Illinois Tree Farms: Where To Cut Your Own Christmas Tree 2021

ILLINOIS — There's nothing quite like the smell of a freshly cut Christmas tree filling your home with a piney scent during the holidays. Whether you're a die-hard traditionalist or a newbie looking to make memories for your family, plenty of tree farms are within driving distance from Chicago's suburbs where you can cut down your own Christmas tree.

Find a tree using Patch list of tree farms in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. Some tips before you go: Bring your own saw. While some farms will loan or rent tools, there's nothing worse than showing up with your kids and not having a saw or ax to cut down your tree.

Also, bring cash. Many farms will not accept or are unable to process debit/credit cards.

If you plan to bring your pooch along, find out if the farm allows dogs. Many farms will allow leashed, well-behaved pets.

We've also included information (where available) about tree pricing and other special attractions. Finally, call ahead to make sure the farm isn't closed because of weather conditions.

Boone County

Tree Farm: Nature's Best Christmas Trees
Hours of Operation: Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 12. Opening day is Nov. 26.
Location: 13001 Illinois Highway 76, Poplar Grove, IL
Details: Offers a wide selection of Fraser, Canaan and Concolor fir; Norway, Black Hills and Colorado Blue spruce; and white and Scotch pine all priced at $10 per foot. Necessary tools provided; shaking, hauling and tying to car offered at no charge. The team can also help cut down your tree. Pick up some wreaths, garland and containers, which you can order online. The farm is also known for its honey. Leashed pets are welcome. Prefers cash; there are plenty of ATMs nearby.
Phone: 815-505-3377

DeKalb County

Tree Farm: Camelot Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open every day starting at 9 a.m. Nov. 26; noon to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
Location: 16380 South Somonauk Road, DeKalb, IL
Cost: All Choose & Cut and Pre-Cut Christmas Trees are $80, cash or check only; no debit/credit cards accepted.
Details: Concolor, Fraser, Canaan, Douglas, balsam fir, blue and white spruce, white pine and Scotch pine available. Free shaking and baling. Saws and twine available. Well-behaved leashed pets welcome. The farm will be following COVID-19 protocols, including face masks and social distancing.
Phone: 815-756-6599

Tree Farm: Larson's Family Farm
Hours of Operation: Opens Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Regular hours from then on are 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays–Fridays; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through Dec. 18, then closed for the season.
Location: 4404 Somonauk Road, Sandwich, IL
Cost: All Christmas trees are $50. No debit or credit cards.
Details: Larson's Family Farm offers more than 18 acres of cut-your-own Christmas trees in the following varieties: Canaan fir (like Fraser fir), Concolor fir, Douglas fir, Norway spruce, Scotch pine and white pine. We provide visitors with saws for cutting trees. After trees have been cut, we shake out excess needles and, if desired, we bale your tree with a net to make transporting the tree easier. Afterward, stop by the Barn Store (face masks required) to browse the priced antiques and vintage Christmas decorations while enjoying hot apple cider. Pets have to stay in the car. The field is closed when it's raining; call ahead if it's snowing.
Phone: 815-786-2249 (leave a message for advanced orders)

DuPage County

Tree Farm: Puckerville Farms
Hours of Operation: Open for the season on Nov. 26, and open daily through Dec. 24; 3 to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday.
Location: 13332 Bell Road, Lemont, IL 60439
Details: Choose from the selection of Fraser firs ranging from 4 feet to 12 feet tall. New in 2021: Custom decorated wreaths, 25-foot garland selections, Christmas pot Fraser bundles and table-top trees. Trees are cut and trucked in from Michigan, and displayed on the Lemont farm. Trees range in price from $72 to $92. Tying them on your car is an extra $3.
Phone: 708-508-0906

