More a hike through eight-plus wooded acres than a flat-field tree lot, paired with an on-site bed and breakfast, though pricing wasn't published anywhere checked.
Stone Oak Tree Farm offers something genuinely different from the flat, rows-of-trees layout common at most farms in this batch: the property is described in the farm’s own materials as spanning over 8 wooded acres of spruce and fir in varying sizes, more like a hike through the woods than a walk down orderly rows. Combined with an on-site bed and breakfast, this reads less like a quick errand and more like a small outing built around the property itself.
If you’re picturing a manicured field where every tree is easy to reach and compare side by side, recalibrate: this record specifically frames the experience as a hike through natural woods rather than a cultivated flat field. That’s likely a more scenic, less uniform experience — you may need to walk further and compare trees that aren’t lined up in neat rows — but it also means comfortable footwear matters more here than at a typical tree lot, and the visit will probably take longer than a quick in-and-out.
Once you’ve found a tree, staff bundle it in netting for the drive home at no extra charge mentioned in the record — a real convenience that saves you from wrestling with rope and a tarp yourself. Beyond that, no specific tree species are named (only “spruce and fir of varying sizes”), and no pricing was found in any source checked, including the farm’s own About the Tree Farm page. A call to 845-355-4751 is the way to get both of those answered before you commit to a visit.
The farm’s confirmed hours are weekends, 10am until dusk, starting the Saturday after Thanksgiving — resolved to November 28, 2026 based on that relative description. No closing date was published, so don’t assume the season runs all the way to Christmas Eve without checking. If a weekday works better for you, the record notes that’s genuinely possible here, but only by calling or emailing ahead to arrange an appointment — this isn’t a farm you can simply drive to on a Wednesday and expect to find open.
The combination of a working tree farm with an on-site bed and breakfast is unusual enough among the farms researched here to be worth calling out on its own. If you’re coming from any distance and want to turn a tree-cutting trip into an overnight stay, that’s a real, distinguishing feature of this specific property rather than something you’d find at a typical single-purpose tree lot.
Stone Oak trades the convenience of a flat, easy field for a more distinctive wooded experience and an on-site place to stay — a reasonable trade if that appeals to you, less so if you want the fastest possible in-and-out. Either way, call ahead for pricing and to confirm the current season’s schedule before making the trip to Slate Hill.
The season opens the Saturday after Thanksgiving (Nov 28, 2026), weekends 10am until dusk; no closing date was published in any source checked.
Not documented directly, but the farm is described as spanning over 8 wooded acres more like a hike than a flat field, so budget more time here than at a compact lot.
Not documented directly, but weekend-only walk-in access concentrated into the season after Thanksgiving suggests weekends are busier, while the appointment-only weekday option offers a genuinely quieter alternative if your schedule allows a call ahead.
Skip a spontaneous weekday visit, since weekdays require calling or emailing ahead for an appointment rather than a walk-in, and skip expecting a flat, easy-walking field — this is described as more of a wooded hike.
Located in Slate Hill, Orange County, in the Hudson Valley, near several other choose-and-cut farms in this directory that offer a more traditional flat-field layout, worth comparing if wooded terrain isn't what you're looking for.
Not published in the record. No pricing was found in any source checked, so call 845-355-4751 before visiting.
Only by appointment. The record notes weekday visits require calling or emailing ahead rather than walking in.
The farm's own materials describe the property as over 8 wooded acres of spruce and fir of varying sizes, more like a hike through the woods than a flat field.
Yes. The farm is combined with an on-site bed and breakfast, per the record.
Opens November 28, 2026 (closing date not published). Weekends (other times by appointment). Hours: 10am until dusk.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you).
207 Stony Bar Road, Slate Hill, NY 10973, in Orange County. It is one of 8 farms we track in Hudson Valley NY.
We track 8 farms in Hudson Valley NY, 4 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 Hudson Valley NY farms on our list do not.
There are 3 other farms we track in Orange County. All Hudson Valley NY farms →
stoneoaktreefarm.com
Checked September 2026.