After Christmas, click here to find how how and where to easily recycle or dispose of your Christmas tree! And to recycle used, broken or old Christmas lights and electronics See this page for local options to easily recycle your Christmas holiday lights
Help me keep this page complete and up to date, by reporting any corrections needed or suggesting farms to add!
If it has just snowed; see this page about how to make snocones from real snow! Your kids will love it!
Tips:
- If the name of the farm is blue with an underline; that's a link to their website or Facebook page. Click on it for the most current hours and information.
- ALWAYS call the farm or store BEFORE YOU GO
- many farms have closed in the past year, and of course, we won't know until the season starts and we find they aren't open! Call to confirm their supply, their hours
and whether they have trees, are allowing choose-and-cut or just precut trees; and which attractions or winter activities are available.
All three can change during the short Christmas season, due to weather, demand and the farmer's business conditions! Farms get sold, shut down or run out of trees, and they don't all update me every day, let alone every year. For
more tips to make your trip fun and successful, click here
!
DON'T DRIVE OUT THERE IF YOU CAN'T REACH THEM (by phone, email or find current information on their website or Facebook page! - And please tell the farmer you visit in Southwest Arizona that you found their farm here! I need the farmers to realize that you found them here so that they will keep their information up to date!
And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more.
Updates for September 2024
September 2024:
After Christmas, click here to find how how and where to easily recycle or dispose of your Christmas tree! And to recycle used, broken or old Christmas lights and electronics See this page for local options to easily recycle your Christmas holiday lights
In March, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt - (www.EasterEggHuntsAndEasterEvents.org) . It's the ONLY website that is updated every Easter for all Easter Egg hunts in the U.S.
Christmas tree farms, lots and activities, sorted by county
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map
NOTE: To my knowledge, since 2018, there now NO commercial cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in Arizona. But, don't despair, there are several National Forests that allow you to cut your own tree, see below:
La Paz County
Yuma County
-
Cut your own Christmas tree in a Arizona forest (with a permit)
Yes, with the following restrictions, you are allowed to go out in the following forests, find your perfect Christmas tree and cut down with your own hands:
Christmas tree permits are available over the counter at
many Forest Service offices. Supplies are limited. Since
not all offices offer Christmas tree permits, and some
offices may be sold out, call ahead for more details and
to be sure the local office responsible for the area in
which you are interested offers permits, and still has them
available. Please contact the forest where you intend to
cut for availability and details.
There is now a centralized place online to buy a Christmas tree permit in a national forest in any state that has a forest that
allows it; see this page on Recreation.gov.
-
Apache-Sitgreaves - Permits
may be purchased at all five ranger districts October 10 -
December 24.
-
Coconino-Permit sales start Friday in mid-November through December 24 for designated cutting areas in
designated areas of the Flagstaff and Mogollon Rim ranger
districts.
928-527-3600
-
Coronado- Christmas tree permits for Douglas Ranger District on the Coronado
National Forest go on sale in mid-November. No other
districts offer Christmas Tree Permits.
Douglas Ranger
District: 520-388-8436
-
Kaibab-The Kaibab National Forest is
selling over-the-counter and through-the-mail Christmas tree
tags on a first-come, first-served basis beginning mid-November
through December 24.
North Kaibab Ranger District:
928-643-7395
Tusayan Ranger District: 928-638-2443
Williams Ranger District: 928-635-5600
- Prescott- Permits will be available
beginning Saturday in mid-November on the Bradshaw and Chino Valley
Ranger Districts, and on the following Monday at the Verde Ranger
District.
928-443-8000
-
Tonto- Permits go on sale
in mid-November. Each Christmas tree permit is $15 (2018 price)
and can be purchased at one of four locations on the Tonto.
Here is the main page on the Forestry website
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (any species of tree)
- The Kaibab National Forest (pinon or juniper)
- Prescott National Forest (any species of tree)
- Tonto National Forest (pinon or juniper)
Here are certain restrictions:
You must have a permit to cut a Christmas tree. A limited number of permits are
granted each year . In 2018, the permits went on sale for $10 to $15 each on October 10 at 12 Big
Five Sporting Goods in Arizona. They allow residents to legally cut down
their own tree. (Note: Forest officials announced in September 2008 they
were dropping the decades-old lottery that decided who got to harvest trees
for a statewide sale of permits on a first-come, first-serve basis at the
stores.)
