Christmas trees and a decorated red barn in a snowy New Jersey valley

New Jersey holiday outings

Christmas Tree Farms in New Jersey

Choose-and-cut fields, fresh-cut trees, wreaths, and simple holiday traditions across the Garden State.

Typical season Thanksgiving weekend through December

Plan your visit

Find a New Jersey Christmas tree farm

New Jersey has small choose-and-cut fields, large farms with wagon rides and holiday shops, and locations that focus on fresh-cut trees. The directory below covers farms from Sussex County to the southern part of the state, including addresses and links to each farm’s own website.

Christmas tree inventory can change quickly after Thanksgiving. Check the season note, then confirm current hours, tree sizes, reservations, and sell-out notices with the farm before leaving home.

Hidden Pond Tree Farm Mendham, New Jersey

Hidden Pond is a family-owned tree farm with field-grown and pre-cut Christmas trees. The farm adds a snack bar, hot chocolate, marshmallow roasting, bonfires, and seasonal train rides to the tree-shopping visit.

The farm has posted a November 21 opening date for its 2026 season and says it will operate daily, except Thanksgiving. Tree supply and individual activities can change during the season.

Tree options
Field-grown trees and pre-cut Fraser, Concolor, and Canaan firs; larger pre-cut trees available
At the farm
Christmas train, bonfires, hot chocolate, marshmallow roast, snack bar, wreaths, and greens
Address
4 West Field Road
Mendham, NJ 07945
Season note
Opening day is November 21, 2026; the posted schedule is 8 a.m.–5 p.m. daily, closed Thanksgiving.
Visit the official farm website
Grace Christmas Tree Farm Augusta, New Jersey

Grace is a small choose-and-cut operation specializing in pesticide-free Norway spruce. Visitors may bring a hand saw or borrow one, and the farm provides baling and twine for the trip home.

The website lists four Saturday openings for 2026. Food and drinks are sold on site, and visitors can sit by the outdoor fireplace while taking in the farm view.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut pesticide-free Norway spruce, approximately 4–20 feet
At the farm
Outdoor fireplace, hot chocolate, popcorn, hot dogs, snacks, drinks, baling, and twine
Address
129 Plains Road
Augusta, NJ 07822
Season note
Open November 28 and December 5, 12, and 19, 2026; weather can affect the schedule.
Visit the official farm website
Am-Jac Christmas Tree Farm Augusta, New Jersey

Am-Jac is a long-running family farm where visitors select and cut a Christmas tree from the field. The farm grows fir and spruce varieties and plants replacement trees as part of its continuing crop.

The official site says the farm is closed following its 2025 season. Check it again closer to Thanksgiving for any 2026 opening announcement and current inventory details.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut fir and spruce trees
At the farm
Field selection, cutting, and optional tree wrapping
Address
26 Plains Road
Augusta, NJ 07822
Season note
The website reports that the farm is closed after the 2025 season; 2026 dates have not yet been posted.
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Bear Swamp Farm West Milford, New Jersey

Bear Swamp is a small, family-owned organic choose-and-cut farm with a roughly nine-acre Christmas tree plantation. It also sells large pre-cut Fraser firs and handmade holiday greens from its log-barn Christmas Shop.

The farm traditionally opens only for the three days after Thanksgiving and can sell out quickly. Its official website currently shows the 2025 season as sold out, with 2026 details still pending.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut trees plus large pre-cut Fraser firs
At the farm
Christmas Shop, handmade wreaths, garland, fresh boughs, baling, and loading help
Address
83 Otterhole Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
Season note
The latest notice says the 2025 season sold out; the farm normally opens for three days after Thanksgiving.
Visit the official farm website
Evergreen Valley Christmas Tree Farm Washington, New Jersey

Evergreen Valley offers choose-and-cut trees across a large farm with more than 10,000 trees. Its fields include spruce and fir varieties, and free wagon rides help visitors reach the tree-growing areas.

The farm’s website says the 2025 season has ended and that planning is underway for 2026. It directs visitors to check again in fall for opening dates, prices, available species, and field conditions.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, and other varieties
At the farm
Free wagon rides, saws, cutting help, tree transport, and seasonal updates
Address
77 Jackson Valley Road
Washington, NJ 07882
Season note
The farm is preparing for 2026; exact dates and inventory are expected in fall.
Visit the official farm website
Shale Hills Christmas Tree Farm Sussex, New Jersey

Shale Hills is a choose-and-cut farm known for hand-sheared Christmas trees. The property also has a restored barn with farm animals and several simple holiday photo spots and child-friendly features.

