A confirmed drive-through holiday light display on a Fort Collins nonprofit's 220-acre property, but whether Christmas tree cutting is still offered here at all is genuinely unconfirmed and disputed between sources.
NoCo Winter Wonderland is run by Colorado Youth Outdoors, a nonprofit, on its own 220-acre property northeast of Fort Collins, and the one thing that’s solidly confirmed about it is a drive-through holiday light display: about a mile of route, roughly 15 minutes to drive through, running 5pm to 9pm. That much is stated directly on the nonprofit’s own current website.
Where this entry gets complicated is on the question that matters most for a tree-focused visitor: is this actually a place to cut or buy a Christmas tree? A third-party farm-and-tree directory, updated as recently as December 2025, lists this location’s services as including choose-and-cut Christmas trees, the drive-through lights, and precut trees. But the nonprofit’s own current website, checked in August 2026 for this research, describes only the light display on the 220-acre property and says nothing about tree cutting on the page reviewed. That’s a real, direct disagreement between two sources, not a case where one is clearly right and one is clearly outdated — the directory update is fairly recent, but the nonprofit’s own homepage is the more authoritative source for what it currently offers, and it’s silent on trees.
There are a few honest explanations for this gap: tree cutting may have been quietly discontinued, it may still happen but simply isn’t featured on the page that was checked, or it may be a smaller, seasonal add-on that doesn’t get its own dedicated page. None of those can be ruled in or out from what’s published. Given that uncertainty, this is flagged as the weakest-sourced entry in this entire batch, included because the tree-cutting claim is real and sourced, not invented, but it should not be treated as a confirmed fact.
If tree cutting does turn out to still be available, the record adds a few details: fire pits and hot chocolate are mentioned alongside the trees and the lights, giving the property a cozier, event-like feel rather than a bare retail lot. No pricing, tree species, saw provision, or separate tree-cutting hours are confirmed anywhere, which would be true gaps even if the tree offering itself is real.
Treat NoCo Winter Wonderland confidently as a drive-through holiday lights destination on a large nonprofit property — that part is solid. Do not treat it confidently as a Christmas tree destination without calling first, since the most current source available, the nonprofit’s own site, doesn’t confirm trees are part of this season’s offering at all.
The confirmed drive-through light display runs 5pm-9pm; no separate hours for tree cutting were confirmed. No season dates are published for either part of the operation.
The drive-through light display itself covers about one mile and takes roughly 15 minutes, per the record. Time needed for tree cutting, if it's actually offered this season, isn't stated.
Not stated directly, but a drive-through format covering about a mile in roughly 15 minutes suggests a managed flow of cars through the property, similar to how other drive-through light displays typically operate, rather than an open walk-around crowd.
Not described in the record. The lights portion is a drive-through experience, so most visitors likely stay in their vehicles for that part regardless of parking conditions.
Not addressed directly for tree cutting. The drive-through light display itself is, by its nature, a car-based experience, which may suit visitors with mobility concerns better than a walk-the-field format, though this isn't stated as an accessibility feature in the record.
Skip planning a visit here specifically to cut a tree until you've called to confirm it's still offered, since the nonprofit's own current website describes only the drive-through light display and doesn't mention tree cutting at all, even though a tree-farm directory updated as recently as December 2025 listed choose-and-cut and precut trees as available here.
Two other entries in this dataset — Beaver Meadows Resort Ranch in Red Feather Lakes and Summerhill Tree Farm in Loveland — are also in Larimer County in Northern Colorado, though the record doesn't state driving distances between any of these three and this Fort Collins location.
This is genuinely unconfirmed for 2026. A third-party farm directory, updated in December 2025, listed choose-and-cut and precut Christmas trees among this location's services. But the nonprofit's own current website, checked in August 2026, describes only the drive-through holiday light display on its 220-acre property and doesn't mention tree cutting on the page reviewed. This could mean tree cutting has been discontinued, is offered but not featured on that page, or is seasonal and simply not yet posted. Call ahead specifically to ask before planning a visit for a tree.
A drive-through holiday lights display covering about one mile and taking roughly 15 minutes, running 5pm-9pm, on Colorado Youth Outdoors' 220-acre property northeast of Fort Collins.
No. This is run by Colorado Youth Outdoors, a nonprofit, not a dedicated commercial tree grower, which is part of why tree-related offerings here are less consistently documented than at purpose-built tree farms.
Fire pits and hot chocolate are mentioned in the record alongside the light display and the possibly-available precut trees.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. 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).
4927 County Rd 36, Fort Collins, CO 80528, in Larimer County. It is one of 3 farms we track in Northern Colorado.
We track 3 farms in Northern Colorado, 3 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 3 farms we track in Northern Colorado had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 2 other farms we track in Larimer County. All Northern Colorado farms →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
nocowinterwonderland.com · pickyourownchristmastree.org
Checked September 2026.