Other conditions and restrictions:
- Trees may be cut between mid-November and December 24th.
BUT GO EARLY -DO NOT WAIT TO GET YOUR PERMIT!
(The Tonto National Forest
sells out of Christmas Tree Permits by the end of
November every year. Once all 2,000 permits available have been
sold, the Payson Ranger District Office will not be open) - The permit allows you to cut one tree under 10 feet tall, per residence, per year.
- You may harvest a tree for someone else if you have their permit with you
- No tree harvested under this program may be sold.
For more information you may call the Christmas tree hotline at 602-225-5258 or see these pages:
For details
please visit
the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Passes & Permit page
.
The Coconino National Forest will begin selling Christmas
tree tags on Friday, mid-November, at three locations:
-
300 tags will be available at the Mogollon Rim Ranger
Station,
-
200 tags will be available at the Flagstaff Ranger
Station, and
-
100 tags will be available at the Forest Supervisor's
Office in Flagstaff.
Visit the
Coconino National Forest Christmas Tree Permits page
for
additional details.
The Coronado National Forest will begin selling Christmas
tree permits on Tuesday, in mid-November, at the Douglas
Ranger District. Please contact the Douglas Ranger
District at (520) 364-3468 for additional information.
The Kaibab National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree
tags in mid-November, at three locations:
-
800 tags will be available at the North Kaibab Ranger
District
-
500 tags will be available at the Tusayan Ranger
District
-
500 tags will be available at the Williams Ranger
District.
Visit
Kaibab National Forest Christmas Tree Permit page
for
additional details.
The Prescott National Forest will begin selling Christmas
tree permits on Saturday, in mid-Novemberat two
locations:
-
300 permits available at the Bradshaw Ranger District
-
100 permits available at the Chino Valley Ranger Station
-
100 permits available at the Verde Ranger District
(starting Monday November 21, 2016)
Visit the
Prescott National Forest Christmas Tree Permit page
for
additional details.
The Tonto National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree
permits on Wednesday, mid-November, at the following
locations:
-
500 permits at the Tonto Supervisor's Office
-
500 permits at the Mesa Ranger District
-
500 permits at the Cave Creek Ranger District
-
475 at the Payson Ranger District, and
-
25 at the Pleasant Valley Ranger District.
Visit the
Tonto National Forest Christmas Tree page
for
additional details.
- GENERAL
- PROGRAM RULES
- APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- APPLICATION FORM
(for printing)
- APPLICATION PICK-UP LOCATIONS
(hard copy application booklet)
- MAP
of cutting areas
- CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs))
Cut your own Christmas tree in a Arizona forest (with a permit)
Yes, with the following restrictions, you are allowed to go out in the following forests, find your perfect Christmas tree and cut down with your own hands:
Christmas tree permits are available over the counter at many Forest Service offices. Supplies are limited. Since not all offices offer Christmas tree permits, and some offices may be sold out, call ahead for more details and to be sure the local office responsible for the area in which you are interested offers permits, and still has them available. Please contact the forest where you intend to cut for availability and details.
There is now a centralized place online to buy a Christmas tree permit in a national forest in any state that has a forest that allows it; see this page on Recreation.gov.
- Apache-Sitgreaves - Permits may be purchased at all five ranger districts October 10 - December 24.
- Coconino-Permit sales start Friday in mid-November through December 24 for designated cutting areas in designated areas of the Flagstaff and Mogollon Rim ranger districts.
928-527-3600- Coronado- Christmas tree permits for Douglas Ranger District on the Coronado National Forest go on sale in mid-November. No other districts offer Christmas Tree Permits.
Douglas Ranger District: 520-388-8436- Kaibab-The Kaibab National Forest is selling over-the-counter and through-the-mail Christmas tree tags on a first-come, first-served basis beginning mid-November through December 24.
