Favorite East Bay Christmas Tree Lots & Farms

Looking for fun family-friendly Christmas tree lots in the East Bay? There are several to choose from depending if you prefer the bouncy house vibe or the roll-up-your-sleeves-and-bring-your-own-axe vibe. So here is a collection of some of the most noteworthy Christmas tree spots, lots, and farms for you to choose from.

Thank you to Rancho Siempre Verde for sponsoring our guide to East Bay Christmas tree lots and Bay Area Christmas tree farms.

**Be sure to check websites and social media posts for updates on your favorite lots and farms since hours/days/availability can change!**

Find Your Christmas Tree at Rancho Siempre Verde in Pescadero

After a road trip with a view of the Pacific, find a Christmas tree during a memorable, magical day on a relaxed, beautiful, rural farm, staffed by the friendliest of people. For over 55 years family and friends have made Rancho Siempre Verde a lively and beautiful place to enjoy Christmas. So come join the fun and bring your children, parents, friends, dogs, and good cheer to make a beautiful wreath, swing to your heart’s delight, find the perfect tree, take a tractor ride, drink deep of the fresh coastal air, and take the time to really enjoy this holiday tradition. No plastic Santas, no parking lot-style Christmas trees.

Location: 2250 Cabrillo Hwy (Highway 1), Pescadero, CA (a couple of minutes from Costanoa and Año Nuevo State Park)

Christmas Tree & Wreath Season: Tickets Not Required, Payment types accepted at the farm: cash, check, credit, debit, and Apple Pay. Friday, Saturday and Sundays: 9 am–4:30 pm

• November 29, 30 & December 1
• December 6, 7 & 8
• December 13, 14 & 15
• December 20, 21 & 22

Rates: Self-cut trees of any kind are $130; pre-cut trees are $140 (for 6′-9′ Noble Fir, Nordmann, and Silvertip Fir). Make your own wreath for $25 or purchase one for $40. All other activities are free including parking, tree swings, tractor rides, and roasting marshmallows. The staff will wrap and tie trees to your car.

If you come to enjoy the slides, swings, and generally frolic and do not purchase a tree or wreath they ask that you pay $40 per car. Making your own wreath is super fun, and you should give it a try.
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Christmas Tree Lots in Berkeley and North

Berkeley Christmas tree spots

East Bay Nursery offers your pick of evergreens: living and cut trees, garlands, wreaths, and that natural piney smell along with a festive Christmas Shoppe filled with all the trimmings opening November 29 (though the holiday shop inside the nursery will open earlier in November). They will be closed Thanksgiving day, then open seven days a week, 8:30 am-5 pm, through December 23.

Not a Christmas tree lot per se, Berkeley Bowl often sells trees. Pick up a tree with your groceries and be done.

Cal Forestry Club offers a popular tree sale in early December, which raises funds for the club to attend conferences, go on field-tours, and build a forestry community at Berkeley. They usually sell out quickly, so keep your eye on their website for the date!

Outdoor Supply Hardware has live and artificial trees as well as holiday decor. Located at 1025 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, California, 94710.

Albany & El Cerrito Christmas tree favorites

Rafael’s Albany Christmas Trees is a convenient little lot on Solano Avenue in Albany. Open the day after Thanksgiving from 11 am to 8 pm. Pop on over to Five Little Monkeys just down the street and get Christmas done.

Flowerland Nursery & Store in Albany has a more relaxing vibe. They sell Christmas trees, wreaths, cuttings, and ornaments while Highwire Coffee serves up hot beverages at the vintage airstream trailer on the grounds. Shop 7 days a week 10 am to 5:30 pm. Check their Instagram for holiday updates.

Delancey Street Trees, El Cerrito supports the community in a positive way. Find mistletoe, indoor tree lights, decorated wreaths, living potted pines, tree removal bags, and water bowls. No frills.
Location: 10496 San Pablo Blvd., El Cerrito

Home Depot El Cerrito carries a variety of Christmas trees, as well as loads of lights, decorations, and that tree stand you’ve been meaning to replace. Pro Tip: If you wait until Christmas Eve, you can get a tree for super cheap (sometimes free!).

