Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Carbondale, IL

Carbondale

Greer's Lost Creek Farm is listed on New Hope Lane near Carbondale, in the Shawnee Hills region of southern Illinois. No verifiable website or listing was found to confirm current offerings.

Alto Pass

Rendleman Orchards has grown peaches, nectarines, and apples in the Shawnee National Forest since 1873, now in its fifth generation of the same family. The farm market sells the fruit fresh alongside apple butter, applesauce, honey, and baking mixes, and opens u-pick flower fields — zinnias, cosmos, mums, sunflowers — plus pumpkins each fall. The market runs Monday through Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday noon to 5, late June through October.

Cobden

Cobden

StarView Vineyards sits in hill country outside Cobden, in Illinois's Shawnee Hills wine region. The family-owned winery bottles around 18 varieties on-site, from dry reds to sweet blends, pouring roughly 40,000 bottles a year. Visitors can taste at the bar, order off the food menu, and catch live music some weekends. Leashed dogs are welcome on the grounds, and the property books private events in its barn.

Murphysboro

McLaughlin Strawberry Farm grows strawberries and a handful of vegetables on rural acreage outside Murphysboro, with both u-pick rows and pre-picked flats available each spring. The farm operates seasonally around the strawberry harvest and posts picking updates on Facebook rather than keeping a website.

Alto Pass

Alto Vineyards has grown grapes in the Shawnee Hills since 1988, when founder Guy Renzaglia planted the first vines to revive winemaking in southern Illinois. The Alto Pass winery now pours more than 20 wines and has picked up over 1,000 state, national, and international awards, with a second tasting room in Champaign. It's one of the anchor stops on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail.

Buncombe

Hallsberry Farms is listed on United Missionary Lane in Buncombe, a small Johnson County community in the southern tip of Illinois. No verifiable website or listing was found to confirm current offerings.

Johnston City

Bandy's Pumpkin Patch has run family-owned fall fun in Johnston City for over 35 years, with a 10-acre corn maze, hayrides, bonfire areas, corn cannons, and a country store. Admission and parking are free; individual activities are priced separately. Open September 19 through October 30.

Benton

A family farm in Benton with a general store, play barn, and petting zoo, plus fall staples like pumpkins, mums, and hayrides. Gemstone mining is one of its more unusual draws, and shelters can be rented for birthday parties or a weiner roast.

Vienna

Larry Trover Produce farms on Gilead Church Road outside Vienna, in Johnson County near the Shawnee National Forest. It has no independent web presence, so what's in season and when the stand is open are best confirmed directly.

Perryville

Three Spring Farms sits on Perry County Road 330 near Perryville in southeast Missouri, between the Mississippi River and the eastern Ozarks. The farm opens to visitors for seasonal agritourism tied to what the land produces through the year. Perry County's mix of cropland and rolling hills sets the backdrop.

Perryville

Bachmann Farms is a small on-farm market on Highway C outside Perryville, in Missouri's Perry County farm country. The family sells locally grown produce and farm products directly from the farm and takes cash or check. It's registered as Bachmann Brother Farms LLC. Directory listings are thin on hours and specific crops, so it's worth checking availability before visiting.