Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Cary, NC

Apex

Neighbor Boy Farm and Country Store operates in Apex, on the western edge of Wake County near Research Triangle Park. The listing pairs farm activities with an on-site retail store for local goods. Current crops and hours aren't published online, so call ahead or stop in to see what's in season before making the drive.

Cary

Agritourism farm on Morrisville-Carpenter Road in Cary, tucked into the Cary-Morrisville edge of Wake County near Research Triangle Park. Online detail is limited for this listing. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it opens for seasonal produce or visits.

Cary

Phillips Farms is a family agritourism farm on the west side of Cary in Wake County, minutes from Raleigh. Its website bills the place as family fun for everyone, in line with the pick-your-own and seasonal-visit farms common along the Triangle's edge. Check the site for current crops, events, and open days.

Morrisville

Phillips Strawberries runs a spring strawberry operation on Good Hope Church Road in Morrisville, on the western edge of the Research Triangle between Cary and the airport. North Carolina berries usually ripen from late April into June, when growers open their rows to pickers. Picking conditions shift day to day during the short season.

Apex

Green Level Gourd Farm grows gourds on Green Level Road West in Apex, along the fast-growing western edge of Wake County. Hard-shell and ornamental gourds like these get cured for crafts, birdhouses, and fall displays. The Green Level community keeps a rural footprint even as Apex and Cary expand around it.

Apex

A pick-your-own farm on Holland Road in Apex, open since 1996, with three acres of strawberries and a smaller blueberry patch. The stand adds homemade jams, local honey, shiitake mushrooms, garden vegetables, cut flowers, and homemade ice cream through the season. A cash-only roadside stand runs on the honor system when the pickers aren't staffed. Spring strawberries are the main draw for Wake County families.

Apex

Mrs. Ruth's Farm is on Green Level Road in Apex, along the fast-growing western edge of Wake County. Small produce farms in this part of the Triangle sell strawberries, vegetables, and flowers in season, often by the roadside or pick-your-own. Details are thin online, so it's best to confirm what's available before a visit.

Holly Springs

Hughes Honey manages apiary locations around Holly Springs, in southern Wake County, with a home base on Oakhall Drive. Local beekeepers here produce raw honey whose flavor shifts with each season's bloom. Honey like this usually sells by the jar direct from the beekeeper and at nearby markets.

Apex

Jean's Berry Patch is a seasonal u-pick berry stand on NC Highway 751 in Apex, in fast-growing western Wake County. Strawberries lead the spring season, the peak window for the Triangle's pick-your-own farms. Picking days depend on the weather and the crop, so hours are worth confirming before a visit.

Raleigh

Page Farms is an agritourism farm on Mt. Herman Road in northwest Raleigh, near the Brier Creek area of Wake County. The farm's former web domain is no longer active. Seasonal farm activity in this part of the Triangle centers on fall, with pumpkins and choose-and-cut Christmas trees common draws — confirm current offerings locally.

Old Mill Farm sits along NC Highway 751 south of Durham, in the rolling Piedmont near Jordan Lake. This stretch of 751 runs past small farms and horse land between Durham and Chapel Hill. Information about the farm's crops, events, or hours isn't posted online, so contact them directly to learn what they offer and whether they're open to the public.

Apex

A choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on Marthas Chapel Road, right beside Jordan Lake southwest of Apex. Piedmont growers like this one field-grow Leyland cypress, Carolina sapphire, and white pine, and usually stock pre-cut Fraser firs trucked down from the North Carolina mountains. The season runs the weekends after Thanksgiving into mid-December. Bring a saw or borrow one at the barn.

Apex

Agritourism farm at 970 Martha's Chapel Road in Apex, set in the wooded country near Jordan Lake in fast-growing western Wake County. Little detail is published online for this listing, so visitors should confirm crops, hours, and any pick-your-own or event openings with the farm directly before making the drive.

Durham

Agritourism farm on Massey Chapel Road in Durham, on the southern edge of the city near Jordan Lake and Southpoint. Public details are limited for this listing. Contact Herndon Hills Farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it opens to the public.

