Southeast Montana Christmas Tree Farms 2025

Find a choose and cut tree farm or fresh pre-cut trees near you!

Find local Christmas tree farms here!

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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My Christmas Tree guide has photos and descriptions of more than 2 dozen varieties of Christmas trees, along with a simple comparison chart!

If it has just snowed; see this page about how to make snocones from real snow! Your kids will love it!

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 Southeast 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!

If you want to provide feedback about a farm or the website , please let me know! There are affiliate links on this page. Read our disclosure policy to learn more. After Christmas, click here to find how how and where to easily recycle or dispose of your Christmas tree!

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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

In March, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt - (www.EasterEggHuntsAndEasterEvents.org) . It's the ONLY website that is updated every Easter for all Easter Egg hunts in the U.S.

Christmas tree farms, lots and activities, sorted by county

Click on Resources above, if you need a county map

There are no tree farms in this area of Montana, but don't despair! 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 $5, but in 2021, they are free (with a $2.50 transaction fee) (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

    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

    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,

    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 no more than 5 five inches tall

    You may not cut a tree within 200 feet of a road or within 150 feet of water, which includes riparian areas (creeks or streams)

     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.

Southeast Montana

  • Custer-Gallatin National Forest - Christmas trees-you choose and you cut,
    Bozenman, MT. Located in the south, from the Yellowstone National Park entrance in southwest Montana stretching east to South Dakota, Their main office is in Bozeman and they have other offices and ranger stations but these days you can get the permits online, so that's rather immaterial! Click here to get your Custer Gallatin National Forest Christmas Tree Permit. Permits for the 2021 Holiday season are free again, (usually a $5.00/tree per permit, limit 3). A small transaction fee is associated with the online platform. Fourth graders, through Every Kid Outdoors, can also obtain a free permit through Recreation.gov.

No known Christmas tree farms in these counties:

Carter County, Custer County, Fallon County, Powder River County, Rosebud County, Treasure County

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