Fresno - Monterey area of California Christmas Tree Farms 2024

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• 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 !
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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

When should you take the Christmas tree, lights and decorations down? See this page for traditions and standards

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Christmas tree farms, lots and activities, sorted by county

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Fresno County

• Hillcrest Christmas Tree and Pumpkin Patch - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, trees bagged, tree shaking provided, trees baled, saws provided, winter train rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  Reed and Adams, Reedley, CA 93654. Phone: 559-638-2762. Alternate Phone: 559-917-6774. Fax: 559-638-2762. Email: [email protected]. Open: weekends from Thanksgiving until Christmas from 10 am to 5 pm. Directions: Reed and Adams, 2 miles north of Reedley College on Reed. Pumpkin Patch - last three weekends in October Christmas Tree Season - opens the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Blossom Trail Train open first 3 weekends in March, with the last weekend being "Railfest" with trains from all over the west. Also call about "Pajama Christmas", our Christmas night event, the weekend before Christmas, with cookies, hot cocoa, steamy train rides, Santa and live music around the fire. Christmas Tree Sales and Steam Train rides. The Hot food vendors will also be here. Santa is here most weekends from 11 am to 4 pm or so. Steam Train rides and Hot food vendors are available on weekends, Saturday and Sunday. This year we have Monterey Pines that you can cut yourself. We have saws or you may bring your own. We also have Noble Fir, Douglas and Fraser Firs that will not grow here, (too hot!) shipped in from snow country that range from (Prices may have changed!) $35-$249 depending on species and size. Our tallest Firs are 10/11' but not too many available.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Monterey Pine.
  PreCut varieties: Douglas Fir, Noble Fir.
  
• Red Hawk Ranch - 2022 permanently closed
  P.O. Box 849, Auberry, CA 93602. Open: UPDATE for 2022, They are permanently closed. 
  

Inyo County

Kings County

Madera County

• Historic Cobb Ranch Christmas Trees - Pre-cut Christmas Trees,
  8805 Highway 41, Fresno, CA 93720. Phone: 559-439-0606. Phone: 559-661-2172. Email: [email protected]. Open: March - December. Directions: Hwy 41 at the San Joaquin River (take Rio Mesa Exit). 5 miles North of Fresno - 15 miles East of Madera on the way to Yosemite National Park. Click here for a map and detailed directions. The Annual Cobb Ranch Christmas Festival. Browse through Santa's Workshop for a unique hand made gift, visit our four-legged friends in the barnyard, indulge yourself with a freshly baked cinnamon roll and hot chocolate, or bundle up for a fire truck ride around the beautiful Cobb Ranch.
  
• Silvertip Christmas Tree Farm - Precut Christmas trees,
  33200 Road 221, North Fork, CA 93643. Phone: 559-877-4901. Email: [email protected]. Open: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm; Monday to Thursday by appointment only, from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas eve. Directions: From Fresno CA: Take highway 41 North. Turn right onto Road 200 (Traffic light. North Fork - O'Neals Turn off.) Travel 14 miles then turn left onto Road 221.(Bass Fork Minit Mart- Shell gas station on corner.) Go one mile on Road 221 until you see the signs on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Our products are usually available in November, December. Payment: Cash, Check. We grow silvertips (young red firs) on our tree farm near Fish camp CA, at 8000 ft. elevation. We cut the trees and then bring them to North Fork to sell. Slivertip Christmas trees have been a traditional favorite, with their long lasting value, and sturdy limbs to hold your precious ornaments. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  PreCut varieties: and other varieties (call!).
  

Mariposa County

• Yosemite Trails Saddle & Sleigh Company - NO Christmas trees; instead we offer horse-drawn hayrides, Horse-drawn sleigh rides (weather permitting), Horses rented (guided trails), Fishing nearby, hunting nearby, boating nearby, skiing nearby, snowmobiling nearby, golf nearby, swimming pool nearby, tennis nearby, fitness/health club nearby, children welcome, restrooms, picnic area
  7910 Jackson/big Sandy Road, Fish Camp, CA 93623. Phone: 559-683-7611. Alternate Phone: 559-760-0607. Email: [email protected]. Open: Sleigh Rides, Saturday and Sunday and most holidays, from 9 am to 4, December 20 to March 15 Horseback Riding, 7 days a week from 8 am to 5 pm, May 15 to December 1. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. Online Reservations are available through our website . Experience an authentic horse drawn sleigh ride pulled by Belgian Draft Horses, complete with jingle bells. As steel runners glide over fresh snow, you are whisked along historic Jackson Road to Skidders Camp. A warm fire greets you, along with marshmallows to toast, hot apple cider and the enticing aroma of "cowboy coffee". Winter weather can be unpredictable. Be sure to call or email prior to your arrival for updates.
  

