Open only on specific weekends rather than a continuous season, so check the current schedule before you go -- this is one farm where guessing the calendar wrong means driving to a closed gate.
Waupaca Christmas Tree Farm, located about 2.5 miles west of Waupaca on Highway 54, operates differently from most other farms in this research: rather than a single continuous season, it opens on a set of specific weekends. In 2025, that meant six separate weekends spread from mid-November through mid-December – Nov. 15-16, 22-23, 28-30, Dec. 5-7, and Dec. 12-14 – rather than every Saturday and Sunday across a full month-plus window. That’s an important structural difference, not just a hours quirk: showing up on a weekend the farm hasn’t scheduled means an empty field, not a farm that’s simply “closed for the day” the way a daily-hours farm might occasionally be.
Because these are explicitly 2025-dated weekends and not assumed to repeat identically in 2026, checking the current-year schedule before you drive out matters more here than at farms with a simple “daily” or “weekends through December” pattern. If you’re the type to just show up on a random Saturday hoping a farm is open, this isn’t the farm for that approach – check anrtreefarm.com/waupaca.htm for the current list of open dates first.
The farm carries Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir up to roughly 9.5 feet, and offers free tractor and trailer rides out to the field along with complimentary tree shaking – both nice touches that remove small friction points and small potential fees other farms sometimes charge for separately. There’s also a sizeable gift shop and a wreath-and-garland area, plus a family photo spot, suggesting the farm is built for more than a quick in-and-out visit even within its limited open weekends.
No pricing was found anywhere for this farm, and no phone number was located either – an unusual combination that makes pre-visit confirmation harder than at farms where you can at least call ahead. Your best options are checking the website directly or asking questions once you’re on site during one of the open weekends, though by then you’ve already made the drive. If cost certainty matters to you before committing time to the trip, that’s a real limitation here.
Parking, accessibility beyond the tractor ride, and cash-or-card policy are all unconfirmed. The coordinates on file are a general Waupaca-area estimate rather than the exact E1274 Highway 54 address, which couldn’t be geocoded precisely.
If the gift shop, free tractor rides, and a manageable Fraser/Balsam selection appeal to you, and you’re organized enough to check the specific open-weekend calendar first, this is a solid stop. If you’d rather have flexibility to visit whenever works for you, the weekend-only structure here is a real constraint to weigh.
One of the farm's specific open weekends -- in 2025 that meant six separate weekends between Nov. 15 and Dec. 14, so confirm the 2026 weekend list before planning your trip.
1-1.5 hours including the tractor and trailer ride out to the field and a stop at the gift shop
Because the farm is open on a handful of specific weekends rather than spread across a full season, each open weekend likely draws more concentrated traffic than farms open continuously for a month or more.
Not specified in the record.
The farm offers tractor and trailer rides out to the field, which may reduce the amount of walking required compared to farms where you walk the whole distance yourself.
Skip this one if you need a farm with a continuous daily or weekly season, since this operates only on specific published weekends, or if you can't confirm the current-year weekend schedule before you plan your trip.
No. In 2025 it was open only on six specific weekends spread from mid-November to mid-December (Nov. 15-16, 22-23, 28-30, Dec. 5-7, 12-14), rather than continuously. Confirm the current year's specific weekend list before visiting.
Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir, running up to about 9.5 feet.
Free tractor and trailer rides out to the field, complimentary tree shaking, a gift shop, wreaths and garland, and a family photo area.
No pricing was found in the sources checked, and no phone number was found either -- check the farm's website or ask when you visit.
November 15 – December 14, 2026. Select weekends only (Nov 15-16, 22-23, 28-30, Dec 5-7, 12-14, per 2025 schedule). Hours: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes. It's cut-your-own, and a saw is provided.
E1274 State Road 54, Waupaca, WI 54981, in Waupaca County. It is one of 7 farms we track in Central Wisconsin.
We track 7 farms in Central Wisconsin, 7 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.
Its season runs about 30 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 free netting/baling, a gift shop or farm market, which most Central Wisconsin farms on our list do not.
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
anrtreefarm.com
Checked August 2026.