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Fair Chance Farm

📍 16776 Gorsuch Mill Rd, Upperco, MD 21155🗓 Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published)🏷 Pricing TBD

A historic 40-acre farm with a weekends-only schedule and kid-friendly treats, but pricing and exact species aren't published, so budget with flexibility.

Aerial view of Fair Chance Farm in Upperco, MD

How you get your tree

This farm offers

choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you)

Included

hot chocolatecookiesmarshmallow treatswreaths for sale

No pricing found; farm's own site (fairchance.farm) reportedly has a Prices and Sizes page not captured in search results.

Our take

Fair Chance Farm operates on a genuinely old property – a mid-1800s, 40-acre farm in Upperco – which gives it a different character from newer tree operations that have sprung up purely as seasonal businesses. That history is one of the few concrete, distinguishing facts in this record, and it’s worth knowing going in that this isn’t a large commercial operation dressed up with historic branding; the age of the property is itself part of what you’re visiting.

A narrow visiting window

This is a weekends-only farm. The schedule, per the record, runs Black Friday plus every Saturday and Sunday following Thanksgiving, with no weekday hours found anywhere in the sources checked. If your holiday schedule only has a Tuesday afternoon free, this isn’t the farm for you this year – at least not based on anything documented here. Because the entire season is compressed into two days a week, expect those Saturdays and Sundays to carry more traffic than they would at a farm spreading visitors across seven days.

What’s genuinely unknown

Two gaps stand out. First, pricing: nothing in this record states what a tree costs here, and per the honesty standard for this write-up, that means no dollar figure appears anywhere in this page – not even a rough estimate. The farm’s own website reportedly has a dedicated prices page, but it wasn’t visible in the sources gathered for this record, so the honest move is to ask when you arrive or call ahead, not to guess. Second, tree species: the record describes the inventory only as “traditional fir and spruce,” without naming specific cultivars. If you have a strong preference for, say, Fraser fir specifically, this record can’t confirm whether that’s what’s actually growing here.

What is documented, and what it tells you

On-site treats are called out specifically: hot chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, and marshmallow treats, all clearly aimed at families visiting with kids. That’s a small but real signal about who this farm is built for – less a bare-bones cut-and-go operation, more a farm that wants families to linger a little. Combined with the historic-property angle, it reads as a farm oriented around the experience of the outing as much as the tree itself, even though the record doesn’t spell out additional activities like hayrides or a gift shop the way some larger neighboring farms do.

The honest plan

Given the gaps here, the sensible approach is to treat a Fair Chance visit as a weekend-only outing, bring flexibility on price since none is confirmed, and not assume a specific species will be available if that matters to you. None of that means the farm isn’t worth visiting – a historic 40-acre property with family treats is a reasonable way to spend a Saturday – it just means you should walk in without assumptions about cost or exact inventory that this record can’t back up.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Season is expected to open Black Friday, November 27, 2026, then run Saturdays and Sundays; this is a weekends-only farm, so there's no weekday option.

How long to budget

Not documented, though a weekends-only, treats-focused farm suggests a relaxed few hours rather than a rushed stop.

Crowds

Not documented in the record, though a weekends-only schedule concentrates all visitors into two days a week, which likely means busier Saturdays and Sundays than a farm with daily hours.

Parking

Not described in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not described in the record.

What to bring

  • A plan to visit on a Saturday, Sunday, or Black Friday specifically, since no weekday hours were found
  • A willingness to ask about pricing on arrival, since none was found in this record

How to spend less here

  • Hot chocolate, cookies, and marshmallow treats are mentioned as on-site offerings in the record; no admission or activity fee is mentioned for these, though the record doesn't explicitly confirm they're free.

Who it suits

Good for

  • Visitors who like the idea of a mid-1800s historic farm property
  • Families with kids, given the hot chocolate, cookies, and marshmallow treats on site
  • Weekend visitors, since this farm doesn't appear to offer weekday hours

Skip it if

Skip if you need a weekday visit or a specific tree species, since this farm is weekends-only and its trees are described only generically as fir and spruce rather than named cultivars.

Worth pairing with

Not specified in the record.

Common questions

What are Fair Chance Farm's hours?

The farm opens Black Friday (expected November 27, 2026) and then runs Saturdays and Sundays following Thanksgiving through mid-December, per secondary sources. No confirmed end date was found.

What tree species does the farm sell?

Species are described only generically as 'traditional fir and spruce' in available sources -- no specific cultivars like Fraser or Douglas fir were confirmed.

How much does a tree cost?

No pricing was found. The farm's own site reportedly has a Prices and Sizes page that wasn't captured in the sources checked for this record, so ask on arrival or call ahead.

Is this a historic property?

Yes. The farm operates on a mid-1800s, 40-acre property, according to the record, giving it an older-farm feel compared to some newer tree operations nearby.

When is Fair Chance Farm open in 2026?

Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Black Friday, then Saturdays and Sundays.

How much does a tree cost at Fair Chance Farm?

Pricing was not published when we last checked. No pricing found; farm's own site (fairchance.farm) reportedly has a Prices and Sizes page not captured in search results.

Can I cut my own tree at Fair Chance Farm?

Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).

Where is Fair Chance Farm?

16776 Gorsuch Mill Rd, Upperco, MD 21155, in Baltimore County. It is one of 9 farms we track in Baltimore Region.

How Fair Chance Farm compares in Baltimore Region

We track 9 farms in Baltimore Region, 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.

Other farms near Upperco

There are 4 other farms we track in Baltimore County. All Baltimore Region farms →

Quick facts

SeasonOpens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published)
Days openBlack Friday, then Saturdays and Sundays
HoursNot published
Starting priceNot published
Tree typesFir, Spruce
CountyBaltimore County
RegionBaltimore Region

Directions

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Sources

fairchance.farm

Checked September 2026.