Cut-Your-Own Christmas Tree Farms Near Chicago
20 farms near Chicago where you choose and cut your own Christmas tree, in McHenry, Kane, DeKalb, Will and Lake County, in northwest Indiana and in southeast Wisconsin. Every farm is checked against its own website or another named source, with the trees it grows, its prices and its 2026 season dates.
- cut-your-own farms
- 20
- lowest starting price (2026)
- $60
- typical starting price
- $70
- most common tree
- White pine
McHenry County, IL 7 farms
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Harvard, IL
A 100-acre farm at the end of Ryan Road in Harvard growing eight kinds of hand-pruned, Certified Naturally Grown trees, with more than 10,000 Fraser firs and free wagon rides into the fields.
- Fraser fir
- Canaan fir
- Balsam fir
- Concolor fir
- Norway spruce
- +3 more
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Harvard, IL
A small family farm in Harvard with tagged choose-and-cut firs, spruces and pines in the 5 to 9 foot range, plus a wreath shop where every wreath and garland is made on site.
- Fraser fir
- Balsam fir
- Canaan fir
- Norway spruce
- Black Hills spruce
- +4 more
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Moehling Christmas Tree Farm
from $85Woodstock, IL
A small family-run tree farm on Bull Valley Road east of Woodstock where you cut your own tree at a simple two-tier price, with free hot chocolate or coffee while you warm up.
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Woodstock, IL
A long-running harvest-your-own tree farm on Route 14 outside Woodstock, with about 60 acres of trees in nine varieties, a barn gift shop and a kitchen serving lunch and warm cinnamon buns.
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Cary, IL
A small weekend tree farm in Cary with cut-your-own pines, firs and spruces plus pre-cut Fraser firs, and a crew that handles shaking, baling and loading.
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Pioneer Tree Farm
from $100McHenry, IL
A McHenry farm that has sold cut-your-own trees since the 1970s, with organically grown, hand-pruned pines and spruces, free wagon rides to the field and a warming house with cocoa.
- Scotch pine
- Blue spruce
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Richardson Christmas Tree Farm
from $98Spring Grove, IL
A large McHenry County tree farm near the Wisconsin line with about 75 acres of cut-your-own fields, a heated sales barn and free weekend wagon rides out to the rows.
- Blue spruce
- Canaan fir
- Concolor fir
- Douglas fir
- Fraser fir
- +1 more
DeKalb County, IL 2 farms
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Camelot Christmas Tree Farm
from $80DeKalb, IL
A DeKalb County tree farm on Somonauk Road with a wide mix of firs, spruces and pines, one price for every tree and free cookies and hot chocolate in a heated shed.
- Concolor fir
- Fraser fir
- Canaan fir
- Douglas fir
- Balsam fir
- +4 more
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Larson's Family Farm
from $70Sandwich, IL
A family farm near Sandwich where you drive out to the tree area, walk the rows and cut one of six evergreen varieties, all sold at one flat price that includes shaking and netting.
- Canaan fir
- White pine
- Concolor fir
- Scotch pine
- Norway spruce
Kane County, IL 2 farms
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Aurora, IL
The farm of Marmion Abbey in Aurora, with you-cut pine and spruce fields, pre-cut firs, monk-made wreaths and a café, all booked by online time slot.
- Scotch pine
- White pine
- Austrian pine
- Norway spruce
- Canaan fir
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Lily Lake, IL
A choose-and-cut tree farm in Lily Lake in western Kane County, open on weekends after Thanksgiving and friendly to dogs.
LaPorte County, IN 2 farms
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Dudeck's Pine Country
from $60Rolling Prairie, IN
A family-run tree farm on 80 acres of rolling hills near Rolling Prairie, growing nine kinds of fir, spruce and pine that you can cut at heights from about 6 to 15 feet.
- Canaan fir
- Concolor fir
- Fraser fir
- Red pine
- Scotch pine
- +4 more
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Wanatah, IN
A Wanatah tree farm in LaPorte County where staff hand you a saw at the red shed and walk you through cutting your own Fraser or Douglas fir.
- Fraser fir
- Douglas fir
Will County, IL 2 farms
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Plainfield, IL
A Plainfield farm and landscape nursery where you can cut a Norway spruce, Colorado spruce or white pine from the field or pick a pre-cut North Carolina Fraser fir, with a warming room and fire pit.
- Norway spruce
- Blue spruce
- White pine
- Fraser fir
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Wilmington, IL
A roughly 160-acre choose-and-cut farm south of Joliet near Wilmington, open every day of the season with tall Scotch and white pines and smaller plantings of Douglas, Fraser and Canaan fir.