The current notice says the farm is closed after the 2025 season and looks forward to welcoming visitors in 2026. Its usual schedule is weekends after Thanksgiving, but exact 2026 dates remain to be announced.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut hand-sheared pine, spruce, and fir trees
At the farm
Farm animals, barn, holiday photo displays, tire swing, and saw loans
Address
98 Pond School Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
Season note
The site says the farm will return in 2026; specific operating dates have not yet been posted.
Visit the official farm website
Indian Ridge Farms Wantage, New Jersey

Indian Ridge is a choose-and-cut farm on preserved land in Wantage. Its broad selection includes spruce, fir, and pine varieties, along with wreaths and some live potted or dug trees.

The farm warns that demand has recently exhausted its planned supply within the first two days. The website still shows a November 28 opening for 2025, so visitors should wait for a new 2026 notice before making the trip.

Tree options
Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, White Pine, and specialty trees
At the farm
Choose-and-cut fields, wreaths, live potted trees, and dug trees
Address
161 Rose Morrow Road
Wantage, NJ 07461
Season note
The latest posted opening was November 28, 2025; inventory is intentionally limited and can sell out very quickly.
Visit the official farm website
Sunset Christmas Tree Farm Blairstown, New Jersey

Sunset grows hundreds of Christmas trees in several classic spruce and fir varieties. Visitors choose a field tree for their home, with trees in a range of shapes and heights across the property.

The farm maintains an official website with its varieties and Blairstown address, but it has not yet posted a dated 2026 schedule. Confirm the current opening information on the farm’s site before visiting.

Tree options
Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, and Fraser Fir
At the farm
Field-grown Christmas trees and on-farm tree selection
Address
21 Frontage Road
Blairstown, NJ 07825
Season note
The website is active, but a dated 2026 opening schedule has not yet been posted.
Visit the official farm website
Wyckoff’s Christmas Tree Farm Belvidere, New Jersey

Wyckoff’s begins a typical season with thousands of trees and offers both choose-and-cut and fresh-cut selections. The farm is also known for colored real trees in addition to its natural fir and spruce choices.

The Christmas Barn stocks ornaments, décor, wreaths, swags, roping, grave blankets, and other greens. The farm publishes species availability and operating information on its official site as the season approaches.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut and pre-cut fir and spruce trees, including natural and colored trees
At the farm
Christmas Barn, ornaments, gifts, wreaths, swags, roping, grave blankets, and greens
Address
246 County Road 519
Belvidere, NJ 07823
Season note
The posted recurring schedule begins around Black Friday; check the farm site for the dated 2026 opening notice.
Visit the official farm website
Woodsedge Tree Farm Belvidere, New Jersey

Woodsedge is a choose-and-cut farm in Warren County with fir, spruce, and pine trees. Tree-wheelers and utility-vehicle help are available, and shaking, drilling, and baling are provided without an added charge.

The farm also sells handmade wreaths, grave blankets, raw honey, beeswax goods, and small wood crafts. Its website says the 2025 season ended after three busy weekends; 2026 dates are not yet listed.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut fir, spruce, and pine varieties
At the farm
Tree carts, transport help, shaking, drilling, baling, wreaths, honey, beeswax goods, and wood crafts
Address
118 Beechwood Road
Belvidere, NJ 07823
Season note
The farm is closed after its 2025 season; watch the site for 2026 dates.
Visit the official farm website
Perfect Christmas Tree Farm Phillipsburg, New Jersey

Perfect Christmas Tree Farm offers U-cut and pre-cut trees in a wide range of species and sizes. Visitors can borrow a saw and wagon, then stop at the Christmas Shop for wreaths and seasonal items.

The farm’s latest dated schedule covers weekends from November 22 through December 21, 2025, including Black Friday. Check for a separate 2026 announcement before traveling.

