Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Belgrade, MT

Belgrade

Amaltheia Organic Dairy has handcrafted certified organic goat cheese near Belgrade for more than 20 years. The lineup runs to chevre, feta, ricotta, and flavored chevres like roasted garlic and chive and sun-dried tomato, several of them American Cheese Society award winners. The farm feeds its whey to organic hogs and composts the rest, wasting nothing. You'll find the cheeses in Bozeman shops and in Whole Foods and Trader Joe's nationwide.

Manhattan

Spanish Peaks Alpacas breeds Suri alpacas for fleece on Curtis Lane near Manhattan, along Baker Creek close to the Gallatin River. The ranch stands out as the only one in Montana raising gray animals. Since 2011 the owners have run educational visits that trace fiber from shearing to finished yarn, hats, scarves, and felted goods. The creekside setting doubles as a quiet spot to spend time with the herd.

Belgrade

A horse-drawn carriage service based on Hamm Road outside Belgrade, in the Gallatin Valley near Bozeman. Little verified information is published online beyond the location and business name. Operations like this in the area typically run wedding and event carriages plus seasonal rides.

Manhattan

A six-acre corn maze cut by hand into a grid-planted field near Manhattan, no computers or GPS involved, with three levels of difficulty. It started in 2010 and changes design yearly, past themes running from Yellowstone Park to the MSU Bobcats. Beyond the maze, the farm runs wagon rides, a six-hole mini golf course, disc golf, adult and kid trikes, cornhole, a barrel train, and a playground.

Bozeman

Dale Mandeville built Bozeman's first corn maze in 1998, shaped like a pumpkin, as a draw for his family's patch on Mandeville Lane. The operation ran there for years before moving to 1340 E Valley Center Road. Fall visitors get a straw-bale maze, a kids' maze, puzzle mazes, a bungee trampoline, corn bins, a mini-train, hay rides, and pick-your-own pumpkins.

Bozeman

Horse-drawn sleigh and hay rides run across the farm on Manley Road at the edge of Bozeman, winding through open fields and along the river to a quiet bend beneath the Bridger Mountains, where riders gather at a campfire for hot chocolate. The same outfit runs city carriage rides through Bozeman's historic districts and leads multi-day horse pack trips into Yellowstone. Daytime sleigh rides depart hourly, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bozeman

Rocky Creek Farm sits in the creek bottomlands east of Bozeman, now farmed by Gallatin Valley Botanical as a certified organic operation. More than 300 apple trees in nine varieties feed a cider press that runs during the fall festival, a Bozeman tradition going back three decades. Weekends from late September through Halloween bring hay rides, a pumpkin patch, and apple picking. A summer farm stand and U-pick berries round out the season.

Manhattan

Bozeman Alpaca Traders keeps a herd of Suri alpacas on Bates Road in the Gallatin Valley, about 15 miles west of Bozeman. The ranch helped found the Yellowstone Alpaca Breeders Association, the first such group in Montana. Visits run by appointment: feed and walk the animals, then browse the Trading Post for hand-spun yarn, felted throws and rugs, and alpaca teddy bears.