Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Crystal Lake, IL

Huntley

A Huntley farm market that's sold locally grown pumpkins and fall produce for more than 40 years across two nearby locations, with the u-pick patch three miles west of the market. Every pumpkin is $8 regardless of size, admission and parking are free, and weekends bring hayrides and cider donuts.

Woodstock

Heider's Berry Farm has grown strawberries and raspberries on Queen Anne Road in Woodstock since 1972, now in its sixth generation of family ownership. Visitors pick their own or buy prepicked berries, plus homemade jam, seasonal vegetables, and handcrafted wood items from the on-site gift shop.

Woodstock

Meadowmoor Orchard keeps things simple — no admission fee, no frills, just u-pick apples plus a few early pumpkins and gourds each September and October. It's only open weekends, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4, closed the rest of the week. Woodstock's other orchards lean bigger; this one stays a straightforward family farm.

Woodstock

Sun Berry Orchard Farm sits outside Woodstock in McHenry County, part of a cluster of small orchards along the Fox River Valley's fall picking circuit. No current web listing turned up describing specific crops or hours. Call ahead to confirm what's in season before making the drive.

Woodstock

Woodstock

All Seasons Orchard grows 16,000 apple trees outside Woodstock, Honeycrisp among the headliners, alongside a three-quarter-acre pumpkin and gourd patch. Cider donuts and caramel apples come hand-dipped on-site daily, and the grounds add a corn maze, zip line, and apple cannon on top of straightforward u-pick. The season runs late August through early November, open daily except Tuesdays, with barnyard access starting around $9.

Dundee

All Grass Farms, formerly Barrington Natural Farms, is a diversified regenerative farm on IL Route 31 in Dundee, inside the Brunner Family Forest Preserve. They sell grass-fed beef, lamb, pastured pork and poultry, raw Guernsey milk, pasture-raised eggs, and run a vegetable CSA, with a farm store open daily.

Woodstock

SunBerry Orchard grows apples, peaches, cherries, strawberries and raspberries on Greenwood Road outside Woodstock, one of three McHenry County locations the Ukrainian-American farm family runs alongside a pasture-raised meat operation. Fall brings u-pick weekends with a smokehouse turning out more than 40 kinds of sausage. The farm also runs markets in Mundelein, Lake Zurich, and Skokie, so the produce travels even when you don't.

Huntley

M&M Christmas Tree Farm is a choose-and-cut operation in Huntley started by Paul McConnell in 1983, growing Colorado spruce, Fraser fir, balsam fir, Douglas fir, and Scotch pine. It opens the Friday after Thanksgiving and runs weekends through the season, with weekday visits available by calling ahead. Pines run about $20 each.

Lakemoor

Woodstock

Homestead Orchard grows 23 apple varieties on land that's been farmed since 1839, plus pie cherries, pears, apricots, and plums. The farm store operates out of a converted 1880s horse barn and stocks honey, jams, jellies, salsas, and beeswax candles from local Amish suppliers alongside the fruit. Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4.

Woodstock

Grace Farm Studios is listed on Franklinville Road in Woodstock, McHenry County. No verifiable website or business listing was found to confirm what the studio offers.

Volo

A family-owned greenhouse in Volo that grows its own annuals on-site and sells them alongside general gardening supplies. It's a straightforward neighborhood plant shop, not an event destination.

McHnery

Stade's Farm & Market works 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, strawberries, and raspberries in McHenry County, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The market stays open daily from May through Halloween with pick-your-own produce, a bakery known for apple cider donuts, and Townsend Meats & Eggs. A 30-acre pumpkin patch and 11,000-tree apple orchard round out the fall season.

Woodstock

Woodstock Country Orchard's old web domain has since been resold and no longer reflects the business, a sign this Garden Valley Road orchard may not be operating the way it once did. Anyone planning a visit should call ahead or check current McHenry County orchard listings before making the drive.

Woodstock

Lang's Orchard runs u-pick apples on Secor Road outside Woodstock, weather permitting — a cold snap during spring flowering has forced the orchard to sit out entire seasons rather than sell an off crop. The farm posts real-time picking updates on Facebook and keeps a small on-site store running when the trees cooperate.