Fuquay-Varina

Vaughan's Farm opens its strawberry fields for pick-your-own each spring on Wilbon Road, on the line between Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs. The operation ties to Vaughan Farms, a longtime growing family in southern Wake County. Berries typically ripen from April into June, weather depending. Phone ahead to confirm the fields are open before you drive out.

Durham

Agritourism farm on Holder Road in Durham, on the city's east side near the Research Triangle. Little is published online about its crops or visitor activities. Reach out to Holder Hill Farm directly for details on what it offers and when it opens.

Durham

Ganyard Hill Farm runs a fall pumpkin patch on Sherron Road in east Durham, drawing families for pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, and a corn maze through October. The rest of the year it operates as a working family farm. Fall is the main public season, so check current dates and admission before visiting, as agritourism hours vary year to year.

Durham

Xtreme Haunt is a seasonal haunted attraction listed on Wake Forest Road in Durham. Attractions of this kind run on fall weekends leading up to Halloween. No current website, schedule, or contact information turned up online, so dates are best confirmed locally.

Raleigh

Porter Farms & Nursery is a family farm in southern Wake County, at Ten-Ten Road and Highway 42 south of Raleigh. Spring brings u-pick strawberries and fresh produce picked each morning; summer and fall add vegetables, ice cream, pumpkins, and mums, some sold at the State Farmers Market. It's a straightforward roadside farm, open seasonally to the public.

Chapel Hill

Oakley Farm sits on its namesake road southeast of Chapel Hill, in Orange County. The land here is Piedmont farm country on the edge of a fast-growing college town, where small farms sell produce, hay, or host seasonal events. There's little about the operation online, so reach out directly to confirm what it offers and whether visitors are welcome.

Chapel Hill

Raleigh

Boyce Farms works land on Mount Vernon Church Road in northwest Raleigh, in Wake County near the Durham line. It's an agritourism farm in a quickly suburbanizing part of the Triangle. Current crops and hours aren't posted online.

Raleigh

Mail-order and on-site nursery in south Raleigh specializing in rare, unusual, and native perennials, with over 1,500 varieties including hostas, agaves, and hardy natives. Founded in 1986 by plantsman Tony Avent, it has introduced more than 1,550 new plants and funds the adjacent Juniper Level Botanic Garden. The nursery opens to the public during scheduled open-garden weekends each season.

Chapel Hill

A small farm on Old Lystra Road south of Chapel Hill, in the Orange County countryside near Jordan Lake. Little is documented online about its current offerings. Chapel Hill-area growers commonly sell produce, flowers, or eggs through the Carrboro and Chapel Hill farmers markets; contact the farm to confirm what it grows and how to buy.

Willow Spring

Durham

Hux Family Farm is on Shaw Road in northern Durham, in the Neuse River bottomland near Falls Lake. It's listed as a small agritourism farm, but its specific produce or activities aren't documented online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what's available and when to visit.

Durham

A family farm on Shaw Road in northern Durham, near the Falls Lake watershed. The directory lists it for agritourism, but it keeps little online, so its current crops or visitor activities aren't confirmed. Small farms in this part of Durham County tend toward produce, hay, and pasture-raised livestock on modest acreage. Contact the farm directly for anything visitor-related.

Garner

Ken's Korny Corn Maze runs a seasonal fall corn maze on Benson Road in Garner, in Wake County just south of Raleigh. The maze draws Triangle families through the autumn harvest, usually late September into early November. It's a well-known fall stop on the south-Raleigh farm scene.

Fuquay Varina

The Maze at Hector's Creek runs a fall corn maze on Old Mill Road in Fuquay-Varina, in southern Wake County. Cut into a working field, mazes like this open on weekends through the harvest season alongside pumpkins and hayrides. Hector's Creek is a longtime rural community name in this part of the county.

Willow Springs

Porter Farms and Nursery grows u-pick strawberries in spring, then rolls into blackberries, summer vegetables, and fall pumpkins and mums. The family operation sells at its stand near Ten-Ten Road and Highway 42 in southern Wake County and at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh. Homemade ice cream runs from spring through fall. Pick-your-own and the ice cream draw families from the Fuquay-Varina and Garner side of the county.

