Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Athens, TN

Athens

Blackberries are the draw here, grown on Green Street in Athens, the McMinn County seat in southeast Tennessee. Tennessee blackberries ripen across June and July, and pick-your-own patches sell out fast in a good year. This is a seasonal produce stop rather than a year-round market, so check availability and picking days before you go.

Athens

MooFest is a dairy festival in downtown Athens, the McMinn County seat long tied to Tennessee's dairy industry and home to Mayfield Dairy. The street festival celebrates that heritage with the community. Its 2026 date and full lineup weren't confirmed online.

Athens

Mayfield Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch is a fall attraction on Highway 307 in Athens, in McMinn County between Chattanooga and Knoxville. As a seasonal corn maze and pumpkin patch it would open in autumn for maze walks, pumpkin picking, and family outings, though current hours, admission, and added activities aren't confirmed online. Athens sits in rolling East Tennessee farm country off I-75. Check ahead for opening dates before planning an October visit.

Athens

Shultz Farm Foods operates on County Road 603 outside Athens, the McMinn County seat in southeast Tennessee between Chattanooga and Knoxville. The name points to farm-raised food products rather than a pick-your-own field. Surrounding land is pasture and row crops typical of the Tennessee Valley. Contact the farm directly for a current product list and how to buy from them.

Athens

Ford's Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on County Road 184 in Athens, in McMinn County between Chattanooga and Knoxville. Pick-your-own blueberries in this part of East Tennessee ripen through June and July. Public details are limited, so call ahead to confirm the patch is open before visiting.

Riceville

Guthrie Pumpkin Farm & Corn Maze has operated for more than 25 years on County Road 67 in Riceville, McMinn County, in East Tennessee between Athens and Sweetwater. One admission covers a themed corn maze, a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch, an animal petting barn, a bounce pad, slides, a bee train, and rubber-duck races. It opens weekends only, Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 7pm, during the fall season. Pets aren't allowed on the working farm.

Decatur

Ridge Line Farms is a fourth-generation family farm in Decatur that sells Angus beef straight from the pasture and opens its fields for blueberries in summer and pick-your-own pumpkins each fall. The farm sits in McMinn County and is a stop on the Tennessee Pumpkin Patch Trail. Beef can also be picked up at Edgefield Prime Meat Co. in Dunlap. Call 423-506-5058 or check ridgelinefarmstn.com for hours and what's currently available.

Delano

Delano Daylilies grows daylilies on County Road 854 in Delano, Polk County, near the Hiwassee River in southeast Tennessee. The name points to a display garden and plant sales during the early-summer bloom. Hours and variety lists weren't confirmed online.

Calhoun

Carr's Vineyard grows grapes along Highway 163 in Calhoun, a small McMinn County community on the Hiwassee River in southeast Tennessee. The region's warm summers and long fall suit muscadine and bunch grapes, which usually ripen from late August into October. It's listed as an agritourism site, so contact the vineyard directly to check on tastings, sales, or picking before making the drive.

Madisonville

Strawberry Knob Farms operated as a pick-your-own strawberry farm on New Highway 68 in Madisonville, in the Monroe County foothills. Visitors picked their own berries during spring, roughly late April into May in this part of East Tennessee. The farm's Facebook page has listed it as permanently closed since 2021, so the fields may no longer be open to the public. Anyone planning a visit should confirm current status before making the drive.

Sweetwater

Camp's Christmas Forest is a cut-your-own tree farm on Kile Road in Sweetwater, Monroe County, with about 25 years of local tradition behind it. Trees are cut fresh when you choose them and priced at a flat $50, cash or check. The farm opens for the season on Black Friday and runs through December, with photo spots and decorated trees on site. Check their Facebook page for current hours.

Philadelphia

Blue Spring Farm is on Blue Springs Road in Philadelphia, a small town in Loudon County between Knoxville and Chattanooga near the Sweetwater Valley. It's listed as an agritourism farm. No website or public detail was available to confirm its crops or visitor offerings.

Sweetwater

Blueberries are the specialty at this Sweetwater grower in Monroe County, southeast Tennessee. Tennessee blueberries come on from late June through July, and small u-pick patches like this one often run limited daily hours during the ripening weeks. The mailing address is a Sweetwater P.O. box rather than the field, so call before heading out to confirm picking days and the patch location.

Charleston

Hiwassee Herb Farm takes its name from the Hiwassee River at Charleston, a small Bradley County town north of Cleveland in southeast Tennessee. The name points to culinary or medicinal herbs, and possibly plants for sale, though specifics on products, hours, or visits aren't posted online. The river-bottom ground here is fertile and well-watered. Reach out to the farm directly to confirm what herbs or plants it offers and whether it's open to buyers.

