Oak Hill Tree Farm

Our take

Oak Hill Tree Farm in Crawfordsville is best known as a fall u-pick pumpkin destination, and its Christmas tree operation reads like a secondary offering layered onto that main business rather than the farm’s primary identity. That’s not a criticism – plenty of good tree farms started as something else – but it does shape what to expect if you’re coming specifically for a tree rather than as an extension of a fall pumpkin trip.

A smaller, specific species list

Oak Hill offers two tree types: White Pine, up to about 10 feet, and Canaan Fir, up to about 8-9 feet, both available as choose-and-cut. That’s a narrower selection than several other farms in this region, which often list four, five, or more species. If either White Pine or Canaan Fir is what you’re after, that’s not a problem; if you’re hoping to compare several fir varieties side by side, this farm’s lineup won’t give you that.

The appointment-only shift is the detail to plan around

The farm’s own site mentions moving to by-appointment-only access later in the season, rather than maintaining standing open hours straight through December. This is a meaningful operational detail: it suggests a smaller staff or a supply-driven approach where the farm scales down public hours once early-season traffic and clear weekends have passed. Practically, that means the earlier in the season you go, the more likely you are to find standard walk-up access, while a December visit later in the month may require calling ahead to schedule a time. Neither the exact cutoff date nor how appointments are booked was confirmed in this research, so treat “call ahead if it’s later in December” as a solid general rule here rather than a specific date to circle on a calendar.

Extras beyond the tree

The farm offers school tours and paid photography sessions, both signals that Oak Hill leans into the broader agritourism and photo-op market that its fall pumpkin business likely built, rather than functioning as a pure tree lot. If a working farm setting for family photos is something you’re after, that’s a genuine option here, though pricing and booking details for photography sessions weren’t found in available sources.

What’s missing

No 2026 season start date, closing date, hours, or tree pricing were found in the sources checked for this research. A regional Facebook post referenced a “Nov 23” opening, but the specific year of that post wasn’t confirmed, so it wasn’t used as a 2026 date here. This is a farm where the honest answer to “when should I go and what will it cost” is genuinely “we don’t know yet” – worth calling (765) 790-3297 directly as the season approaches.

Bottom line

If White Pine or Canaan Fir specifically fits what you’re looking for, and you’re comfortable calling ahead, especially for a later-December visit, Oak Hill is a reasonable stop. Just don’t expect the wide species selection or the guaranteed daily hours that some larger farms in this region offer.