Willow Springs

A farm near Willow Springs on Kennebec Road, in the southern Wake County countryside toward Fuquay-Varina. Small farms in this stretch grow produce and berries and keep livestock for area markets. Public details for this listing are limited.

Pittsboro

Fitch Creations developed and runs Fearrington Village, a former dairy farm south of Pittsboro now built around the Relais & Châteaux Fearrington House Inn, Restaurant, and Spa. The pastures are grazed by the farm's signature Belted Galloway cattle—black-and-white 'Oreo cows'—alongside goats, and the grounds hold gardens, shops, and the Belted Goat café. It's at 2000 Fearrington Village Center.

Willow Spring

Tate's Apiaries sells honey from its own hives on Turner Fish Road in Willow Spring, and the family farm has branched into goji berries and elderberries you can pick yourself, plus elderberry and goji syrup. Seasonal produce runs to strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, and potatoes. They keep chemical and pesticide use to a minimum and offer school tours. Call ahead, since hours and u-pick run on the season.

Durham

A small family farm on Kerley Road in northwest Durham, near the Eno River. Public information is limited online. The surrounding area holds a mix of small produce growers and pastured-livestock farms that supply Durham's farmers markets.

Angier

The Trustman family has run this pick-your-own berry farm on NC-210 in Angier since the late 1980s, specializing in thornless blackberries alongside blueberries and raspberries. Picking runs from early June into early August, open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings. They also sell blueberry plants from spring through fall for growers starting their own bushes.

Chapel Hill

Shenandoe Farm is an agritourism operation on Old Greensboro Road southwest of Chapel Hill, in Orange County. Little about it is published online. The area is Piedmont farm and horse country on the edge of a fast-growing college town. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it hosts visitors.

Creedmoor

Angier

Porter Farms & Nursery grows u-pick strawberries in spring, fresh produce through summer, and pumpkins and mums in fall, with homemade ice cream on site. The operation, near Angier southeast of Raleigh, picks its produce fresh each morning and also sells pumpkins and mums at the State Farmers Market.

Creedmoor

Lyon Farms works land on Munns Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, north of Raleigh near Falls Lake. It's a separate listing from the nearby Lyon blueberry-and-pumpkin operation. Listed as agritourism, the farm is best reached directly to learn what it grows and whether it welcomes visitors.

Creedmoor

Wm Lyon's blueberry and pumpkin farm grows blueberries for summer picking and pumpkins for fall on Will Suitt Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, north of Raleigh. That gives it two distinct seasons: berries in June and July, pumpkins in October. Contact the farm to confirm picking dates.

Creedmoor

A pick-your-own farm on Will Suitt Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, near Falls Lake. The name marks its two seasons: blueberries in summer, roughly mid-June into July, and pumpkins through the fall. Ripening shifts year to year, so call before heading out to confirm the field or patch is open and picking well.

Chapel Hill

Faircloth Farm opens for pick-your-own blueberries from mid-July into August, on Gilmore Road south of Chapel Hill in Chatham County. The family also raises an unusual mix of poultry, silkies, frizzles, Ameraucanas, marans, and naked-neck chickens, plus rabbits, peacocks, and Pekin ducks. Blueberries are the reason to visit in summer. It's reachable off Highway 15-501, and the family posts updates on Facebook.

Raleigh

Strawberry farm on Watkins Road in northeast Raleigh, in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries come in from about mid-April through June, sold pick-your-own and pre-picked when the field opens. Public details are limited, so confirm picking days and hours with the farm before visiting.

Knightdale

Pope's Strawberries grows strawberries in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries ripen from mid-April through May and are usually sold pick-your-own or pre-picked at the field. The farm has no website posted, and the season is short, so confirm ripening and open days locally each spring.

Wake Forest

Tractor's Corn Maze is a fall corn maze on Bold Run Hill Road in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh. Mazes in this area open with the harvest and typically run September through October. Contact the farm for this year's maze layout and hours.

Clayton

Clemmons Educational State Forest is a free NC Forest Service teaching forest in Clayton, best known for its Talking Tree Trail, where push-button audio stations narrate the life of loblolly pine, sweetgum, and other species. Trails wind through a demonstration forest with exhibits on forestry and geology, and rangers run programs for school groups. It sits at 2411 Old US 70 West and closes Mondays and over winter.