Richmond Christmas tree spots

Porter Boys Tree Lot in Richmond offers plenty of shapes and sizes to choose from. Check their Facebook page for updates on opening day and times.

Martinez Christmas tree farm

Alhambra Tree Farm in Martinez is off the beaten path, but not too far away, and is a small family-owned operation that sounds very sweet. Opens Sunday, November 24 for the 2024 season with both pre-cut and u-cut trees. Open weekends and Black Friday 9 am-7 pm, Monday-Friday 1 pm-7 pm.

Christmas Tree Lots in Oakland and South

Oakland Christmas Tree Spots

Brent’s Christmas Trees: Conveniently located across from the Grand Lake Theater at 503 Lake Park Way. They open November 16, 2024 through December 24. Open daily 9 am to 9 pm. Check their Facebook page for updates. There should also be an Alameda Valpack coupon available for $10 off over $75. (No Alameda lot for 2024 though)

Delancey Street Tree in Temescal  5601 Telegraph Ave. Oakland.

Castro Valley Christmas Tree Farm is opening the tree farm early this year, on Sunday, Nov. 24 – the Sunday before Thanksgiving. They will then be open on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29-Dec. 1) and on the following two weekends (Fri, Sat, Sun). They offer many kinds of trees that you can choose and cut yourself. Enjoy an old-fashioned walk in the woods in the East Bay hills. Credit cards are allowed this year. They sold out by early December last year, so go early!

Piedmont Scout Tree Lot is a favorite of Maureen’s. The tree lot will open at Coaches Field on Saturday, November 30, 2024 – Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Located at 898 Red Rock Road at 890 Moraga Ave Piedmont, CA 94611. Hours are Monday – Friday 4 pm – 8 pm, Saturday 9 am – 7 pm, and Sunday 9 am – 7 pm.

Christmas Tree Lots in Alameda

Wonderland Trees at Alameda Point offers a super fun outing along with your Christmas tree. Includes bouncy slides and more. Opening November 24, 2024.
Location: 2153 Ferry Point, Alameda, CA.

Brent’s Christmas Trees: Their Alameda location is sadly closed for 2024, but they hope to be back here for 2025. There should also be an Alameda Valpack coupon available for $10 off over $75 if you still want to visit their Oakland location.  Check their Facebook page for updates.

Christmas Tree Lots Further East

ABC Tree Farms is a chain of lots throughout the Bay Area, with one East Bay location in San Lorenzo. They’ll start opening around November 23, 2024. They’re located at Hesperian Blvd at Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo, CA 94580 Check the website for updates>

Best Bay Area Christmas Tree Farms (Worth the Drive)

If you’re hoping to cut your own Christmas tree or get lost on a farm or field with all the warm and fuzzy holiday vibes, there are some special Bay Area Christmas Tree Farms that offer a big day out.

Pescadero’s Rancho Siempre Verde Christmas Tree Farm offers a joyful day. Heather went with her family and loved it. Choose your Christmas tree, have lunch overlooking the Pacific Ocean, make wreaths, enjoy the giant swing, roast marshmallows by the fire, ride a tractor, and enjoy the woods. All activities are included with the purchase of a tree or wreath; otherwise $40 per car. Open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays starting November 29, 2024.

Sebastopol’s Celesta Farms is a family-run farm that allows you to choose and cut the perfect Douglas Firs, Scotch Pine, Monterey Cypress, Deodar Cedar, or White Fir to bring home. They also have larger pre-cut Noble Firs and Nordman Firs, handmade wreaths, garlands, and mistletoe. A great perk is that you also get complimentary home-baked cookies, hot chocolate, and hot apple cider while you hunt for your perfect Christmas tree. Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9 am to 5 pm beginning November 29 through December 22 – while supplies last. Check their Facebook page for updates.

Sebastopol’s Frosty Mountain Tree Farm has 12 acres of trees to choose from and all the saws and carts you need to help you bring it home. Hayrides and other farm fun are only available on weekends. Open the day after Thanksgiving through December while supplies last. Open weekdays 12 pm – 5 pm, weekends 9 am – 5 pm. Read about our hunt for the perfect tree here. 