Tree options
U-cut and pre-cut fir, spruce, and pine trees in multiple sizes
At the farm
Saws, wagons, custom wreaths, Christmas Shop, children’s gifts, and refreshments
Address
999 U.S. Highway 22
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Season note
The latest posted season ran November 22–December 21, 2025; 2026 dates are pending.
Visit the official farm website
Alger Tree Farm Califon, New Jersey

Alger is a family-operated select-and-cut farm spread across 17 acres. Measuring sticks and saws are available, and staff can help cut, bale, tie, and load a tree when assistance is needed.

The official site lists four main species and field trees from about six feet to more than nine feet. Its latest dated opening was Black Friday 2025, with weekend hours and weekday visits available by prior arrangement.

Tree options
Concolor Fir, Douglas Fir, Colorado Blue Spruce, and Norway Spruce
At the farm
Measuring sticks, saws, cutting help, netting, twine, and loading assistance
Address
7 Beacon Light Road
Califon, NJ 07830
Season note
The latest posted opening was November 28, 2025; wait for the farm’s 2026 update.
Visit the official farm website
Lukan Farms Pittstown, New Jersey

Lukan Farms is a choose-and-cut operation with more than 12,000 trees and a reported height range of roughly five to ten feet. The farm emphasizes sustainably grown trees and a straightforward field-cutting visit.

The official website displays a Black Friday opening followed by weekend dates into December. Because some date text on the page reflects the prior season, verify the 2026 calendar before visiting.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut Christmas trees, generally 5–10 feet
At the farm
Field selection, saws, rolling tree carts, and staff assistance
Address
352 Quakertown Road
Pittstown, NJ 08867
Season note
The site shows a Black Friday opening and weekend operations; confirm that its calendar has rolled over to 2026.
Visit the official farm website
Plut’s Christmas Tree Farm Long Valley, New Jersey

Plut’s allows visitors to tag a field tree early in the fall, then return after Thanksgiving for cutting and pickup. Staff handle the sawing, dragging, trimming, baling, and vehicle tie-down.

The farm’s current calendar begins tagging on October weekends and starts cutting and pickup on November 27. The gift shop carries handmade wreaths, kissing balls, decorations, stands, and other seasonal items.

Tree options
Field-grown fir, pine, and spruce plus pre-cut trees
At the farm
Early tagging, staff cutting and transport, baling, vehicle tie-down, wreaths, decorations, and gift shop
Address
220 Flocktown Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
Season note
The posted calendar starts tagging October 3 and cutting November 27, continuing Fridays–Sundays through December 20.
Visit the official farm website
Barclay’s Tree Farm Cranbury, New Jersey

Barclay’s offers choose-and-cut trees up to about seven feet along with a selection of pre-cut trees. Farm staff provide extensive help, from choosing and cutting to shaping the trunk, netting, carrying, and securing the tree.

The official site thanks visitors for the 2025 season and says the farm will return. Its service and variety pages remain current, while exact 2026 opening dates are still pending.

Tree options
Fraser Fir, Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir, Norway Spruce, Douglas Fir, and pre-cut trees
At the farm
Loaner saws, cutting and carrying help, trunk shaping, netting, loading, and vehicle tie-down
Address
35 Orchardside Drive
Cranbury, NJ 08512
Season note
The 2025 season has ended; a dated 2026 opening notice has not yet been posted.
Visit the official farm website
Anne Ellen Christmas Tree Farm Manalapan, New Jersey

Anne Ellen spans more than 50 acres and grows over 50,000 trees across five varieties. Visitors can select from cut-your-own fields or a large pre-cut inventory, then explore farm animals, food, photo areas, and extensive holiday shops.

The farm has posted a November 21 opening for the tree fields and 2026 additions to its separate ticketed Village light attraction. No reservation is needed to visit the daytime farm or shops.

Tree options
Cut-your-own Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, White Pine, Canaan Fir, and Douglas Fir plus pre-cut trees
At the farm
Farm animals, donut shop, holiday décor and ornament shops, photo areas, and a separate ticketed nighttime Village
Address
114 Daum Road
Manalapan, NJ 07726
Season note
Tree fields are scheduled to open November 21; cut-your-own fields close at 4 p.m. and pre-cut sales continue later.
Visit the official farm website
Charlie Brown’s Christmas Tree Farm Milford, New Jersey

Charlie Brown’s is a preserved family farm with choose-and-cut trees spread across a large property. Bow saws are provided, and the farm also sells fresh wreaths, grave blankets, decorations, and handmade gifts.

