Christmas Tree Farms in Washington: Where to Cut Your Own in 2026

Top photo courtesy Stocker Farms, Snohomish.

Here’s the thing most people get wrong about cutting a Christmas tree in Washington: they wait for the weekend after Thanksgiving.

By then, Double 4 in Tacoma says about 95 percent of its field trees are already spoken for. Bowen in Arlington sold out last year. Several farms open the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and one in Maple Valley starts in October.

So go early. Below is every cut your own farm we could confirm for 2026, region by region, with the dates, the prices and the one detail worth knowing before you load the car.

Dates marked 2026 come straight from the farm. Where a farm hasn’t posted yet, we show last season’s and say so. We’ll update this page as the 2026 dates land.

The short version

• Earliest: Wilson Hill in Maple Valley has preselect days starting Saturday, Oct 24. Bacon’s near Bremerton opens Nov 14.
• Saturday, Nov 21: Trinity and Enchanted Winds in Issaquah, Christmas Creek in North Bend (preseason days), Pilchuck Secret Valley in Arlington, Farrell Farms in Washougal, Stocker Farms in Snohomish, Holiday Forest in Stanwood, Coates in Auburn and Veley Farm near Deer Park all open.
• Everyone else: the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, Nov 27. Fullner’s near Everson opens a day early, on Thanksgiving itself.
• Book ahead around Spokane. Carver Farms, Holly Lane and G’s all need a reservation. Thorntons’ Treeland in Vancouver sells timed entry.
• Bring cash. Keith & Scott in North Bend takes cash or check only. Hedlund near Montesano is cash only.
• The free tree: the Colville National Forest dropped its permit in 2025, and cutting there was free. More on that below.

When to go

Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov 26. Most farms open the next morning and run weekends, plus some weekdays, until they sell out or hit mid to late December.

If you want a big Noble or Nordmann, go to a preselect or pretag day. That’s when the best trees get tagged. Christmas Creek in North Bend sold out of Nobles last year. Bolender’s in Shelton ran out of its 10 to 12 foot Nobles and Nordmanns.

Many farms ban chainsaws, and several lend you a saw. Bring gloves, a tarp or old blanket for the car, rope or straps, and a tape measure. A tree always looks smaller in the field than it does in your living room.

Christmas tree farms near Seattle

The closest farms to Seattle are east of Lake Washington, in the Issaquah Valley, the Snoqualmie Valley and around Maple Valley. Want the biggest outing? Trinity. Want to pick your tree in October? Wilson Hill.

Trinity Tree Farm, Issaquah

Trinity is the full production: a cafe, espresso, a gift shop, fire pits, a 1955 fire engine and free Santa photos on Nov 28, 29 and Dec 5 and 6. On Nov 28, Newfoundland dogs pull trees out of the field.

It opens Saturday, Nov 21, 2026 at 8 a.m. After that it’s 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Black Friday and weekends, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and closed Thanksgiving. Pretag days are Nov 14 and 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and pretagged trees have to be cut by Dec 7.

The 2026 prices: Noble, Nordmann and Fraser $105 to $195, Grand $85 to $150, Douglas $85 to $145. Pink tag trees start at $10. Leashed dogs welcome. Cash, Visa and Mastercard only.

14237 228th Ave SE, Issaquah.

Enchanted Winds Tree Farm, Issaquah

Enchanted Winds grows Noble, Grand, Douglas, Fraser and Turkish fir. There’s a gift barn, free cider and cookies, and they’ll help with saws, baling and tying it down.

Opening day is Saturday, Nov 21, 2026. Last season’s listings showed Friday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

18021 Issaquah Hobart Rd SE.

Wilson Hill Tree Farm, Maple Valley

Wilson Hill runs the earliest calendar on this page. You can preselect and cut on Oct 24 and 25 and Nov 7 and 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pickup days are Nov 27 to 29 and Dec 5, 6, 12 and 13. No appointment needed this year. Wreaths, garland and a gift shop.

