Snickers Gap Tree Farm

Happy to not have gone back this year. Too many years our tree has been ruined because of it being slid through dog poop. The inconsiderate dog owners of Loudoun County ruin it for many. This business needs to stop allowing dogs on property or better yet dog owners need to start to mature and clean up after fido. And yes, I am a dog owner.

Snickers Gap Tree farm is our family tradition. We get two Colorado Blue Spruce from them each year. The farm is a good size — divided into twenty seven blocks that I guess are at least an acre each. They also grow Douglas Fir and Norwegian Spruce. They also have a better size selection (short to very tall — 14 feet at least) than most farms.
As for quality of trees, the two we cut each year are always straight, sturdy and hold a lot of ornaments and lights. They always last at least six weeks and sometimes up to eight weeks before significant needle drop.
Prices are more than the big box stores but for the quality, selection and ease of obtaining — I think they are extremely fair.
The staff are extremely helpful and they go out of their way to assist!

We have been going here with family for the last couple of years — it’s become a tradition and we truly enjoy each and every visit. The trees are a bit pricey so some years we opt out of purchasing one but still go to bond with the family and friends.

I visited Snickers Gap with two friends a couple weeks before Christmas. The farm was nicely kept. I thought the prices were a bit steep, but was satisfied with the selection — until I got home. The wood of the tree trunk was too soft to support the weight of the tree. At first, I thought the flaw was with the stand, even though my family has been using it without any issues for years. After going and buying another stand, the tree still fell over several times. After realizing that the tree was unusable, I contacted the farm. The response I received was at best rude, at worst insulting. They refused to believe that there could be any problem with the tree, and would not even begin to share details of their refund policy with me. After driving a four hour round trip to this farm and paying a steep price, I would have expected better customer service. This place is only worth a visit if you’re willing to spend $ 80 on a Christmas tree you may not be able to use.

Tradition is what it is and for us there are two mainstays — (1) Fresh Tree we cut down and (2) Santa always brings new jammies on Christmas Eve. Growing up we weren’t always able to go to a tree farm and shopped our «fresh cut» tree at the local Fire Department lot. We have been loyal fans of Snickers Gap for over 5 years… and yes, they are pricey, but I can count on one hand how many needles fell from this tree after we put it up 3 weeks before Christmas!
They have the usual varieties, Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir, White Pine… and they are all healthy. The owners of this tree farm groom the acres of trees well, so you aren’t met with a bunch of weeds and tall grass when you are on the hunt.
Its really a family environment… the kids running wild, some families bring their dogs (all decked out in their winter finery, and the fun assortment of Santa hats — some this year actually sang — are entertaining. Its busy, the lines can be long, and it can be COLD on the mountain… but the experience is wonderful. They do have cider and peanuts offered in the area near the tree wrapping station and there are typically local high school students offering their services and even selling candy during the day too.
We take pics every year, and you can go to the Snickers Gap Tree Farm website and create your own album to post them publicly —
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328 days till Christmas 2009… so mapquest Snickers and make your plans for a fresh self-​cut tree as part of your holidays, you won’t regret it!

**3.5 Stars**
Traditionally I do my tree hunting out towards Markham, way way out 66, but this year I was directed by a friend of a friend to check out Snickers Gap Tree Farm in Round Hill. Since we had a Christmas Party to go to the same day in Purceville, Round Hill was very close to where we needed to be.
Wow does Snickers Gap have the whole buying a tree process down. Head into the parking lot, walk up to a little area where you gather the tree map, saw and a rope to drag your tree and off you go. The map includes the tree prices (which were MUCH higher than I was used to paying, basically $ 10 a foot… starting at 5 feet…7.5′ Tree=$ 75.ouch.) We spent about 45 minutes wondering around trying to find our perfect tree. There were lots of families running around with their children, and you can even bring your dog with you.
Once you find your perfect tree, you cut it down and head down to the tree shaker and bailer. They tag your tree so you know which one is yours, and then the put it on a tree shaker to get the loose needles off of it and bale the tree up. While all of this is going on, you can head in for the complimentary apple cider (either hot or cold) and look around the small shop that has live wreaths, etc. They have a tractor that you can ride back to your car if you dont want to carry your tree (yay big strong boyfriend.)
I would seriously give this place 4 stars maybe even 5 if the prices werent so high. They do provide more service for you than the places I’ve cut down trees before (the shaking, the wine tastings from Bluemont Vineyard, etc) but for ½ the price I can get a tree out in Markham.