to the landfill, not someone selling standing timber off acreage. From lesboismilling.com, read 4 October 2026.
T J Forest Inc is a sawmill and lumber remanufacturing business in Nampa, Idaho, founded in 1984 by Kurt and Royce Batey. It is listed in the mills category, found in the Ada county part of the register, and serves Canyon county. This is a mill, not a standing timber buyer. It works with Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Spruce pine fir, Southern yellow pine, and hardwood, turning logs into finished and industrial lumber. Its specialties are pallet stock, industrial grade dimension lumber, panel products, "cedar fencing", and industrial grade boards. It also offers "custom milling services" and delivery options for lumber orders. The sales team at TJ Forest includes Joe Robinson, Travis Vezina, Pat Collins, Kyle Batey, Kyler Landa, and Tanner Schutz, each working with the same core species and the same specialty product lines. This fits a landowner who already has logs cut, or who wants lumber milled to a specific grade or size, rather than someone looking to sell standing timber or have trees logged off their land. From tjforest.com, read 4 October 2026.
True Lumber is a sawmill in New Plymouth, Idaho. It is listed in the directory as a mill, and its own pages describe it as "providing premium remanufactured lumber products, and lumber services for the North American market." The mill's particular specialty is "remanufactured wood cut to custom lengths," work that grew out of a trucking company that used to haul lumber for a broker. It also sells firewood and sawdust to local businesses and the community year round. The company started in 1995 under Ted and Teresa Allen, was sold to James Cote' and Patrick Vollmer in August 2021, and took the True Lumber name in October 2022, so the operation itself has been running at this same New Plymouth location for about three decades. It lists Payette County as a county it serves. For a landowner with standing timber, this is worth knowing: True Lumber does not describe a timber-buying operation, forestry consulting, or a process for purchasing timber off a tract. What it does state is remanufacturing of lumber already cut, plus firewood and sawdust sales. There is no minimum tract size given here. This listing suits someone looking for a mill that reworks and custom-cuts lumber, or wants to buy firewood or sawdust locally, rather than a landowner looking for someone to walk their acres, mark trees, or run a timber sale. From thetruelumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
J & H Forest Products Inc is a mill in Boise, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Gem House Logs is a mill in Emmett, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Kick Back Timber is a sawmill in Parma, Idaho. They saw rough sawn and specialty lumber, with big structural timbers as their specialty, and they also do some woodworking and retail items like mantels and shelves. Their main species are Douglas Fir and Pine, with some hardwood from their local urban forest. If you've got timber to sell, this is more of a mill than a logger: they take logs in and turn them into lumber, offering delivery, lumber grading, and kiln drying. They say they offer "rough sawn and specialty lumber," and for grading work they are a "registered partner with PLIB." They serve Canyon County, and describe their service area as "contractors, retailers, and DIY er all over the greater Treasure Valley," with shipping available nationwide. There's no stated minimum acreage or tract size for timber sales. This looks like a place built around milling and lumber products rather than buying standing timber off a landowner's acres, so if you're looking for someone to walk your woods and make an offer on trees still standing, this may not be the right fit. It could suit someone who already has logs or wants finished lumber, grading, or kiln drying done, or who wants a rustic mantel or shelf made from the wood. From roughsawnlumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Nelson Custom Milling is a mill in Idaho City, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Ochoco West LLC is a mill in Boise, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timberland Wood Products is a mill in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a logging contractor. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Bennett Lumber Products Inc. is a mill in Princeton, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.
No Trace Lumber is a sawmill in Grace, Idaho, run by Chuck Watson and his family. They custom cut beams and boards to your measurements, work with speciality woods, and sell firewood. If you have logs or standing timber and want them turned into something usable, this is the kind of outfit that does that work. The mill is family owned and operated, started in 2018, so it has been cutting wood for about six years. Chuck has been cutting wood "since he could walk" and the business has grown from a small operation into a larger mill while staying family run. They list Caribou County as an area they serve, and their shop sits at 1150 Hegstrom Road in Grace. You can call or text for a bid, and they say to come by during business hours if you want to talk in person. This fits a landowner near Grace or in Caribou County who wants custom milling done, whether that is beams for a barn, boards cut to size, or firewood, and who likes dealing with a small family shop rather than a large operation. From notracelumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Sawmill 4 Hire is a mill in Preston, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Idaho Mill & Tree Services is a sawmill and tree care outfit based in Malad City, Idaho. It's family owned and operated, run by Chad Hansen, and works across greater Idaho and Utah, including Oneida County. Their sawmill work takes your logs and turns them into usable lumber, cut to your specs, good for home projects. Alongside that they do tree trimming and tree removal, with "safe and efficient tree removal" and full site cleanup after. They also handle snow removal. Everything is quoted per job, so you'd call or text Chad to talk through what you've got before any number gets set. There's no tract size mentioned anywhere in what they show, so it's not clear what the smallest job they'd take on looks like. This fits a landowner near Malad City or over the Utah line who wants someone local and family run to mill their own logs into lumber, not necessarily run a big timber sale. From idahomillandtreeservices.com, read 4 October 2026.