20241 SE 232nd St, Maple Valley.

Three Tree Farms, Maple Valley

Three Tree Farms has cut your own Nobles and Nordmanns, plus precut trees priced by tag. There’s an espresso stand, Cup of Joy, and a gift shop, the Christmas Star. The crew helps haul your tree out of the field and ties it to the car; netting costs a little extra.

The farm opens the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is Nov 27 this year, then weekends 9 a.m. to dusk while trees last. It hasn’t posted 2026 dates yet.

28033 SE 216th St, Maple Valley.

Coates Christmas Trees, Auburn

Coates charges one price for any size tree, so a 10 footer costs the same as a 5 footer. That makes it the place to go big. The whole farm gets decked out for the season, Santa comes on the opening weekends, and leashed dogs are welcome.

For 2026 it opens Saturday, Nov 21: weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends 9 to 5, closed Thanksgiving. Santa is there 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 and Dec 5 and 6. Douglas fir is $81.60 cash or $85.22 by card. Noble, Grand, Fraser, Turkish and Korean fir are $110.61 cash or $115.14 by card.

17225 SE Green Valley Rd, Auburn. 253.709.6293.

Honeytree Farm, Auburn

Honeytree is an 11 acre farm a few miles up Green Valley Road that keeps its own bees, so leave room for a jar of raw honey from the gift shop. Free cocoa and candy canes, free tree shaking, netting for $2, homemade wreaths and cedar garland cut to length.

For 2026 it opens Friday, Nov 27 at 9 a.m., then weekends 9 a.m. to dark and weekdays 10 a.m. to dark. Santa usually comes the first two weekends, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The u cut fields close when the farm hits its quota and the farm closes when the precut trees run out, so check its Facebook page before you drive out. There is no phone at the farm.

21606 SE Green Valley Rd, Auburn, at the corner of 218th.

Christmas Creek Tree Farm, North Bend

Christmas Creek sold out of precut trees and Nobles last year, so don’t wait. It has cut your own and precut Douglas, Grand, Nordmann and Noble, plus flocking, fire pits, a hayride, bakery treats from The North Bend Bakery, a gift shop, Santa Nights and heated restrooms. Leashed dogs welcome.

The 2026 preseason days are Nov 21, 22 and 25, noon to 4 p.m. Then it’s open Nov 27, 28 and 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends in December until it sells out.

15515 468th Ave SE, North Bend. 425.732.0812.

Keith & Scott Tree Farm, North Bend

Keith & Scott runs two fields near North Bend. The Thrasher Road field is open weekends, with trees from $70. The Mount Si Road field has trees from $85. Both fields open Friday, Nov 27.

Saws, baling and loading help are free. There’s hot cider, a covered bonfire and an antique fire truck. Quiet leashed dogs welcome.

Cash or check only.

Lora Lee’s Family Farm, Duvall

Lora Lee’s is a cut your own farm in the Snoqualmie Valley outside Duvall. It’s u cut only, with no precut trees brought in, and every tree carries its own price tag, set by its size and type.

For 2026 it opens Friday, Nov 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, Nov 29. After that it’s open Fridays and Mondays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 9 to 4, and the last day is Monday, Dec 14.

17651 W Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Duvall. 206.910.3964.

More on the area: Issaquah, North Bend, Maple Valley.

Snohomish County tree farms

More Washington searches name Snohomish than any other town when people look for a tree farm. Six farms on this list sit between the Snohomish River valley and Stanwood.

Stocker Farms, Snohomish

Stocker Farms on Marsh Road has free shaking and baling, a fire pit, photo spots, wreaths and garland, and hot cider, cocoa and coffee. No pets.

Its posted prices run Noble and Nordmann $55 to $400 plus tax, Fraser $48 to $220, Douglas $35 to $240 and Grand $45 to $130. For 2026 it opens Saturday and Sunday, Nov 21 and 22, closes for the week, then reopens Friday, Nov 27 and stays open seven days a week: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday. The last day depends on how the trees hold out.

