A genuinely long-running farm (since 1967) in the Adirondack foothills with five species and free drilling, but weekend-only hours mean no weekday access and no pricing was published anywhere checked.
River Bend Christmas Tree Farm has served the Lake George, Glens Falls, and Saratoga region since 1967, sitting in the foothills of the Adirondacks. That’s a long operating history for a small tree farm, and it’s backed by a genuinely useful detail: five distinct species grown on site, including Canaan fir alongside the more familiar Balsam and Fraser fir, plus Scotch pine and spruce.
Growing five named varieties gives visitors more to choose from than many single-species farms in this batch. Both cut-your-own and fresh pre-cut trees are offered, so you can pick your approach depending on how much time or energy you want to put into the visit. What’s missing is any pricing information — nothing in the farm’s own Location and Hours page, or in the regional tourism sites checked, states what a tree actually costs here. That’s a real gap worth closing with a call to 518-350-4592 before you build a budget around a visit.
One specific, useful fact: drilling the tree trunk for a stand is free here, with only the stand itself costing extra. That’s worth calling out because some farms in this region charge separately for drilling as an add-on service — River Bend folding it into the base visit is a genuine, if modest, cost saving, even without a number attached to the stand price itself.
The confirmed hours are narrower than they might first appear: the farm opens the Friday right after Thanksgiving — resolved to November 27, 2026 — and then runs Saturdays and Sundays, 9am to 4pm. No source checked confirmed any other weekday access, so treat this as a weekend-plus-one-Friday operation rather than a daily one. No closing date was published either, so if you’re hoping to visit deep into December, a quick call to confirm the farm is still open that week is a sensible step.
Beyond trees, the farm sells Adirondack maple syrup — a nice regional touch if you want to pick up something else local while you’re there, and a small signal that this is a working farm with more going on than just seasonal tree sales.
River Bend’s long history and genuine five-species selection make it a solid candidate if you’re in the Lake George/Glens Falls/Saratoga area and want more variety than a single-fir farm nearby. The two things to actively manage are the weekend-only schedule — this isn’t a weekday option — and the pricing gap, which a short phone call closes before you commit to the drive.
Opens the Friday after Thanksgiving (Nov 27, 2026), then Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-4pm; no closing date was published in any source checked.
Not documented in the record.
Not documented directly, but weekend-only access concentrated into a season with no confirmed close likely means the first weekend or two after Thanksgiving draws the most visitors, as at most weekend-only farms.
Skip a weekday trip, since the farm's confirmed hours are the Friday after Thanksgiving plus Saturdays and Sundays only, and skip expecting a firm price before you call, since none was found in any source checked.
Located in Lake Luzerne, Warren County, in the Adirondack foothills near Lake George, Glens Falls, and Saratoga — worth pairing with other Adirondacks-region farms in this directory if you're comparing species selection.
Not published in the record. No pricing was found in any source checked, so call 518-350-4592 before visiting.
Five species: Balsam fir, Fraser fir, Scotch pine, Canaan fir, and Spruce, including cut-your-own and fresh pre-cut options.
Yes, drilling for a stand is free, per the record; only the stand itself costs extra.
The Friday after Thanksgiving, then Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-4pm. No weekday hours beyond that opening Friday were found in any source checked.
Opens November 27, 2026 (closing date not published). Friday after Thanksgiving, then Saturdays & Sundays. Hours: 9am-4pm.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own.
164 East River Drive, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846, in Warren County. It is one of 4 farms we track in Adirondacks NY.
We track 4 farms in Adirondacks NY, 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.
What sets it apart locally: it has free netting/baling, which most Adirondacks NY farms on our list do not.
There are 11 other farms we track in Warren County. All Adirondacks NY farms →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
riverbendchristmastreefarm.com · visitlakegeorge.com · saratoga.com
Checked September 2026.