More a rural destination than a quick tree stop — pair the cut-your-own field with a farm stay or the property's other seasonal offerings — but no 2026 hours, dates, or pricing were published when checked.
Tuckaway is one of the more distinctive properties in this batch, because it isn’t really built around a single Christmas-tree-season visit. It’s a working farm near Rothrock State Forest and Raystown Lake that layers a cut-your-own tree operation onto a broader identity: a u-pick flower garden in summer, pond strolls, and overnight farm stays that include an A-frame cabin and tent camping, with dome stays reportedly planned. If you’re the kind of visitor who likes discovering a place once and returning across seasons, this is worth remembering beyond just this December.
One specific, concrete offering stands out: you can tag a favorite tree in October, ahead of the actual cutting season. That matters because popular cut-your-own farms can run out of well-shaped trees in desirable sizes well before the season technically ends, even while the farm itself stays open. If you know roughly what size and species you want — Canaan, Douglas, or Concolor fir are the three on offer here — tagging removes the risk of showing up in mid-December and finding the good ones already gone.
Beyond the species list and the farm-stay offerings, this record is light on the basics you’d want before driving out: no hours, no pricing, and no confirmed 2026 season dates. The farm’s website listed November 22 as an opening date, but that was tied to a specific past season rather than phrased as a recurring rule (like “opens the Friday after Thanksgiving every year”), so it isn’t safe to assume the same date holds in 2026. Given that Thanksgiving falls on a different date each year, treat last year’s calendar date as informative but not predictive.
Petersburg sits in a genuinely rural stretch of Huntingdon County, convenient to State College, Huntingdon, Altoona, and Lewistown rather than sitting directly on a major interstate. That’s worth factoring into your timing — this isn’t a farm you stumble into on the way to somewhere else; it’s a destination you plan for, especially if you’re pairing it with time at Raystown Lake or the state forest.
You’re getting a farm with real character and a genuinely useful tree-tagging system, in exchange for having to do more legwork than usual to nail down when it’s actually open and what a tree costs. That trade is worth it for visitors already planning a fall or winter trip to the Raystown Lake area; it’s a harder sell if you just want the closest tree farm to a quick errand.
Once the season opens (no confirmed 2026 date yet); tag a tree in October if you want to reserve a specific one ahead of the cutting weekends.
An hour or more just for cutting; plan a half-day or an overnight if you're using the farm stay or exploring nearby Raystown Lake.
Not documented in the record.
Skip if you want firm hours or pricing locked in before you drive out, since neither was published on the pages reviewed, and this is a rural property near Rothrock State Forest rather than a quick stop off a main highway.
Near Rothrock State Forest and Raystown Lake, and convenient to State College, Huntingdon, Altoona, and Lewistown if you want to combine the trip with an outdoor day.
Yes — the farm offers tree tagging in October so you can mark a favorite before the cutting season opens.
Canaan fir, Douglas fir, and Concolor fir.
Yes — the property also runs a u-pick flower garden, pond strolls, and overnight farm stays including an A-frame cabin and tent camping, though those are broader seasonal offerings, not part of the Christmas tree visit itself.
Neither pricing nor confirmed 2026 season dates were published when checked. The farm's site listed a specific November 22 opening date for a past season, which is not assumed to repeat exactly in 2026 — call or check Facebook to confirm current dates.
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 cut-your-own.
13872 Alan Seeger Rd., Petersburg, PA 16669, in Huntingdon County. It is one of 1 farms we track in Central PA.
tuckawaytreefarm.com
Checked August 2026.