Barrington

This Old Sutton Road address in Barrington was once listed as a pumpkin patch, but current records tie the property to a construction business rather than an active farm stand. Whether pumpkin picking still happens here couldn't be confirmed.

Wauconda

The Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce represents more than 300 businesses across Wauconda, Island Lake, Lakemoor, and Volo, working on local economic development rather than farming itself. It's the group residents contact for area business directories and community event coordination. Offices are at 118 S. Main Street, Suite 4, in downtown Wauconda.

Union

Prairie Sky Orchard has been growing apples on Union Road since 1991, when the current owners turned five empty acres into what's now roughly 2,800 dwarf trees across 14 varieties. Pick your own or buy pre-packaged, then stop at the barn store for cider donuts, jams, salsas, and u-bake pies. Asian pears and raspberries round out the harvest, and a weekend food kiosk adds hot dogs and pulled pork.

Woodstock

Knoll's Apple Orchard and Vegetable Farm grows apples and produce on Saint Patrick Road outside Woodstock, one of several small orchards in McHenry County's fall picking circuit. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm what's in season.

Marengo

Grizzy's Pumpkins sells pumpkins from a farm at the corner of Route 20 and Coral Road outside Marengo, in Coral Township. It turns up in local farm directories and a scattering of social posts from visitors, but runs without a dedicated website. Worth a call ahead to check what's picked and ready.

Woodstock

McCann Berry Farm closed permanently after the 2026 season, ending 41 years of pick-your-own blueberries northeast of Woodstock. Bob and Mary McCann planted their first strawberry crop in 1982 and later shifted the farm's focus to blueberries, picked Wednesdays and Saturdays each July. The McCanns have retired; this listing remains for the record.

Spring Grove

Richardson Adventure Farm is home to what it bills as the world's largest corn maze — 28 acres and 10.4 miles of trails cut into a cornfield outside Spring Grove. Beyond the maze, the farm runs a 50-foot tube slide, an observation tower, a train, a carousel, and a zip line, plus group picnic areas that hold up to 100 people. It's less a farm stand than a full day-trip destination.

Mundelein

SunBerry Orchard grows roughly 150 apple varieties on its Mundelein property, with u-pick apple season running September through October alongside fresh cider, baked goods, and a petting zoo. The family behind it traces its farming roots to Ukraine and opened this location in 2018, building a full farm store and market around the fall apple harvest.

Richmond

Natural Farm Stand sells produce on Route 173 outside Richmond, near the Wisconsin border in McHenry County. No independent website or listing turned up online, so current offerings and stand hours are best confirmed directly.

This listing gives only a Zarnstorff Road address in the 60071 zip code near Richmond, with no matching business name turning up in local directories or online records. It reads as a small family farm rather than a commercial operation, but nothing further can be confirmed.

Twin Lakes

Harvest Time Orchards grows 13 apple varieties for pick-your-own on 128th Street in Twin Lakes, on the Wisconsin-Illinois line between Milwaukee and Chicago. The orchard also sells pumpkins, from small gourds to carving size, and makes fresh donuts from its own recipes. An on-site spot, Twin Lakes Local, serves food and drinks. Fall is the busy season.

Grayslake

Mini Earth Greenhouses grows plants on Peterson Road outside Grayslake, in Lake County. No public website or hours turned up online, so it's worth calling ahead before a visit.

Spring Grove

Oriole Springs Orchard is a small, old-fashioned u-pick apple orchard on State Line Road outside Spring Grove. Visitors describe it as quaint rather than commercial — a modest operation without the crowds or add-on attractions found at bigger area orchards.

Twin Lakes

Oriole Springs Orchard grows apples near Twin Lakes, in Kenosha County at Wisconsin's southeast corner by the Illinois line. Orchards here open for fall picking and farm sales, close enough to draw visitors from both the Milwaukee and Chicago metro areas.

Marengo

Cody's Farm & Orchard grows sweet corn, green beans, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, onions, and potatoes on River Road in Marengo, and stocks Wisconsin dairy alongside the produce. The farm market runs daily 10am-6pm, with school tours and seasonal strawberry, sweet corn, apple, and pumpkin picking through the year.