8705 Marsh Rd, Snohomish. 360.568.7391.

Wintergreen Tree Farm, Snohomish

Wintergreen in the Machias area says it is “always open the day after Thanksgiving,” so that’s Nov 27 this year. Cut your own and fresh cut trees, until it sells out.

13606 S Machias Rd, Snohomish. 425.263.9686.

Pilchuck Secret Valley Farm, Arlington

Pilchuck Secret Valley is the place for a really big Noble. Along with Douglas, Grand, Nordmann and Noble fir and Norway spruce, it grows very large Nobles, and it sells fresh precut trees too, priced as marked.

It opens Saturday, Nov 21, 2026, and it’s open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on open days. It’s closed Mondays, Tuesdays and Thanksgiving. Hot drinks on weekdays, a food truck on weekends, and Noble wreaths, crosses and swags. Leashed dogs are allowed under the farm’s rules, but not in the shelter.

9533 Mose Rd, Arlington.

Bowen Tree Farm, Arlington

Bowen sold out last year, because it limits how many trees it cuts. Go opening weekend.

It charges one price for any tree, $92 including tax last season, with wreaths and crosses at $32 and a fee for cards. Nordmann, Noble and Grand fir. The Christmas Craft Cottage sells work by local crafters. Last season it ran Friday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., from Nov 28.

Farmer Brown’s Christmas Tree Farm, Arlington

Farmer Brown’s has 32 acres of Noble, Grand, Fraser and Douglas fir plus Norway and Colorado blue spruce, and precut and flocked trees if you’d rather skip the saw. Bonfire, music, cocoa, cider, coffee and hot dogs.

It lists Thursday to Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

12017 109th Ave NE, Arlington. 360.659.6686.

Holiday Forest Christmas Tree Farm, Stanwood

Holiday Forest grows the widest mix on this list: Noble, Nordmann, Douglas, Grand and Balsam fir, plus Norway and blue spruce. Free cocoa and cider, a fire pit, a gift shop, wreaths and holly. Leashed dogs welcome.

For 2026 it opens Saturday, Nov 21: Friday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed on Thanksgiving. Last season trees started at $80, with a 3 percent card surcharge.

3125 280th St NW, Stanwood.

More on the area: Snohomish.

Near Bellingham and on Whidbey Island

Skagit County is the gap. We couldn’t confirm a single cut your own farm open there for 2026. Big Lake Trees in Mount Vernon says on its own site that there’s no 2026 season and it is closing for good, although a couple of other guides still list it. From Skagit, the Arlington and Stanwood farms are your closest bet.

Pederson Christmas Trees, Everson

Pederson has been family run since 1944. Cut your own, precut and live potted trees (Noble, Fraser, Nordmann and Douglas), with hot cider, cocoa, cookies, bow saws and baling.

Last season it ran Nov 28 to Dec 24, Thursday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Monday to Wednesday by appointment.

3983 Mt Baker Hwy, Everson. 360.201.4763.

Fullner Christmas Tree Farm, Everson

Fullner’s is open for cut your own in 2026, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day (Nov 26), Nov 27, 28 and 29, and Dec 5 and 6. The farm confirmed those dates by email; its fields flooded in December 2025 and its website still shows last season.

When it’s open: a barn gift shop with local artists, free hot cocoa, and saws provided.

3783 E Hoff Rd, Everson. 360.592.5820.

Stoney Ridge Farm, Everson

Stoney Ridge is the pumpkin and apple farm on Van Dyk Road. Christmas trees start right after Thanksgiving. It’s never open Sundays, and only service animals are allowed.

2092 Van Dyk Rd, Everson. 360.966.3919.

Good Boy Farms, Oak Harbor

More on the area: Bellingham, Whidbey Island.