Kane County

Tree Farm: Marmion Abbey Farms
Hours of Operation: Tree field Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; pre-cut tree lot and store open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 26 through Dec. 23.
Location: 850 Butterfield Rd, Aurora, IL 60502
Cost: You-cut untagged trees, $62.50 (plus tax); premium you-cut trees, $152; pre-cut trees, by the foot.
Details: Over 120 acres of trees, including Scotch pine, White pine (limited in field), Austrian pine (very limited in field), Norway spruce (very limited in field), Canaan fir (very limited in field, pre-cut trees available), Balsam fir (pre-cut only), Frasier fir (pre-cut only) and Douglas fir (pre-cut only). Every tree comes with a complimentary shaking, netting and a doughnut for each group member. Saw rental is a refundable $10. Leashed pets are welcome. Free twine is available at each station. Also offering monk-made wreaths, a gift store stocked full of goodies and new Pine Tree Café offering made-from-scratch family recipes. Enjoy a glass of Abbey Ale, new this year. Also offering tractor wagon rides on select weekends, photos with Santa ($20 per person) and gingerbread cookie decorating (more info at www.abbeyfarms.org). Reserve a time slot online for u-cut trees.
Phone: 630-966-7775

Lake County (Illinois)

Tree Farm: Sullivan Family Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Opens at 9 a.m. Nov. 26, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 and Dec. 5; and Dec. 11 and Dec. 12, when the farm closes for the season.
Location: 24774 Petite Lake Road, Lake Villa
Details: Due to the pandemic, operations will be scaled back in 2021. The gift and refreshment barn will be closed, and there will be no pre-cut trees for sale. You can still walk the rolling 20-acre farm to pick out a tree and cut it down yourself. Social distance hay rides will be offered, one family at a time. Leashed dogs welcome.
Prices: All choose-and-cut trees $50.

McHenry County

Tree Farm: Richardson Farm
Hours of Operation: Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 26 to Dec. 5.
Location: 9407 Richardson Road, Spring Grove
Cost: Cut-your-own trees are $79 plus tax, all heights and sizes, up to 6-feet. Select trees, individually priced, in the field available for as low as $29. Precut trees, individually priced, available up to 12' high- supply is limited.
Details: Voted the Best Christmas Tree Farm in Illinois" by Good Housekeeping. On weekends, enjoy a free wagon ride, freshly made doughnuts and hot chocolate and concessions. Kettle corn is made fresh on site. The farm will even haul your tree out for you. There are also hundreds of fresh wreaths and decorations available for sale. Leashed, socialized dogs welcome.
Phone: 815-675-9729

Tree Farm: Spring Bluff Nursery
Hours of Operation: Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends starting Nov. 26-28, Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 11-12.
Location: 41W130 Norris Road, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Cost: Choose from white pine and Scotch pine; all sizes are $50. High-quality pre-cut trees also available, individually priced.
Details: Cut-your-own trees will not be available in 2021. Fresh, pre-cut trees will be available weekends through Dec. 12, while supplies last. Hayrides, warming fire, and free hot chocolate will be available during the 2021 season. All our materials for décor are gathered and made here on the farm. Pre-cut Balsam Firs grown in Kane County will be available. They are natural form, not sheared.
There will be handmade ceramics, soaps and candles. Leashed dogs welcome.
Phone: (630) 466-4278

Tree Farm: Pioneer Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 and Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 19.
Location: 4614 Pioneer Road, McHenry, IL 60050
Cost: Any tree, $70. Cash or checks only; no debit or credit cards.
Details: Trees are organically grown and pruned by hand. Wagon rides to and from the pines, tree shaking and baling are included at no extra charge. Hand saws are also provided, or bring your own (no chain saws or axes, please). The Warming House will be open with handmade crafts for sale (please wear a face mask), but for due to COVID-19, no refreshments or drinks will be for sale. If you bring your dog, please keep it on a leash, and do not bring it into the Warming House.
Phone: 815-385-8512

