Southwestern New Mexico Christmas Tree Farms 2024

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 Southwestern New Mexico'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. Some listings are for tree farms, others are tree lots, and some only offer hay rides, sleigh rides or other winter events. READ EACH LISTING to know what each facility offers. The farms are listed further down this page, so scroll down the page! Since this service is free and open to ALL Christmas tree farms, not just those who belong to an association or pay for an ad, like almost all other websites do, this is the most complete and current listing available! Help me keep this page complete and up to date, by reporting any corrections needed or suggesting farms to add!

See these resource pages:

1. Our Christmas Tree guide with photos and descriptions of more than 2 dozen varieties of Christmas trees, along with a simple comparison chart! And a PDF print version to take to the farm with you!
2. The A-Z of getting your tree and caring for your tree, and
3. Tips to make your tree last longer and not drop needles.

NEW! What will  Christmas dinner cost this year? Our estimates are far more accurate and current than the others!  And try our Christmas dinner calculator and printable shopping list for your own specific dinner!

If it has just snowed; see this page about how to make snocones from real snow! It costs almost nothing and 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 email or 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 Southwestern New Mexico 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!

If you know of any tree farms I missed and want to add it or correct the information, or provide feedback about a farm or the website , please let me know! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more. 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

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• Christmas tree statistics and facts
• Christmas holiday statistics and facts

Updates for December 2024

December 2024: Tree supplies are looking good, but expect prices to be up again, maybe 5% this year. It's always smart to get to the tree farm early and tag or reserve your tree, if they allow it. Many tree farms allow tagging starting in mid-November.

And next Spring, 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

There are no Christmas tree farms in this area, but you can cut a tree in a national forest - with a permit! Most are in Otero County. See this page for details.

Christmas tree permits will be 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.

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.

• Carson- Permits for cutting Christmas trees on the Carson National Forest will be available starting Monday, in mid-November.
  Call 575-758-6200
• Cibola- Christmas Tree Permit Sales begin November 13, 2018
  Magdalena Ranger District: 575-854-2281
  Mt. Taylor District: 505-287-8833
  Supervisors Office: 505-346-3900
• Gila-Permits for cutting Christmas trees on the Gila National Forest will again be available at all ranger district offices starting Monday, in mid-November.
  575-388-8201
• Lincoln- Permits go on sale begining Tuesday, November 13th (while offices are open for business and permits are available).
  575-434-7200
• Santa Fe-Permits to cut your own Christmas tree on the Santa Fe National Forest go on sale Monday, in mid-November, at Forest Headquarters, all Ranger District offices and select third-party vendors.
  505-438-5300

Catron County

Dona Ana County

Grant County

Hidalgo County

Luna County

Sierra County

Socorro County

Note: all of the listings for this area are on one page. Clicking on the map takes you to the page of all listings for this state.

For Easter egg Hunts, Children's Consignment Sales, Local Farm Markets and other types of Farms, click here.