Near Tacoma and Puyallup

If you want a field tree at Double 4, go to a November preselect weekend or plan on picking from what’s left.

Double 4 Tree Farm, Tacoma

Double 4 is off 72nd Street East in Tacoma. The farm says about 95 percent of its field trees get chosen during preselect: Nov 7 and 8, 14 and 15, and 21 and 22, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cutting and pickup start Nov 27. Weekends 9 to 4, Tuesday to Friday noon to 4, closed Mondays, and the season ends Dec 19. Douglas from $50, Grand from $60, Noble and Nordmann from $85, wreaths $15 to $30. Cash, Visa and Mastercard.

4203 72nd St E, Tacoma. 253.535.9267.

Harvey’s Harvest Christmas Trees, Sumner

Harvey’s Harvest has been growing since 1975 and prices by species. Last season: Douglas and Scotch pine $60 cash ($62 card), Grand and blue spruce $80 ($82), Turkish and Nordmann $100 ($103).

Hot cocoa and spiced cider by the fire, saws, twine and help tying. Friendly leashed dogs welcome. One thing to know: there’s no restroom. Last season it opened Nov 29, and it may close early if stock runs low.

7315 166th Ave E, Sumner. 253.863.0533.

Edlynn Farm, Graham

Edlynn hand planted every tree on its lot, with Mount Rainier on the horizon. Each kind has one flat price, whatever the height: Douglas fir is $85 and Noble fir $90, with a smaller run of Grand and Nordmann. The farm’s elk herd nibbles a few trees, and a pink tag means half off. Saws and twine are free, leashed dogs are welcome, and no reservation is needed.

It opens Black Friday, Nov 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., then Fridays to Sundays while trees last; Friday, Dec 4 opens at noon. Heavy morning rain can shift the hours, so check its Facebook or Instagram before you go. Cash, check or card.

25921 158th Ave Ct E, Graham. 253.271.9590, call or text.

Shining Star Tree Farm, Eatonville

Ohop Ridge Christmas Tree Farm, Eatonville

Ohop Ridge opens Friday, Nov 27, weekends only, with a Christmas market, Santa, tractor rides, wreaths and holiday mini photo sessions.

More on the area: Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner.

Near Olympia and the Kitsap Peninsula

Bacon’s opens Nov 14, earlier than most farms on this list. Schilter is the one to pick if you want a whole afternoon out of it.

Schilter Family Farm, Olympia

Schilter by the Nisqually Valley has weekend wagon rides, Santa the first two Saturdays from noon to 3, the Lil’ Red Train ($6), a lighted nativity, flocking, and a gift shop with cider donuts and fudge. No admission.

Last season it ran Nov 28 to Dec 14, daily 9 a.m. to dusk. Douglas $42.50 to $75; Noble, Fraser and Nordmann $54 to $116; Grand $42.50 to $86.

141 Nisqually Cutoff Rd SE, Olympia. 360.459.4023.

Hunter Family Farm, Olympia

Hunter Family Farm has been growing since 1948. Saws and carts, a fresh cut barn, farm animals, and a gift shop with themed trees, ornaments, stands and wreaths. No admission. Leashed, well behaved dogs allowed.

It opens Friday, Nov 27 at 9 a.m. After that it’s weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends 9 to 6. The last saws go out at 4:15, so don’t show up at 5. Santa visits 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov 27 to 29, Dec 5 and 6, and Dec 12 and 13.

7401 Yelm Hwy SE, Olympia. 360.456.0466.

Bolender’s Olympic Christmas Trees, Shelton

Bolender’s grows Douglas, Corkbark, Noble and Nordmann fir, sheared and natural, and it ran out of its 10 to 12 foot Nobles and Nordmanns last year.

Last season’s prices included tax: Douglas $35 for a 4 foot tree up to $80 for 9 feet, Corkbark $55 to $90, Noble and Nordmann $55 to $110. It ran Friday to Sunday, Nov 28 to Dec 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2091 W Deegan Rd W, Shelton. 360.490.6617.

