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Yamel Santiago and Richard Ruiz look through the northern pine trees to find their perfect Christmas tree at Santa’s Christmas Tree Farm in Eustis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

EUSTIS – <\/strong>It\u2019s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as Santa\u2019s Christmas Tree Forest in Eustis. With many holiday activities including harvesting your own Christmas tree, it\u2019s no wonder that it has been a popular family attraction for 27 years.<\/p>\n

The farm features 17 acres with more than 17,000 Florida pines where guests are invited to cut and harvest their own Christmas tree. For a more traditional look, 2,000 freshly cut northern trees are also available. This year they are featuring the Colorado blue spruce, black hills spruce, douglas fir, scotch pine and a fraser fir.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe farm is so much fun and it\u2019s become a family tradition to go out and choose our Christmas tree,\u201d Buck Goffer said. \u201cWe make a day of it. The kids love the activities and we always leave with a gigantic tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the weekends, the farm offers a variety of activities including Santa\u2019s flight zip line, farm animal zoo, horse and pony rides, hayrides, bounce pillow, barrel tram rides and a crazy elf maze adventure. New attractions include a water duck race, shark tooth beach and a tire mountain.<\/p>\n

Santa also makes a guest appearance at Santa\u2019s workshop, where kids can get their picture and tell him what they want for Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis place is a great spot for a lot of holiday fun,\u201d Christine Miller said. \u201cMy kids can spend all day here doing the different activities. Everyone is so nice and it\u2019s just a great place to visit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hungry elf concessions offers a unique campfire experience where guests can purchase hot dogs and s\u2019more kits to cook over the open fire. You can also pick up some famous fresh-popped kettle corn or homemade sausages.<\/p>\n

Weekday admission is $1 and includes entry to the farm, Christmas tree field, photo ops, hayride and petting zoo. Other attractions are open on weekends and for special events.<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s Christmas Tree Forest, 35317 Huff Road in Eustis, is open 10am to 3:30pm this week and 11am to 4pm this weekend. For information, visit www.santaschristmastreeforest.com<\/a> or call 352-357-9863.<\/p>\n