Christmas Tree Farms in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California

Whether you want to cut your own tree, pick a live tree and have it cut for you, buy a tree already cut or buy a living tree you can plant, this page provides detailed listings of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California's choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms, places to buy pre-cut (also called pre-harvested and fresh-cut) trees, stands, sleigh rides, hay rides and related winter events and fun. The farms are listed further down this page, so scroll down the page! I'm always looking for more to add, and to correct any inaccuracies or errors, so if you encounter any, please email me!

If the name of the farm is blue with an underline; that's a link to their website. Click on it for the most current hours and information. NOTE: I cannot emphasize this enough: Please, ALWAYS call the farm or store BEFORE YOU GO to confirm their supply, their hours and whether they are allowing choose-and-cut or just precut trees.  All three can change during the short Christmas season, due to weather, demand and the farmer's business conditions! Farms change hours, get sold, shut down or run out of trees, and I have no way of knowing, because I can't call or visit every farm every month, let alone every day. 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 OR EMAIL!

And please tell the farmer you visit in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California 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! They rarely notify me when they change hours or stop selling trees!

Just scroll down this page!

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Listings:

Almeda County

• Castro Valley Christmas Tree Farm - Choose and cut Christmas trees, free greens
  Redwood Road, Castro Valley, CA. Phone: (510) 889- 1992 or (510) 537- 3975. Email: pillingworth@slzusd.org. Directions: From Hwy. 580 take Castro Valley Exit and go north on Redwood Road, 1 mile past Willow Park Golf Course, only 3 miles north of Castro Valley;
  Open: from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas, 10 am to 5 pm, Wednesday - Sunday, Closed Monday and Tuesday
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Douglas Fir, Sierra Redwood.
• Mingoia's Christmas Trees - NOTE: I don't have any more information about this one.  Has anyone visited them? Write me, if you have any information about them.
  P.O. Box 2402, Livermore, CA 94551. Phone: (925) 443-1586. Or Phone:  (925) 443-1586. Fax: (925) 443-1586.

• Moore's Christmas Trees - Pre-cut Christmas trees
  9711 Dublin Canyon Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94552. Phone: 510-866-6015. Email us at: "> webmaster@moorespumpkins.com.  Directions: Click Here for Directions to Rowell Ranch Rodeo Grounds in Castro Valley. Open: Daily from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas. Moore's Christmas Trees provides a fresh lot of Christmas trees coming straight from Oregon and Washington. Pick your perfect Christmas tree whether it be for commercial or residential purposes. We also have stands with bowls, fresh wreaths, and garland. We provide flame retardant, custom flocking and offer a fresh cut to each tree. We even provide netting and help to your car. School and large groups please make reservations. Call (510)886-6015.
  Types of trees: Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Silver Tip, White Fir, and Frazier Fir. Sizes from 2 feet to 14 feet.
• Santa’s Coliseum, Hayward - precut Christmas trees from their tree farms, flocking, bagging, netting, wreaths, mistletoe, garlands
  1553 A Street, Hayward, CA 94546. Phone: 510-881-0294. Cell: 510-952-6645. Office 510-886-5369. Precut, premium quality Christmas trees directly from our own Washington tree farms to our three Bay Area locations, so you know they are always the freshest you will find. Family owned and operated for over 55 years, we know what you are looking for in fresh cut Christmas trees, and bring you the absolute largest selection in the San Francisco Bay Area. Custom wreaths up to 48”. Garlands of cedar, or cedar and noble fir mix, cut to order.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  Pre-Cut Trees: Douglas fir, Frazier Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, Frijsenborg Blue Fir, Nordmann Fir
• Santa’s Coliseum, Oakland - precut Christmas trees from their tree farms, flocking, bagging, netting, wreaths, mistletoe, garlands
  5920 Oakport Street, Oakland, CA 94621. Phone: 510-553-1758. Cell: 510-427-7663. Office: 510-886-5369.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  Pre-Cut Trees: Douglas fir, Frazier Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir, Frijsenborg Blue Fir, Nordmann Fir
• Steve's Christmas Trees, Pleasanton - We are a full-service pre-cut Christmas tree retailer; our trees are displayed in water & sold by customer service-oriented, friendly staff; we provide the following services: stand install, Shaking Service , tree netting & vehicle loading & a fresh cut for every tree.
  3598 Stanley Blvd., Pleasanton, CA 94566. Phone: 503-631-3344. Email: slabels@inforum.net. Directions: We have 6 to 10 retail location each year. Please check our website for the most up-to-date locations. Open: Monday to Friday 9am to 10 pm, Sat/Sunday 8am to 10 pm, from November 26 through December 24.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  Pre-Cut Trees: Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir.
• Steve's Christmas Trees, Pleasanton 2 - We are a full-service pre-cut Christmas tree retailer; our trees are displayed in water & sold by customer service-oriented, friendly staff; we provide the following services: stand install, Shaking Service , tree netting & vehicle loading & a fresh cut for every tree.
  3200 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588. Phone: 503-631-3344. Email: slabels@inforum.net. Directions: We have 6 to 10 retail location each year. Please check our website for the most up-to-date locations. Open: Monday to Friday 9am to 10 pm, Sat/Sunday 8am to 10 pm, from November 26 through December 24.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  Pre-Cut Trees: Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Noble Fir.
• Volkmans Valley Ranch - UPDATE November 24, 2007: A visitor tells me "This Christmas tree farm is closed for the season.  The sign read "Closed for the Season -- planting for the future... they are not answering their phone."
  Choose and cut Christmas trees, wagon rides, apple cider
  5824 Tesla Road, Livermore, CA 94550. Phone: (925) 447-0076. Email: VolkmanKW@aol.com. Directions: From downtown Livermore: take South Livermore Avenue South to Tesla Road, Continue East on Tesla Road; continue East on Tesla Road to the tree farm at 5824 Tesla; From Hwy 580: Take South Vasco Road three miles South to Tesla Road then right to the tree farm. Click here for a map. Open: from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas, Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm.
  Christmas tree varieties:
  U-Choose & Cut your own: Monterey Pine. 

