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.
Help me keep this page complete and up to date, by
reporting any corrections needed or suggesting farms to add!
My Christmas Tree guide has photos and descriptions of
more than 2 dozen varieties of Christmas trees, along with a simple comparison chart!
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 East Central California: Amador, Calaveras, Tuoumine Counties 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!
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Updates for October 2024
October 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
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
Alpine County
- Leigh Mistletoe supply - mistletoe,
Mobile Delivered To You, San Diego, CA 92110. Phone: 619 318-3043. Email:
[email protected]. Directions: Crops are usually available in January,
October, November, December. Open: 8 am to 10 pm 7 days a week. We follow
organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, only.
Fresh Mistletoe, bagged with a red ribbon tie and ready for your customers.
Good size bags, sure to please-- green and fresh always. $2 per bag.
Amador County
- Farnham Ridge Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you
choose and you cut,
Farnham Ridge Rd, Fiddletown, CA 95629. Phone:
(209) 245-3607. Farnham Family owned private ranch since 1862. Cut your
own Christmas Trees. $4.00 per foot. Platation White Fir trees. Natural
forested. Come early and enjoy the day. Hike about the ranch or enjoy a
picnic around our campfire.
Christmas tree varieties:
U-Choose & Cut your own: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Scotch Pine, Sierra Redwood, Cedars.
Calaveras County
- Alto Tree Farm -
Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, tall trees are available, picnic area, hay rides, free branches and trimmings, Santa visits!
Spink Road, West Point, CA 95255. Phone: 209-293-4936. Open: from the Saturday after Thanksgiving; 9:30 am to 4:30 pm and Saturdays and Sundays: 12 pm to 4:30
pm Monday thru Friday. Directions: From Jackson, Take Hwy 88 east 12 miles to Hwy 26, 8 miles to Main Street, next Right Spink Road, 2.10 mile to farm. From Mokelumne
Hill: Take Hwy 26 16 miles to West Point main Street, left on Spink Road, 2/10 mile to farm.
Christmas tree varieties:
U-Choose & Cut your own: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Scotch Pine, Sierra Redwood, Cedars.
- Anderson Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and
you cut, Precut Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, Christmas boughs,
mistletoe, trees bagged, free tree trimmings, winter hay rides, gift
shop, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
1743 Mustand
Road, Murphys, CA 95247. Phone: 209-728-1531. Alternate Phone:
209-401-5409. Email:
[email protected]. Open: We open the day after Thanksgiving
and are open 10 am to 4 pm daily except Tuesday and Wednesday. Directions: Take Highway 4
To Murphys, turn right on Pennsylvania Gulch Road Continue one mile and
turn right on Skunk Ranch Road then turn left on Mustang Road Follow the
signs to Anderson Christmas Tree Farm.
Click here for a map and directions.
Payment: Cash, Check,
Visa/MasterCard. There are hundreds of trees to choose from spread out
over several acres. We have a free hay ride, picnic area, and friendly
goats to pet. Our gift shop is stocked with beautiful handcrafted
ornaments, decorations, woodcraft and gift items. Come enjoy the
afternoon at our farm. We open the day after Thanksgiving.
Christmas tree varieties:
You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Douglas Fir, Incense Cedar, Scotch Pine, Sierra Redwood.
PreCut varieties: Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, White Fir (Concolor Fir).
- Cal Sierra Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you
choose and you cut, Christmas boughs, saws provided,
Stanley Road, West Point, CA 95255. Phone: 209-293-7939. Open: UPDATE for 2021: They were closed in 2021 due to the drought, as of mid-November
2022, there's no word yet on the 2022 season.. Payment: Cash, Check.
Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
Calaveras County's oldest and largest "choose and cut" Christmas tree farm.
Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy our newly renovated picnic grounds, complete
with a large firepit, picnic tables, and benches. Wander the lush
sun-dappled trails and graded pathways around the 50-acre farm in search of
that perfect Christmas tree. Keep warm while you're tree-hunting with our
complimentary hot chocolate or coffee. We also have free coloring books for
the kids, and candy canes for everyone! Our huge 50-acre chosse and cut
Christmas Tree Farm offers the largest and most unusual variety of trees in
the Foothills, including Silver Tip, Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, Sugar Pine,
White Fir, Red Fir, and Cedar.
Christmas tree varieties:
You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Douglas Fir, Incense Cedar, Noble Fir, Sequoia
Redwood, White Fir (Concolor Fir).
- Forest Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, trees
bagged, saws provided, bonfires, concessions / refreshment stand,
porta-potties, picnic area
2446 Ridge Road, Mokelumne Hill, CA 95245.
Phone: 209-293-7515. Open: 7 days a week from 9 am to dusk from the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) through Christmas Eve. Directions: 9 miles east
of Mokelumne Hill on Highway 26. Go right on Ridge Road. Driveway is 1/4
mile down Ridge Road from Independence.
Click here for a map and directions.
Payment: Cash, Check. Tall trees available.
Christmas tree varieties:
You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Blue Spruce,
Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, Scotch Pine, Cedars and other varieties (call!).
(UPDATED: November 15, 2022, JBS)
- Long's Christmas Tree Farm - 2022 Permanently closed
2190 Woodhouse Mine
Road, West Point, CA 95255. Open: .UPDATE for 2022, Google says reports they have permanently closed.
Mono County
Tuolumne County
- Bramble Hill Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Mistletoe, saws provided, trees bagged, persimmons, prepicked produce, gift shop, restrooms
12161 Cattle Drive Trail, Columbia, CA 95310. Phone: 209-532 -5629. Email us at: [email protected]. Directions: Follow our signs for Bramble Hill. In Columbia you will be on Parrotts Ferry road and be turning right or left on Jackson street. Go to first stop sign and turn left. We are 2 miles north of Columbia off Italian Bar Road, just follow our signs. And for a map to our farm, click here.
Our products are usually available in November, December. Open: Day after Thanksgiving 10 am until dark every day until "sold out". All crop sales start the day after Thanksgiving every year. Payment: Cash, Check. Free mistletoe, free candy canes with tree purchase. Free coloring books for the kids. Home grown pomegranates for sale.
Christmas tree varieties:
You-Choose and You-Cut varieties: Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Douglas Fir, Incense Cedar, Scotch Pine, Sequoia Redwood, Sierra Redwood, and other varieties (call!).
- Jims Xmas Trees - Pre-cut trees only, Fresh cut trees from Oregon. Lots of sizes to choose from. Nothing cut before Thanksgiving! Netting available, helpers to load trees for you & restrooms.
5th Avenue, Jamestown, CA 95327. Directions: Jamestown RETAIL LOT: HWY 108/5th Ave, across from Sierra Motors. Next to CMH. Open: Monday to Thursday and Sunday 9 am to 8 pm; Fri & Sat 9 am to 9 pm, from December 1 - December 23 or until gone
Christmas tree varieties:
Pre-Cut Trees: Douglas Fir, Noble Fir. - Twain Harte Tree Farm
- Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, tall trees are available, free branches and trimmings, gift shop
21730 Moore Drive, Twain Harte, CA 95383. Phone: 209-586- 7666. Email: [email protected].
Open: from the day after Thanksgiving 12:30 - 4:30 weekdays, 9 -
4:30 weekends. Directions: 1 and 1/2 miles south of Twain Harte on Tuolumne City Road. Click here for a map.
Inquire about weddings and event sites. You select a possible
tree; a worker measures it and shows you where it would be cut.
If you approve, the tree is cut for you, the worker gives you a
tag, you take the tag to the office to pay for the tree, and we
haul the tree back to the pick-up point. You show your receipt
for the tree when you pick it up. Twain Harte Tree Farm facebook page.
Christmas tree varieties:
U-Choose & Cut your own: Douglas Fir, White Fir, Sierra Redwood, Scotch Pine, Incense Cedar.