A family-owned Skagit Valley u-cut farm and event venue across three tree fields, with a reported (not officially posted) average of about $8 a foot, but one that's recently opened for only two short weekends after Thanksgiving rather than a full season.
Trees priced by the half-foot; farm's own site does not publish an exact per-foot rate. Cascadia Daily News (Dec 2025) reported an average of about $8/foot for the 2025 season, cited here as a reported estimate, not an official price list.
Big Lake Trees & Events is a family-owned u-cut farm and event venue on 20 wooded acres in the Skagit Valley, spread across three separate tree fields, with five species available: Noble fir, Nordmann fir, Grand fir, Norway spruce, and Douglas fir. Current owners Hollie and Adam Del Vecchio purchased the property in 2021, according to Cascadia Daily News reporting, and reportedly keep full-time jobs off the farm in addition to running it — a detail that helps explain why the operation runs a tighter, shorter season than some larger commercial farms nearby.
This is the single most important planning fact in this record: in recent years, the farm has opened for only two short weekends after Thanksgiving — Nov 28-30 and Dec 5-7 in 2025 — rather than a full multi-week season. If that pattern holds for 2026, this isn’t a farm you can treat as available “sometime before Christmas.” Once dates are posted, block out one of those specific weekends rather than assuming flexibility that may not exist.
The farm’s own site doesn’t publish a fixed per-foot rate — trees are priced by the half-foot, which allows for finer pricing than a simple per-foot number, but also means there’s no single confirmed rate to quote. Cascadia Daily News reported an average of roughly $8 a foot for the 2025 season. That’s useful context, but it’s explicitly a reported estimate from a news outlet, not the farm’s official price list, so treat a rough $48-$56 range for a 6- to 7-foot tree as a ballpark drawn from that estimate, not a guaranteed price.
Saws are provided, and the farm offers locally-sourced hot apple cider, candy canes for visitors, dog treats, wreaths sourced from a local flower farm, and handmade ornaments. That level of specific sourcing detail — a named local flower farm for wreaths, for instance — is more concrete than the generic “wreaths for sale” language found at many other farms in this research, and it’s a genuine point of distinction.
Outside the holiday season, the property books weddings and photo shoots, with a noted capacity around 50 people. That’s not directly relevant to a tree-buying visit, but it’s useful context for understanding the scale and character of the operation — a working small venue business, not purely a seasonal tree lot.
Big Lake Trees offers more concrete, well-sourced detail than most farms in this batch, but the short recent-season pattern is the detail to build your plan around. Check the farm’s site as November approaches, and don’t wait to see if a later weekend opens up — recent years suggest it may not.
The farm's site still showed 'closed for 2025' with no 2026 dates posted as of this research pass. The 2025 pattern was two short weekends only — Nov 28-30 and Dec 5-7, 9am-4pm — so if that repeats, the window to visit is narrow and worth confirming early.
Not stated directly, but with hot apple cider, candy canes, and handmade ornaments to browse across three separate tree fields, budget more than a quick stop — closer to an hour if you want to see more than one field.
Not stated directly, but a season compressed into two short weekends, rather than spread across a full month, likely concentrates whatever demand exists into those specific days.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source. Three separate tree fields across 20 wooded acres are mentioned, which may mean more walking than a single-field farm.
Skip assuming a long, flexible season — recent years have run just two short weekends after Thanksgiving rather than a full multi-week window, so this isn't a farm you can put off visiting until mid-December.
Laue's Christmas Tree Farm in Sedro-Woolley and McLean Christmas Tree Farm in Mount Vernon are both also in the Skagit Valley if Big Lake's short season doesn't line up with your schedule.
The farm doesn't publish an exact per-foot rate on its own site — trees are priced by the half-foot. Cascadia Daily News reported an average of about $8 a foot for 2025, but that's a reported estimate, not an official price list.
Not yet posted. The farm's site showed 'closed for 2025' with no 2026 dates as of this research pass. In 2025, the season ran just two short weekends after Thanksgiving (Nov 28-30 and Dec 5-7).
Yes, the farm is dog-friendly and even offers dog treats alongside candy canes for visitors, per the record.
Current owners Hollie and Adam Del Vecchio purchased it in 2021, per Cascadia Daily News reporting; both reportedly keep full-time jobs off the farm as well.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Fri-Sun (2025 pattern). Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $8. Trees priced by the half-foot; farm's own site does not publish an exact per-foot rate. Cascadia Daily News (Dec 2025) reported an average of about $8/foot for the 2025 season, cited here as a reported estimate, not an official price list.
Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.
19121 Highway 9, Mount Vernon, WA 98274, in Skagit County. It is one of 3 farms we track in Skagit Valley WA.
We track 3 farms in Skagit Valley WA, 3 of which let you cut your own tree. At $8 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $8.
What sets it apart locally: it has a cocoa or cider stand, wreaths and garland for sale, which most Skagit Valley WA farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 3 farms we track in Skagit Valley WA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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biglaketrees.com · cascadiadaily.com
Checked September 2026.