A genuine cut-your-own farm with free saws, baling, and apples from its own orchard, but the field literally closes at dusk regardless of posted hours, so don't leave it too late in the day.
Precut trees start at $45; tabletop trees from $29 — most recent season referenced was 2023 ("29th season"), current 2026 pricing not confirmed.
Family Tree Farm is a genuine cut-your-own operation, not a choose-and-staff-cuts-it-for-you setup, and it backs that up with real support: saws and drag sleds are provided free, and the farm will shake, drill the stump, and wrap your tree at no additional charge. If you’ve never cut your own tree and were worried about needing your own gear, that worry doesn’t apply here. There’s also a working orchard on the property, and visitors get free apples with their tree — a small, concrete perk that costs the farm little and adds real value to the visit.
Posted hours list the cut-your-own field as open until dusk, but that’s not a formality — it means the field genuinely closes when the sun goes down, independent of any clock-based hours you might assume apply. In December, sunset in south-central Pennsylvania comes early, often well before 5 p.m. If you’re planning an after-work or late-afternoon visit, arrive at least 45 minutes before sunset. Show up later than that and you risk finding the field already closed for the day, even if a precut lot elsewhere on the property is technically still open.
If timing doesn’t work out for cutting your own, there’s a precut lot as a fallback. Pricing there started at $45 for standard trees and $29 for tabletop sizes, according to the most recent figure found — tied to a reference to the farm’s “29th season,” which points back to 2023. Do the honest math: that’s a starting price, not necessarily what a larger or more premium tree costs, and it’s several years old, so treat it as a rough historical anchor rather than this year’s rate card.
Tree sizes here run smaller than at some other farms researched for this project — Douglas fir capped around 6 feet and Fraser fir around 7 feet. If you have a great room with tall ceilings and were hoping for something taller, this may not be the right farm for that specific need, and nothing in the record suggests exceptions are available.
The free scenic wagon ride only runs on weekends and Black Friday. If you’re visiting on an ordinary weekday, plan to walk out to the field yourself rather than count on a ride being available — the record is specific that it’s not a daily offering.
Arrive at least 45 minutes before sunset for cut-your-own, since the field closes at dusk no matter what the posted hours say; weekends or Black Friday if you want the wagon ride.
45 minutes to an hour to walk out, cut, and haul back your tree, plus time for free baling, drilling, and shaking.
Not documented directly, but Black Friday and the weekend right after Thanksgiving are reliably the busiest stretch at almost any farm running a multi-week cut-your-own season.
Skip a late-afternoon cut-your-own trip in December, since the field closes at dusk regardless of posted hours, and don't count on a wagon ride outside weekends or Black Friday, since rides don't run every day.
Precut trees started at $45 and tabletop trees at $29, based on the most recent reference found (tied to the farm's 29th season, pointing to 2023). Cut-your-own pricing wasn't separately listed, and none of this is confirmed for 2026.
No — saws and drag sleds are provided free for cut-your-own, and staff will shake, drill the stump, and wrap the tree at no charge.
The cut-your-own field closes at dusk regardless of posted hours, so arrive at least 45 minutes before sunset to have time to cut and haul your tree out.
Yes, but only on weekends and Black Friday — not on other weekdays the farm is open.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the farm before driving out.
Trees start at $45. Precut trees start at $45; tabletop trees from $29 — most recent season referenced was 2023 ("29th season"), current 2026 pricing not confirmed.
Yes. It's cut-your-own and choose-and-cut (staff cuts it for you), and a saw is provided.
4802 Dairy Road, Red Lion, PA 17356, in York County. It is one of 12 farms we track in South Central PA.
We track 12 farms in South Central PA, 6 of which let you cut your own tree. At $45 to start this one sits right on the regional median of $45, undercutting 2 of the 5 priced farms we track here.
What sets it apart locally: it has a hayride or sleigh ride, free netting/baling, which most South Central PA farms on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this farm had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 2 of the 12 farms we track in South Central PA had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the farm confirms it.
There are 2 other farms we track in York County. All South Central PA farms →
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Checked August 2026.