Hedlund Christmas Trees, Montesano

At Hedlund, you pick the tree and they cut it. No saws allowed. Noble, Fraser, Nordmann, Grand and Douglas fir. Santa is there 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thanksgiving weekend and the first weekend of December.

It opens Friday, Nov 27, 2026, the day after Thanksgiving. Weekdays 10 to 4:30, weekends 9 to 4:30. Cash only.

266 Middle Satsop Rd, Montesano. 360.470.0121.

Bacon’s Christmas Tree Farm, Bremerton

Bacon’s runs Nov 14 to Dec 13, 2026. Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday to Sunday 8:30 to 4:30, and Thanksgiving morning 8:30 to noon. The fields close at 4.

There’s a holiday shop with cocoa, cider and snacks, wreaths and garland, and a tree decorating contest from Nov 14.

9381 W Belfair Valley Rd, Bremerton. 360.275.3162.

The Wreath Works, Port Orchard

The Wreath Works makes handmade Noble, cedar and incense cedar wreaths, and it runs cut your own too. Its site lists pretagging from Nov 1 and cutting from Nov 27, daily until it sells out. It’s open Thanksgiving Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

15384 Glenwood Rd SW, Port Orchard. 360.876.0434.

More on the area: Olympia, Shelton, Bremerton, Port Orchard.

Near Vancouver and Clark County

Two of the Clark County farms price by the foot, which makes a tall tree easy to budget. If you have little kids, Thorntons’ Treeland is the one.

Tree Wisemans, Ridgefield

Tree Wisemans grows Noble, Douglas, Grand, Fraser and Nordmann fir, and the owners’ daughters make the wreaths.

It opens Friday, Nov 27 (a banner on its site says Nov 26, so check). Weekdays 10 a.m. to dark, weekends 8 a.m. to dark.

26500 NE 53rd Ave, Ridgefield. 360.887.4582.

Thorntons’ Treeland, Vancouver

Thorntons’ Treeland has a free hayride, a petting zoo (bring quarters for feed), free coffee and cocoa, a life size nativity and a gift shop. Leashed dogs are OK, but not near the animal pens or in the barn.

Entry is ticketed online with time slots. Preseason weekends are Nov 7 and 8 and Nov 14 and 15, and the main season opens Thanksgiving weekend: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends 9 to 5. Trees start around $40, priced by height and species.

7617 NE 119th St, Vancouver.

Farrell Farms, Washougal

Farrell Farms has a lot of tall trees, many of them 12 feet and up. Noble, Nordmann and Turkish fir are $10 a foot, and Grand and Douglas are $8 a foot.

It opens Saturday, Nov 21 and runs to Dec 19. Friday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Thursday 11 to 5, closed Thanksgiving. There’s a hayride, cocoa or cider, and a candy cane by the campfire.

3000 SE 362nd Ave, Washougal. 360.835.0190.

Klopman Farms, Washougal

Klopman runs Nov 27 to Dec 13, 2026, daily 9 a.m. to dark, at $10 a foot, with trees up to 20 feet. That Dec 13 close is early, so don’t leave it to the last minute.

Free coffee, cocoa and candy canes, Jenna’s Snack Stop, an 8 foot Santa and sleigh to pose with, tractor rides on weekends, and help shaking, baling and loading. Cash, check or card.

40910 SE 30th St, Washougal. 360.409.9762.

Mindful Creations, La Center

Mindful Creations has tall Douglas fir for vaulted ceilings, plus cut your own and precut Noble and Balsam. Kids get a fishing booth, and Santa visits Saturday afternoons.

360.903.7415.

More on the area: Vancouver.

Ferncrest Tree Farm, Longview

Ferncrest is the one for kids who want Santa, because he is there every day of the season. It runs Nov 27 to Dec 22, 2026, Monday to Thursday noon to 6 and Friday to Sunday 9 to 6, and closes at 4 p.m. on Dec 22. Cut your own Noble, Nordmann, Turkish, Canaan or Douglas fir or Norway spruce, with bow saws waiting at tree stations around the farm, or pick from the precut lot.