- Scotch pine
- White pine
- Douglas fir
- Fraser fir
- Canaan fir
Wisconsin 2 farms
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Sugar Creek Tree Farm
from $60Burlington, WI
A 32-acre cut-your-own farm near Alpine Valley outside Burlington, with spruces, firs and pines at simple flat prices by type and pre-cut Fraser firs brought in for the season.
- Blue spruce
- Black Hills spruce
- Canaan fir
- Concolor fir
- Scotch pine
- +2 more
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Burlington, WI
A cut-your-own farm about five miles northwest of Burlington, near Alpine Valley, with four firs, three spruces and white pine sold by the foot and a gift shop full of evergreen decor.
- Fraser fir
- Balsam fir
- Concolor fir
- Nordmann fir
- Black Hills spruce
- +3 more
Boone County, IL 1 farm
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Poplar Grove, IL
A 15-acre family tree farm in Boone County at the end of a half-mile lane, open for cut-your-own over Thanksgiving weekend with five firs, spruces and pines at one per-foot price.
- Fraser fir
- Canaan fir
- Concolor fir
- Norway spruce
- White pine
Lake County, IL 1 farm
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Sullivan Family Tree Farm
from $60Lake Villa, IL
A 20-acre family tree farm near Petite Lake in Lake Villa, one of the few cut-your-own options in Lake County, with one flat price for any tree and free hayrides out to the field.
Walworth County, WI 1 farm
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Country Side Trees
from $70Walworth, WI
A cut-your-own farm north of Walworth, close to the Illinois line, growing seven firs, spruces and pines, with a warm gift shop and a Black Friday tradition of Newfoundland dogs hauling trees to the lot.
- Balsam fir
- Canaan fir
- Blue spruce
- Concolor fir
- Fraser fir
- +2 more
Compare Christmas tree farms near Chicago
| Farm | Town | Price | Trees | Saws | Shake & net | Dogs | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Farms | Aurora, IL | – | Scotch pine, White pine, Austrian pine, Norway spruce, Canaan fir | Yes | Yes | Leashed | – |
| Anderson Tree Farm | Plainfield, IL | – | Norway spruce, Blue spruce, White pine, Fraser fir | – | Yes | – | – |
| Ben's Christmas Tree Farm | Harvard, IL | $8–$15 per foot (2026) | Fraser fir, Canaan fir, Balsam fir, Concolor fir, Norway spruce, Blue spruce, Scotch pine, White pine | Yes | Yes | – | Cards accepted |
| Camelot Christmas Tree Farm | DeKalb, IL | $80 per tree (2025) | Concolor fir, Fraser fir, Canaan fir, Douglas fir, Balsam fir, Blue spruce, White spruce, White pine, Scotch pine | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cash or check |
| Conifera Christmas Tree Farm | Harvard, IL | – | Fraser fir, Balsam fir, Canaan fir, Norway spruce, Black Hills spruce, Scotch pine, White pine, Blue spruce, Serbian spruce | – | Yes | – | – |
| Country Side Trees | Walworth, WI | $70–$175, by size (2025) | Balsam fir, Canaan fir, Blue spruce, Concolor fir, Fraser fir, Scotch pine, White pine | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cards accepted |
| Dudeck's Pine Country | Rolling Prairie, IN | $60–$340, by size (2025) | Canaan fir, Concolor fir, Fraser fir, Red pine, Scotch pine, White pine, Black Hills spruce, Blue spruce, Norway spruce | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cards accepted |
| Guse Christmas Trees | Wanatah, IN | – | Fraser fir, Douglas fir | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cards accepted |
| Larson's Family Farm | Sandwich, IL | $70 per tree (2026) | Canaan fir, White pine, Concolor fir, Scotch pine, Norway spruce | Yes | Yes | No | Cash or check |
| Lee's Trees | Lily Lake, IL | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Moehling Christmas Tree Farm | Woodstock, IL | $85–$95, by size (2025) | – | Yes | – | – | Cash or check |
| Nature's Best Christmas Trees | Poplar Grove, IL | $12 per foot (2025) | Fraser fir, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, Norway spruce, White pine | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cash only |
| Oney's Tree Farm | Woodstock, IL | – | – | Yes | – | Leashed | – |
| Pine-Apple Farm | Cary, IL | – | – | Yes | Yes | Leashed | – |
| Pioneer Tree Farm | McHenry, IL | $100 per tree (2025) | Scotch pine, Blue spruce | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cash or check |
| Richardson Christmas Tree Farm | Spring Grove, IL | $98 per tree (2025) | Blue spruce, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, White pine | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cards accepted |
| Sugar Creek Tree Farm | Burlington, WI | $60–$85 per tree (2025) | Blue spruce, Black Hills spruce, Canaan fir, Concolor fir, Scotch pine, White pine, Fraser fir | Yes | Yes | – | Cash or check |
| Sullivan Family Tree Farm | Lake Villa, IL | $60 per tree (2025) | – | – | – | Leashed | – |
| Tammen Treeberry Farm | Wilmington, IL | – | Scotch pine, White pine, Douglas fir, Fraser fir, Canaan fir | – | – | – | – |
| Valley View Tree Farm | Burlington, WI | $8–$12 per foot (2025) | Fraser fir, Balsam fir, Concolor fir, Nordmann fir, Black Hills spruce, Blue spruce, Norway spruce, White pine | Yes | Yes | Leashed | Cards accepted |
Where to cut a tree near Chicago
There are no tree farms in the city, but the far suburbs have plenty. McHenry County, around Harvard, Marengo and Spring Grove, has the biggest cluster. Farms in Kane, DeKalb and Will County are within an hour of the western and southern suburbs, and northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin add more farms just over the state lines.
