A highway-pullout farm running since 1975 with an unusual chestnut side business, but weekday hours that do not start until 3 p.m. and no published pricing.
Pine Patch has been a family-owned operation since 1975, running both cut-your-own and choose-and-cut trees on the west side of Highway 55, about 1.5 miles north of Horseshoe Bend near mile post 66. That location description matters: this is a highway pull-off, not an in-town stop, so plan your approach along Highway 55 rather than expecting a Horseshoe Bend street address.
Alongside Christmas trees, Pine Patch also grows and sells chestnuts, a detail that sets it apart from every other farm in this batch. If chestnuts are something you are after, this is worth a call to confirm availability and timing, since the record does not specify a season for them beyond noting the farm carries them.
The schedule here has real structure worth planning around. Opening, Black Friday, weekend runs a full 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the rest of the season, weekends keep that same 10-to-6 window, but weekdays narrow sharply to 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. If you are picturing an after-work stop earlier in the afternoon on a weekday, this farm will not be open yet. Three p.m. is the earliest weekday entry, not a typical mid-morning or lunchtime option.
No pricing, tree species, saw-provision, or cutting-assistance details were found in the sources checked, and no official Pine Patch website could be located to verify anything directly. The information here comes from a pick-your-own-trees aggregator summary and a local family-activities guide. That is a thinner information trail than some other farms in this research, and it is worth a phone call to (208) 793-2237 before making a special trip, especially given the highway pull-off location is not the kind of place you would stumble onto by accident.
The season is confirmed to start the day after Thanksgiving (2026-11-27), but no closing date was published anywhere checked. Given the narrower weekday hours described, it is reasonable to expect the farm scales down as December wears on, but that is an inference, not a stated fact. Do not assume a specific closing date without confirming.
The longer hours on opening weekend and regular weekends, paired with the shrunken weekday window, suggest weekends see more visitor traffic by design. If you want a quieter visit and can only make it after 3 p.m. on a weekday, that is likely your best bet for avoiding a crowd, even without a stated crowd figure to back that up.
Pine Patch’s 50-year history and unusual chestnut side business make it a distinctive stop along Highway 55, but with no official website, no published pricing, and weekday hours that do not start until mid-afternoon, calling ahead before the drive is the safer plan.
Season is confirmed to start 2026-11-27, the day after Thanksgiving, with opening-weekend hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the rest of the season, weekends keep that same window, but weekdays narrow to 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. No closing date was published.
Not stated in the record.
Not stated directly, but the longer hours on opening weekend and regular weekends compared to the narrow weekday window suggest weekends see more visitor traffic by design.
Not described in the source. The farm is described as located on the west side of Highway 55 near a mile marker, suggesting a small roadside pull-off rather than a large lot, though this is an inference, not a confirmed fact.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip this farm if you can only visit on a weekday morning or early afternoon, since weekday hours do not start until 3 p.m., or if firm pricing matters before you commit, since none is published.
No other farm in this batch is located in the Boise region. The closest coverage in this research is in Northern and Eastern Idaho, considerably farther away.
Not published in any source checked. Ask on arrival or call (208) 793-2237.
Yes. The farm offers both cut-your-own and choose-and-cut options.
Opening (Black Friday) weekend runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the rest of the season, weekdays run 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and weekends run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
No. Pine Patch has also grown and sold chestnuts since 1975, per the sources checked.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Daily during the season, with shorter weekday hours. Hours: Black Friday weekend 10:00am-6:00pm; then weekdays 3:00pm-6:00pm, weekends 10:00am-6:00pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
#8 Pine Patch Rd, Horseshoe Bend, ID 83629, in Boise County. It is one of 1 farms we track in Boise Region ID.
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Checked September 2026.