Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Fort Smith, AR

Pocola

Wild Things Farm sits a mile north of I-540 in Pocola, in far-eastern Oklahoma near the Arkansas line, and has grown pick-your-own fruit since 2000. Strawberries start in late April, followed by blueberries and blackberries through summer. Fall brings hayrides, a corn maze, and a pumpkin patch, plus a gift shop, snack bar, homemade ice cream, and farm animals to pet. Call ahead to confirm the farm is open and picking.

Alma

Twin Oaks Peach Farm grows 12 peach varieties, including Candor, Red Haven, and Bell of Georgia, on Dean Springs Road in Alma, with u-pick running from roughly June 10 to August 10.

Hackett

Daystar Farm, also known as Daystar Arabian Farm, is a working Arabian horse breeding and boarding operation at the foot of the Sugarloaf Mountains near Hackett, offering riding lessons and horse sales rather than produce.

Charleston

Nanna's Iris Garden is on Keith Road in Charleston, a Franklin County town in the Arkansas River Valley near the state's historic Altus wine country. As the name states, irises are the specialty -- a flower garden rather than a produce farm or orchard.

Mountainburg

Mountainburg

Simmons Plant Farm sits on North Highway 71 in Mountainburg, a Crawford County town in the Boston Mountains of the Ozarks. As the name suggests, it's a plant nursery operation rather than a produce farm -- specific stock isn't listed publicly.

Poteau

Maple Creek Berry Farm grows two acres of u-pick blueberries in several varieties that ripen at different points across June and July, on Pleasant Valley Road outside Poteau in LeFlore County. Buckets and take-home containers are provided, and pickers can grab free jelly-jar labels, recipe cards, and a map of other Oklahoma u-pick farms. Hours run Tuesday and Thursday evenings plus Saturday mornings.

Booneville

Sunnyland Berry Farm is a USDA Certified Organic operation on Highway 10 outside Booneville, started by Sunny Bradshaw and his wife Linda Rose to grow blackberries, strawberries, and blueberries. The market has since expanded into honey, coffee and tea, cut flowers, dried herbs, mushrooms, and nursery stock. Organic certification is uncommon among Arkansas u-pick farms, most of which run conventional.