Palatine

Ethels Place runs a fall pumpkin patch in Palatine, one of the seasonal stops northwest Cook County families use for pumpkin picking each October. It operates on a short autumn calendar rather than a year-round schedule, so the visit window is narrower than at a working farm. Check current-year dates before heading out.

Saint Charles

Norton's Produce farms a stretch of Illinois Route 64 in Saint Charles, best known regionally for its fall corn maze alongside u-pick produce. It shows up on Chicago-area corn maze guides as one of the longer-running mazes in the Fox Valley, with the produce stand running through the growing season before the maze takes over each autumn. Confirm hours before driving out, since small roadside farms shift with the harvest.

Harvard

Spears To You grows seven acres of asparagus, Jersey Supreme and Millennial varieties, and picks daily through a season that runs roughly early May to early June. Loose asparagus runs $6 a pound, dropping to $5 for two pounds or more, or buy a pre-packed 10-pound box for $45. U-pick hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lake Villa

Susanna Farms is a working equine facility in Lake Villa built around therapeutic riding rather than produce or pumpkins. Programs include riding lessons, equine-assisted therapy for anxiety and autism, camps, and farm-to-table events, with private lessons starting around $45 for thirty minutes on a historic family farm repurposed for horses.

Lake Villa

Hop & Hen Farm raises poultry on Petite Lake Road outside Lake Villa, in Lake County. No independent website or listing turned up online, so current offerings and visiting policy are best confirmed directly with the farm.

St. Charles

The Greater St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau markets St. Charles as a destination along the Fox River, one of the first 21 tourism bureaus certified by the state of Illinois back in 1983. It coordinates visitor information on the riverwalk, paddlewheel boat cruises, Scarecrow Weekend, and area farm and orchard visits rather than growing anything itself. Offices sit at 2 Main Street downtown.

St. Charles

Downtown St. Charles has hosted this scarecrow tradition since 1985, drawing 85 to 100-plus handmade entries each year across mechanical, club, individual, and business categories. The 2025 event runs October 10 through 12 with live entertainment and public voting on favorite scarecrows.

Harvard

Davidson's Giant Pumpkins has grown genuine oversized pumpkins outside Harvard for more than 45 seasons, alongside regular jack-o'-lanterns and oddly shaped squash. Admission and parking are free, with pricing running roughly $1 to $15 depending on size. It's a bare-bones, pick-your-own field — no rides, no maze, just pumpkins in every shape the season produces.

Village of Bloomfield

Hafs Road Orchard sells apples, fresh-pressed cider, and hand-dipped caramel apples from its stand on Hafs Road, about seven miles east of Lake Geneva in Walworth County. This is a store-side orchard with no pick-your-own; fruit is picked and sold ready to go. The 2026 season opens August 21. They take cash, cards, and electronic payment.

Burlington

Munster Orchard grows apples on Geneva Road in Burlington, near the Racine and Walworth county line in southeast Wisconsin. Orchards in this corner of the state open for picking and farm sales from late August through October, with apples, cider, and often pumpkins in the fall lineup.

Sycamore

Plank Rd Orchard grows 16 apple varieties, from early Gala to late-season Honeycrisp, and lets visitors pick their own during harvest. The farm store fills in around the apples with baked goods, honey, and small-batch jams and jellies. It's a straightforward u-pick operation on Plank Road outside Sycamore, doing what an orchard does well without much else attached.

Lake Geneva

A zipline and aerial adventure course on East Townline Road in Lake Geneva, the resort town in Walworth County. Expect elevated ropes elements and ziplines through the trees rather than crops. Book ahead for a time slot.

Elburn

Shady Hill Gardens built a national reputation over more than 30 years as a specialist grower of geraniums and pelargoniums, shipping mail-order plants out of the Chicago area. The operation relocated to Elburn in 2007 under new family ownership and now runs alongside a broader nursery business — bedding plants, herbs, hanging baskets — with geraniums still the specialty that built the name.

Geneva

Windy Acres operates in Geneva, part of the Fox River Valley's cluster of small agritourism stops. No current web listing was found describing what's currently open. Call ahead to confirm before visiting, since small operations like this often run seasonally.

