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Sugar Creek Tree Farm

📍 N6447 Church Rd, Burlington, WI 53105🗓 November 28 – December 24, 2026🏷 From $50

Trees started at a flat $50 in 2025 across six species, including less-common Concolor fir and Black Hills spruce, but baling is only free on weekends and the day after Thanksgiving -- ask about that if you're visiting on some other day.

How you get your tree

This farm offers

cut-your-own

Included

hot chocolate, hot apple cider and cookies (weekend hours)tree baling (weekends and day after Thanksgiving)twine for securing tree provided

Prices start at $50 per tree, per the 2025 season; not yet confirmed for 2026.

Our take

Sugar Creek Tree Farm is a family-owned, 32-acre operation near Alpine Valley in southeast Wisconsin, and it offers one of the wider species selections in this research: six varieties, including Concolor (white) fir and Black Hills spruce alongside the more familiar Fraser fir. Those first two show up far less often across the farms we researched than the standard firs and spruces, so if you want something different from what most neighboring farms carry, this is worth the visit.

Actual pricing, with the honest caveat

Here’s a genuine rarity in this batch: a real number. For the 2025 season, trees started at a flat $50. That’s a specific, sourced figure from the farm’s own site, not an estimate – and under our own rule about never inventing a dollar figure, we can tell you this one because it’s real. The caveat that matters just as much as the number itself: this is explicitly a 2025-season price, and it hasn’t been confirmed to hold for 2026. Prices can and do move year to year, so treat $50 as a solid starting reference point for what to expect, not a locked-in guarantee – call (262) 767-1177 to confirm the current figure before you budget precisely around it.

Baling isn’t a given every day

One detail worth flagging specifically: tree baling is only available on weekends and the day after Thanksgiving, not on every day the farm is open. If you’re planning a Tuesday afternoon visit and assuming you’ll get your tree netted and compressed for the ride home the way you might at a farm offering baling every day, you’ll want to ask ahead here. Hand saws are provided, though you’re welcome to bring your own, and twine for tying the tree to your vehicle is supplied free regardless of the day.

Season and extras

The 2025 season ran daily from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve – a full, continuous stretch rather than scattered weekends, which is a genuine convenience if your schedule is flexible about which day you go. Hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and cookies are offered specifically during weekend hours, another reason a Saturday or Sunday visit gets you more of what the farm offers than a weekday trip.

What we don’t know

Daily hours weren’t specified beyond the season-length dates, and cash-or-card policy is unconfirmed. The coordinates on file are a Burlington city-center estimate rather than the farm’s actual rural address on Church Rd.

Given a real starting price, a wide species list, and a full daily season, this is one of the more straightforward, budget-plannable farms in this research – just remember both the price and the exact dates are last year’s figures until you’ve confirmed them for 2026.

Planning your visit

Best time to go

A weekend, or the day after Thanksgiving specifically -- those are the only days free baling is available, and the 2025 season ran daily from Nov. 28 through Christmas Eve.

How long to budget

45 minutes to 1.5 hours for cutting and tying down the tree

Crowds

Not specified directly, but a full daily season from the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, rather than weekends-only, likely spreads visitor traffic across more days than a farm with a shorter or more restricted schedule.

Parking

Not specified in the record.

Strollers and accessibility

Not specified in the record. This is a 32-acre farm with a cut-your-own field, so expect uneven, unpaved ground.

What to bring

  • Your own hand saw as a backup if you have one, even though the farm provides saws
  • Cash or a way to confirm payment method, since cash-only status isn't confirmed either way
  • Ask specifically about baling if visiting on a weekday other than the day after Thanksgiving, since that service isn't available every open day

How to spend less here

  • Trees started at a flat $50 in the 2025 season -- a simple starting figure to budget from, though not yet confirmed for 2026
  • Twine for securing the tree to your vehicle is provided free, saving you from needing to bring your own rope

Who it suits

Good for

  • Visitors near Alpine Valley in southeast Wisconsin who want a wide species choice
  • Budget-conscious shoppers who want a known flat starting price rather than an unpublished figure
  • Anyone comfortable bringing their own saw as a backup, though hand saws are provided

Skip it if

Skip a weekday visit if you specifically want the tree baled for free, since that service is only offered on weekends and the day after Thanksgiving per the 2025 season -- ask ahead if baling matters to your trip on any other day.

Common questions

How much did trees cost in 2025?

Prices started at $50 per tree, per the 2025 season. This figure is not yet confirmed for 2026, so treat it as last year's starting point rather than a guarantee.

Is tree baling always available?

No -- baling is only offered on weekends and the day after Thanksgiving, not every open day of the season. Ask ahead if you're visiting on a weekday and want the tree baled.

What tree species are available?

Six: Fraser Fir, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Eastern White Pine, Scotch Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, and Black Hills Spruce -- including two less-common varieties, Concolor fir and Black Hills spruce.

What were the 2025 season dates?

Daily, Nov. 28 through Dec. 24, 2025. Not yet confirmed for 2026.

When is Sugar Creek Tree Farm open in 2026?

November 28 – December 24, 2026. Daily.

How much does a tree cost at Sugar Creek Tree Farm?

Trees start at $50. Prices start at $50 per tree, per the 2025 season; not yet confirmed for 2026.

Can I cut my own tree at Sugar Creek Tree Farm?

Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.

Where is Sugar Creek Tree Farm?

N6447 Church Rd, Burlington, WI 53105, in Racine County. It is one of 5 farms we track in Southeast Wisconsin.

How Sugar Creek Tree Farm compares in Southeast Wisconsin

We track 5 farms in Southeast Wisconsin, 5 of which let you cut your own tree. At $50 to start this one sits below the regional median of $80, undercutting 2 of the 3 priced farms we track here.

Its season runs about 27 days against a regional average of 26, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.

What sets it apart locally: it has a cocoa or cider stand, free netting/baling, which most Southeast Wisconsin farms on our list do not.

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Quick facts

SeasonNovember 28 – December 24, 2026
Days openDaily
HoursNot published
Starting price$50
Tree typesFraser Fir, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Eastern White Pine, Scotch Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce
Saw providedYes
CountyRacine County
RegionSoutheast Wisconsin

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Sources

sugarcreektreefarm.com

Checked August 2026.