Contra Costa County

• Alhambra Valley Tree Farm -  cut your own and Precut trees Christmas trees, wreaths, tall trees are also available, Precut trees Christmas trees, flame retardant spraying available
  Phone: (925) 372-6176 or 925-372-7274 or (503) 283-3799. FAX: 925-229-3447. Email: pgjones@sbcglobal.net. Directions: 2 miles west of Pleasant Hill, 2 miles south of Martinez, at Reliez Valley Rd. & Alhambra Valley Rd.
  Open from the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Monday and Tuesday 10-5, Wednesday thru Friday 10-8, Saturday 8-8, Sunday 8-5, Also, hours after 5 pm for Pre-cut trees only.
  Christmas tree varieties: Monterey Pine, Sierra Redwood, Incense Cedar, Douglas Fir, Scotch Pine;
  PreCut trees: Noble Fir, White Fir.
• Clayton Valley Pumpkin Farm & Christmas Trees - Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths and boughs, Christmas decorations, trees bagged, trees tied, free tree trimmings, winter train rides, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  1060 Pine Lane, Clayton, CA 94517. Phone: 925-672-5198. Email: info@cvpumpkinfarm.com. Directions: From 24 east, take the Ygnacio Valley Road exit. Follow Ygnacio Valley road for approximately 7 and a half miles and turn right onto Clayton Road. Follow Clayton Road for 4 miles. Clayton Road will turn into Marsh Creek Road. (It is best to avoid downtown Clayton and stay on the main road). Once Marsh Creek Road narrows down to a two lane road, look to the right for Pine Lane and turn right. And for a map to our farm, click here. Our products are usually available in October, November, December. Open: for Christmas Trees November 23rd - December 16th, 2007. 11:00 am to 9:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am to 9:00 pm weekends. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. 2008 Spring Open House dates: Saturday, April 28th and Saturday, May 10th. Join us for children's stations about bugs, plants, and worms. Fun activities include train rides, duck races, farm animals, children's crafts, scavenger hunts and more. Farm themed children's birthday parties are hosted at the farm from May through August. Appropriate for children ages 3 to 6. Activities include train rides, duck races, giant lima bean pot, farm animal lunch, TractorVille, egg hunt in the chicken coop. Call for reservations.
• Smith Family Farms - Pre-cut Christmas trees, hayrides, a barnyard where kids can pet the farm animals, picnic area, and a replica of a Miwok Indian village.
  4430 Sellers Rd, Brentwood, CA. Phone: 925-625-5966. Directions: in Eastern Contra Costa County, about 45 minutes east of Oakland or one hour from San Francisco; call for detailed directions. Open: daily from June through October and throughout the month of December for Christmas trees (8-5 daily); the rest of the year, open by appointment only. U-pick and picked boysenberries, tomatoes (50 varieties including Roma, beefsteak, and heirloom), peppers (15 types of hot and sweet), and a wide selection of other vegetables, herbs, stone fruits, apples, and fresh-cut flowers. Fall pumpkin harvest hayrides and special events offered. Picnic area. A visitor writes: "They have a marvelous collection of unusual heirloom tomatoes, all kinds of other vegetables, Brentwood sweet corn. They also have seasonal fruits. You can pick or they have a stand you can buy from with very reasonable hours. Their prices are very good also. At Halloween and Christmas they have special hayrides and barn activities for the kids along with corn and hay mazes. I am a very satisfied customer. "