Merced County

• Atwater Jordan Christmas Tree Forest - tall trees are available,
  10948 Atwater Jordan Road, Altwater, CA. Phone: 209-394-3645. Directions: From Hwy 99: Take the Applegate off ramp and go 1 mile south on Applegate to Atwater Jordan Road. Turn right, go 4 miles to farm on right. From Hwy 140 turn north on Sultana, go 2 miles on Sultana to Atwater Jordan Road. Farm is on the northeast corner of Sultana and Atwater Jordan Road. Open: from the day after Thanksgiving until December 24 (or until sold out) from 9 am until dark.
  
• Hilmar Forest - Choose and cut Christmas trees, free greens, also precut trees
  8608 Washington Road, Hilmar, CA 95324. Phone: (209) 634-7182. Directions: Take Lander or Hwy 165 to American Ave. in Hilmar (Covenant Chruch on corner) - go west 3 miles to Washington Road - Turn right to tree farm. Open: Saturday after Thanksgiving until Christmas on weekdays from 1 pm to 5 pm and weekends. 9 am until 5:00.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Monterey Pine, Inscense Cedar, Sierra Redwood
  Precut: Nordmann Fir, Douglas fir
• Pine Country Christmas Tree Farm - tall trees are available, free branches and trimmings
  30503 Worthington Road, Gustine, CA 95322. Phone: 209-854-3636.
  Open from the day after Thanksgiving, Monday to Fri: 12 pm to 5 pm, Saturday to Sunday 9 am until 5:00. Directions: Halfway between Gustine and Newman, off Whitworth Rd on Worthington Road.
• The Evergreen Plantation - tall trees are available, free branches and trimmings, Precut trees Christmas trees, too,
  8608 Washington Road, Hilmar, CA. Phone: 209-634-7182. Directions: Corner of Washington and American. Open: 1st Saturday after Thanksgiving, Weekends 9 am to5 pm, Weekdays 1-5 pm.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Monterey Pine, Incense Cedar, Sierra Redwood
• Vista Ranch and Cellars - Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, garlands, mistletoe, Santa visits, Christmas decorations, winter hay rides, Christmas event or festival, bonfires and smores, free hot coffee, free hot chocolate, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Inflatables/bounce house, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  7326 E. highway 140, Merced, CA 95340. Phone: 209-722-8200. Fax: 209-722-8700. Email: [email protected]. Open: Every weekend in December. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 7 miles east of Merced on Highway 140. One mile east of Arboleda. Take Le Grand Exit from Highway 99 heading north. Take 140 exit from 99 heading south. Click here for a map and directions. Open every Thursday and Friday night for Wood Fired Pizza for May to October; Live music is available most Thursdays and Fridays. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page.  (UPDATED: November 13, 2022, JBS)
  

Monterey County

• Beard's Circle Pine Ranch - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, free hot chocolate,
  70885 New Pleyto Road, Bradley, CA 93426. Phone: 805-835-2286. Alternate Phone: 805-975-7326. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am to 5 pm, the Friday after Thanksgiving to December 24. Directions: From 101 North: Exit Jolon Road -turn right on New Pleyto Road toward San Antonio Lake Northshore. About 25 Min. From 101 South: Exit Hunter Ligget/Jolon Road -turn left on New Pleyto Road toward San Antonio Lake Northshore. About 12 Min. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Monterey Pine.
  
• Church Christmas Trees - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas wreaths, garlands, Picnic Area, Free Candy Canes, Free Coffee
  470 Hidden Valley Rd., Royal Oaks, CA 95076. Phone: 831-724-8032. Email: [email protected]. Open: Saturday after Thanksgivingth until mid December, from 12 pm to 4:30 pm on weekdays, 8:30 am -4:30 pm on weekends. Directions: North Monterey County, just east of Elkhorn Slough Rreserve. Take San Miguel Rd. off Hwy 101 north of Salinas, then 2-1/2 mi.Turn left on Strawberry Rd., then 1 mi. to Hidden Valley Rd. From Santa Cruz Co., take Hwy 1 to Salinas Rd., then Werner (second right after golf course), then right - - stay on Elkhorn Rd. to Hidden Valley. Trees over 10 ft. available. Freshly cut trees of other species available. School Tours available by reservation. Church Christmas Tree Farms, one of the oldest choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm in California. For more than a half century, families have made our farm part of their holiday tradition - making the trip to pick out the perfect tree, cutting it down themselves, and taking it home to make it the centerpiece of their celebration. In addition to our choose-and-cut trees, we also offer freshly harvested pre-cut Noble and Nordmann firs that are cared for and kept in water under the Tree Fresh certification program. We also sell handmade evergreen wreaths, holly branches, mistletoe and tree stands. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Monterey Pine, Cedar, Spruce, many others.
  
