A large, 400-acre family farm with an unusually wide species range, but no published prices, hours, or 2026 season dates means calling ahead is not optional.
Sandpoint Ranch Tree Farm has been a family operation since 1978, and its scale sets it apart from most small choose-and-cut lots: about 40 varieties of conifers and deciduous trees spread across 400 acres of forest country north of town. The farm’s own directions make clear this is not a stop you stumble into on the way through Sandpoint – drive 16 miles north on Highway 95/2 to the Elmira mile marker, then 2 miles east on Elmira Road. Build that into your afternoon rather than treating it as a quick errand.
The farm lists Grand Fir, Fraser Fir, Colorado Spruce, and Douglas Fir, and the Douglas Fir comes two ways: plantation-grown or wild-cut and baled. That is a wider range than most family lots offer, and it is worth knowing which style of Douglas Fir you are picking if fullness and shape matter to you. Beyond the species list, though, the record is thin. Nothing was found describing whether customers do their own cutting or staff handles it, whether a saw is provided, or what payment methods are accepted.
No price, hours, or specific 2026 opening date were published on the pages checked. That is a real gap, not a minor one, since it affects both when you can go and what you should expect to pay. There is no honest dollar figure to offer here, and no responsible way to guess one – a farm with this much acreage and species variety could reasonably price anywhere from a flat per-tree rate to per-foot pricing on premium species. The only sound move is calling ahead before driving 16-plus miles out of town, especially since the farm’s remote location means there is no way to just swing by and check.
What you do know: this is a long-established, sizable operation with more species variety than most competitors in the area, which matters if you have a specific tree in mind rather than taking whatever is on the lot. What you do not know going in: cost, hours, cutting policy, and whether the season has even started for 2026. If you need those answers locked down before committing to the drive, this is not yet a plan-and-go farm – it is a call-first one.
The scale and species range at Sandpoint Ranch make it worth a phone call before writing it off, but do not drive out on assumptions about price or hours. Neither is published, and the farm is far enough out of town that finding it closed or overpriced would be a wasted trip.
The record has no 2026 season dates published. If this farm follows the general pattern seen at other North Idaho choose-and-cut lots, the weeks around Thanksgiving weekend tend to be busiest and best-stocked, but that is a regional inference, not a confirmed date for this farm specifically.
Not stated in the record. A farm growing roughly 40 varieties across 400 acres suggests more ground to cover than a small single-field lot, so budget extra time if you plan to compare species before cutting.
Not stated in the record.
Not described in the source. Most rural choose-and-cut farms use unpaved field parking, so plan for that as a general expectation rather than a confirmed fact here.
Not addressed in the source.
Skip this farm if you need confirmed pricing or hours before committing to a 16-plus-mile drive out of Sandpoint, or if you want a quick in-town stop rather than a rural farm visit.
Crowell's Land of Christmas is another choose-and-cut farm in Sandpoint, also covered in this research, if you want a second option or a backup.
Not published. No pricing was found on the farm's site or in other sources checked, so call (208) 263-6535 before visiting.
Not stated in the record. The farm is listed as choose-and-cut, but whether customers do the cutting themselves or staff does it was not confirmed.
It is a rural property about 16 miles north of Sandpoint on Highway 95/2, then 2 miles east on Elmira Road, per the farm's own directions -- not an in-town stop.
Grand Fir, Fraser Fir, Colorado Spruce, and Douglas Fir, with the Douglas Fir offered in both plantation-grown and wild-cut baled versions.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
1976 Elmira Road, Sandpoint, ID 83864, in Bonner County. It is one of 8 farms we track in Northern Idaho.
We track 8 farms in Northern Idaho, 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.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 4 of the 8 farms we track in Northern Idaho had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 3 other farms we track in Bonner County. All Northern Idaho farms →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
sandpointranch.com · christmastreefarms.net
Checked September 2026.