Christmas tree farms in Illinois
14 farms for the 2026 season — 12 of them cut-your-own. Every sign below shows what the farm itself has posted: opening day, what's growing, and, once the season starts, whether trees are left.
Every farm below was checked against its own website or socials in August 2026. Farms we couldn’t confirm for the 2026 season say so plainly — call before you drive.
McHenry, Kane & DeKalb Counties
- Opens Nov 27
Ben's Christmas Tree Farm
Harvard · McHenry County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs
Either 9–4:30 or 10–4:30 depending on the day — the farm posts a day-by-day calendar for November and December. Saws and twine come with the tree; cash, check and cards all work.
- Opens Nov 27
Richardson Christmas Tree Farm
Spring Grove · McHenry County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs; pre-cut too
Open daily 9–6 through December 20. The fields have no lighting, so give yourself daylight if you're cutting your own.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Whispering Pines Reindeer Ranch and Tree Farm
Shabbona · DeKalb County
Cut-your-own Concolor firs and Canaan firs; pre-cut too
Open to the public over Thanksgiving weekend only — the rest of the year the reindeer barn runs on booked tours.
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Lee's Trees
Lily Lake · Kane County
Cut-your-own Balsam firs and Fraser firs; pre-cut too
Rockford & Northwest Illinois
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Nature's Best Christmas Trees
Poplar Grove · Boone County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs
Thanksgiving weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 8–4:30. Cash only, $12 a foot, and they'll shake, net and load the tree for you.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Sinnissippi Farm & Forest
Oregon · Ogle County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Douglas firs; pre-cut too
Saturdays and the Friday after Thanksgiving 8–4, Sundays 9:30–4, plus Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons 2–4 through December 20. Trees over twelve feet are by appointment.
Will County & the South Suburbs
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Tammen Treeberry Farm
Wilmington · Will County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Canaan firs
Seven days a week, 8–4:30, from the day after Thanksgiving.
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Anderson Tree Farm
Plainfield · Will County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Balsam firs; pre-cut too
Peoria, Springfield & Central Illinois
- Opens Nov 7
Cinnamon Tree Farm
Brimfield · Peoria County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Balsam firs; pre-cut too
Monday through Saturday 9–6, closed Sundays, from November 7 to December 19.
- Opens Nov 27
Evergreen Christmas Tree Farm
Liberty · Adams County
Pre-cut trees only
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10–7 starting November 27, plus December 22, 23 and 24.
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Talbott Christmas Tree Farm
Green Valley · Tazewell County
Cut-your-own Fraser firs and Balsam firs; pre-cut too
9–5 daily once the season starts. Cash or check only, and the saws are furnished.
- Call ahead unconfirmed for 2026
Cassens' Christmas Trees and Crafts
Springfield · Sangamon County
Pre-cut Canaan firs and Concolor firs only
Trees here get tagged in the fall and cut for you to collect later — the farm's own page says you must tag one to get one.
Metro East & Southern Illinois
- Opens Nov 27 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Allen Farm Christmas Trees
Buncombe · Johnson County
Cut-your-own Scotch pines and Fraser firs; pre-cut too
Fridays and Saturdays 9–4, Sundays 1–4, and they run until the trees are gone.
- Opens Nov 21 usual opening — confirm for 2026
Daniken Tree Farm
Pocahontas · Bond County
Cut-your-own Canaan firs and Fraser firs; pre-cut too
9–7 every day once they open, closed Thanksgiving Day.
How this list works
We read each farm's own website and social pages — not last year's listicles — and the signs above say exactly how much the farm has posted so far. A farm marked call ahead is one we couldn't confirm for 2026; it may well be opening as usual, but check before you drive.
From the week of Thanksgiving through December 20 we re-check the big farms weekly, so sold-out means sold-out — not a guess.
See what's open this weekend in Illinois →
Farm seed list from the Illinois Christmas Tree Association, checked farm-by-farm in August 2026.