Santa visits Monday to Thursday 1 to 5:30 and Friday to Sunday 10 to 5:30. A trackless train runs on weekends from 10 a.m. until dark, and you can buy deer food and feed the deer through the fence. Cocoa and coffee are free at The Cocoa Shop, and the gift shop has espresso, concessions and ornaments.

333 Ferncrest Rd, Longview.

More on the area: Longview.

Near Spokane

Around Spokane, most farms run on reservations or appointments and charge one flat price per tree. Book first, then drive.

Veley Farm Christmas Trees, Deer Park

Veley Farm keeps it simple: $95 including tax for a cut your own tree, shaken and baled, and no entry fee.

It’s open Nov 21, 22, 27, 28 and 29 and Dec 5, 6, 12 and 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Grand, concolor and Douglas fir and Scotch pine in the field, precut blue spruce, and wreaths at $40 to $50. The hayride, hot cocoa, hot cider and warming fire are free, and Santa hands out candy canes. No dogs, but service dogs are welcome. Cash preferred, cards taken.

19922 N Felspar Rd, Deer Park. 509.216.3051.

Carver Farms, Newman Lake

Carver Farms needs a reservation, one per tree. The link goes up in early November. Trees are $100 plus tax, any size.

It opens Friday, Nov 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with more days to come. Wreaths, local honey, caramels, pumpkin donuts, and free cider and cocoa for kids. No checks. No dogs, but service dogs are welcome.

9105 N Idaho Rd, Newman Lake. 509.226.3602.

G’s Christmas Tree Farm, Chattaroy

G’s is $95 plus tax, and you book a time on its reservation page first. Cocoa, cider and cookies, indoor and outdoor fires, a farm animal safari, photo spots including one for your pet, and they’ll shake, bale and drill the trunk for your stand.

It’s open Nov 27, 28 and 29 and Dec 5, 6 and 12.

25107 N Regal Rd, Chattaroy.

Holly Lane Tree Farm, Spokane

Holly Lane in the Mount Spokane foothills is back for 2026 after a year off. It’s by appointment only, opening mid to late November.

Prices plus tax: 7 feet and under $120, 8 to 10 feet $140, 11 to 13 feet $160, 14 to 16 feet $180. Free cider, cocoa and tea, a fire, a gift shop and a military discount. No power saws. No dogs, but service animals are OK.

14012 N Norman Rd, Spokane. 509.928.5970.

Walters’ Fruit Ranch, Green Bluff

Walters’ Fruit Ranch on Green Bluff lists its Christmas trees as “picking soon.” In past seasons it ran Friday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from the day after Thanksgiving to about Dec 22, with a cafe, a gift shop and goats to feed.

9807 E Day Rd, Mead. 509.238.4709.

Other Green Bluff farms sell trees too. We’ll add them once they post 2026 details.

More on the area: Spokane.

Central Washington and the Tri-Cities

Cut your own farms are thin east of the Cascades outside Spokane. A handful of small farms around Cashmere, Ellensburg and the Yakima Valley sell trees, but none had posted 2026 information when we checked. We’ll add each one as soon as we can confirm it. We found no cut your own farm in the Tri-Cities.

For most of Central Washington, the better move is a national forest permit. The Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest takes in the Cle Elum, Naches and Entiat areas.

More on the area: Wenatchee, Ellensburg, Yakima.

Cutting your own tree on national forest land

None of the forests had announced 2026 sales as of Nov 1, so these are last season’s figures. Last year the Okanogan Wenatchee’s permits went on sale Nov 24 on Recreation.gov. We’ll update this section as each forest announces.

