There’s no holiday tradition quite like picking out a live tree…or the scent of fresh pine that fills your home throughout the season once the tree is trimmed. Best of all, most local tree farms provide more than just Christmas trees. They offer a day to unplug and connect, breathe in fresh country air, and enjoy a plethora of family activities that will delight children of all ages.
Here is a roundup of local Christmas tree farms within an hour’s drive of the metroplex where you can cut or pick your tree and make holiday memories that will last a lifetime.
Kadee Farms - 5054 US-69, Greenville, TX
Choose and cut your own Christmas tree from their fields or purchase one of a wide variety of imported pre-cut trees while enjoying a day in the country. The farm also features fun photo ops, farm animals, kiddie train rides, hayrides, a rustic gift shop, hot chocolate and hot apple cider to purchase, and a walk-through Christmas lights experience.
Elves Christmas Tree Farm – 601 Harvey Lane, Denison, TX
Cut down your own Christmas tree or choose a fresh precut tree or flocked tree. Either way, you’ll want to stay awhile and soak in the sights and sounds of a country Christmas. Mazes, a farm zoo, picnic areas, tours, snacks, gifts, arts and crafts, and free hot apple cider and coffee are all part of the fun.
Kajin Farm – 3221 County Road 2508, Caddo Mills, TX
Magical moments abound at Kajin Farm with choose and cut Christmas trees, fresh precut North Carolina Frasier firs, and unique Christmas decorations. Once you find the perfect tree, take a hayride, visit Lady (the farm’s miniature horse), play cabbage ball, ride the miniature train, or enjoy a picnic lunch. Santa visits the farm Fridays through Sundays from 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., or have breakfast with Santa Saturday mornings.
Walls Family Farm - 11051 Co Rd 2312, Terrell, TX
Take a tractor-drawn hayride to a field filled with trees and choose the perfect one to take home. This family-run farm offers free saws, shaking, and baling, hot cider, and a fire pit, plus a huge playground area for kids to run and play and a jumping pillow.