One of the longest-running, biggest U-cut operations near Grand Rapids -- 150 lighted acres since 1945 -- with a genuinely full free activity list, but no published pricing means you're budgeting blind until you get there.
Lenderink has been cutting trees on this property since 1945, and 150 lighted acres puts it among the larger operations in the Grand Rapids area rather than a small neighborhood lot. That history and scale cut both ways for a visitor: you’re getting an established operation with a full slate of free extras, but you’re also more likely to be sharing the field with a lot of other families on a nice weekend.
According to a regional West Michigan parenting-guide roundup, the trailer rides out to the tree fields are complimentary, as is hot chocolate and coffee. There’s a bonfire and a small sledding hill on-site, both included at no additional charge. That’s a genuinely full list of free activities for a U-cut farm – many operations charge separately for at least one of these. Santa made appearances on weekends and the day after Thanksgiving (11am-3pm) during the 2025 season; whether that exact schedule repeats for 2026 wasn’t confirmed at the time of our research.
Despite the farm’s size and long track record, no tree pricing shows up in the farm’s own materials or the secondary sources we checked. That’s frustrating if you like to budget ahead of a trip, and we’re not going to guess a number to fill the gap – a made-up figure would be worse than no figure at all. If cost matters to your decision, call the farm directly before you go rather than assuming a per-foot rate based on what other regional farms charge.
The published 2025 pattern ran weekdays 3pm to 6pm and weekends 10am to 6pm. Given the farm’s reputation as one of the bigger, better-known operations in the Grand Rapids corridor, weekend hours – especially the Saturday and Sunday immediately following Thanksgiving – are the times you’re most likely to be dealing with a genuinely busy lot: full parking areas, waits for the trailer ride, and a line at the hot chocolate stand. A weekday afternoon trip trades some convenience (narrower hours) for a much calmer visit.
Farms operating on this kind of scale for 80 years generally have enough acreage that running out of good trees is less of a concern than at a small lot, but that’s a general inference, not something this specific record confirms. If you have a strong preference for a particular size or shape, going earlier in the season rather than in the final week before Christmas is still the safer bet everywhere, this farm included.
If a full family outing – cutting a tree plus sledding, a bonfire, and hot cocoa, all free – appeals to you, this is a strong pick, and the leashed-dog welcome is a nice touch. The one real planning gap is cost: you’re going in without a number, so decide ahead of time what you’re comfortable spending and confirm it on-site before you commit to cutting.
Weekday afternoons (3pm-6pm) for the shortest lines; weekends open earlier (10am-6pm) but draw the heaviest crowds given the farm's size and reputation, especially the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.
2-3 hours if you take advantage of the trailer ride, bonfire, sledding hill, and hot chocolate rather than just cutting and leaving
As one of the larger, longest-running farms in the Grand Rapids area, this one tends to draw bigger weekend crowds than smaller neighborhood lots. Weekday afternoons (3pm-6pm) are the realistic quiet window; the first Saturday-Sunday after Thanksgiving is likely the single busiest stretch of the season here.
Not specified in available sources. A 150-acre farm this size likely has a designated field or gravel lot, but confirm on arrival rather than assuming pavement.
Not specified. Assume open field terrain typical of a cut-your-own operation this size, which may be uneven underfoot.
you want to know the tree price before you arrive, or you're trying to avoid the biggest, busiest lot in the area on a peak Saturday.
Vormittag Tree Farm and Bosch's Countryview Nursery are both within the broader Grand Rapids/Ottawa-Kent County U-cut cluster if you want to compare lots, though we haven't verified specific drive times between them.
No price was published in any source we checked, so we can't give you a number. Given the farm's size and long operating history, call ahead if you want cost certainty before visiting.
Yes, a small sledding hill is included on-site at no extra charge, along with the bonfire and hot chocolate.
In the 2025 season, Santa appeared on weekends and on the day after Thanksgiving from 11am to 3pm. Confirm the current-season schedule before planning around a specific visit.
Weekdays 3pm-6pm, weekends (Saturday and Sunday) 10am-6pm, based on the 2025 pattern. 2026 hours hadn't been posted as of our last check.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon-Fri 3pm-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-6pm (2025 pattern). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
1401 House St NE, Belmont, MI 49306, in Kent County. It is one of 14 farms we track in West Michigan.
We track 14 farms in West Michigan, 12 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.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 14 farms we track in West Michigan had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 5 other farms we track in Kent County. All West Michigan farms →
lenderinktreefarm.com · grkids.com
Checked August 2026.