About Elliott Tree Farm
Elliott Tree Farm sits north of Hillsburgh in the Town of Erin, on land farmed since about 1850. The Elliott family has grown Christmas trees here since 1983, and the farm also taps a sugarbush; its Golden maple syrup was listed among the world's top 20 in a 2025 food ranking. A heritage barn holds the gift shop, and the farm runs the Maple Syrup Museum of Ontario, with Indigenous, pioneer and early modern artifacts and walking loops through the woods.
From April through early November, the Maple Syrup Farm Experience runs on weekends at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm. The guided ride through the plantations and sugarbush stops at the sugar shack and ends with a flight of Golden, Amber and Dark syrup, a maple sugar leaf, maple taffy on ice, and a waffle ice cream sandwich, about 90 minutes in all. In late winter, harvest-season weekends add all-you-can-eat pancakes.
Christmas season in 2026 runs daily November 14 to December 23. Pre-cut Fraser and balsam firs wait in the fieldstone tree cellar, and you can cut your own Canaan fir, blue spruce or Norway spruce in the groves. Weekends from November 14 to December 13 bring Santa's Cabin, with a vintage 1947 airplane on display. The heated canteen serves hot drinks and food, and there's no parking or entry fee for tree shopping.
Hereward Farms in East Garafraxa is about 12 minutes north.
What to do
- Take the guided Maple Syrup Farm Experience with a syrup tasting flight
- Walk the museum trail loops and see the maple syrup artifacts
- Cut your own Canaan fir, blue spruce or Norway spruce
- Visit Santa's Cabin on November and early December weekends
- Shop the heritage barn for maple syrup, wreaths and garlands
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Maple harvest weekends late winter; maple tours weekends April to early November; Christmas trees November 14 to December 23 (2026)
- Hours
- 2026 Christmas season: daily 9 am–5 pm, November 14–December 23 (cut-your-own groves close at 4 pm); museum weekends 9 am–3 pm; maple tours weekends 10:30 am and 12:30 pm
- Admission
- Museum trail pass $9 per person including HST (cash only), ages 3 and under free; no entry fee for tree shopping
Good to know
- Dogs
- Leashed
- Reservations
- Maple tours and Santa's Cabin require tickets bought online in advance; no reservation for tree shopping
- Payment
- Cash, credit or debit (museum trail pass cash only)
Tips for your visit
- Arrive 15 minutes before your maple tour; it leaves from the bonfire in front of the heritage barn
- Wear good footwear for the walking trails
- Cut-your-own groves close an hour before the tree cellar, at 4 pm
- Maple tickets are non-refundable but transferable, with credit if weather closes the farm
Pair it with a lavender farm
Hereward Farms · about 12 minutes away
Hereward Farms is about 12 minutes north, so a summer lavender visit and a maple tour can fit the same Saturday.
Getting there
Questions
Are dogs allowed at Elliott Tree Farm?
Yes, on a leash.
What Christmas trees can I cut myself?
Canaan fir, blue spruce and Norway spruce in the groves; Fraser and balsam firs are pre-cut.
How long is the maple experience?
About 90 minutes, including a guided tour of about 45 minutes.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Caledon, Erin & Orangeville, Ontario
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