Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Carlisle, PA

Carlisle

Pumpkin farm on Enola Road in Carlisle, Cumberland County, below the North Mountain ridge. Fall growers here typically open in late September with pick-your-own and pre-picked pumpkins running into October. Call ahead to confirm this year's dates.

Carlisle

Boiling Springs

Allenberry sits on a protected mile of the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs, a historic resort where the Crockett family built the original home and barn in 1786. The Barn restaurant serves farm-to-table lunches, dinners, and Sunday brunch. Guests fly fish the creek, book spa treatments, catch shows at the Playhouse, and stay in cottages or a stone mansion across roughly 57 wooded acres.

Carlisle

Pick-your-own strawberries on West Lisburn Road in Carlisle, in the Cumberland Valley southwest of Harrisburg. The season here generally opens in late May and lasts three to four weeks, depending on spring weather. Farms like this one post daily picking conditions and field openings by phone or social media, since a hard rain or a hot spell can change what's ready overnight.

Landisburg

The LEAF Project is a youth-focused nonprofit farm on Warm Springs Road in Landisburg, Perry County, that hires and trains teenagers from different backgrounds to grow food and run the operation. The farm sells through a farm-share program and an on-site shop and hosts field trips and community events. Its aim is leadership through real work in the food system. Contact [email protected] or (717) 559-5323.

Gardners

A small agritourism spot on Half Mile Drive in Gardners, the center of Adams County's apple and fruit belt north of Gettysburg. This region grows more tree fruit than almost anywhere in Pennsylvania, and nearby stands sell apples, peaches, and cider through the late-summer and fall harvest. Details on this particular farm are thin online, so a direct call is the best way to confirm what it offers and when.

Shermans Dale

Deep Blue Farm grows fruit on Evergreen Road in Shermans Dale, Perry County, and now sends its crop to Fallen From Grace Cidery rather than selling to the public. An on-farm market stand still operates in front of the garage. The shift from retail to cidery fruit is worth knowing before a visit. Contact the farm directly to confirm what, if anything, is available for sale.

Dillsburg

McCurdy's Tree Farm sits on Chestnut Grove Road in Dillsburg, York County, in the rolling country south of Harrisburg. The name points to a Christmas tree grower, common in this area's choose-and-cut season that opens the weekend after Thanksgiving. Hours are not posted online, so call ahead in the holiday season to confirm what is available.

Aspers

Fields of Adventure runs a 7-acre corn maze with a new theme each year at Smithfield Farm in Aspers, plus a wagon ride out to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch. Spring brings tulip picking and baby animals; summer means sunflowers. The fall harvest festival runs from September into early November, with Friday evening hours through October. Hayrides, a zip line, and a corn box round out the day.

Dillsburg

Moose Ridge Alpacas keeps a herd on Old York Road just outside Dillsburg, in the rolling farm country between Harrisburg and Gettysburg. As an agritourism listing, alpaca visits and fiber products are the likely draw. Published details are limited, so reach out ahead to confirm farm hours or whether they sell yarn and raw fleece.

Duncannon

Biglerville

Fifth-generation family orchard in Biglerville, at the center of Adams County's apple country, growing apples and a rotation of seasonal tree fruit. Beechwood runs a farm market at its Carlisle Road location and is a regular vendor at the Swarthmore Farmers Market, also supplying regional co-ops. Wholesale hours run weekdays. Reach them at 717-677-6536 or [email protected].

New Bloomfield

Biglerville

Dillsburg

Paulus Orchards grows apples, peaches, and pumpkins on East Mount Airy Road in Dillsburg, north of Gettysburg. The farm runs a market stand and opens its fields for pick-your-own fruit, busiest in a fall season of hayrides and pumpkin picking. Pressed cider and baked goods fill out the stand. Hours shift with the harvest, so check before visiting.

East Berlin

This East Berlin creamery bottles its own dairy, milk, butter, cream, and yogurt, and adds artisan cheese and ice cream from the same herd. Beyond the dairy case it carries pastured beef, chicken, and pork, plus eggs and produce, and runs a home-delivery route for farm-fresh orders. The store sits on Germany Road in Adams County. Email or call to set up delivery.

Newport

Honey in the Hollow is a family bee farm on Gypsy Hollow Road in Newport, Perry County, run by Glenn and Sue Scott. They sell raw local honey, infused honey, and beeswax and other bee products, with an emphasis on sustainable beekeeping and bee conservation. Their honey also turns up at nearby shops like People's Provisions in Elliottsburg. Order online or catch them at local retailers.

Newville

Cross the Creek Farm grows pick-your-own strawberries just outside Newville, off Pine Road in the Cumberland Valley. The berry season runs roughly late May into mid-June, when the rows open for families to pick their own. It's a straightforward seasonal operation focused on one crop done well. Call ahead during picking season to check ripeness and the day's hours before making the drive.

Orrtanna

Reid's makes wine and hard cider from fruit grown in Adams County's orchard country, working out of Buchanan Valley Road in Orrtanna, west of Gettysburg. The tasting room pours their bottled wines and ciders under the line 'Great Wines, Naturally.' They also sell at regional farmers markets, and a separate cider house carries the Reid's Cider House name on social media.