Genoa

Go-Ro Fresh grows more than 30 crops across 1,300 acres near Genoa, including herbs, leafy greens, root vegetables, organic beets, and pumpkins. The fifth-generation farm runs a U-Pick field and an on-site farm market alongside its wholesale produce operation.

Lake Geneva

Dan Patch Stables offers horseback riding at the Grand Geneva Resort near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Named for the famous early-1900s pacing horse Dan Patch, the stable runs guided trail rides across the resort's grounds in the Geneva Lakes area. It operates as part of the resort's outdoor activities.

Harvard

GoSleigh runs a countryside Christmas operation out of Harvard built around horse-drawn sleigh rides, a live nativity, and a sledding hill. Visitors can also catch the Cozy Coral Theater, a petting farm, and Christmas goodies during the holiday season.

Harvard

Countryside Christmas is a seasonal choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation on Lilja Road outside Harvard, in a stretch of McHenry County known for its tree farms. Independent detail beyond its listing as a u-pick agritourism stop is limited online, so call ahead for current tree varieties and weekend hours before making the drive.

Harvard

Freedom Organix is a USDA-certified organic farm outside Harvard running a year-round CSA, with shares of fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, herbs, and cut flowers delivered through neighborhood pickup points. Half-share options suit smaller households, and the farm opens select fields for u-pick snap peas and tomatoes in season.

Garden Prairie

Susie's Garden Patch runs a produce stand on US Highway 20 in Garden Prairie, selling what's in season straight off the farm. It's a small, family-run operation without much of a web presence — the kind of stand you find by driving past it, not by searching for it online.

Harvard

Ben's Christmas Tree Farm cuts trees in Harvard, near the Wisconsin border in McHenry County's cluster of choose-and-cut tree farms. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm this season's hours and stock.

Sycamore Pumpkin Patch ran u-pick pumpkins on Quigley Road for about a decade before closing in 2004. The 41-acre property has since gone back to farmland, and pumpkin seekers in DeKalb County now head to the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival downtown or nearby farms like Sugar Grove Pumpkin Farm instead.

Valley View Berry Farm grows berries on Springfield Road in Walworth County, near Lake Geneva in Wisconsin's southeast corner. The listing doesn't name a town, and little is published online. Southern Wisconsin berry farms typically pick strawberries in June and raspberries later in summer. Call ahead for what's ripe and current hours.

Maple Park

Kuipers Family Farm spans 230 acres in Maple Park, split between an apple orchard with u-pick and a bakery on one side of Watson Road, and a tulip festival, sunflower festival, dinosaur adventure, and Pumpkin FunFarm on the other. The farm has run these seasonal events for 25 years.

Aurora

Abbey Farms runs three seasons out of the same Butterfield Road property: summer produce, a fall Pumpkin Daze with what it calls the biggest corn maze in Kane County, and a winter Christmas tree lot where visitors can cut their own or buy pre-cut. Weekend fall nights add craft beer and outdoor movies. It's a working farm built around three distinct reasons to visit rather than one.

Aurora

An agritourism farm on Hart Road in Aurora overlooking the Fox River Valley, running a pumpkin patch and Christmas tree farm alongside a 6,000-square-foot farm store stocked with specialty foods. The Nagel Emporium is the farm's event space — 8,000 square feet with reclaimed barn wood, chandeliers, and an outdoor stone fireplace, booked mainly for weddings.

Green Oaks

Heinz Orchard has run a no-frills, self-service apple picking operation in Green Oaks for more than 70 years — no hayrides, no petting zoo, no admission fee, just trees. A half-peck bag runs about $10, a full peck about $20, cash or card. The family calls it Chicagoland's closest orchard, and the crop-update line moves faster than email replies during picking season.

Maple Park

An on-farm market near Maple Park selling locally grown produce direct from the farm rather than through a store. It's run under Troxel Ag, a small corn-farming operation that added the farm shop as a side outlet.

Sugar Grove

Spring Bluff Nursery has served Kane County since 1979, running a retail garden center alongside a full landscaping arm that handles design, installation, hardscaping, and water features. Beyond trees, shrubs, and perennials, they grow heirloom vegetables and herbs on-site and run a CSA program, a produce operation layered onto what's primarily a plant nursery.