A kid-friendly, cash-only farm with wagon rides and a simple two-species choice — good for families, but you can't reserve a specific tree ahead of your visit, and you'll want to arrive by mid-afternoon.
Cash only. This farm doesn't take cards, based on what we found — bring cash or confirm ahead if that's changed.
French Creek Christmas Trees, run by Ronald and Tillie Fowler, reads as one of the more deliberately kid-friendly farms in this directory. The record confirms wagon rides out to the field and back, free coloring books, and candy canes for children, plus leashed pets explicitly welcome — a combination of small touches that add up to a farm clearly built with families in mind, not just a functional cut-your-own operation.
Two policies here are worth knowing before you plan your trip. First, the farm doesn’t accept credit cards — cash or check only, confirmed directly in the sources reviewed. Second, and less commonly seen elsewhere in this directory, there’s no early tree tagging: you can’t reserve or mark a specific tree ahead of your visit weekend. Whatever tree catches your eye, you’re choosing and cutting it the same day, without the option some farms offer to walk the field early and come back later for the one you picked. Neither policy is unusual on its own, but together they mean this is a farm where you show up ready to decide and pay on the spot, not one where you can plan a return trip around a specific tree.
The tree selection is short — white pine and Canaan fir. That’s a narrower list than several farms in this batch, but it also removes the decision paralysis that can come with comparing eight species in a field. If you know roughly what you want (a fuller pine look versus a firmer fir), the choice here is quick.
Both the Upshur County Convention & Visitors Bureau and a regional WBOY.com roundup specifically advise visitors to arrive by 4 PM, even though the farm’s posted hours run to 5 PM. That’s a real, sourced piece of advice, not generic caution — winter darkness comes early in West Virginia, and the process of cutting your tree, having it baled and netted, and loading it takes real time. Cutting it close to closing risks finishing the whole process in the dark.
In past seasons, the farm has hosted a Santa and Frosty visit day in early December — one source specifically mentions a Dec. 10 date in a recent year. That’s a fun detail if it repeats, but it’s tied to a specific past date rather than a confirmed annual tradition, so treat it as a “check closer to the season” item rather than something to plan a trip around outright. The farm’s Facebook page would be the place to look as December approaches.
No price is published anywhere in the sources reviewed for this farm — not a figure, not a range. Under this site’s rule on money, that means no dollar amount belongs on this page. Combined with the cash-only policy, the honest advice is to bring payment you’re confident will work and be ready to ask about cost when you arrive, since nothing published answers that question in advance.
Fri-Sun starting Nov 27, 2026, arriving by 4 PM as the visitor bureau specifically advises, since darkness falls early and cutting, baling, and loading all take time.
Not documented specifically, but wagon rides to and from the field plus baling and loading suggest budgeting more than a quick stop, especially if you want to be done by dark.
Not documented, though a farm advertising kid-friendly extras and a past Santa visit day may draw more families than a bare-bones operation — an inference, not a confirmed count.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented. Wagon rides out to the field suggest some distance from the entrance to the trees themselves, which is worth knowing if walking a working field is a concern.
Skip it if you're hoping to reserve or tag a specific tree before your visit weekend, since the record explicitly states no early tree tagging is allowed, or if you only carry cards — no credit cards are accepted.
Not documented in this record; other Upshur County or Mountain Lakes-area farms in this directory may be worth pairing with a visit here.
No. The record confirms cash or check only, with no credit card option. Bring payment in hand.
No. The record explicitly states there's no early tree tagging — you choose and cut on the day you visit, without the option to claim a tree in advance.
Wagon rides out to the field and back, free coloring books, and candy canes are all confirmed. Leashed pets are also explicitly welcome.
In past seasons, yes — a visitor bureau feature and a regional news roundup both mention a Santa and Frosty visit day in early December (Dec 10 in one recent year). This hasn't been confirmed to repeat for 2026, so check the farm's Facebook page closer to the season if that's part of your plan.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Fri, Sat, Sun. Hours: 10 AM-5 PM (visitors advised to arrive by 4 PM).
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.
943 Beechtown Road, French Creek, WV 26218, in Upshur County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Mountain Lakes WV.
We track 5 farms in Mountain Lakes WV, 5 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 hayride or sleigh ride, free netting/baling, which most Mountain Lakes WV farms on our list do not.
There are 2 other farms we track in Upshur County. All Mountain Lakes WV farms →
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Checked September 2026.