A genuinely low-visibility, family-run farm with a wide species mix, but the record leaves an important mechanic — who actually cuts your tree — unconfirmed, so call before you go.
Riggleman’s is one of the harder farms in this directory to research, and that’s worth being upfront about rather than papering over with confident-sounding filler. Run by Michael and Kelly Riggleman in Hardy County, it appears in the West Virginia Division of Forestry’s official choose-and-cut directory with a full set of hours and a product list — but no independent website, no active social media presence, and no press coverage turned up anything more.
Most choose-and-cut listings in this directory clearly state whether a saw is provided and whether the customer or staff does the cutting. Riggleman’s entry doesn’t. The state directory lists the farm’s services as limited to baling and drilling a stand hole, without mentioning a saw one way or the other. That’s a meaningful gap for anyone planning to bring the family and cut their own tree as part of the tradition — if staff actually does the cutting here, or if you’re expected to bring your own saw, that changes what you show up prepared for. The honest answer is: call 304-538-2856 and ask directly before you drive out with (or without) a saw in the trunk.
What is clear is the tree lineup: Scotch pine, Norway spruce, Blue spruce, Douglas fir, and Concolor fir. That’s a genuinely wide mix for a small operation — five species rather than the one or two some smaller farms specialize in — so if you’re not committed to a specific type and want to compare a few options in person, that’s a real point in this farm’s favor.
The weekday window is short: 1 PM to dark, Tuesday through Friday. That’s a narrow slice of the day, especially with West Virginia’s early winter sunset working against you. Saturday (10 AM to dark) and Sunday (noon to dark) both offer more usable daylight, and the record explicitly notes that a weekend visit is the more reliable option. If your schedule allows it, plan around the weekend rather than trying to squeeze in a weekday trip.
No price is published anywhere in the sources reviewed for this farm — no starting figure, no range, no note about how pricing works. Under this site’s rule on money, that means this page can’t offer you a single dollar figure, and it shouldn’t guess one either. Cash-only status also isn’t confirmed. None of that means something is wrong with the farm; it likely just means a small, low-visibility family operation that hasn’t put pricing or payment policy in writing anywhere public. It does mean you’re calling ahead not as an optional courtesy but as the only way to actually know what you’re budgeting for.
A weekend visit (Saturday 10 AM-dark or Sunday noon-dark) starting Nov 27, 2026, is more reliable than the shorter Tuesday-Friday weekday window.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented. A small operation with no independent website and limited weekday hours suggests a lower-traffic experience than press-featured farms in this directory, though that's an inference, not a confirmed fact.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented. Choose-and-cut tree fields are typically unpaved and on uneven ground, a reasonable general assumption rather than a farm-specific fact.
Skip it if you need weekday access before 1 PM, need certainty about who cuts the tree before you arrive, or want a farm with an active website you can check for updates.
Not documented in this record; other Hardy County or Potomac Highlands farms in this directory may be worth checking for a comparison stop.
Unclear. The state forestry directory that is the only detailed source found for this farm lists it as choose-and-cut but doesn't specify whether saws are provided or whether the customer or staff does the cutting. This record leaves that field blank rather than guessing — call 304-538-2856 to confirm before you plan around it.
A wide mix: Scotch pine, Norway spruce, Blue spruce, Douglas fir, and Concolor fir.
Tuesday through Friday, 1 PM until dark; Saturday, 10 AM until dark; Sunday, noon until dark. The season is expected to begin the Thanksgiving weekend of 2026 (Nov 27), based on last year's pattern, though this isn't independently confirmed for this year.
Not published anywhere in the sources reviewed for this farm. Call ahead if pricing matters to your trip planning.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Tue-Fri, Sat, Sun beginning Thanksgiving weekend. Hours: Tue-Fri 1 PM-dark, Sat 10 AM-dark, Sun noon-dark.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
132 Duffy Hill, Moorefield, WV 26836, in Hardy County. It is one of 3 farms we track in Potomac Highlands WV.
We track 3 farms in Potomac Highlands WV, 1 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 free netting/baling, which most Potomac Highlands WV farms on our list do not.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
wvforestry.com
Checked September 2026.