One of the few farms in this research with clear per-foot pricing ($20/ft, $70 minimum) and free cutting, shaking, drilling, and netting, paired with an on-site winery.
$20 per foot, $70 minimum; 10% discount for teachers, firefighters, military families, and seniors.
Highland Valley Christmas Tree Farm offers something genuinely rare among the farms covered in this research: clear, published per-foot pricing. At $20 per foot with a $70 minimum, you can do real arithmetic before you even leave the house — a 6-foot tree runs roughly $120 by that math (6 feet times $20), while anything shorter than about 3.5 feet would fall to the flat $70 minimum instead of pricing below it. That’s a level of budgeting confidence that most farms in this research simply don’t offer, since so many either publish no price at all or use an unlisted flat rate.
Beyond the base price, the record specifies that cutting, shaking, drilling, and netting are all included free of charge. That’s a meaningful detail, since several other farms in this research charge extra for netting specifically, or don’t state whether it’s included at all. Knowing these services come bundled in means the per-foot price is closer to your true final cost than it would be at a farm charging separately for each add-on.
The farm offers a 10% discount for teachers, firefighters, military families, and seniors, according to the record. If you qualify for any of those categories, that’s a genuine, farm-confirmed way to reduce your cost below the standard $20-per-foot rate — worth mentioning when you check out if you haven’t already been asked.
Highland Valley combines its tree operation with an on-site winery offering wine and refreshments, a genuinely distinctive combination among the San Diego County farms covered in this research. With about 4,000 trees reported on the property, ranging from 3 feet to over 20 feet, there’s a real range of size options — useful context if you’re shopping for something unusually large or small.
Hours here are more limited than at many competing farms: closed Monday through Wednesday entirely, with Thursday and Friday running noon to 4pm and weekends running 9am to 4pm. That’s a shorter overall window than farms open daily or with longer weekday hours, so if your schedule doesn’t line up with Thursday through Sunday, this farm won’t be an option this trip. No season open or close calendar dates were found either — only this weekly pattern — so the exact 2026 season length isn’t confirmed.
Highland Valley combines rare pricing transparency, genuinely useful included services, and a real discount program with a distinctive winery pairing, but its limited Thursday-through-Sunday schedule means this only works if your visit window lines up with those four days.
No season open/close calendar dates were found — only weekly hours (Thu-Fri 12pm-4pm, Sat-Sun 9am-4pm) were located. Since weekday hours run shorter and start later than weekends, and the farm is closed Monday through Wednesday entirely, weekends offer meaningfully more time on the property.
Not stated directly, but with an on-site winery offering wine and refreshments, this could work as a longer visit for adults, not just a quick tree stop.
Not stated directly in the record.
Not described in the record.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip Highland Valley if you're hoping for a quick weekday morning visit, since the farm is closed Monday through Wednesday and even open days don't start until noon on Thursday and Friday.
The record notes Highland Valley is in the same Ramona / San Diego County area as Pine Tree Acres Christmas Tree Farm, also covered in this research.
$20 per foot, with a $70 minimum, per the record. For example, a 6-foot tree works out to about $120 by that math; anything shorter than roughly 3.5 feet would fall under the $70 minimum instead.
No — the record states cutting, shaking, drilling, and netting are all included free of charge.
Yes — a 10% discount is offered to teachers, firefighters, military families, and seniors, per the record.
Highland Valley combines the tree farm with an on-site winery offering wine and refreshments — an unusual pairing among the San Diego County farms covered in this research.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Thu-Sun (closed Mon-Wed). Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $70. $20 per foot, $70 minimum; 10% discount for teachers, firefighters, military families, and seniors.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
18425 Highland Valley Road, Ramona, CA 92065, in San Diego County. It is one of 4 farms we track in San Diego County CA.
We track 4 farms in San Diego County CA, 3 of which let you cut your own tree. At $70 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $70.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 4 farms we track in San Diego County CA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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Checked September 2026.