The site says the farm will reopen on November 27, 2026. It currently describes a large selection of Douglas Fir and Norway Spruce, but exact 2026 inventory and prices may be revised closer to opening day.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut Douglas Fir and Norway Spruce in a broad range of heights
At the farm
Free bow-saw use, wreaths, grave blankets, decorations, handmade gifts, and dog-friendly visits under farm rules
Address
231 Adamic Hill Road
Milford, NJ 08848
Season note
The farm has posted a November 27, 2026 reopening date.
Visit the official farm website
Chris’ Trees Princeton, New Jersey

Chris’ Trees is a choose-and-cut farm in Princeton. Its website says the returning selection will focus on Blue Spruce and Concolor Fir grown for family tree-cutting visits.

The farm was closed for the entire 2025 holiday season because of unforeseen circumstances involving its operator. The official site states that it expects to welcome customers again in 2026, with dates still to come.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut Blue Spruce and Concolor Fir
At the farm
Field selection and a family choose-and-cut experience
Address
900 Canal Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Season note
The farm was closed in 2025 and says it plans to return in 2026; opening dates are pending.
Visit the official farm website
Conover’s Farm Wall Township, New Jersey

Conover’s lets visitors reserve a tagged field tree early or cut and take a tree during the sales period. Trees are priced by height, and the farm operates a detailed reservation system throughout the season.

The latest official schedule is for 2025, when reservations began on the first Saturday of November and cutting was available later in the week and on weekends. Look for a new calendar before planning a 2026 visit.

Tree options
Field-grown Christmas trees priced by height, with advance tagging and later cutting available
At the farm
Early tree reservations, choose-and-cut visits, tree drilling, and seasonal photography by farm rules
Address
3105 Hurley Pond Road
Wall Township, NJ 07719
Season note
The latest posted calendar is for 2025; 2026 dates and prices have not yet been published.
Visit the official farm website
Holly Bough Tree Farm Whitehouse Station, New Jersey

Holly Bough is a Christmas tree farm with field-grown fir and spruce varieties. The farm’s most recent operating plan limited sales to larger trees and required visitors to arrange an appointment.

For 2025, the farm sold trees from eight to fourteen feet beginning after Thanksgiving. That size restriction and appointment policy should be rechecked when 2026 information appears.

Tree options
Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Fraser Fir, and Concolor Fir; recent sales focused on 8–14-foot trees
At the farm
Tree selection by appointment, cutting help, netting, and assistance securing the tree
Address
88 Cole Road
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
Season note
The latest information is for 2025 and required appointments; wait for the 2026 policy and size availability.
Visit the official farm website
Lazy Susan Tree Farm Robbinsville, New Jersey

Lazy Susan is a family-operated farm with cut-your-own and fresh-cut trees. It also makes wreaths from farm greens and adds simple seasonal touches such as hot chocolate, candy canes, a fire pit, Santa visits, and photo opportunities.

The farm has already announced that its 2026 season will open on November 27. Its recurring schedule then continues on Saturdays and Sundays until Christmas, subject to supply.

Tree options
Cut-your-own and fresh-cut Christmas trees
At the farm
Handmade wreaths, hot chocolate, candy canes, fire pit, Santa visits, and photo opportunities
Address
184 Sharon Road
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
Season note
Opening day is November 27, 2026; the usual schedule continues on weekends from 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
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Picea Acres Jackson Township, New Jersey

Picea Acres is a family-owned choose-and-cut farm with spruce, fir, and pine trees. The farm supplies the basic equipment needed to cut, move, bale, and secure a tree, and staff can assist when requested.

The website currently says the farm is closed for the season and explains that it opens each year on the day after Thanksgiving. A separate dated 2026 announcement has not yet appeared.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut spruce, fir, and pine trees
At the farm
Saws, moving equipment, baling, tie-down materials, staff help, and leashed pets permitted
Address
50 South New Prospect Road
Jackson Township, NJ 08752
Season note
The farm normally opens the day after Thanksgiving; a dated 2026 schedule is still pending.
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Belly Acres Christmas Tree Farm Franklinville, New Jersey

Belly Acres is a choose-and-cut farm where customers generally cut and carry their own trees. The field contains trees of different heights across a 16-acre property, with a substantial number of Douglas Fir in the six-to-eight-foot range during the latest season.

