Rees Road Crane Tree
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 1849 Rees Rd, San Marcos, California
When: typically late Nov – early Jan (check before visiting)
Hours: typically dusk – 10 PM
Cost: free
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The owners rent a crane every year to string lights on the massive Christmas tree towering over this San Marcos property.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in San Marcos is around 4:43 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:11 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 45°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 5 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 20 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Christmas on Knob Hill
- Northern Lights at California Center for the Arts
- Glendale Avenue Display
- Harmony Grove Village
- Spence Family Light House
- Eureka Lights
- Griswold Family Christmas
- Corte Ramon Themed Show
Make a night of it. This is stop 3 on our 4-stop San Marcos lights loop — about 12 miles and 45 minutes of driving in total.