A 250-acre operation built around genuine family events — Santa, wagon rides, live bagpipers — with cut-your-own prices up to $55 across six varieties, though it closes when trees sell out rather than on a fixed date.
Cut-your-own trees priced up to $55 depending on size/variety, across six varieties
Battenfeld’s Christmas Tree Farm operates on a genuinely large scale for this batch — 250 acres — and builds its Christmas season around organized family events rather than just a field of trees: a Santa visit, wagon rides out to the fields, and live bagpipers, all confirmed in the record rather than assumed marketing flourish.
Cut-your-own trees here run up to $55, depending on size and variety, across six varieties offered. That’s not a flat rate the way some smaller farms in this batch advertise — it’s a ceiling, meaning your actual cost depends on what you pick, somewhere at or under that $55 figure. That’s still useful for budgeting: you know the most you’d pay for a cut-your-own tree here, even without a breakdown of exactly how the price scales by size or species. The six varieties themselves aren’t individually named in the record, so if you have a specific type in mind, that’s a good question for the phone or for staff on site.
The combination of a Santa visit, wagon rides, and live bagpipers sets Battenfeld’s apart from farms in this batch that offer just a field and a checkout stand. If you’re looking to make a whole afternoon of it with kids — something closer to a small holiday festival than a quick cut-and-leave trip — this is one of the more clearly built-out options in the Hudson Valley for that kind of visit.
Rather than a published end date, the record describes the season as running “late November till sellout” — language too vague to convert into a specific 2026 closing date, and the record is honest about that rather than guessing a plausible-sounding one. What that means practically: earlier in the season is safer if you want the best selection and don’t want to risk the farm having already closed for the year. If you’re planning to visit in mid-to-late December, a call to 845-758-8018 or a check of battenfeldfarm.com/holiday-shop before you go is a real precaution, not just a formality.
Outside the tree season, the farm also sells cut flowers daily from 7am to 7pm, according to the record — a sign this is a working, diversified farm property rather than a seasonal pop-up. Daily hours during tree season run 8am to 4pm.
Battenfeld’s combines real scale and organized entertainment with a clear price ceiling, making it a strong pick for a family outing that’s about more than just the tree. The one thing to actively manage is timing: because the season ends on sellout rather than a calendar date, going earlier rather than later, or calling ahead if you’re waiting until deep December, is the smart move.
Daily through mid-December, 8am-4pm, described only as 'late November till sellout' — too vague to convert into specific dates, so call ahead especially later in the season.
Not documented directly, but with a Santa visit, wagon rides, and live bagpipers on top of tree cutting, this reads as a longer family outing than a quick errand.
Not documented directly, but a large 250-acre farm known for organized family events like a Santa visit and live bagpipers likely draws a broader, more festival-like crowd than a small family lot, especially on weekends.
Skip a late-season visit without calling first, since the farm runs from late November until its trees sell out rather than to a fixed end date, and skip expecting a single flat price — cut-your-own trees run up to $55 depending on size and variety.
Located in Red Hook, Dutchess County, in the Hudson Valley, near several other Hudson Valley farms in this directory, worth comparing if a fixed season-end date matters more to your planning than Battenfeld's sellout-based closing.
Cut-your-own trees run up to $55, depending on size and variety, across six varieties offered, per the record.
Not on a fixed date — the record describes the season as running from late November until the trees sell out, so calling ahead late in the season is worthwhile.
A Santa visit, wagon rides, and live bagpipers, per the record — more of a holiday outing than a simple tree-cutting errand.
Yes. The record notes the farm sells cut flowers daily 7am-7pm outside the tree season.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily through mid-December, while supplies last. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. Cut-your-own trees priced up to $55 depending on size/variety, across six varieties
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
856 Route 199, Red Hook, NY 12571, in Dutchess County. It is one of 8 farms we track in Hudson Valley NY.
We track 8 farms in Hudson Valley NY, 4 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 gift shop or farm market, a hayride or sleigh ride, which most Hudson Valley NY farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 4 of the 8 farms we track in Hudson Valley NY had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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Checked September 2026.