Tree Farm: Ben's Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 26 to Nov. 28, and Dec. 4 and Dec. 5. Location: 7720 Ryan Road, Harvard, IL 60033
Cost: Firs and spruces $90 up to 6.5 foot minimum, $13 per foot; and Scotch and white pines starting at $46 up to 6.5 feet minimum, $7 per foot. Farm accepts cash or check; no debit/credit cards, but an ATM is available.
Details: Farm offers thousands of trees in nine varieties of firs and pines from 6 to 12 feet tall. Farm uses organic farming practices, and all trees are pesticide-free. The farm offers complimentary horse-drawn wagon rides, free shaking and baling, coffee and hot cocoa, farm animals and visits with Santa Claus. Fresh, handmade wreaths and greens items also available. Fully decorated and decorate-your-own wreaths available made from fresh cultivated Fraser fir. The farm is pet-friendly, but dogs must be leashed.
Phone: 630-279-0216

Tree Farm: Pine-Apple Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 to Nov. 28, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 19. Monday through Friday by appointment.
Cost: $70 for pines, $90 for fir and spruce. Cash or check; small processing fee for credit cards. Pre-cut Frasers individually priced.
Location: 309 Three Oaks Road, Cary, IL 60013
Details: Saws, shaking, baling, string and loading provided.
Phone: 847-639-3248

Tree Farm: Oney's Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 to Nov. 29 for cut-your-trees; and precut trees through Dec. 5. Felds close at 3:30 p.m.
Location: 16608 Rt. 14, Woodstock, IL
Details: Bundle up the family, including your leashed pet, for a romp through 60 acres of Christmas trees. It doesn't matter if you want a harvest-your-own, a pre-cut, or a tree with roots for later planting. We have every option to fit your lifestyle. Fraser, Concolor, spruce (Colorado, Norway and Serbian), and pine (Austrian, white and Scotch pine). The hard part is deciding which one to choose out of 60,000 and nine different varieties. Other activities, such as horse-drawn sleigh rides to the field, Mrs. Claus, refreshments and gift shop are cancelled this year due to COVID-19. Baked good will be sold outside, along with outdoor checkout.
Cost: All trees 5 to 9 feet, $79; evergreens (9-feet plus), $10 per foot; trees under 5 feet, $55. Pre-cut individually priced.
Phone: 815-338-4108

Tree Farm: Oney's Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Christmas Tree Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29; cut -your-own trees 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 8; gift shop and pre-cut trees availability 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9 through Dec. 15. Felds close at 3:30 p.m.
Location: 16608 Rt. 14, Woodstock, IL
Details: Bundle up the family, including your leashed pet, for a romp through 60 acres of Christmas trees. It doesn't matter if you want a harvest-your-own, a pre-cut, or a tree with roots for later planting. We have every option to fit your lifestyle. The hard part is deciding which one to choose out of 60,000 and nine different varieties. Everyone gets to ride the FREE weekend horse-drawn wagon ride with sleigh bells jingling into a winter wonderland. Return to the festival area to see Mrs. Claus in her North Pole house or let the little ones ride the ponies. Visit the bakery in the historic barn for lunch, or order our famous hot cinnamon rolls with a cup of hot cocoa.
Cost: All trees 5 to 9 feet, $75; evergreens (9-feet plus), $10 per foot; trees under 5 feet, $50. Pre-cut individually priced.
Phone: 815-338-4108

Tree Farm: Anderson Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: 508 Illinois 126, Plainfield, IL
Details: There is a small selection of cut-your-own trees, mainly because Christmas trees are a ten-year crop and still growing. The farm expects to open one of the fields next year. However, the farm is bringing in some nice Fraser fir trees from North Carolina. Shake and wrap provided. The field is open for cutting trees, but the farm prefers that customers buy the precut. Prices are 5 to 6 feet, $69.70; 11 to 12 feet $214.50; $10 per foot out in the field
Phone: 815-436-2140

Tree Farm: Bengtson Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 26 through Dec. 24, or until supplies last.
Location: 10919 W. Wilmington Road, Peotone, IL
Details: The farm will be open for tree cutting in 2021 after taking last year off. All you-cut trees are $99; add $3 each for shake and wrap, or $5 for both. Free tree retrieval from the field while you warm up by wood-burning stove. Best to come early in the season before all the good trees.
Phone: 877-640-2911

