A working cattle-and-pine farm near Tyler and Longview with a real hayride and Santa photos, but notably short hours (Fri-Sat only, 10am-4pm) and no published tree pricing.
Revere Farms is a working family operation just outside Tyler and Longview that raises Scottish Highland and Guernsey cattle alongside roughly 25,000 planted Virginia Pines – a detail that sets it apart from farms whose only crop is trees. If you or your kids are as interested in the cattle as the Christmas tree, that combination is a real point in this farm’s favor, even though the record doesn’t describe any structured way to view or interact with the animals beyond their general presence on the property.
Cut-your-own Virginia Pine is the core offering here, drawn from that sizable planted stock. For visitors who’d rather skip the saw, the farm also brings in precut Fraser firs – a species that doesn’t grow reliably in East Texas’ climate, so it has to be shipped in for anyone who wants that classic fir look and scent instead of a native pine. That’s a genuine choice worth thinking about before you arrive: pine if you want to do the cutting yourself and support the farm’s own crop, fir if the shape and needle type matter more to you than the cutting experience. Neither option comes with a published price in the sources checked, so the choice can’t be made on cost alone right now.
Compared to most other farms in this East Texas dataset, Revere Farms keeps a notably tight schedule: Friday and Saturday only, 10am to 4pm. No Sunday hours and no evening window turned up anywhere checked. If your weekend plans only leave you a Sunday afternoon or a weeknight, this farm’s schedule as documented won’t accommodate that, so plan your visit around a Friday or Saturday specifically rather than assuming flexibility that isn’t confirmed to exist.
Beyond the trees themselves, the record lists a hayride, hot chocolate, market vendors selling handmade goods, and photos with Santa – a solid lineup for a family outing that goes beyond just picking a tree. None of these are priced individually in the sources checked, so it’s reasonable to assume some are complimentary and others might carry a small charge, but that’s an inference, not a confirmed fact.
Revere Farms offers a genuine working-farm character and a real choice between cutting your own pine or buying a shipped fir, but the short two-day window and complete absence of pricing mean you should confirm both details by phone before building a weekend trip around this stop.
The 2026 season is expected to open Nov 27 (the Friday after Thanksgiving), running Fri-Sat 10am-4pm. No confirmed season-end date exists in the record.
Not stated directly, but a hayride plus cutting time and a stop for hot chocolate and photos with Santa suggests planning for an hour or two, not a five-minute errand.
Not stated in the record. A short four-hour window on only two days a week concentrates demand into a small slice of time, which is worth weighing against farms with longer or more frequent hours if avoiding a crowd matters to you.
Not described in the record. This is a working cattle farm, so expect a field or gravel parking area rather than pavement.
Not addressed in the sources reviewed.
Skip Revere Farms if you can only visit outside a Friday-or-Saturday, 10am-4pm window, since no other hours are listed anywhere checked, or if you need confirmed tree pricing before committing to the drive.
Located just outside Tyler/Longview, per the record, so it can reasonably be paired with other East Texas farms or holiday attractions in that corridor.
Yes for Virginia Pine, which is grown on the property -- roughly 25,000 planted, per the record. Precut Fraser Fir is also available for those who'd rather not cut.
Friday-Saturday 10am-4pm only, based on sources checked, with the 2026 season expected to open Nov 27.
Not stated in the record. No pricing was found in the sources checked.
The record lists a hayride, hot chocolate, market vendors selling handmade goods, and photos with Santa.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Fri-Sat. Hours: Fri-Sat 10am-4pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
5662 White Oak Rd, Big Sandy, TX 75755, in Upshur County. It is one of 11 farms we track in East Texas Piney Woods.
We track 11 farms in East Texas Piney Woods, 8 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.
What sets it apart locally: it has a gift shop or farm market, which most East Texas Piney Woods farms on our list do not.
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Checked September 2026.