Sebastopol’s Garlock Christmas Tree Farm is back this year with 10 acres of family fun. You can cut down your own tree, take a tractor hayride, and visit with the farm animals. Open Friday, November 29 for the 2024 season, with hours Tuesdays – Fridays – 12 pm – 5 pm, Saturdays – Sundays – 9 am – 5 pm, closed Mondays. Santa is back this year (on the weekends)! If you go on a weekday, you can mail your letter to the big guy at the farm.

Sebastopol’s Grandma Buddies Christmas Trees, Pioneer Woman’s best Christmas Tree Farm in California, opens the day after Thanksgiving through December 24, 2024. Open daily from 9 am – 5:30 pm. Cut your own tree and then check out their wreath barn with  hot chocolate and candy canes, a miniature Christmas village, and tree bling.

Sebastopol’s Reindeer Ridge (directly next to Frosty Mountain) includes family activities and tools for cutting your own tree. Pre-cut trees are also available if you can’t handle the saw. Opening November 29, 2024, from 9 am to 5 pm weekends, 11 am to 5 pm weekdays through to Christmas every day but Wednesdays. ProTip: They closed their cut-your-own-trees by early December last year, so go early! Read about our trip to Reindeer Ridge>

Santa Cruz’s Patchen Tree farm promises a mountain adventure complete with free wifi, cider, Santa Claus, and rugged good times. Two locations: Old Town and Rancho, which they’ve made easy to Find Fast Here. It looks like both locations are open for the 2024 season from November 23 through December 24. See hours, busy times, and prices in this handy grid printable. They also have a useful guide to their pricing.

Santa Cruz’s Crest Ranch Christmas Tree Farm is the oldest existing choose and cut Christmas tree farm in the Western United States. They are located above Santa Cruz at the top of 2,600-foot Ben Lomond mountain overlooking the village of Boulder Creek. They survived the CZU complex fire and now have 9 acres of Christmas trees to choose from with many tree varieties. Opening November 28, 2024, Thanksgiving day for 2024, from 8 am – 4 pm, until December 1, or while supplies last.

Petaluma’s Larsen’s Christmas Tree Farm has been offering cut your own Christmas trees since 1965, and they’re open again this year starting November 29, 9 am – 5 pm, Friday – Sunday, weekdays by appointment. Peruse a variety of trees, pick up a wreath, some garlands, free boughs, and enjoy free coffee and candy canes.

Petaluma’s Little Hills Christmas Tree Farm is back this year with cut-your-own and pre-cut trees. Opens the day after Thanksgiving at 9 am, located at 961 Chapman Lane, Petaluma, open Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am to 5 pm. Print out this coupon before you go.

Petaluma’s Mickelson’s Christmas Trees south of Petaluma offers pre-cut Douglas, Noble, Silver Tip, and Nordmann firs. They also have tons of kid-friendly attractions like a winter wonderland tractor ride, a giant slide, farm animals, food and drink for sale, and more. Open daily starting November 23. Every day, 10 am–8 pm.

Petaluma’s Pronzini’s Christmas Trees, operates tree lots in Marin and Sonoma Counties and also offers cut-your-own trees on their farm just east of Petaluma. They have Douglas firs, noble firs, grand firs, Nordmann firs, and Monterey pine. Wreaths and garlands are also available, and they’ll even take you on a hay ride. The Petaluma U-cut lot usually opens the day after Thanksgiving and is open daily 10 am – 6 pm. Located at 3795 Adobe Rd, Petaluma, CA 94954

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An Outing to Tahoe to cut from a National Forest?

Did you know that brave and bold families can get permits to cut their own Christmas tree from the National Forest for only $10 (limit two trees)? Would you do that with children? It could be amazing or terrible. Permits are available to the public from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 in four areas:

• American River Ranger District
• Sierraville Ranger District
• Truckee Ranger District
• Yuba River Ranger District

Renting Live Christmas Trees?

This is a thing! We found several companies (here and here) doing this in the Bay Area, with limited availability currently servicing the East Bay. Maybe if enough of us contact them and request the service we can get them to open up the delivery to a wider area. Worth a try!

What’s your MO when choosing a tree with your family? Fun and games? Price? Tradition? Something to do with an ax? Did we miss your favorite? Share in the comments.

Thank you to Rancho Siempre Verde for sponsoring our guide to East Bay Christmas tree lots and farms.

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