The farm posts unusually detailed visitor instructions, including what to bring and which services are unavailable. Its last update covered the 2025 season, so wait for a new notice before relying on prices, dates, or inventory.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut trees, with Douglas Fir prominent in the latest posted inventory
At the farm
Loaner saws, accessible grounds, leashed dogs permitted, and personal family photos allowed
Address
665 Royal Avenue
Franklinville, NJ 08322
Season note
The most recent page update is dated December 9, 2025; 2026 dates and inventory are pending.
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Edwards Christmas Tree Farm Wrightstown, New Jersey

Edwards offers choose-and-cut Christmas trees with saws, tree carts, shaking, wrapping, and cutting assistance. Its Wreath and Gift Shop carries farm-made wreaths, swags, roping, grave blankets, evergreen bundles, and handmade crafts.

The official website currently marks the farm closed after its latest season. The last dated shop schedule covered late November through mid-December 2025, and 2026 dates have not yet been published.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut spruce, pine, and fir trees
At the farm
Saws, carts, shaking, wrapping, cutting help, wreaths, greens, grave blankets, gifts, and crafts
Address
338 Jacobstown-Cookstown Road
Wrightstown, NJ 08562
Season note
The farm is closed after its latest season; 2026 operating dates are pending.
Visit the official farm website
Exley’s Christmas Tree Farms Sewell and Monroeville, New Jersey

Exley’s operates two South Jersey farms with tagged field trees, pre-cut trees, and live balled-and-burlapped trees. A field tree must be tagged by an employee and paid for before a customer uses a bow saw to cut it.

Both locations add seasonal greens and family activities, with the exact mix differing by farm. The maintained website still displays detailed 2025 schedules while its 2026 calendar is being awaited.

Tree options
Field-grown Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, and White Pine; pre-cut Douglas, Fraser, and Turkish firs
At the farm
Hay or tractor rides, Santa areas, train displays, photo settings, wreaths, roping, grave blankets, and loading help
Address
1535 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ 08080
1512 Monroeville Road, Monroeville, NJ 08343
Season note
The website remains active, but its detailed public schedule still reflects 2025; check for 2026 dates.
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Foster’s Holly Ridge Tree Farm Hammonton, New Jersey

At Foster’s Holly Ridge, customers select a tagged tree and farm staff do the cutting. A visitor can take the tree that day or schedule a later pickup, when it will be cut and baled shortly before collection.

The farm grows five principal species and makes wreaths and grave blankets from fresh greens. Its latest dated opening was the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2025, and it has not yet posted a 2026 schedule.

Tree options
Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Douglas Fir, Norway Spruce, and White Pine
At the farm
Tree tagging, staff cutting, scheduled pickup, baling, handmade wreaths, and grave blankets
Address
116 South Chew Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Season note
The latest posted opening was November 28, 2025; 2026 dates are pending.
Visit the official farm website
Indian Acres Tree Farm Medford, New Jersey

Indian Acres currently operates as a pre-cut Christmas tree destination while its younger field trees mature. The farm sells imported firs alongside spruce harvested from its own property and offers optional tree delivery and stand setup.

The farm’s 2026 calendar starts pre-cut tree sales on November 27 and also lists its separate ticketed Winter Wonderland walking light trail. Choose-and-cut service is not expected to return until about 2030.

Tree options
Pre-cut Fraser and Balsam firs plus farm-grown pre-cut Blue and Norway spruce
At the farm
Tree delivery and stand setup, handmade wreaths, and a separate ticketed illuminated walking trail
Address
111 Tuckerton Road
Medford, NJ 08055
Season note
Pre-cut sales begin November 27, 2026; choose-and-cut fields remain closed until further notice.
Visit the official farm website
Littleworth Tree Farm Petersburg, New Jersey

Littleworth releases fewer than 200 field trees in a typical season and uses reservations for its opening tree-tagging weekend. Customers tag a tree, then return later to have it cut, baled, and loaded.

The farm supplements its limited field supply with high-grade pre-cut trees and sells fresh wreaths through its seasonal shop. Its calendar currently lists November 21 and 22 for opening weekend, with reservations released through the farm newsletter.

