Selling Timber in Klickitat County, WA
Quick answer
There are 5 timber businesses listed for Klickitat County, Washington: 1 consulting forester and 4 timber buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county. The rest are registered to work here and travel in, and every listing shows how far its office is from the county seat.
Timber prices for Klickitat County
No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Washington's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Klickitat County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.
| Douglas-fir | $273–$635 per thousand board feet |
| Western hemlock | $180–$352 per thousand board feet |
| Western red cedar | $1,036–$1,051 per thousand board feet |
| Ponderosa pine | $133–$147 per thousand board feet |
Source: Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026. All Washington timber prices
Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth
Most landowners in Klickitat County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.
No forester is based in Klickitat County
That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Klickitat County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.
Consulting Foresters Working Klickitat County (1)
Listed on the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory as working Klickitat County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.
Lee Levanen Logging LLC is a logging and forest management business based in Battle Ground, Washington, serving landowners in Klickitat County. The business has worked in logging and forest management for over 45 years, and besides logging it also offers forestry consulting. They take on felling, thinning, and full harvests, including commercial thinning and select harvest and thinning jobs aimed at forest health. One job they describe is work on a 35-year-old timber stand, where a commercial thinning operation done 8 years earlier removed less desirable trees to improve the health, growth, and stability of the remaining timber, setting the stand up for a more valuable harvest down the road. They also talk about "searching out and capitalizing on specialty log markets," including large dimension timbers for timber framing and log homes. On selling logs, their approach is to focus on quality, specifications, market conditions, and relationships with multiple log buyers, with the goal of getting the highest value for the wood. They describe safety as central to how they run a job, saying "Safety is Our Top Priority," and they talk about sustainable practices meant to limit long-term impact on the land, including weighing a single harvest against repeated selective entries to cut down on soil disturbance over time. This suits a landowner in Klickitat County who wants a logger with decades in the business behind them, who is open to a conversation about thinning versus a full harvest, and who has an eye on specialty markets for large, sound timber as well as standard sawlogs. From leelevanenlogging.com, read 4 October 2026.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills in Klickitat County (3)
These 3 are based in Klickitat County. Being close matters: hauling is one of the biggest costs taken out of your check.
Glenwood Valley Timber is a mill in Glenwood, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
LSC Logging is a logging contractor in Goldendale, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Tom Arnold Logging Inc Shop is a logging contractor in White Salmon, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Timber Buyers, Loggers & Mills Nearby (1)
Businesses that buy, cut or mill timber in Klickitat County, working from a nearby town.
Mountain Logging Inc is a logging contractor in Cook, Washington. It has a Google Maps business listing in that category. A listing here is not an endorsement.
Questions landowners ask
How many timber buyers and foresters serve Klickitat County?
5 businesses are listed for Klickitat County: 1 consulting forester and 4 buyers, loggers and mills. 3 of them have offices in the county.
How much is my timber worth in Klickitat County?
Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.
What stumpage value means →Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Klickitat County?
You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.
Do I need a forestry consultant? →Do I need a permit to cut timber in Washington?
Washington is not like the southern states on this. You must file a Forest Practices Application or Notification with the Department of Natural Resources before you can legally harvest timber, even on your own land, and DNR generally has about thirty days to review it. Mandatory stream-buffer and reforestation rules apply. Local governments generally cannot add rules on top of this.
Permit rules in Washington →What is timber worth in Klickitat County?
No price series is published for Klickitat County on its own. Washington's latest published stumpage figures (Washington Department of Revenue stumpage value tables, January–June 2026) put western red cedar at $1,036–$1,051 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.
Forester listings for Klickitat County come from the WSU Extension forestry consultant directory, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.