Madisonville

T J Farms is a small Madisonville operation listed in the USDA Local Food Directory, offering on-farm pickup of its products in Monroe County. Beyond that listing, little detail is published online about what it grows or its hours. Farms in this stretch of East Tennessee typically sell seasonal vegetables, with some adding pumpkins in the fall. Contact the farm directly to confirm what's available and when before visiting.

Charleston

Morris Vineyard and Tennessee Mountainview Winery sit on Union Grove Road in Charleston, in the southeast Tennessee foothills near Cleveland. The family operation is known for pick-your-own blueberries and grapes in summer, with a winery on site turning the fruit into Tennessee-made wines. Picking runs through the warm months, and the tasting room draws visitors year-round. Since online details can be dated, call ahead to confirm u-pick availability, tasting-room hours, and what's in season.

Tellico Plains

The Berry Farm is a pick-your-own blueberry patch on Towee Falls Road outside Tellico Plains, set in a small valley next to the Cherokee National Forest. Blueberries are the sole crop, and the field opens from around 7 a.m. until dusk through the summer picking window. It's an easy add-on to a day on the Cherohala Skyway or the Tellico River. Watch their Facebook page for the season's opening date and daily picking conditions.

Tellico Plains

Santa's Berry Farm offers pick-your-own blueberries and grapes on Towee Falls Road in Tellico Plains, at the edge of the Cherokee National Forest in Monroe County. Blueberries ripen through summer in this cooler East Tennessee foothill country. The farm posts picking updates on Facebook, so check before making the drive up.

Benton

Sandy's Pick is a pick-your-own blueberry patch on Poplar Street in Benton, in Polk County. The berries are grown without pesticides and sold by the pound through the summer, with buckets and picking supplies provided on site. The farm has run since 2009, and Sandra and Jimmy Caldwell took it over in late 2020 from founder Sandy Hood. Blueberry season here generally runs June into July, so call ahead to check ripeness and daily hours before driving out.

Benton

Sandy's is a pick-your-own blueberry patch on Poplar Street in Benton, in the southeast corner of the state near the Ocoee. Blueberries are the whole show here: bring a bucket and pick your own, or buy pre-picked pints if you'd rather not bend over the bushes. Picking runs through the summer season, Monday through Saturday. The farm posts ripening updates and open days on its Facebook page, so check there before you make the drive.

Ocoee

The River Maze at Birchland Ocoee Farms is a fall corn maze on Highway 64 in Ocoee, cut into eight acres of tall corn with a new theme each year. Joe and Dianne Fetzer run it as a family day out, adding a pumpkin patch, hayrides, mini-mazes, a kiddie zipline, farm animals, and bonfire sites, with food and ice cream on hand. It's a working row-crop farm the rest of the year. Hours and pricing are at ocoeevalleyfarms.com.

Loudon

Dry Ridge Farm is a 200-acre equestrian operation in Loudon run by Grand Prix show jumper Alex Green Kerby, offering riding lessons, jumper training, horse boarding, and sales. Instruction runs from beginner through advanced, with a focus on show jumping. This is a working sport-horse facility, not a produce or u-pick farm.

Spring City

Thedford's Blueberry Patch on John Deere Lane in Spring City is a straightforward u-pick blueberry operation between the Cumberland Plateau and Watts Bar Lake. You can pick your own by the bucket or place an order for we-pick berries and get a call when they're ready. The field typically opens early, roughly 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., through the summer season. Call 423-365-5764 to check availability, and follow their Facebook page for ripening updates.

Kingston

Narramore Farms has run a fall pumpkin patch and corn maze on Laurel Bluff Road in Kingston since 2013, in Roane County west of Knoxville. Harvest season brings hayrides, animal encounters, and hands-on learning alongside the maze and patch, and the farm also opens for spring strawberry picking and summer sunflowers. The main fall run stretches from late September into early November.

Kingston

Cove Vineyard is a small vineyard on Smalley Lane in Kingston, in Roane County along the Tennessee River in East Tennessee. Grapes ripen here through late summer into fall. This listing carries limited public detail, so contact the vineyard directly to ask about tastings or visits.

Loudon

The Howard Farms is listed as an agritourism farm on Malone Road in Loudon, in the Tennessee River valley southwest of Knoxville between Watts Bar and Fort Loudoun lakes. Specific crops, u-pick options, or event details aren't published online. Loudon County farms commonly run cattle, hay, row crops, and seasonal produce. Until the farm posts more, call ahead to confirm what's grown, whether visitors are welcome, and when the gates are open.

