A weekends-only Fraser fir farm with a real activity list and a Christmas shop, but the exact 2026 opening weekend and actual prices weren't published at last check.
Described on site as 'very competitive pricing'; no dollar figures published.
This is a weekends-only choose-and-cut operation: Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 5pm, selling Fraser fir from small tabletop trees up to full 12-foot trees. That range matters if you’re deciding between a modest apartment tree and something for a great room with high ceilings; not every farm in this area stocks both ends of that spectrum.
The activity list is longer than many farms in this batch: a tractor-pulled hayride, an on-site Christmas shop selling handmade goods from local vendors, refreshments, and Santa visits in past seasons. Together that points to a farm built as a half-day outing rather than a quick tree pickup, especially if you plan to browse the shop.
The farm’s own site describes pricing as “very competitive” without listing actual numbers. That phrase tells you nothing concrete, and this write-up isn’t going to guess at a figure to fill the gap; doing so would be the kind of invented specific that makes a listing untrustworthy. What it does mean practically: budget flexibly, and don’t be surprised if you need to ask a staff member on arrival rather than checking a price sheet online beforehand.
Prior visitor reviews describe staff as helpful with loading trees into vehicles, which is a small but real convenience if you’re not confident about tying down a tree yourself. Santa’s past appearances are also reviewer-sourced rather than a confirmed 2026 schedule item, so treat it as likely rather than guaranteed if that’s a deciding factor for a visit with young kids.
Unlike some farms in this dataset with locked 2026 season dates, this farm’s site didn’t publish a firm opening or closing date at the time of this research; a prior season’s listing suggested a start around Nov. 22 running until sold out, but that wasn’t confirmed as repeating for 2026. Practically, that means don’t plan around a specific calendar date yet. Plan around “a weekend sometime after Thanksgiving” and confirm the actual date closer to the season, especially if you’re driving any distance.
Because this farm doesn’t offer weekday hours, you can’t dodge a crowded Saturday by swinging by on a Tuesday afternoon the way you might at a daily-hours farm elsewhere on this list. If avoiding weekend crowds matters to you, this may not be the farm for that; if a weekend outing with a hayride and a shop is exactly what you want, the schedule works in your favor by guaranteeing the visit is not a rushed weekday errand.
The farm’s trees are Fraser fir, a species widely known among growers for holding its needles longer after cutting than many alternatives, a general horticultural fact rather than a claim specific to this farm. That’s a reasonable point in favor of an earlier-season visit here if you’re at all worried about a tree drying out before the holiday itself arrives.
Weekends, 9am-5pm, once the season opens; the farm's site didn't confirm exact 2026 start/end dates, so check closer to Thanksgiving before committing to a date.
1 to 2 hours if you shop the Christmas store and take the hayride, less if you're just there for a tree.
Weekends-only operation means every open day is effectively a peak day; expect the first few Saturdays after Thanksgiving to be busiest, in line with most seasonal choose-and-cut farms.
Not specified; assume an unpaved field lot typical of High Country choose-and-cut operations rather than a paved surface.
Not specified in available sources. Reviewers mention staff helping load trees, which suggests some assistance is available, but no notes on walking distance or terrain.
Skip if you can only visit on a weekday, since the farm is listed as weekends-only, or if you need a locked-in 2026 date before planning a trip.
Other Boone-area choose-and-cut farms in the same High Country cluster, if you want to compare tree selection or activities before choosing where to buy.
Weekends only, Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm, per the farm's site as of this check.
Not published as a dollar figure. The site describes pricing as 'very competitive' but doesn't list numbers.
Fraser fir from tabletop size up to 12 feet, according to research notes on the farm.
Santa has appeared in past seasons according to visitor reviews, though this isn't confirmed as a guaranteed 2026 event.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Weekends (Saturday and Sunday). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Described on site as 'very competitive pricing'; no dollar figures published.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
7177 US Hwy 421, Boone, NC 28607, in Watauga County. It is one of 19 farms we track in Blue Ridge NC.
We track 19 farms in Blue Ridge NC, 1 of which let you cut your own tree. The farm has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has a hayride or sleigh ride, a gift shop or farm market, which most Blue Ridge NC farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 6 of the 19 farms we track in Blue Ridge NC had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 7 other farms we track in Watauga County. All Blue Ridge NC farms →
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Checked August 2026.