The broadest tree-species lineup found in this entire research -- six varieties across cut-your-own and precut -- plus free hayrides, a winter train, and bonfires, though no pricing was found and the farm may close before Christmas.
Double Creek Farm offers the broadest tree-species selection found anywhere in this Texas research: cut-your-own Virginia Pine and Carolina Sapphire in the field, with saws provided and trees shaken and baled for you, plus four separate precut varieties – Balsam Fir, Concolor Fir, Fraser Fir, and Blue Spruce. That’s six total tree options at a single stop, more than double what most other farms in this dataset offer.
Beyond the trees themselves, the record describes winter hayrides, a winter train ride, bonfires, and free hot coffee, chocolate, and cider – all without a separate charge mentioned anywhere in the sources checked. That’s a meaningful list of included activities, especially compared to farms elsewhere in this research that charge admission or ticket fees for similar rides and attractions. A gift shop, picnic area, bounce house, and farm animals round out the property, and birthday parties can also be booked on-site, adding an event-hosting option most tree farms don’t offer.
The farm describes its season as running until “last day is Sunday in mid-December,” which is specific enough to suggest a real, deliberate closing pattern but too vague to convert into an exact calendar date. What that phrasing does make clear is that Double Creek likely wraps up its season well before Christmas Eve, unlike several other farms in this research that explicitly stay open through December 24. If a wide selection across six tree varieties is part of what draws you here, that’s a real reason to plan an earlier visit – within the first couple of weeks after the Nov 27, 2026 opening – rather than assuming you can shop right up until the holiday.
Given how thoroughly documented the species list, activities, and scheduling pattern are here, it’s a notable gap that no pricing – for any of the six tree varieties – turned up in any source checked. That’s worth a direct question when you call or arrive, since with this many options at different formats (field-cut vs. precut, common pine vs. specialty spruce), it’s reasonable to expect meaningfully different prices across the lineup.
Double Creek Farm’s combination of the widest species selection in this research and a long list of genuinely free extras makes it one of the more appealing family destinations in this Houston-area batch, but the vague mid-December closing date and total absence of pricing mean an early visit and a phone call are both worth building into your plan.
The season is expected to open Nov 27, 2026 (Friday after Thanksgiving), Fri-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 1pm-5pm. The farm says its last day is a Sunday in mid-December, which is too vague to pin to an exact date -- plan an earlier visit if a wide selection matters to you.
Not stated directly, but between winter hayrides, a winter train ride, bonfires, a picnic area, a bounce house, and farm animals, this reads as a longer, activity-filled visit rather than a quick tree pickup.
Not stated in the record. A weekend-concentrated schedule (Fri-Sun only) combined with an unusually wide activity list -- hayrides, a train, bonfires -- likely draws solid family traffic on Saturdays specifically.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip Double Creek if you're planning a visit right before Christmas, since the farm says its last day is a Sunday sometime in mid-December -- notably earlier than farms with a firm Christmas Eve close -- and skip it if you need confirmed tree pricing before committing to the drive.
No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.
Cut-your-own Virginia Pine and Carolina Sapphire, plus four precut varieties: Balsam Fir, Concolor Fir, Fraser Fir, and Blue Spruce -- the widest species lineup found in this research.
Not stated in the record. No pricing was found in the sources checked.
The farm reports its last day is 'Sunday in mid-December' rather than a fixed date, which is too vague to convert to an exact day -- so this farm likely wraps up earlier than farms with a stated Christmas Eve close.
Yes -- winter hayrides, winter train rides, bonfires, and hot coffee, chocolate, and cider are all described as free in the record.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Fri-Sun. Hours: Fri-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 1pm-5pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.
1288 Oakdale Loop, Livingston, TX 77351, in Polk County. It is one of 6 farms we track in Greater Houston.
We track 6 farms in Greater Houston, 6 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 free netting/baling, a cocoa or cider stand, a gift shop or farm market, which most Greater Houston farms on our list do not.
There are 2 other farms we track in Polk County. All Greater Houston farms →
doublecreektreefarm.com · pickyourownchristmastree.org
Checked September 2026.