Biglerville

Hauser Estate Winery sits atop a hill on Cashtown Road outside Biglerville, in the Adams County apple country west of Gettysburg. The estate is known as the original home of Jack's Hard Cider and for a tasting room with wide views over the surrounding orchards. It produces wine and cider from regional fruit.

Biglerville

The Historic Round Barn is a 1914 wooden round barn on Cashtown Road near Biglerville that now runs as a farm market. Shelves inside carry Adams County apples and peaches, sweet corn, local produce, jams, and baked goods through the growing season. The building itself, one of few true round barns left in Pennsylvania, draws visitors as much as the fruit does.

Dover

Port Royal

Dover

Pick-your-own berry farm in Dover, York County, known for red and black raspberries harvested straight from the rows. Hours have run mornings and select evenings during the summer picking window. Recent listings show the stand as temporarily closed, so calling ahead at 717-292-1390 is worth it before making the trip. The farm sits on Bluebird Lane off the rural roads north of York.

Gettysburg

Destination Gettysburg is the official tourism bureau for Gettysburg and Adams County, based on West Middle Street. Rather than a farm, it promotes the area's battlefield, orchards, wineries, and farm stands to visitors and publishes trip-planning resources. It works as a clearinghouse for local agritourism and events.

Orrtanna

Adams County Winery has poured wine from an 1860s bank barn near Gettysburg since 1975, making it the fifth-oldest operating winery in Pennsylvania. The tasting room offers complimentary flights and vineyard tours, with landscaped, pet-friendly grounds eight miles west of town in Orrtanna. From May through October, the Terrace Bistro fires up wood-fired dishes Friday through Sunday. A separate wine shop operates in downtown Gettysburg. Open daily, 10 to 5.

Gettysburg

The property at 125 Glenwood Drive outside Gettysburg, long known as Land of Little Horses, now operates as The Land of Adventures family attraction. It features a petting zoo, duck races, gem mining, an adventure playground, and a fall corn maze, pumpkin patch, and sunflower field. Adams County's battlefield tourism sits just minutes away.

Gettysburg

Old Sword Farm sits on Hanover Road just east of Gettysburg, in Adams County's fruit-and-farm belt southeast of the battlefield. Little about its crops or visitor activities is posted online. Confirm hours and what's available with the farm before making the trip.

Dover

A cut-your-own Christmas tree farm on George Street in Dover, York County. Families tag and cut their own trees here in the weeks after Thanksgiving, the standard choose-and-cut season across south-central Pennsylvania. Specific varieties and opening dates aren't posted online, so call ahead before heading out with the saw.

Thomasville

Charlie's Produce & Crabs is a roadside farm market and specialty stand on Route 30 west of Thomasville in York County, half a mile past Route 116. It pairs fresh local produce with steamed and fresh crabs, an unusual combination for an inland farm stand. It's open seven days, with longer Friday and Saturday hours, and takes cards plus SFMNP senior farm-market vouchers. Call 717-841-6150 to check the day's produce and crab supply.

York

York

A blueberry farm on Butter Road northwest of York. Blueberries ripen over several weeks in this part of Pennsylvania, generally from early July into August, which gives pick-your-own farms a longer season than the quick strawberry window. Fields open once the first berries color up, so a quick call confirms whether picking is on before you drive out.

Newburg

Beams Blue Mountain Farm lies on Lurgan Road near Newburg, in Cumberland County at the foot of Blue Mountain in south-central Pennsylvania. The agritourism listing carries no crop or product detail. Contact the farm to learn what they raise and whether they welcome visitors.

York

Smysers Farm on South Salem Church Road in York sells its own beef, vegetables, and cut flowers, and runs a roadside stand plus a fall pumpkin patch. Registered as Smysers Richlawn Farm, it offers on-farm pickup and farm experiences through the growing season. A second entrance sits on East Berlin Road. Produce and flowers rotate with what's ready in the fields.

Harrisburg

Smith Christmas Tree Farm in the Chambers Hill area of Harrisburg grows cut-your-own Douglas fir, Fraser fir, and concolor fir for the holidays. The family operation runs produce too, with summer tomatoes and a fall lineup of pumpkins, squash, gourds, straw bales, and corn shocks. Winter is the main season, when families come to pick and cut their tree.

Bees-N-Trees is a honey farm operating since 2010 on Quarry Road in Hummelstown, Dauphin County, listed for agritourism and pick-your-own visits. As the name suggests, the operation pairs beekeeping and honey with tree crops. It's a small local outfit rather than a large retail farm. Call 717-329-3216 to confirm what's available and when the farm is open to visitors.

Mt Wolf

An agritourism farm on Blossom Drive in Mount Wolf, north of York in the rolling farmland near the Susquehanna. Small farms in this part of York County commonly run seasonal produce stands or pick-your-own fields through the warm months. Because little is published about this location, calling ahead is the surest way to find out what's available and when it opens.

Bainbridge

Pasture-raised meat is the draw at this Bainbridge farm: beef, pork, chicken, and turkey, plus eggs, honey, and tallow soap. Animals rotate across paddocks under a regenerative, grass-based system. The on-site farm store runs Monday through Saturday, and monthly CSA meat shares come in four-month seasons. It sits along River Road above the Susquehanna in Lancaster County.