A genuinely well-documented, 40-plus-year family destination with free Santa photos, pony rides, and a petting zoo, undercut only by the fact that no season dates, hours, or pricing have been published yet.
B&J Evergreen has one of the more substantial track records in this batch - over 40 years in business, according to a St. Cloud tourism guide - and it backs that up with a genuinely broad activity list rather than just a field of trees to walk through. Free photos with Santa, pony rides, a petting zoo that includes a baby camel, and wagon rides are all described as part of a standard visit, not premium add-ons layered on top.
A baby camel in the petting zoo is an unusual enough detail that it’s worth calling out specifically - it’s the kind of thing that makes a farm memorable for kids beyond the standard goats-and-a-pony setup. Combined with free Santa photos and a hayride, this reads like a farm built to be a half-day family outing rather than a fast transaction. If the goal is an experience for younger kids, not just a tree, B&J has more going for it on paper than most other farms in this list.
The farm offers both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees on site, which matters if your group is split between someone who wants the full field experience and someone who’d rather grab a tree that’s already down. Saws are provided either way, and tree shaking and baling are handled at no charge - a real convenience if you don’t own your own equipment or don’t want to deal with loose branches on the drive home.
Seven named varieties turned up in the record - balsam fir, Fraser fir, white pine, Scotch pine, Meyer spruce, Canaan fir, and Serbian spruce - which is a broader spread than most farms in this batch and gives you a genuine choice between fir, pine, and spruce rather than one or two options.
For all the activity detail, this record can’t tell you three fairly basic things: what season dates the farm operates on, what its hours are, or what a tree actually costs. None of that is documented in any source reviewed. That’s a meaningful gap for a farm this otherwise well-documented, and it’s worth a phone call before you build a specific day around visiting - especially since B&J also runs a separate sister location in Princeton, MN, and you’ll want to be sure the address you’re driving to is this Clear Lake farm.
If the activities and history check out for what you want from a family visit, B&J looks like a strong candidate on paper. The one thing standing between this page and a confident “go now” is the complete absence of published hours, dates, and pricing - close that gap with a phone call rather than assuming any of the three.
Not documented with confidence, since no season dates or hours were found. A farm this focused on family draws - pony rides, a petting zoo, Santa photos - is a reasonable bet to be busiest on weekends once it opens, but that's an inference, not a confirmed pattern.
Plan for a longer visit than a simple tree cut, given free Santa photos, pony rides, a petting zoo with a baby camel, and a wagon ride all offered alongside the cutting fields - closer to two hours if you take in the extras.
Not documented directly. A farm marketing free Santa photos, a petting zoo including a baby camel, and pony rides is the kind of draw that reasonably pulls bigger weekend crowds once open, though the record itself doesn't state this.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record.
Skip building firm plans around exact hours or a specific day until you've confirmed the current season dates directly, since neither is published, and make sure you're headed to the Clear Lake location rather than B&J's separate sister farm in Princeton, MN.
Located in Clear Lake, Sherburne County, the same city as Jan's Christmas Trees, which has a smaller documented record and could serve as a quick second stop if you're already in the area.
Not published in any source found. Both choose-and-cut and pre-cut trees are available, but no price list has been located - ask on arrival or call ahead.
No. B&J Evergreen also operates a sister farm in Princeton, MN under the same business, which is a separate location from this Clear Lake farm and not covered in this record.
Free photos with Santa, pony rides, a petting zoo that includes a baby camel, and wagon rides are all part of the visit, according to the farm's own cut-your-own pages.
No. Saws are provided, and tree shaking and baling are handled at no charge.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Daily. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
12946 47th St SE, Clear Lake, MN 55319, in Sherburne County. It is one of 14 farms we track in Twin Cities Metro MN.
We track 14 farms in Twin Cities Metro MN, 14 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 petting area, a hayride or sleigh ride, free netting/baling, which most Twin Cities Metro MN farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 3 of the 14 farms we track in Twin Cities Metro MN had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 2 other farms we track in Sherburne County. All Twin Cities Metro MN farms →
bjevergreen.com · visitstcloud.com
Checked September 2026.