A large, multi-attraction agritourism farm where the Christmas tree lot shares the property with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and petting zoo -- a bigger day-trip destination than a typical tree stop, but with no published pricing for the tree itself.
No pricing published on the farm's website as of research date.
Moody Farms in Oneonta is not, at its core, a Christmas tree farm that happens to have some extra activities – it reads more like a fall-and-winter agritourism operation that added a tree lot to an existing corn maze, pumpkin patch, and petting zoo. That distinction matters for how you should plan the visit. If you’re picturing a quiet walk through a tree field and a quick cut-and-go, this is likely a busier, more built-out stop than that.
The activity list here is long relative to most farms in this batch: a corn maze, pumpkin patch, corn pit jumping, hayrides, face painting, a playground, horse rides on select days, hot cocoa, s’mores, a Santa meet-and-greet on select days, a gift store, and a petting zoo, in addition to the Christmas tree lot itself. That’s a genuinely different kind of destination than a single-purpose cut-your-own operation, and it’s worth treating this as a half-day-or-more family outing rather than a stop on the way to somewhere else.
For the tree itself, the farm supports both approaches: you can choose and cut your own using the saws it provides, or ask staff to assist and cut it for you if you’d rather not do the work. The farm grows several varieties suited to north Alabama on site – Eastern white pine, Virginia pine, Leyland cypress, Carolina Sapphire, and Murray X – and separately offers pre-cut Fraser fir for buyers who specifically want that species, since it isn’t grown locally. That two-tier approach (grow what suits the climate, bring in what customers specifically ask for) shows up at a few other farms in this research too, and it’s a reasonable way to serve buyers with different preferences without pretending Fraser fir grows naturally in this part of Alabama.
No pricing was found anywhere in the record for this farm – not for the tree, and not for any of the other activities listed. That’s a real gap worth flagging clearly rather than glossing over: at a farm this size, with this many separate attractions, a family could reasonably expect some combination of tree cost plus activity admission, and having zero visibility into either number before driving out is a bigger unknown here than at a simple tree lot where the tree is the only purchase. The honest answer is to call ahead and ask specifically what’s included versus separately priced, rather than assuming either a flat family price or a strictly a-la-carte structure.
Moody Farms is a strong option if you want to turn tree shopping into a bigger family outing, but the total lack of published pricing anywhere in the record – for the tree or the surrounding attractions – means you’re going in without a budget number until you call.
Not stated in the record. No 2025 or 2026 season dates were posted, so there's no specific window to point to yet beyond the general Thanksgiving-through-December Christmas tree season for this region.
Not stated directly, but given the corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, playground, and hayrides sharing the property, this reads as a multi-hour outing for families rather than a quick tree pickup -- that's a reasonable inference from the scope of activities, not a stated duration.
Not stated directly, but a farm large enough to run a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and petting zoo alongside its tree lot is a sizable operation, and operations at that scale tend to draw more weekend traffic than a small single-purpose tree farm. Treat weekends, especially the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, as the likely busiest time.
Not described in the source material.
Not addressed in the source material, though a playground and petting zoo on site suggest a family-oriented layout with paths between attractions -- that's a general inference, not a confirmed accessibility detail.
Skip Moody Farms if you just want a fast in-and-out tree pickup, since this is built as a bigger agritourism destination with a corn maze and petting zoo attached, and skip it if you need a confirmed price before committing, since no pricing was published on the farm's site as of this research.
No specific nearby-farm comparison is available in this record.
No. Moody Farms is a broader agritourism operation -- the tree lot shares the property with a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and petting zoo, making it a bigger day-trip destination than a single-purpose tree farm.
Both. The record confirms you can choose and cut your own tree using the farm's provided saws, or let staff assist and cut it for you.
Yes, but pre-cut only, since it isn't grown on the property. The farm's own grown varieties are Eastern white pine, Virginia pine, Leyland cypress, Carolina Sapphire, and Murray X.
No pricing has been published on the farm's website as of this research. Budget-conscious visitors should call ahead at 256-302-2654 before making the trip.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Mon-Sat, Sun (Christmas tree farm). Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked. No pricing published on the farm's website as of research date.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
1489 Valley Road, Oneonta, AL 35121, in Blount County. It is one of 2 farms we track in North Alabama.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
moodyfamilyfarms.com
Checked September 2026.