Mountain Charlie Christmas Tree Ranch

Great selection and trees are spread out so they get Sun all around them. We went looking for 14 ft and found quite a few good ones very quickly. Went to other places in the area as well that were a waste of time. Go here first. Flat $ 50 per tree.

Nice people, good selection of trees, and twine and saws provided. Wish they also had the netting to wrap the tree though, but a good, simple tree farm. Make sure you print or show the online coupon for $ 5 off and your price will be $ 45 in cash.

The holiday seasons are often a stressful time of year however if you have a good perspective about it you can make some great memories!
That’s what I tried to do with my own children… We made Christmas cookies, we went to Christmas programs, we went to Christmas in the Park and of course, we always decorated the tree!
Christmas can also be an educational time for children… And that’s why i’m reviewing this Christmas Tree Farm! What a wonderful place this is! I went up there today to meet the proprietor of the farm… I was greeted by Anna… Who graciously told me a lot of the history of the farm…
Apparently Mountain Charlie was one of the original 49ers… He purchased that land about 1850… And constructed a cabin… He was quite a character…
The story goes one day Mountain Charlie was attacked by a big old grizzly bear… The grizzly bear took a chunk of his skull bone… But he survived because he had a metal plate put in… When he got better… He went for his revenge!
He went and found that old grizzly bear… and killed him with his bare hands! Up the road from the tree farm there’s a cabin constructed at the site where that event happened… there’s more history about Mountain Charlie… He was responsible for the road that goes between Mountain Charlie Road and Scotts Valley… There’s a plaque at The beginning of mountain Charlie Rd that explains all that…
Anna tells me there’s a chapter about Mountain Charlie in a book called Ghosts of Santa Cruz County… Never saw the book… But I want to read it now!
They have really nice trees here… Each tree –any size is $ 50… When you arrive they give you a saw for a five dollar deposit… And they tell you where to cut on the tree… Most of trees are Douglas firs… But they have a few white firs as well…
Access to the road is not difficult… Take Highway 17 towards Santa Cruz… Take the Summit exit… Turn left at the first stop sign… Drive slowly up the hill… It is one Lane… But the road is not difficult or treacherous!
So help your kids learn a little bit of history… And enjoy Christmas… You will be making history and memories of your own! When you go to Mountain Charlie Treefarm… Tell them you read about it on Unilocal!Tell Anna Karen said hi! And by the way… Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Damn and blast, I didn’t see their website and print the $ 5.00 off voucher.
Oh well, this place is pretty easy to get to from the North end of Mountain Charlie off Summit but bring some motion sickness pills if you want to drive from the Glenwood end.
Staff were friendly, lots of parking, lots of trees and no frills… Happy Holidays !

This was our first visit to Mtn. Charlie Ranch and we were really surprised by the number of trees and the great pruning they do on the trees. Go on line to their website and print out the $ 5.00 off coupon and you’ll pay $ 45.00 for ANY tree. It’s a great deal considering the same tree down in Los Gatos was over $ 90.00.

Got my tree from here, lotsa varieties of trees big & small! The guys were so helpful, since i’ve never used a saw in my life, they helped me chop down my tree, carried it to the car and shook off any excess dirt and or bugs.

This place is awesome ! My family and friends went there today and had a blast at this historic place. even during the rain we found trees so easy. All were perfect and well trimmed. We have been going there for years and always bring a picnic and libations. The ranch has Doug furs, white furs and some nobles. Can’t go wrong here.

This is an event for my Family and I to go to Mountain Charlie for a Christmas Tree every year. The Staff always remembers us and our truck every time we go!
This Sunday the weather was just right to get our tree.
We cut a coupon for «5 dollars off» out of the newspaper, got the hot chocolate ready and loaded the truck with gloves and extra shoes. (it can get muddy!)
The trip up highway 17 was breeze.
We headed up to the Douglas Fir area and found a nice tree right away.
Tied it very securely on top of the truck and went back up front to pay for it.
$ 40 for a nice tree. been that price for the last 5 years or so too.
The lady who took my money was real nice and gave us all Candy Canes.
We drove home and put the tree in the garage for the night.
Tomorrow we will set it up and decorate it after dinner.
So Much fun!
I love Xmas.
:)