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 Southwest Iowa 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 November 2024
November 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
Adams County
Audubon County
Cass County
Decatur County
Fremont County
Harrison County
Mills County
Montgomery County
- Hawthorn Hills Tree Farm - Christmas trees, Saws, Restrooms, Shaking Service, Cutting Service, School Tours, petting zoo, picnic area, FREE hot cider; children's games
1993 A Avenue, Red Oak, IA 51533. Phone: 712-623-5647. Fax: (712) 623-6073. Email: [email protected]. Directions: 7 mi. west of Red Oak on Old Hwy. 34, then left, cross the railroad bridge, then right at the big silver gates. Open: Fri & Sat 10 am to 5 pm;
Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm, from Saturday after Thanksgiving to December 21.
Tree Types: Choose & Cut: Scotch Pine, White Pine.
Page County
Pottawattamie County
- Dappen Tree Farm - Christmas trees-you choose and you
cut, hay rides, free hot chocolate
20873 Greenview Road, Council
Bluffs, IA. Open: Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9 AM to 5 PM. Between
Thanksgiving and Christmas.. Directions:
See their website for directions
. Payment: Cash, only. Over 2400 mature trees in various
varieties.
Christmas tree varieties:
You-Choose and You-Cut varieties:
Scotch Pine, White and Red Pine, Spruce and Firs.
Comments from a visitor on November 21, 2012:
"Very nice people! They have tractor rides and complimentary hot
chocolate, cookies, coloring books and toys for the kids. "
Ringgold County
Shelby County
Taylor County
Union County