Coats

Old Stage Orchards grows peaches, pears, plums, and Asian pears for pick-your-own near Coats in Harnett County. Payment is cash only, and the orchard asks visitors to call before coming out. Plums and Asian pears fill the late-summer window, with peaches ripening earlier in the season. The farm also sells in commercial quantities.

DJ's Berry Patch runs a family u-pick south of the Triangle, with strawberries opening in April and picking that stretches into the fall. Alongside berries the farm sells homegrown produce and, later in the year, pumpkins and mums. It keeps long daily hours during strawberry season and has built a sizable Instagram following. Addresses vary across listings around the Apex and Willow Spring area, so check their site for the current field.

Bahama

Architectural Trees was a specialty nursery started in 1996 on a former tobacco farm about 10 miles north of Durham, growing ornamental tree cultivars suited to the Piedmont along with annuals, hanging baskets, and vegetable starts each spring. Its Facebook page now states the nursery is no longer open. If you're tracking down field-grown trees in the Bahama area, confirm current status before visiting. Phone 919-471-5363.

Knightdale

Olde Country Produce & Mulch sells produce and mulch on Poole Road in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. As a roadside produce-and-garden supplier, it stocks seasonal fruit and vegetables alongside landscaping mulch. Selection shifts with the growing season.

Hillsborough

An agritourism farm on Union Grove Church Road in Hillsborough, Orange County. Cates Corner opens its land for farm visits and seasonal activities. Little else is posted online.

An agritourism farm on Mitchell Mill Road in the Wake Forest area of northern Wake County (zip 27587). Granny Pearls opens for farm visits and seasonal activities. The listing carries no city, and little is posted online.

Chapel Hill

A honey-producing apiary on Jo Mac Road in Chapel Hill, in western Orange County. Small piedmont beekeepers like this sell raw local honey tied to the spring and summer nectar flow, usually direct or through nearby markets. Online details are limited.

Bahama

Now operating as The Orchard on Little River, this 24-acre u-pick orchard sits along the Little River Reservoir in Bahama, north of Durham. It grows heirloom and modern apples, peaches, pears, and blackberries, and turns the fruit into small-batch cider, jams, and flavored cider vinegar. Warm-weather visits add peach tea and milkshakes. The owners farm with a low-input approach.

Hillsborough

Eno River Farm sits on St. Marys Road in Hillsborough, along the Eno River just north of the town's historic downtown. The Orange County setting pairs open pasture with river woodland in one of the Triangle's most walkable small towns. Farms and event grounds cluster along this corridor.

Benson

Smith's Nursery and Farm Market sells nursery plants, hanging baskets, and annuals on Sanders Road in Benson, about 25 minutes southeast of Raleigh. The farm also runs u-pick strawberries in spring, blueberries in early summer, and a fall pumpkin patch with hayrides, farm animals, and an on-site ice cream shop. School field trips and birthday parties round out the season.

Moncure

A farm-based education program in Moncure, in southern Chatham County. The 'Farm School' name points to hands-on agriculture classes or children's programming rather than a produce stand. Specifics aren't well documented online, so reach out directly to ask about enrollment, workshops, or visits.

Hillsborough

Garland Truffles grows and sells truffle-inoculated hazelnut and oak seedlings, plus fresh black Périgord truffles harvested from its Hillsborough orchards. Founder Franklin Garland was among the first in North America to cultivate truffles successfully, and the farm has supplied growers across the country with trees inoculated to produce them. It sits on Ode Turner Road in Orange County.

Coats

Rabbit Ridge Nursery grows and sells plants in Coats, in Harnett County south of Raleigh. As a nursery it's the kind of place to source trees, shrubs, and bedding plants close to home. Call ahead for current stock and hours.

Four Oaks

Middle Creek Farms works land near Four Oaks, in Johnston County south of Raleigh, close to the Middle Creek that gives the farm its name. Johnston County is strong tobacco, row-crop, and produce country. The farm's specific offerings and hours aren't well documented online. Contact them directly to find out what's growing and whether they sell on-site.