Helena and Surrounding Counties in Montana Christmas Tree Farms 2025

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Tips:

  • If the name of the farm is blue with an underline; that's a link to their website or Facebook page. Click on it for the most current hours and information.
  • ALWAYS email or call the farm or store BEFORE YOU GO - many farms have closed in the past year, and of course, we won't know until the season starts and we find they aren't open! Call to confirm their supply, their hours and whether they have trees, are allowing choose-and-cut or just precut trees; and which attractions or winter activities are available. All three can change during the short Christmas season, due to weather, demand and the farmer's business conditions! Farms get sold, shut down or run out of trees, and they don't all update me every day, let alone every year. For more tips to make your trip fun and successful, click here !
    DON'T DRIVE OUT THERE IF YOU CAN'T REACH THEM (by phone, email or find current information on their website or Facebook page!
  • And please tell the farmer you visit in Helena and Surrounding Counties in Montana that you found their farm here! I need the farmers to realize that you found them here so that they will keep their information up to date!

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Updates for April 2025

April 2025:

After Christmas, click here to find how how and where to easily recycle or dispose of your Christmas tree! And to recycle used, broken or old Christmas lights and electronics See this page for local options to easily recycle your Christmas holiday lights

When should you take the Christmas tree, lights and decorations down? See this page for traditions and standards

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Christmas tree farms, lots and activities, sorted by county

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Broadwater County

Cascade County

Jefferson County

Lewis and Clark County

  • Montana Nursery - precut Christmas trees, retail and wholesale,
    6000 N Montana Ave, Helena MT, 59602. Phone: (406) 458-6510. Email: [email protected]. Open: Call or see their Facebook page. They are the only Fraser Fir Christmas tree growers in Montana. All of their Christmas trees are grown and harvested at Tuscor Ranch in Trout Creek Montana. Our famous, farm grown Fraser Fir and Grand Fir Christmas trees have been our family favorite for over 20 years. Montana Nursery Facebook page.
    Christmas tree varieties:
    Precut varieties: Fraser Fir and Grand Fir
  • Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut,
    Helena, MT. Directions: Located in the Helena and Great Falls area. Click here to get your Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Christmas Tree Permit.
    Permits for the Christmas Tree Permit are free, but there is a $2.50 service fee charged if you order online. Free permits can be picked up in person at any of ou 9 ranger districts offices in Lincoln, Helena, Townsend, Stanford, Harlowton, Choteau, Augusta, White Sulphur Springs or Belt Creek or at our Forest Supervisor's office in Great Falls. Please call your local district, Monday-Friday between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. to arrange for permit pick up in advance. 

 

Meagher County

Powell County

Cut your own Christmas tree from a national forest

Cut Your Own Tree in a National Forest in Montana

  • Cut your own tree from a Montana National Forest (with a permit!): Christmas tree permits become available usually in November. Trees cut with these permits must be less than the specified height for each forest (see below). Permits may be available through some commercial outlets. Information regarding other applicable regulations are available at any district office. (Guide to Christmas Tree Cutting) The permits are typically $15 (valid for up to 3 trees),

    There is now a centralized place online to buy a Christmas tree permit in a national forest in any state that has a forest that allows it; see this page on Recreation.gov.

    Key Points to remember about cutting a Christmas tree in a National Forest

    Permits:

    Though you can purchase a permit online beginning mid-November, cutting is not allowed until mid-November and ends Dec. 31.

    Up to three Christmas tree permits are allowed per family.

    Display your permit on the dashboard of your vehicle when harvesting the tree(s). You must carry the permit with you and attach it to the tree during transportation.

    Permits are good for all National Forests in Montana

    Where to Cut Your Tree

    You can cut anywhere on Forest Service or BLM lands, except you may not cut trees from plantations, Wilderness Areas, Recreation Areas, or within developed recreation areas, campgrounds,

    Cutting details

    Do not cut the tops off trees and do not cut down trees taller than 12 feet.

    Cut the tree close to the ground: The stump you leave must be less than 6 five inches tall

    Do not cut trees visible from major roads, within 150-feet of streams and creeks, or in other well-used areas.

    Bring you own saws and equipment you'll need to cut the tree,

    You may want to bring a sled to carry the tree to your vehicle, and of course, rope, netting, tarp, etc to tie down the tree to your car or truck.

    Do not cut on private land, in wilderness areas, designated campgrounds, or existing tree plantations.

    Do not cut in active timber sales or areas that have been planted with new trees.

    Each forest has limitations on the size of the tree you can cut and the species of trees that are permitted.

    Select a tree with a trunk six inches or less in diameter, and cut the tree no more than six inches above ground level.

    Take the whole tree. Do not remove the top of the tree; cut down the entire tree

    If snow is on the ground, remove it from around the stump so you can accurately measure the stump and tree height.

Forest Contact Information

  • Belt Creek - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District
    204 W Folsom
    White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645
    (406) 547-3361
  • Belt Creek - White Sulphur Springs Ranger District
    4234 US Highway 89 North
    Neihart, MT 59465
    (406) 236-5100
  • Great Falls Supervisor's Office
    1220 38th Street North
    Great Falls, MT 59405
    (406) 791-7700
  • Helena Supervisor's Office & Helena Ranger District
    2880 Skyway Drive
    Helena, MT 59602
    (406) 449-5201
  • Judith - Musselshell Ranger District
    109 Central Ave
    Stanford, MT 59479
    (406) 566-2292
  • Judith - Musselshell Ranger District
    809 2nd Street NW
    Harlowton, MT 59036
    (406) 632-4391
  • Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
    4201 Giant Springs Road
    Great Falls, MT 59405
    (406) 727-8733
  • Lincoln Ranger District
    1569 Highway 200
    Lincoln, MT 59639
    (406) 362-7000
  • Rocky Mountain Ranger District
    1102 Main Ave NW
    Choteau, MT 59422
    (406) 466-5341
  • Rocky Mountain Ranger District - Augusta Information Station
    405 Manix Street
    Augusta, MT 59410
    (406) 562-3247
  • Townsend Ranger District
    415 S Front
    Townsend, MT 59644
    (406) 266-3425

 

 

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