North Kaibab Ranger District: 928-643-7395
Tusayan Ranger District: 928-638-2443
Williams Ranger District: 928-635-5600- Prescott- Permits will be available beginning Saturday in mid-November on the Bradshaw and Chino Valley Ranger Districts, and on the following Monday at the Verde Ranger District.
928-443-8000- Tonto- Permits go on sale in mid-November. Each Christmas tree permit is $15 (2018 price) and can be purchased at one of four locations on the Tonto.
Here is the main page on the Forestry website
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (any species of tree)
- The Kaibab National Forest (pinon or juniper)
- Prescott National Forest (any species of tree)
- Tonto National Forest (pinon or juniper)
Here are certain restrictions:
You must have a permit to cut a Christmas tree. A limited number of permits are granted each year . In 2018, the permits went on sale for $10 to $15 each on October 10 at 12 Big Five Sporting Goods in Arizona. They allow residents to legally cut down their own tree. (Note: Forest officials announced in September 2008 they were dropping the decades-old lottery that decided who got to harvest trees for a statewide sale of permits on a first-come, first-serve basis at the stores.)
Other conditions and restrictions:
- Trees may be cut between mid-November and December 24th. BUT GO EARLY -DO NOT WAIT TO GET YOUR PERMIT!
(The Tonto National Forest sells out of Christmas Tree Permits by the end of November every year. Once all 2,000 permits available have been sold, the Payson Ranger District Office will not be open)- The permit allows you to cut one tree under 10 feet tall, per residence, per year.
- You may harvest a tree for someone else if you have their permit with you
- No tree harvested under this program may be sold.
For more information you may call the Christmas tree hotline at 602-225-5258 or see these pages:
For details please visit the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Passes & Permit page .
The Coconino National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree tags on Friday, mid-November, at three locations:
- 300 tags will be available at the Mogollon Rim Ranger Station,
- 200 tags will be available at the Flagstaff Ranger Station, and
- 100 tags will be available at the Forest Supervisor's Office in Flagstaff.
Visit the Coconino National Forest Christmas Tree Permits page for additional details.
The Coronado National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits on Tuesday, in mid-November, at the Douglas Ranger District. Please contact the Douglas Ranger District at (520) 364-3468 for additional information.
The Kaibab National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree tags in mid-November, at three locations:
- 800 tags will be available at the North Kaibab Ranger District
- 500 tags will be available at the Tusayan Ranger District
- 500 tags will be available at the Williams Ranger District.
Visit Kaibab National Forest Christmas Tree Permit page for additional details.
The Prescott National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits on Saturday, in mid-Novemberat two locations:
- 300 permits available at the Bradshaw Ranger District
- 100 permits available at the Chino Valley Ranger Station
- 100 permits available at the Verde Ranger District (starting Monday November 21, 2016)
Visit the Prescott National Forest Christmas Tree Permit page for additional details.
The Tonto National Forest will begin selling Christmas tree permits on Wednesday, mid-November, at the following locations:
- 500 permits at the Tonto Supervisor's Office
- 500 permits at the Mesa Ranger District
- 500 permits at the Cave Creek Ranger District
- 475 at the Payson Ranger District, and
- 25 at the Pleasant Valley Ranger District.
Visit the Tonto National Forest Christmas Tree page for additional details.
- GENERAL
- PROGRAM RULES
- APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- APPLICATION FORM (for printing)
- APPLICATION PICK-UP LOCATIONS (hard copy application booklet)
- MAP of cutting areas
- CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs))
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Find Other types of farms:
- Farm markets and roadside stands
- Road trips and camping resources
- Home canning supplies at the best prices on the internet!
- Maple Syrup Farms, sugarworks, maple syrup festivals
- Environmental information and resources
- Consumer fraud and scams information
- Farms For Your Event for birthday parties, weddings, receptions, business meetings, retreats, etc.
- Pick Your Own fruits and vegetable farms
- Festivals - local fruit and vegetable festivals
- Local Honey, apiaries, beekeepers
- Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
Get the
most recent version of
the Ball Blue Book