A genuinely historic Douglas County ranch reportedly growing trees since 1937, but the farm's own website returned a server error during research, so hours and pricing are unconfirmed.
Prices vary by height and species; call ahead for the current season's list (per christmastreefarmfinder.com).
Oaklands Ranch, south of Denver near Castle Rock in Douglas County, is one of the more historically grounded entries in this dataset. Multiple independent secondary sources — a farm directory, a local deals blog, and a local-history archive from the Auraria Library — describe the Curtis family’s ranch as having grown and harvested Christmas trees since 1937, with the underlying ranch property itself documented as existing in the West Plum Creek Valley for over a century. That’s an unusually long track record; most Colorado operations in this dataset either don’t state an age or describe decades rather than nearly a century.
What makes Oaklands Ranch distinct from a typical single-purpose farm is that the same family-run land also operates as “Oaklands Ranch Gravel” and “Oaklands Ranch Sawmill,” according to the research notes. The Christmas tree season is one seasonal line of business layered onto a property whose core operations are aggregate and lumber. That’s worth knowing going in: this isn’t a boutique tree-farm-only destination, and visitors should expect a working ranch property rather than a manicured retail lot built solely around the holiday season.
The record does confirm the format: both cut-your-own and choose-and-cut are offered, meaning visitors can walk the rows and pick a tree to have cut rather than choosing from an already-harvested pile. Beyond that, the practical details thin out fast. No tree species are listed, no season dates or hours were found, and pricing is described by a third-party directory only in general terms — “prices vary by height and species,” with a recommendation to call ahead for the current list. That’s a real gap, not a minor one: without even a starting figure, there’s nothing specific to budget around here.
Complicating things further, the ranch’s own website returned a server error during this research and couldn’t be checked directly, which means none of the season-specific details above could be verified firsthand from the source that would normally be most current.
Oaklands Ranch’s history is a genuine draw, and reviewers reportedly describe it as “a very special place to get your Christmas tree.” But with the official site down during research and no independently confirmed hours, dates, or pricing, this is a call-ahead trip rather than one you can plan around confidently on the strength of what’s published online right now.
Not stated in the record. No season dates or hours were found for this ranch.
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Skip Oaklands Ranch if you need confirmed hours or pricing before you commit to the drive south of Denver, since the farm's own website returned a server error during this research and neither was found elsewhere, and skip it if a dedicated, single-purpose tree farm matters to you more than visiting a property that also runs gravel and sawmill businesses.
No specific nearby-farm pairing is available in this record, and no other Douglas County entries appear in this dataset for comparison.
Not published with a specific figure. A third-party directory states prices vary by height and species and recommends calling the ranch directly for the current season's list.
The record confirms both cut-your-own and choose-and-cut are offered, meaning you can walk the rows and select a standing tree to cut.
Multiple secondary sources describe the Curtis family's Oaklands Ranch as growing and harvesting Christmas trees since 1937, and an independent local-history archive confirms the ranch has existed in the West Plum Creek Valley for over a century, making this one of the more historically established operations in this dataset.
No. The same family-owned property also operates as 'Oaklands Ranch Gravel' and 'Oaklands Ranch Sawmill,' with the Christmas tree season as one seasonal offering alongside its aggregate and lumber businesses.
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. Prices vary by height and species; call ahead for the current season's list (per christmastreefarmfinder.com).
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
1613 N Perry Park Rd, Sedalia, CO 80135, in Douglas County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Denver Metro CO.
We track 5 farms in Denver Metro CO, 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 5 farms we track in Denver Metro CO had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 4 other farms we track in Douglas County. All Denver Metro CO farms →
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Checked September 2026.