Tree Farm: Tammen Treeberry Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily starting Nov. 26. Location: 37131 Essex Road, Wilmington, IL
Cost: $60 for any tree you choose and cut yourself. There is a $7 charge for shaking and baling.
Details: Tammen Treeberry Farm is one of the largest choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms in Illinois, with 160 acres of Christmas trees. The farm has Scotch pine and white pine up to 12 feet or so, Douglas,Fraser and balsam firs around 7 feet tall. The farm doesn’t have as many trees to sell, so the season may close early, so call ahead.
Phone: 815-458-6264

Indiana

Tree Farm: Williams Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, through Dec. 19.
Location: 4661 Yale Bridge Road, Rockton, IN
Cost: $20 for pines under 4 feet; 5 feet to 8 feet, $43; and $62 for pines 9 feet and taller; spruces and firs under 4 feet are $34, 5 to 8 feet $68, and 9 feet and up $96. Precut pines start at $7 per foot; spruce and firs $10 per foot.
Details: Roam 350 acres accompanied by one of the farm's friendly golden retrievers. Available are six varieties of trees, including white and Scotch pines; Canan, Fraser and balsam fir; and Colorado blue and Norway spruce. Take a hayride, visit the gift shop, chat with Santa or dine in the Cabin Cafe.
Phone: 815-624-7579

Tree Farm: Glasgow's Christmas Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: CLOSED FOR 2021 SEASON

Tree Farm: Dudeck's Pine Country
Hours of Operation: Open daily 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. CT, Nov. 26 through Dec. 19.
Location: 9255 N. 300 East, Rolling Prairie, IN
Cost: All firs range in price from $60 (6 feet) to $320 (17 feet); spruce $50 (6 feet) to $290 (17 feet); and white and Scotch pine $40 (6 feet) and $210 (16 feet). Pre-cut trees also available.
Details: Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride to choose from white pine, Norway spruce, Canaan fir and Frasier fir. Shaking, baling and tying to your car are free. Santa visits and horse-drawn hay rides available on the weekends. Visit the gift shop for wreaths, garland and ornaments. The farm provides bow saws for cut-your-own trees and a tree measurer. Cash, check and credit cards (3-percent processing fee)
Phone: 219-778-4805

WISCONSIN

Tree Farm: Valley View Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through Dec. 13.
Location: W798 Valley View Road, Burlington, WI 53105
Cost: Fraser fir, Balsam and Norway fir, $85 up to 9 feet (add $10 per foot for taller trees); blue spruce and Norway spruce any size up to 10 feet, $70 (add $10 per foot for taller trees); white pine any size up to 7 feet, $45. Trees are priced by species; however, some trees are marked higher because of height. Tallest tree is a Fraser fir at 15 feet. Twine, shaking, baling are complimentary. Credit cards accepted.
Details: Due to COVID-19, the farm offers a portable toilet for those who need it. Pets are welcome on a leash. The gift shop has been updated with a new vendor with super-cute holiday ornaments, gnomes, wreathes, stands and decor.
Phone: 262-534-7234 or 262-210-7235

Tree Farm: Stumpf's Tree Farm
Hours of Operation: 9 a..m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 26, and Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 19.
Location: 340 Horns Corners Road, Cedarburg, WI 53012
Cost: Any you-cut tree is $$59.61, baling and netting $2, plus tax, totaling $65. Only cash and checks accepted.
Details: The farm has a nice selection of 6 to 7-foot trees. Choose from Scotch pine, Meyers spruce, Black Hill spruce or Colorado blue spruce. The farm will provide a saw and tarp to drag the tree back to the barn and will shake the tree on our mechanical shaker to remove any debris and fallen needles. Twine is available to secure your tree to your vehicle. The farm has an indoor heated sales barn where hot apple cider is served. Other products available include fresh wreaths, door swags, boughs, large tree stands and disposal bag. No dogs are allowed.
Phone: 262-375-6351