Christmas Tree Hill

Christmas Tree Hill in Corte Madera is one of the oldest sections of town, developed in the last years of the 19th Century. The neighborhood winds up the hill along narrow roads and stairs, through a mosaic of homes, gardens, and redwood groves. Many homes have sweeping views of the Bay. This is a unique neighborhood in Marin County. People who live on the hill love the private and rural setting, only minutes to everywhere. There are only about 250 “dwelling units” on the hill.

Location

Beautiful, rural, with Bay views, and close to everything: Highway 101 and San Francisco, Menke Park, Corte Madera Town Park, Downtown Larkspur, shopping centers, and central to all of Marin County. The hill is populated with Victorian cottages and homes built through the 1960’s – many now rebuilt or remodeled. The original developer of this land built stairs  – still in use – for the convenience of residents going to the Corte Madera Train Station (now Menke Park).

Property Values

See our market report for the price of homes sold in Corte Madera over the last month and last two years. 

Christmas Tree Hill Neighborhood Homes for Sale

Special Features of this Neighborhood

1-2 miles to Highway 101 and the Corte Madera Town Center shopping centerFor more about Corte Madera, see the Corte Madera page at LivinginMarin.com.

A walking tour of Christmas Tree Hill. This 45 min to 1 hour walk up Christmas Tree Hill, on stairs, roads, and fire trails is often strenuous but worth the effort: beautiful views of the Bay, the SF skyline, and Mount Tamalpais. Here is a link to the map and directions: Christmas Tree Stair Walk.

Map of Stairs and Paths

Map of Stairs on Christmas Tree Hill from the 1970’s.  Click for a high resolution version.

History of the Hill

In 1895, developer Emma Catharine Pixley and her sons formed the “Merry Colonists Tract” on Christmas Tree Hill. Using horse and cow paths and stairs, they divided the Hill into 2,500-sq-ft tent cabin lots, offering them for sale for as little as $50 each, and she paid for roads and water supply. Vacationers from San Francisco would take a ferry to Sausalito, then a train to the base of the Hill in Menke Park, where they disembarked and walked up to their camping spots.*

Read a delightful history of Christmas Tree Hill since its initial development in 1895.

Do You Want to Live on Christmas Tree Hill?

I would love to introduce you to Christmas Tree Hill! I have lived in Corte Madera for over 20 years and our office is at the bottom of this neighborhood.

If you are interested in living in Corte Madera, you can start by searching for properties. When you are ready to learn first-hand about Corte Madera homes, contact us. We are happy to help and we love to share our local knowledge of all that Christmas Tree Hill has to offer.