Somsen Lumber is a mill in Wayan, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Es Handyworks LLC is a mill in Blackfoot, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Whiteman Lumber Co is a sawmill in Cataldo, Idaho. They do not buy standing timber or run logging jobs on your land. What they do is cut custom, oversized timbers for timber frame homes, working as a "custom manufacturer of high grade rough and surface timbers" for builders. If you are looking for someone to mill logs into high grade beams, this is that kind of outfit, not a timber buyer. They cut Douglas-fir, Western larch, Engelmann Spruce, Hemlock, and Grand Fir, and they offer on-site kiln drying, drying the logs before cutting and again afterward. Their own words call it "cutting custom, oversized timbers for timber frame homes." They serve Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Sandpoint, Hayden, Spokane, and the surrounding area, with Kootenai County named as served. They are listed as a Member of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau. The mill was founded in 1928 by Harry Whiteman, and it's been running under his family and later owners since. This fits a landowner, builder, or timber framer who already has logs or a project in mind and wants them custom cut into high grade timbers, not someone just trying to find a buyer for standing trees on their acreage. From whitemanlumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
K Bales Enterprises LLC (Portable Saw Mill & Excavation) PNW is a mill in Plummer, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Idaho Forest Group is a mill in Moyie Springs, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Priest Lake Lumber Co is a mill in Priest Lake, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Willmore Lumber is a sawmill in St. Anthony, Idaho, run by the Willmore family. They cut Douglas fir and knotty pine into rough-cut lumber, posts and beams, framing lumber, tongue and groove, flooring, decking, and siding. They also sell baled shavings, firewood, railroad ties, wood stain, and do custom-cut lumber, with delivery available. This isn't a timber-buying or logging outfit, it's a mill. Their timber comes from within a 150-mile radius, and they serve Fremont County. They say "we take pride in quality service and products," and that "no job is too big or too small" for their team. The business has been going for more than 50 years, a family run operation with father Jim and sons Rod, Alan, and Troy. If you're a landowner wanting someone to come buy and harvest your standing timber, this likely isn't the fit. But if you've already got logs, or want milled lumber, posts, beams, or custom cuts for a building project on your own land, this is a mill that can cut it for you. From willmorelumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Idaho Forest Group Laclede is a sawmill in Laclede, Idaho, part of Idaho Forest Group, which also buys timber, runs logging, and offers forestry consulting. The company is headquartered at 687 W. Canfield Ave., Suite 100, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, phone (208) 762-6630. They describe their work this way: "Idaho Forest Group grows, harvests, manufactures and distributes this incredible, sustainable product called wood." They take Douglas Fir, Western Larch, Grand Fir, Western Hemlock, Lodgepole Pine, White Pine, Englemann Spruce, Sub-Alpine Fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Western Red Cedar. They serve Bonner County. For landowners thinking about a sale, they offer a "free tree check-up," where a forester from one of their five Idaho mills looks over your property, whether you want to protect your trees, generate income, or keep them for the family down the road. They state a minimum of 10 acres, asking landowners directly: "Do you have more than 10 acres of timberland?" This fits a landowner in Bonner County with a mixed stand of the species above who wants a mill-connected forester to walk the property before deciding anything, rather than someone with just a few acres or land outside their service area. From idahoforestgroup.com, read 4 October 2026.
Northwoods LLC is a mill in Blanchard, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Stimson Lumber Co is a mill in St Maries, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer and a consulting forester. A listing here is not an endorsement.
PotlatchDeltic is a mill in St Maries, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Prairie Quality Wood Products is a mill. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Sidonian Woodwerks is a mill in Ada County, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Alta Forest Products is a mill in Naples, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a timber buyer. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Selkirk Timber Company, LLC is a logging contractor in Sandpoint, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. It is also listed as a mill. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Thick 'n' Thin Beams and Lumber is a sawmill in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, working out of Cow Creek Road. They serve Boundary County and describe themselves as "Specializing in custom beams and lumber, flooring and siding." They cut Doug Fir on site, calling it "Beautiful locally sourced Doug Fir" that they will "custom cut to your exact specifications." The work runs from rough boards straight off the Woodmizer through to finished product: custom beams, boards, flooring, and siding. They cut with a band saw for a straight-line look, and can add circle saw texture if you want that rustic finish. Once boards are cut, they can plane them into tongue and groove for flooring or siding. They run two kilns, and will dry your own wood as well as their own. Leftover shavings are available too, good for covering barn floors. This is a mill set up for landowners who already have logs, or trees ready to come down, and want them turned into something they can use or sell, beams, boards, flooring, siding, rather than a service for selling standing timber. Good fit for someone in Boundary County with Doug Fir on their land who wants local, custom-cut lumber rather than a check for stumpage. From tntbeams.com, read 4 October 2026.
