10 Free DIY Tree House Plans

If you are out to build an amazing tree house, then this free tree house plan is the one for you. Don't worry if you don't have the right trees for a tree house. This free-standing tree house can be built anywhere.

Outside this tree house is a pulley system for treasures and a ladder. Inside there are bunk beds and plenty of room to play out adventures.

This free tree house plan includes a materials and shopping list, color photos, diagrams, and plenty of step-by-step building instructions.

Deluxe Treehouse from The Classic Archives

Plenty of color photos, diagrams, and written directions will help you build this tree house hideaway that any kid would love. A master cut list and supply list are available for this free tree house plan as well as separate blog posts how to build the deck, the walls, railing and shutters, and the roof. 

Handmade Hideaway from The Handmade Home

For $300, Made With Happy build this high-quality low to the ground treehouse for the kids to play in all summer long. There's a breakdown on how to build the base and frame, floor, roof, and walls and window.

Happy Treehouse Playhouse from Made With Happy

Popular Mechanics has this free plan for building a "World-class backyard tree house." There's a handful of images and lots of text in this tree house plan, so you can't skim through the steps like you can with some of the other plans from above.

Adaptable Treehouse from Popular Mechanics

Here's a fairly simple DIY tree house plan that is a sturdy but wonky platform that you can build within the trees. The free plan includes a list of materials, building instructions, and lots of color photos. 

Platform Treehouse from Yea Dad's Home

If you're looking for an updated tree house plan, this free plan from Dornob will help you build a modern tree house with an unusual shape and windows from the tiny to the huge. Color photos, written instructions, and diagrams will help you build this unique tree house.

Modern Treehouse from Doornob

Instructables has a lot of free tree house plans, but this one build by Makendo is a stand-out. It's a simple structure that needs a few trees close to each other for the build. It uses recycled fence posts for the sides and a tarp to cover the top.

The plan includes lots of building instructions, color photos, and a materials list.

Two-Tree Treehouse from Instructables

Outdoor Life has a free tree house plan that will build an A-frame tree house with a wrap-around deck and ladder. This tree house is constructed out of 4x8 plywood sheets so that it can be built in a tree or free-standing. The free tree house plan includes detailed diagrams, instructions, and a materials list. Just be sure to click through the pages on the bottom of the plan so that you can see everything.

A-Frame Treehouse from Outdoor Life

This one comes from BuildEazy. This tree house includes a deck that wraps around the tree, stairs to the ground, a slide that comes off the tree house, and an attached swing set. You'll be able to view and download a materials list, cutting list, building instructions, and blueprints in this free tree house plan.

Treehouse With Slide and Swing-Set from BuildEazy

Here's another free plan for a tree house. This one is a series of videos that will take you through each step of building the tree house. Pressure-treated wood in 2X8's with 4x4 posts makes this tree house safe for the kids and easy to assemble.

Tree Fort from Rob Hazelton