• Okanogan Wenatchee: $5 a permit plus a $2.50 online fee. One tree per permit, two permits per family, 15 feet max, stump no taller than 6 inches. Fourth graders with an Every Kid Outdoors pass got a free permit (the $2.50 fee still applied). Fire closures were in place this fall in the Wenatchee River, Entiat, Chelan, Cle Elum and Methow Valley districts, so check the forest alerts page before you go. Permit page.
• Mt. Baker Snoqualmie: only in the eastern parts of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. 15 feet max, 12 inch stump max. Permit page.
• Gifford Pinchot: up to five permits per household, trees under 12 feet, 12 inch stump max. Not within 300 feet of streams, and not in the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Permit page.
• Olympic: $5 a permit, up to five per household, 15 feet max. Any evergreen except western white pine, and only where another tree stands within 10 feet. Forest page.
• Colville: in 2025 the forest dropped the permit, and cutting was free. The forest’s page still says cutting is free with no permit, but it was last updated Dec 12, 2025, so check it before you go. Two trees per household, trunk 4 inches across or less, stump 6 inches or less, no whitebark pine, no resale. Forest page.

Rules that show up on nearly every forest’s permit page: cut the whole tree, never just the top. Print an online permit and carry it. No cutting in wilderness or near developed campgrounds, and most forests also rule out plantations and timber sale areas.

The one nobody tells you: you need a Washington Sno-Park permit to park at a Sno-Park. And forest roads aren’t plowed, so carry chains, a shovel, a full tank and a paper map, and be out before dark.

State land is different. The Washington Department of Natural Resources has said cutting trees on state trust forests isn’t allowed.

Before you load the car

• Check the farm’s site or Facebook the morning you go. Farms change hours and sell out without much warning.
• Measure your ceiling and subtract the stand and the topper. Bring the tape measure into the field.
• Bring cash, even where cards are taken. Several farms add a card fee.
• Ask about dogs first. Some farms welcome leashed dogs. Others don’t allow pets at all.
• Leave the chainsaw at home. Many farms ban them.
• Cut it again at home. Take a thin slice off the trunk if the tree sits more than a few hours before it goes in water.

For the rest of the season, the lights, markets and towns that go all out, see our guide to Christmas in Washington.

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FAQ

When do Christmas tree farms open in Washington in 2026?

Most open Friday, Nov 27, the day after Thanksgiving. Some open earlier. Wilson Hill in Maple Valley has preselect days from Oct 24, Bacon’s near Bremerton opens Nov 14, and several farms open Saturday, Nov 21.

How much does a cut your own Christmas tree cost in Washington?

It depends on the farm and the species. Douglas fir starts around $35 to $50 at several farms, and large Nobles and Nordmanns run past $100. Farrell and Klopman in Clark County charge $8 to $10 a foot. Veley Farm near Deer Park charges $95 for any tree, tax included.

Where can I cut a Christmas tree near Seattle?

The closest farms are east of Lake Washington: Trinity and Enchanted Winds in Issaquah, Christmas Creek and Keith & Scott in North Bend, and Wilson Hill in Maple Valley.

Can I cut my own Christmas tree on public land in Washington?

Yes, in the national forests. The Okanogan Wenatchee, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie, Gifford Pinchot and Olympic sell permits on Recreation.gov. The Colville dropped its permit in 2025 and let people cut for free. The Department of Natural Resources has said cutting on state trust land isn’t allowed.

Do I need a reservation at a Christmas tree farm?

At some. Around Spokane, Carver Farms requires one per tree and Holly Lane is by appointment. Thorntons’ Treeland in Vancouver sells timed entry tickets. Most farms in this guide take walk ins, but check before you go.

Are dogs allowed at Washington Christmas tree farms?

It depends on the farm. Trinity, Pilchuck Secret Valley, Christmas Creek, Holiday Forest, Hunter Family Farm and Harvey’s Harvest welcome leashed dogs. Stocker Farms, Good Boy Farms and Shining Star allow no pets. Veley, Carver and Holly Lane allow service dogs only.