Cleveland

The Cleveland Apple Festival takes over downtown Cleveland, Tennessee each fall with art and craft vendors, live music, food booths, and a kids' zone with a petting zoo. Run by a 501(c)(3) that gives net proceeds to area nonprofits, the 2026 event runs October 17-18, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 1pm-6pm. Admission to the kids' area is free for children 12 and under.

Cleveland

The Downtown Halloween Block Party is a free street festival that MainStreet Cleveland has hosted for nearly four decades along Ocoee, Broad, and Church Streets in downtown Cleveland. Held on October 31 from 5 to 10 p.m., it closes off the streets for live music, food vendors, a costume contest, and a Treat Street candy giveaway for kids. It is a community event rather than a farm. Details are posted each year at msctn.org.

Loudon

Richesin Family Farm on River Road in Loudon sells produce and grass-fed beef by appointment and pre-order. The berry list covers blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and aronia berries, with pick-your-own during peak weeks. Beyond berries, they grow watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, sweet corn, okra, peppers, greens, and pumpkins as each comes in. Because they work on an order basis, call 865-680-3520 or message their Facebook page to arrange a visit or reserve what you want.

Ocoee

Cookson Creek Farm & Greenhouse grows greenhouse and nursery stock near Ocoee in Polk County, southeast Tennessee, close to the Ocoee River and the Cherokee National Forest. Sand Mountain Road runs through a rural corner known for whitewater rafting and mountain scenery. As a greenhouse and nursery, expect bedding plants, vegetable starts, and container stock through the spring growing season. Confirm current hours and what's in stock directly before visiting.

Dayton

Hastings Farm sits on Hastings Drive near Dayton, the Rhea County seat in southeast Tennessee along the Tennessee River. Dayton is best known as the site of the 1925 Scopes Trial, and the surrounding valley grows produce, hay, and cattle between the river and the Cumberland Plateau. The farm is listed for agritourism. Contact them directly to learn what they offer and their seasonal hours.

Greenback

Hyde Farms is on Highway 411 South in Greenback, in Loudon County of East Tennessee near the Blount County line. The listing marks it as an agritourism stop. Verified details on crops or hours weren't available online, so contact the farm before visiting.

Lenoir City

Deep Well Farm packs a full events calendar into its acreage off Highway 11E in Lenoir City, west of Knoxville. Fall means a corn maze and pumpkin patch through September and October, but the farm also hosts a bluegrass festival, a rodeo, a car show, and a Renaissance faire, and books weddings, birthdays, and school group visits. Check their Facebook page for dates and pricing.

Greenback

Milne Farm grows grapes, blackberries, muscadines, blueberries, and apples on Morganton Road in Greenback, south of Knoxville, and cuts Christmas trees each winter. The family farm follows regenerative agriculture practices and doubles as an event venue, hosting weddings and outdoor concerts in its fields. Thirteen grape varieties anchor the plantings. Event bookings and visit details go through milne.farm, and the farm posts seasonal updates on Instagram and Facebook as themilnefarm.

Greenback

The Peachtree Orchard grows peaches for pick-your-own off East Coast Tellico Parkway in Greenback, southern Loudon County near Tellico Lake. Peaches here ripen through mid to late summer. The orchard keeps limited information online, so call or check its Facebook page for picking days and ripeness before heading out.

Ooltewah

The Chattanooga Corn Maze operates on Ooltewah-Georgetown Road as part of Flat Top Mountain Farm, opening each fall with a cut-corn maze, hayrides, and pumpkin picking. Visitors also cut their own flowers and take farm tours during the season. The farm keeps an active Instagram account, @flattop_mtn_farm, where it posts maze designs, u-pick flower rows, and fall hours. Call ahead at 423-344-6029 to confirm open days, since the season runs roughly September through October.

Sale Creek

Old McDonald's Farm sits on Coulterville Road in Sale Creek, north of Chattanooga in upper Hamilton County. It is listed as an agritourism destination, the category covering farm visits, animal encounters, and seasonal events in the Tennessee River valley north of the city. Reach out to the farm directly for its animals, activities, and open hours.

Dayton

Brush Creek Farms is an agritourism operation near Timber Lane and Walkertown Road in Dayton, in Rhea County of southeast Tennessee, between Chattanooga and the Cumberland Plateau. No public website surfaced in a search, so contact the farm directly or check local guides for current hours and what's in season.