Which trees grow here
The most common trees at the farms we list around Chicago are White pine, Fraser fir and Canaan fir. Scotch pine holds its needles well even when it dries and has stiff branches for heavy ornaments. See our guide to Christmas tree types.
Tips for a Chicago tree trip
Northern Illinois can be cold and snowy in December, so dress warmly and bring gloves for handling the tree. Weekends right after Thanksgiving are the busiest; weekday afternoons are much quieter. Many farms close once their cuttable trees are sold, so check before you drive out.
Tree farms by county
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to cut your own Christmas tree near Chicago?
Among the 9 farms near Chicago that publish prices, cut-your-own trees start at $60, and the typical starting price is $70 (2025 and 2026 prices). The cheapest starting price is at Dudeck's Pine Country, Sugar Creek Tree Farm and Sullivan Family Tree Farm. Many farms charge by height, so a tall tree costs more, and some charge per foot.
What kinds of Christmas trees do farms near Chicago have?
The most common trees at farms near Chicago are white pine (13 farms), Fraser fir (12 farms), Canaan fir (11 farms) and blue spruce (10 farms). Some farms sell part of their range as pre-cut trees, so check each listing. Read our guide to Christmas tree types to compare scent, needle retention and branch strength.
Do Christmas tree farms near Chicago provide saws?
Yes, at 15 of the 20 farms we list, the farm hands out saws at the field, and 15 shake and net your tree for you. You can bring your own bow saw, but check the farm's rules first, since some do not allow chainsaws or power tools.
Can I bring my dog to a Christmas tree farm near Chicago?
12 farms near Chicago say leashed dogs are welcome: Abbey Farms, Camelot Christmas Tree Farm, Country Side Trees, Dudeck's Pine Country and Guse Christmas Trees, among others. Rules can change on busy weekends, so check before you go.
Do I need a reservation to cut a tree near Chicago?
Most farms are first come, first served, but 1 farm near Chicago requires you to book a time slot: Abbey Farms.
Do Christmas tree farms near Chicago take credit cards?
Most do, but 1 farm is cash only: Nature's Best Christmas Trees. Bring cash to be safe, since card readers in the field can be slow.
When do Christmas tree farms near Chicago open?
3 farms have posted 2026 opening dates so far, starting Saturday, November 21. Most of the others say they open around Thanksgiving weekend. Many close once their cuttable trees run out, so the best selection is in late November and early December.
Before you go
- How to Cut Down Your Own Christmas TreeWhat to bring to a choose-and-cut farm, how to pick a fresh tree, where to make the cut and how to get it home and standing, step by step.
- Christmas Tree Types: Which Real Tree Should You Choose?Fraser, balsam, Douglas, noble and concolor fir, spruces, pines and cypress compared for scent, needle retention, soft needles and ornament strength.
- How to Keep a Real Christmas Tree FreshHow much water a Christmas tree drinks, when to recut the trunk, why additives don't help and how long a fresh-cut tree lasts, from extension research.
- When to Cut Your Christmas TreeWhen cut-your-own Christmas tree farms open, how long a fresh-cut tree lasts indoors and the best weekend to go for selection and freshness.
- What Size Christmas Tree Do I Need?How to measure your ceiling and floor space for a real Christmas tree, how wide a tree really is, and how much trunk to leave for the stand.
- How Much Does a Real Christmas Tree Cost?What a real Christmas tree costs in the US, what cut-your-own farms charge, and how flat, per-foot and by-size pricing work, with farm price data.