A mid-size operation with real inventory numbers worth paying attention to - roughly 250 cut-your-own trees and 1,200 pre-cut - but no pricing published and no confidently confirmed 2026 season window.
Kavan Family Tree Farm gives you something most farms in this batch don’t: actual numbers on how much inventory is out there. Roughly 250 trees are available for cut-your-own, plus about 1,200 pre-cut trees (with 400 on display at a time) spanning 6 to 12 feet. That’s genuinely useful information, not filler - it tells you this is a mid-size operation with real but not unlimited stock, and it gives you a concrete reason to visit earlier in the season rather than waiting until mid-December and hoping.
A farm that publishes specific counts like these is implicitly telling you something about demand: trees this popular get tracked because they can run out. If you have a specific size in mind - especially something on the larger end of that 6-12 foot range - going in the first couple of weekends after Thanksgiving is the safer bet. Waiting until the second or third week of December on the assumption that “a Christmas tree farm always has trees” is a real risk here, based on the farm’s own stated numbers, not a generic warning.
Kavan is open Wednesday through Sunday, closed Monday, Tuesday, and Thanksgiving Day itself. That’s a fairly standard schedule for a family-run operation and easier to plan around than some of the specific-weekend-only farms elsewhere in this batch, since it repeats the same days weekly rather than requiring you to check a calendar for exact open dates.
The farm offers a campfire, a straw play area for kids, photo opportunities with a vintage tractor, and complimentary hot chocolate. None of that comes with a stated cost, and describing hot cocoa as complimentary suggests it’s included rather than a separate purchase - a small but real point in the farm’s favor if you’re budgeting for a family outing.
Two real gaps remain. First, no pricing was found anywhere in the research for this farm - not a per-foot rate, not a flat price, nothing - so this page can’t tell you what to expect to pay. Second, while a season window of roughly November 21 to December 21 turned up, the source didn’t clearly state which year that referred to, so treat it as a rough historical pattern rather than a confirmed 2026 schedule.
Kavan looks like a solid, moderately sized choice with real activities for kids and a genuine reason (finite inventory) to go early rather than late. The missing price and unconfirmed season dates mean a phone call before you go is the responsible next step, not an optional extra.
Earlier in the season if you want a specific size, since the farm's inventory is finite - about 250 cut-your-own trees plus roughly 1,200 pre-cut trees in the 6-12 foot range - and popular sizes can run out before the season ends.
Not documented directly, but a campfire, a straw play area, and photo ops with a vintage tractor suggest more than a five-minute cut-and-go if you bring kids along.
Not documented directly, but a farm that tracks and publicizes specific inventory counts is a reasonable signal of steady, meaningful traffic rather than a sleepy operation.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented in the record.
Skip waiting until late in the season if you need a specific size, since the farm's own inventory figures (roughly 250 cut-your-own, 1,200 pre-cut) suggest limited stock can run out, and skip assuming a confirmed 2026 season window, since the date range found wasn't clearly labeled with a year.
Located in Lino Lakes, Anoka County, near Hansen Tree Farm in Ramsey and Rum River Tree Farm in Oak Grove, both also in Anoka County and worth comparing on inventory and hours.
Roughly 250 cut-your-own trees and about 1,200 pre-cut trees (400 on display) in sizes 6-12 feet, according to the farm's own site.
Wednesday-Sunday, 9am-5pm. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Thanksgiving.
Not published in any source found. Ask on arrival or call ahead.
A campfire, a straw play area, photo ops with a vintage tractor, and complimentary hot cocoa.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Wednesday–Sunday, closed Monday, Tuesday, and Thanksgiving. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
1415 Ash Street, Lino Lakes, MN 55038, in Anoka County. It is one of 14 farms we track in Twin Cities Metro MN.
We track 14 farms in Twin Cities Metro MN, 14 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 cocoa or cider stand, which most Twin Cities Metro MN farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 3 of the 14 farms we track in Twin Cities Metro MN had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
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kavanfamilyfarm.com
Checked September 2026.