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Route 24 Farm

📍 3898 Old Santa Fe Trail, Wellington, MO 64097🗓 Season dates not yet published for 2026🏷 Pricing TBD

A genuine, long-running choose-and-cut farm with fresh cedar wreaths as a specialty, but almost nothing about hours, pricing, or tree species has been published anywhere this research could find, so this is a call-first listing.

Route 24 Farm in Wellington, MO

How you get your tree

This farm offers

choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you)

Included

wreaths (fresh red cedar)

Our take

Route 24 Farm has been running as a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation in Lafayette County since 2000, which is real longevity for a small family farm, and it makes fresh wreaths from red cedar it harvests on the property itself. Beyond that, though, this listing is thin in the way that matters most for trip planning: no hours, no pricing, and no published list of tree species turned up anywhere in the sources checked for this research.

Why the gap exists, and what it doesn’t mean

A thin record here isn’t a sign the farm has closed or stopped operating — the phone number and address on file are current, and the farm’s Facebook page exists and is active enough to be the primary source other directories point to. It simply means the farm hasn’t built out an independent website the way some of its Missouri competitors have, and relies on word of mouth and Facebook rather than search-optimized pages. That’s common enough among smaller, longer-established farms that don’t need to advertise heavily to keep their regular customers coming back.

What that means for you

If you’re set on visiting, the responsible move is to call the number on file or check the farm’s Facebook page in the days before you plan to go, and ask directly about current hours, what it costs to cut a tree, and which species are on the lot this year. Guessing based on what nearby Missouri farms charge would not be honest, since per-foot and flat-rate pricing varies a lot between farms even within the same county, and this record has no numbers of its own to reason from.

The wreath angle is the one specific thing worth knowing

The one genuinely distinctive detail in this record is the wreaths: fresh red cedar, harvested and made by the farm itself rather than bought wholesale and resold. If you’re in the area primarily for a wreath rather than a tree, that’s a point in this farm’s favor over competitors that don’t mention where their wreath material comes from.

Location

Route 24 Farm sits in the Missouri River bottoms near Wellington, roughly halfway between Kansas City and Lexington. That puts it in a rural stretch rather than directly off a major highway exit, so plan your route with a map rather than assuming it’s a quick detour from I-70.

General timing to keep in mind regardless

Even without farm-specific dates, a general pattern holds across most Missouri choose-and-cut farms: the Saturday after Thanksgiving is typically the single busiest day of the whole season, since a roughly four-to-five-week window concentrates most visitors around one holiday weekend. If Route 24 Farm follows anything like that pattern, showing up earlier rather than later gives you better odds of good selection, even though this record can’t confirm the farm’s own crowd patterns specifically.

Bottom line

There’s enough here to say the farm is real and has a specific niche worth knowing about, but not enough to plan a trip around without a phone call first. Treat this page as a reason to look the farm up, not as a substitute for confirming details directly.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

Unknown. No season dates or hours were found in any source reviewed, so there's no basis here for recommending a specific week or weekend.

How long to budget

Not documented, though a straightforward choose-and-cut visit without a listed roster of extra activities suggests a shorter trip than farms with hayrides or a full gift shop.

Crowds

Not documented in the record.

Parking

Not specified in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not addressed in the sources reviewed.

What to bring

  • A phone call before you leave home — this farm's public information is limited mostly to Facebook, with no independent website found
  • Flexible expectations on species, since no tree list was published
  • Cash as a safe default, since payment methods aren't documented

Who it suits

Good for

  • visitors specifically interested in fresh red cedar wreaths, which the farm harvests and makes itself
  • anyone already near Wellington in the Missouri River bottoms who wants to check what's local
  • people comfortable calling ahead or checking Facebook rather than relying on a website

Skip it if

Skip planning a special trip around Route 24 Farm until you've called and confirmed hours, pricing, and tree availability directly, since none of that is published anywhere this research could locate.

Worth pairing with

Sits in the Missouri River bottoms near Wellington, roughly halfway between Kansas City and Lexington, making it a possible stop if you're already traveling that stretch of Route 24.

Common questions

What tree species does Route 24 Farm grow?

Not stated in any source reviewed for this research. Call the farm directly to ask what's available.

How much do trees cost, and what are the hours?

Neither was found in the sources checked. The farm's public information is limited mostly to its Facebook page, so check there or call ahead.

Does the farm sell anything besides trees?

Yes — fresh wreaths made from red cedar the farm harvests itself.

How long has the farm been operating?

Since 2000, as a family-owned choose-and-cut operation in Lafayette County.

When is Route 24 Farm open in 2026?

2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.

How much does a tree cost at Route 24 Farm?

Pricing was not published when we last checked.

Can I cut my own tree at Route 24 Farm?

Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).

Where is Route 24 Farm?

3898 Old Santa Fe Trail, Wellington, MO 64097, in Lafayette County. It is one of 6 farms we track in Kansas City Region.

How Route 24 Farm compares in Kansas City Region

We track 6 farms in Kansas City Region, 5 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 1 of the 6 farms we track in Kansas City Region had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.

Other farms near Wellington

Quick facts

SeasonSeason dates not yet published for 2026
Days openNot published
HoursNot published
Starting priceNot published
CountyLafayette County
RegionKansas City Region

Directions

Open in Google Maps ↗

Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.

Sources

facebook.com · pickyourownchristmastree.org

Checked September 2026.