One of the largest and most activity-rich farms in this batch, with a confirmed 2026 season running Nov 21 through Christmas Eve, but even with everything else this well documented, no tree pricing was found anywhere.
Cornerstone Pines is one of the larger and more elaborately organized farms in this entire batch. At over 100 acres, it’s explicitly marketed - according to a Brainerd-area tourism guide - as a full day-trip destination rather than a quick stop, and the activity list backs that framing up: a “Santa’s Workshop” theme, straw tunnels, a petting zoo, a hayride, and horse-drawn sleigh rides on select weekends. That’s a genuinely broad set of attractions, closer to what you’d expect from a larger agritourism operation than a straightforward cut-your-own field.
The farm’s own description resolves cleanly to a confirmed 2026 window: Saturday, November 21 through Christmas Eve, December 24. That’s one of the longer confirmed seasons in this batch, running all the way through the holiday rather than wrapping up in early or mid-December. If you’re a last-minute shopper who tends to wait until close to Christmas, this is one of the few farms in this area explicitly still open that late.
Two different sources gave slightly different Saturday closing times - one said 6pm, another said 8pm. Rather than pick one as more likely correct without a clear reason to, this record notes both and leaves it to you to confirm the specific Saturday’s hours before you go, especially if you’re planning to arrive later in the day for the sleigh ride or evening activities.
Tree shaking, baling, and trunk drilling - the last a genuinely useful service if you’re using a stand that requires a drilled hole rather than a simple X-cut base - are all provided at no charge. That’s a meaningful convenience given the farm’s size; hauling a tree across 100 acres without help would be a much bigger undertaking than at a smaller lot.
Given how thoroughly documented the activities, dates, and species are here, the total absence of any pricing information stands out. Nothing found in this research states what a tree costs at Cornerstone Pines, whether it’s priced per foot, by species, or flat-rate. For a farm this clearly set up as a destination trip, that’s worth resolving with a phone call before you commit a full day and a longer drive to the visit.
If a full day out - sleigh rides, Santa’s Workshop, and a big property to explore - is what you’re looking for, Cornerstone Pines is one of the stronger documented options in this batch, especially given how late into December it stays open. Just don’t assume you know what it’ll cost until you ask.
Any weekend within the confirmed Nov 21-Dec 24, 2026 season, keeping in mind two sources gave slightly different Saturday closing times (6pm versus 8pm) - worth confirming the exact hours for the specific Saturday you plan to visit.
Plan for a genuine half-day or more. At over 100 acres with sleigh rides, a hayride, straw tunnels, and a petting zoo, this is described in tourism coverage as a full day-trip destination, not a quick stop.
Not documented directly, but a 100+ acre farm marketed as a full-day destination with sleigh rides and a Santa's Workshop is a reasonable bet to draw meaningful weekend crowds, especially as Christmas Eve approaches and the season narrows.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record, though the farm's scale (100+ acres) and straw tunnels/petting zoo layout suggest a fair amount of walking is involved in a full visit.
Skip Cornerstone Pines if you want a fast in-and-out visit, since it's built and marketed as a full-day destination, and skip planning a firm budget here until you've asked directly, since no pricing has been published despite everything else being well documented.
Located in Grey Eagle, Todd County, in the Brainerd Lakes area - the closest other farm in this directory is Evergreen Park in Glenwood, Pope County, roughly an hour's drive southwest, worth pairing if you're already making the trip out from the Twin Cities.
November 21 through December 24, 2026 - resolved from the farm's own description of running from the Saturday before Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve.
Not published in any source found. Ask directly when you visit.
Balsam fir, Fraser fir, white pine, Scotch pine, and white spruce.
A hayride, horse-drawn sleigh rides on select weekends, Santa visits, a petting area, straw tunnels, and wreaths for sale, marketed together as 'Santa's Workshop.'
November 21 – December 24, 2026. Friday–Sunday, or by appointment. Hours: Fri 9am–6pm; Sat 9am–6pm or 9am–8pm depending on source; Sun 11am–6pm.
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.
19180 281st Avenue, Grey Eagle, MN 56336, in Todd County. It is one of 1 farms we track in Brainerd Lakes MN.
cornerstonepineschristmastrees.com · visitbrainerdbaxter.com
Checked September 2026.