• Jenkinson & Sala Family Christmas Trees - Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, mistletoe, Santa visits, Christmas decorations, trees bagged, trees tied, tree shaking provided, free tree trimmings, Winter events, free hot coffee, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, Bouncy pillow
  1410 North Main Street, Salinas, CA 93906. Phone: 831-443-1231. Fax: 831-443-1230. Email: [email protected]. Open: 9 am to 9 pm Daily starting the day after Thanksgiving till Christmas. Directions: Highway 101 to Laurel Drive Northbound 101 turn right on to Laurel Drive Southbound 101 take Laurel Drive exit, left over highway Left on North Main Street Pass our store Farmers Produce Next right is Navajo and you have arrived. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Local family owned and operated. Friendly, knowledgeable service. Flocking, custom colors, rock star trees & fire retardant available. All trees get a fresh cut and come from boutique farms. Giant slide and events, check our blog & facebook page for more details. While in the area visit our Retail produce store Farmers Produce, we are open daily year around 8 am to 6:30 pm. same block as tree lot 1380 North Main Street.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  PreCut varieties: Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, and other varieties (call!).
  
• Thompson's ChoosenCut Christmas Tree Ranch - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs, garlands, mistletoe, Santa visits, Christmas decorations, trees tied, tree shaking provided, trees baled, free tree trimmings, saws provided, free hot coffee, free hot chocolate, free hot cider,
  207 Aromas Rd, Aromas, CA 95004. Phone: 831-726-9126. Alternate Phone: 408-848-0163. Email: [email protected]. Open: Starting day is the day after Thanksgiving, closing Christmas day; Trees sold before thanksgiving OK - Call for an appointment ; hours Monday through Friday from 3 pm till Sundown; Saturday and Sunday from 9 am till sundown. Directions: Form San Jose South on 101 to Riverside highway (129) Turn left on Rogge Rd Turn Right on Aromas Road - Drive 1 mile to destination From Monterey North on 101 to Dun Barton Road (Aromas sign on the left) If you passed the red barn on the left you went to far. Dun Barton will put you on San Juan Road We will have directional signs on San Juan rd Turn Right on Aromas RD. Ranch is on your left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Blue Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Grand Fir, Monterey Pine, Noble Fir, Nordmann Fir, Scotch Pine, Turkish Fir, and other varieties (call!).
  PreCut varieties: Douglas Fir, Noble Fir.
  Living, rooted tree varieties: Colorado Blue Spruce.
  
• Wiley Tree Farm - UPDATE for 2019, Their website and Facebook page are both gone, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me.
  36770 Elm Avenue, Greenfield, CA 93927. Phone: 831-674-5371. Email: [email protected].
  

San Benito County

• Bourdet's Christmas Trees - tall trees are available, wreaths, flocking, Santa visits, free branches and trimmings, Precut trees Christmas trees, too, refreshments, flame retardant is available
  1271 Los Viboras Road, Hollister, CA. Phone: 831-636-1971.
  Fax: 831-636-2701. Open from the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) through December 23rd, from 9 am to 8:00 pm .
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Monterey and Leyland Cypress.
  PreCut trees: Oregon cut trees, Noble Fir, Douglas fir, Grand firs and Silvertips
  Wreaths, flocking, netting and delivery available
  

Tulare County

• Sequoia National Forest Christmas Tree Permit - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Precut Christmas trees,
  1839 S. Newcomb St, Porterville, CA. Phone: 559-784-1500. Open: starting November 23, 2020 - Thu, Dec 31, 2020 1 (Prices may have changed!) $10.00 / per tree, the lobby hours are: Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm. Christmas tree permits are available in Kern River Ranger District Cutting Area, for (Prices may have changed!) $10, with a limit of one per household. Maps with directions to cutting areas and cutting guidelines are available at the time of purchase. Permits must be purchased in person; they are not transferable and are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. A small number of Free precut EKOP trees will be available from Tuesday, December 3 to Friday, December 20. Get your tree cutting permit on this page.
  Other offices to buy permits:
  Western Divide Ranger District: 559-539-2607, The Ranger Station is located at - 32588 Hwy 190, Springville, Lobby Open: Monday - Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.
  Kern River Ranger District: 760-376-3781; The Ranger Station is located at - 11380 Kernville Rd, Kernville.
  Need to Know
  Where to Cut Your Tree
  You can find maps of the Sequoia National Forest Christmas Tree cutting areas here. Permit is only applicable in areas shown on the maps.
  Christmas tree harvest is not allowed in developed recreation areas, campsites or within 300 feet of a stream or on private lands.
  Do not cut within wilderness areas or within 100' of a state highway.
  Selecting Your Tree
  Each forest has limitations on the size of the tree you can cut and the species of trees that are permitted. See below to help you measure and choose a tree that meets your permit's guidelines.
  Stump height: 12 inches maximum.
  Stump diameter: 6 inches maximum at ground level.
  All conifer species are allowed, except for giant sequoia.
  Take the whole tree. Do not remove the top of the tree; cut down the entire tree and remove it. 
  A limited supply of free precut EKOP trees will be available at the Forest Headquarters in Porterville and Western Divide Ranger Station in Springville during the dates listed
  

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