The Bespoke Beam is a mill in Athol, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Plummer Forest Products is a mill in Post Falls, Idaho, listed as a manufacturer. Builders, contractors and other manufacturers turn to them for particleboard used in building and industrial work, as they put it, "Top Builders, Contractors and Manufacturers Specify Plummer Particleboard for Building and Industrial Applications." This isn't a place to sell standing timber or hire a logging crew. It's a mill, and the business holds an FSC Certificate, an Eco Certified Composite Certificate, and a No Added Formaldehyde NAF Certificate. Kootenai County is named as served. You can reach them at 401 N. Potlatch Rd. in Post Falls, Idaho 83854, or by phone at (208) 777-2202. If you're a landowner with timber to sell or land to log, this one's not for you. This fits someone further down the chain, a builder, contractor, or manufacturer sourcing particleboard, not someone standing in the woods deciding what to do with their trees. From plummerforestproducts.com, read 4 October 2026.
GotLogz? is a mill. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Empire Lumber Co is a sawmill business in Weippe, Idaho, in business since 1956. It is a mill, not a timber buyer and not a logging crew. The work here is manufacturing wood products at mills located in the scenic Clearwater Valley and on the Camas Prairie, and it serves Clearwater County. What happens at Empire Lumber Co covers the full chain of turning logs into finished lumber: resource management, sawmill manufacturing and drying, planing, and packaging and shipping, along with mill sales and service. The mill works with inland softwood species, producing everything from construction grade boards and dimension lumber to custom paneling, siding, and moulding. It calls itself "Stewards of the Forest Since 1956" and describes its products as "Beautiful, Durable and Renewable." This fits a landowner who already has logs to sell or wants lumber manufactured from Idaho inland softwood, rather than someone looking for help marking timber, finding a logger, or getting a standing-timber sale set up. If your need is a mill that takes logs and turns them into usable wood products, Empire Lumber Co is built for that end of the process. From empirelumber.com, read 4 October 2026.
Potlatch Corporation is a mill in Weippe, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Saw Control Systems is based in Kooskia, Idaho, and shows up under the mills category. It isn't a service that buys standing timber or walks a landowner's woods to mark trees. Instead, it builds and installs the electronic controls that sawmills use to run their saws. Its own words describe it as having produced "the first electronic joystick sawing control for hydraulic shotgun carriages." The work covers real-time bandsaw monitoring, feedback to the people running the mill floor, and diagnostic data to help troubleshoot problems as they come up. A sensor is mounted near the saw guides to measure deviation and vibration while the blade is cutting, and that signal feeds back to a control unit, often set up in the mill's filing room, so operators can adjust feed speed and catch wear or alignment problems before they cause downtime. The company has been at this a long time, putting it plainly as "WATCHING SAWS SINCE 1982." It serves Idaho. No species or acreage comes into play here, since this isn't about buying or cutting trees off a particular piece of ground, it's about the equipment that runs inside a sawmill itself. This fits a sawmill operator looking to upgrade saw control and monitoring, not a landowner trying to sell timber off a few acres. From sawcontrol.com, read 4 October 2026.
Star Cedar Sales Inc. is a mill in Kamiah, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
North Fork Sawmill is a mill in Lewiston, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
T&S portable saw mill is a mill in Bonner County, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
England Saw Mill is a mill in Salmon, Idaho. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Jensen Lumber is a mill in Ovid, Idaho. It appears in the Utah State University Extension, Utah Sawmills list (Idaho rows). A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tibke Trucking is a mill in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It appears in the Utah State University Extension, Utah Sawmills list (Idaho rows). A listing here is not an endorsement.
Yellowstone Log Homes is a log home manufacturer in Rigby, Idaho, in Jefferson County. It makes log home kits and offers floor plans, a planning guide and a free brochure. The family has been manufacturing log homes in Idaho since 1962, and the business is at 280 N. Yellowstone Hwy. in Rigby. It has supplied more than 10,000 log home kits, and its homes can be found in all 50 states and around the world. The About page carries the line "Log Homes Made in Idaho, Shipped Around the World," and its milling facility sits on the Snake River Plain of east Idaho. This is not a timber business. Yellowstone Log Homes does not work with landowners on timber sales or logging. A landowner who wants to sell standing timber or have a harvest done will need a different firm. It suits a landowner who wants a log home built from a kit and is comparing manufacturers, not one who wants to sell timber or have trees cut. From yellowstoneloghomes.com, read 4 October 2026.
Questions landowners ask
How many mills are there in Idaho?
43 are listed on TimberClear, sourced from the Idaho forestry register, covering 22 counties between them.
How do I choose between them?
Start local and get more than one. A business based in your county knows the mills and the ground; one registered for all one hundred counties may be three hours away. Every listing here shows how far its office is from the county you are looking at, so "will travel" is never mistaken for "is local". TimberClear has not vetted, verified or endorsed anybody on this site.