Tree options
Limited reserved field trees plus pre-cut Christmas trees
At the farm
Advance reservations, tree tagging, later cutting and pickup, baling, loading, wreaths, and gift shop
Address
1957 Tuckahoe Road
Petersburg, NJ 08270
Season note
Opening tree-tagging dates are November 21 and 22; reservations usually fill within hours.
Visit the official farm website
Ponderosa Tree Farm Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Ponderosa is a family-owned farm offering sustainably grown Christmas trees. Its farm-grown selection includes fir, spruce, and pine, while shipped-in trees expand the available sizes and species during the selling season.

The official site lists daily operation from November 15 through December 21. Because the schedule is presented without a year, confirm the current season before making a long drive.

Tree options
Farm-grown Concolor Fir, Canaan Fir, Blue Spruce, White Pine, and Norway Spruce plus shipped-in firs
At the farm
Field trees, pre-cut trees, larger tree sizes, and holiday greenery
Address
111 South Mannheim Avenue
Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215
Season note
The site lists daily hours from November 15–December 21; verify that schedule for 2026 before visiting.
Visit the official farm website
Spruce Goose Christmas Tree Farm Chesterfield, New Jersey

Spruce Goose offers choose-and-cut trees across six species, along with premium pre-cut Fraser Fir. Free services include saws, tree wagons, shaking, netting, and twine.

The farm has posted a complete 2026 calendar beginning Thanksgiving Day and continuing on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through December 20. The Christmas Shop adds stands, decorations, wreaths, and grave blankets.

Tree options
Choose-and-cut Canaan, Concolor, and Douglas firs; Blue and Norway spruce; White Pine; pre-cut Fraser Fir
At the farm
Free saws, carts, shaking, netting, twine, Christmas Shop, wreaths, grave blankets, stands, and decorations
Address
194 Bordentown-Georgetown Road
Chesterfield, NJ 08515
Season note
Open November 26, 2026, then Fridays–Sundays through December 20; weather and inventory can change the schedule.
Visit the official farm website
White Dog Farms Hammonton, New Jersey

White Dog Farms combines field-grown trees with a display of fresh-cut trees. Visitors may select and tag a field tree for later cutting, or choose a pre-cut tree that the farm will net and load.

The website says the 2026 season starts November 8 and has also posted its 2026 Santa photo and tree-tagging event. Handmade wreaths and grave blankets are sold during the season.

Tree options
Field-grown Douglas and Concolor firs plus fresh-cut Douglas and Fraser firs
At the farm
Tree tagging, staff cutting, shaking, netting, loading, handmade wreaths, grave blankets, and Santa photos
Address
552 North First Road
Hammonton, NJ 08037
Season note
The 2026 season starts November 8; regular seasonal hours are Friday–Sunday, with other days by appointment.
Visit the official farm website

Planning the trip

A few details can change the whole visit

New Jersey tree farms range from small fields open for only a few days to larger operations with pre-cut inventory, shops, food, and wagon rides. Checking the farm’s current notice before leaving is especially important later in the season.

  • Know how the tree is sold.Some farms lend saws and carts for choose-and-cut trees. Others ask visitors to tag a tree and return later, or have employees handle the cutting.
  • Confirm reservations and remaining sizes.Appointment farms and early tagging weekends can fill quickly. Even farms open through December may sell out of popular six- to eight-foot trees much earlier.
  • Prepare for field conditions.Rain, snow, and repeated foot traffic can leave rows muddy or uneven. Sturdy footwear is useful, and weather can change wagon rides, field access, and daily hours.

Seasonal trips around the state

Plan another low-commitment day out in New Jersey

The holiday season offers several outings that work well without an all-day itinerary. Families who want to stay in the car can follow the guide to New Jersey’s drive-through Christmas light displays, including routes built around large animated scenes and synchronized music. When colder weather settles in, the state’s ski areas and recreation parks also open snow tubing lanes for families, with lift service and scheduled sessions that make the timing easier to plan.

Farm outings continue well beyond the Christmas season. Spring and summer bring berry fields, flower rows, vegetables, and orchard crops at places where visitors can pick their own produce in New Jersey. Families looking for an animal-centered stop can compare New Jersey farms with petting areas and hands-on animal visits, including seasonal farms and locations that operate for much of the year.

Autumn shifts the focus to hayrides, corn mazes, farm markets, and pumpkin-picking farms across New Jersey. For a quieter farm visit in any season, the state page brings together alpaca farms to visit throughout New Jersey, with individual visiting policies and farm information to help choose a suitable stop.