HOLIDAY TRAVEL
Still need to choose a tree? Start a family tradition and climb aboard vintage passenger cars bound for a farm packed with pines fresh for the picking.
Cut-it-yourself sites
WHERE TO GO
The Fillmore & Western Railway, offers twice-daily excursions on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $12 for children 4 to 12, and $8 for 2- and 3-year-olds. Trees range from $40 to $55. Saws are provided at the Santa Paula Christmas Tree Farm at 18540 E. Telegraph Road (Highway 126) in Santa Paula (
The Live Oak Canyon tree farm, in Yucaipa (
The appropriately named Pine Tree Acres, in Ramona (
For a more wintry experience, head to Big Bear Tree Farm in Big Bear City (
Jones is a freelance writer.
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