Tree farms / North Carolina

Christmas tree farms in North Carolina, 2026

8 of the 11 North Carolina Christmas tree farms we list have posted 2026 season dates; the first open Nov 14 (Circle C Tree Farms, Boone; Clawson's Choose & Cut, Boone; Mehaffey Tree Farm, Waynesville). All 11 are choose and cut.

Each farm shows the date we last checked its source (between October 2, 2026 and October 23, 2026). Farms are listed by opening date, then by name. We do not rank farms, and no farm pays to be listed or placed.

Dates, hours and prices come from each farm's own website or the official listing named with it and can change, and some sites still show last season's details. Check with the farm before you go. How we check

When do North Carolina Christmas tree farms open in 2026?

Which North Carolina farms have wagon rides, Santa or hot cocoa?

Only where the farm says so on its own site or listing. Extras can change by day, so check before you go.

• Wagon or hay rides: Clawson's Choose & Cut, Frosty's Choose and Cut, Appalachian Christmas Mountain Farms.
• Hot cocoa or cider: Clawson's Choose & Cut, Frosty's Choose and Cut.
• Santa visits: Frosty's Choose and Cut, Cedar Lake Tree Farm, Hickory Creek Farm Christmas Trees.

What kinds of Christmas trees do North Carolina farms offer?

Tree types named by at least two of the farms we list, with how many farms name each. Some farms also sell pre-cut trees grown in other states, so check the farm's page if you want to cut a particular kind yourself.

• Fraser Fir: 8 farms
• Leyland Cypress: 3 farms
• Cedar: 2 farms
• White Pine: 2 farms

What does a Christmas tree cost at North Carolina farms?

4 of the 11 farms post a price. Each is shown in the farm's own terms. Only a price the farm marks for 2026 counts as this year's; older prices say so, and some pages give no year at all. We do not average them, because farms price by the foot, by the tree or by type.

• Circle C Tree Farms (Boone): From $50 for a 3 ft tree up to $500 for 14 ft and up (6 ft $100, 7 ft $120); the farm says 2026 prices match 2024 and 2025. A pre-cut section starts at $20
• Mehaffey Tree Farm (Waynesville): 2025 price list: 5-6 ft $100, 6-7 ft $115, 7-8 ft $160, 8-9 ft $200; the farm says 2026 prices will be listed in October 2026
• Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm (Newland): 2026 price list: up to 5 ft $45, 6 ft $85, 7 ft $100, 8 ft $135, 9 ft $170, 10 ft $200, 14 ft $450
• Cedar Lake Tree Farm (Iron Station): Choose and cut trees grown on the farm: $60 any tree. Fresh-cut mountain Fraser and Turkish fir priced by size; table toppers from $20, 12 ft up to $300. No price increase this year (the farm's page does not say which year)

All North Carolina tree farms

Also in North Carolina: 5 light displays, checked the same way.

More Christmas tree farms by state in the South: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.

We list a farm only when its own site (or, labeled, a state association, agriculture-department or tourism listing) confirms it; a farm gets a page of its own once it has posted 2026 dates, and a farm still waiting on dates gets one only in a state with at least 3 dated farms; until then its full details sit on this page. Know a North Carolina farm we are missing, or see a change? Tell us.

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