Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Clayton, NC

Clayton

Boyette Farms sits on Loop Road in Clayton, part of the Johnston County farm country just southeast of Raleigh. The directory lists it as an agritourism stop. Call ahead or check local listings for what's in season and whether they're open to visitors.

Clayton

JKLM Berries grows fruit on Loop Road in Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. Johnston County strawberry farms typically open in April, with blackberries and blueberries following into summer. The farm sells its berries in season. Whether picking is you-pick or pre-picked can change year to year, so confirm current offerings and hours before heading over.

Clayton

Seasonal cut flowers grown on Little Creek Church Road in Clayton and sold from a self-serve flower wagon on the honor system. Blooms rotate through the year, from spring Sweet Williams to summer gladiolus. The farm posts to Facebook whenever the wagon is stocked and open, and otherwise works by appointment. Bring cash for the honor box and follow the page to catch fresh-cut days.

Clayton

A miniature horse farm on Peele Road in Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. Farms like this raise and sell registered miniature horses and sometimes open by appointment for visits. Public details are limited, so contact the farm directly about availability, foals, and whether they welcome drop-ins.

Clayton

A small farm on Buffalo Road near Clayton, in western Johnston County east of Raleigh. Current offerings aren't documented online. Many farms in this fast-growing area sell produce, flowers, or eggs seasonally; contact Toad Song Farm to confirm what's available.

Clayton

Beasley's Berries opens for pick-your-own strawberries on Peele Road outside Clayton, one of several u-pick farms clustered across Johnston County. Public details are thin beyond directory listings and a Facebook page, with no phone or website posted. Strawberry picking here runs on the usual spring-into-early-summer window for the region. Check their Facebook for opening dates and field conditions before you go.

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.

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.

Wendell

A farm and nursery on Applewhite Road in Wendell, east of Raleigh, listed for flowers and on-farm pickup. Wake County's eastern edge is old tobacco and produce ground now turning to nurseries and cut-flower growers as Raleigh's suburbs push out. Directory records list a contact of John Earp. Call ahead for availability, since a small grower's stock and open days shift with the season.

Selma

A farm on Pine Tree Road outside Selma, in Johnston County's tobacco-and-produce country east of Raleigh. Small farms here grow seasonal vegetables and berries for roadside stands and markets. Public information for this listing is thin.

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.

Selma

A working grist mill on Atkinson Mill Road in Selma, grinding cornmeal and grits on a site that has milled grain since 1757. The family business sells stone-ground cornmeal and grits along with hushpuppy mixes and breaders, including its Sweet Betsy onion hushpuppy mix, to home cooks, restaurants, and retailers across the region. A small museum tells the mill's long history.

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.

Smithfield

Pick-your-own blueberries in Smithfield, the Johnston County seat southeast of Raleigh. Listings note both u-pick and farm pickup, with the harvest following the usual eastern-Carolina window from mid-May into July. Details beyond the directory entry are scarce online. Because a single grower's ripe fruit can come and go within days, call or check before making the trip to fill your buckets.

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.

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.

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.

Zebulon

A dairy with agritourism in Zebulon, in eastern Wake County. Holly Creek's listed address sits in town on West Glenn Street. Beyond the dairy and farm-visit basics, little is 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.

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.

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.

Pine Level

Hinnant Family Vineyards calls itself North Carolina's largest muscadine vineyard, working more than 100 acres in Johnston County for over four decades. The winery bottles traditional white scuppernong, blackberry wine, and its Southern Pink blends, all leaning to the sweet native-grape style. The tasting room is at 826 Pine Level–Micro Road in Pine Level, east of Smithfield.

Zebulon

Riversedge Ranch runs pick-your-own on Doyle Road near Zebulon, in eastern Wake County, with a wide summer spread: corn, cucumbers, grapes, snap peas, peppers, squash, and tomatoes. Pickers can fill out a full produce haul in one stop during peak season. It's a working u-pick farm rather than a decorated agritourism attraction. Check locally for picking days.

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.

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.

Zebulon

Moccasin Creek Muscadines grows muscadine grapes on Baker Road near Zebulon in eastern Wake County. Muscadines ripen from late August into October across the North Carolina Piedmont, sold u-pick or by the bucket for eating and winemaking. The season is short, so it's best to confirm picking days before heading out.

Selma

Flintstone Farm is an agritourism operation off Watson Road outside Selma, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. This stretch is old tobacco-and-row-crop country turning increasingly toward farm tourism. No detailed visitor information is posted online yet.

Willow Spring

Kenly

The Berry Patch is a pick-your-own berry farm on Weaver Road near Kenly, in Johnston County's flat eastern-Piedmont farmland off I-95. It sells fresh berries in season directly to pickers and keeps little presence online beyond farm directories. Picking here follows the usual late-spring strawberry and summer bramble windows. Confirm the season locally before visiting.

Wake Forest

The Collard Patch is a small farm on Pulley Town Road in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh in Wake County. Collards are a Southern cool-season staple, so the name points toward fall and winter greens. Reach out to the farm for its current produce and hours.

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.

Zebulon

Agritourism farm on Massey Road in Zebulon, in eastern Wake County. Online information is sparse for this listing. Contact HS Howell Farms directly to learn what it grows and whether it opens for seasonal produce, pick-your-own, or farm visits.

Zebulon

A farm wedding and event venue on Pilot Riley Road in Zebulon, in eastern Wake County. As the name states, it hosts weddings and gatherings on farm grounds rather than selling produce. Contact the venue directly for availability, capacity, and booking details.

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.

Zebulon

Flying Pig Farm raises pastured hogs on a balanced, farm-ground grain diet and sells whole pigs processed through a local butcher, minutes east of Raleigh off Cabin Hill Road. Alongside the pork, the farm grows twelve varieties of organic gourmet garlic, shiitake mushrooms, and pesticide-free cut flowers. It posts availability on Instagram and takes orders by phone. Wake County, near Zebulon.

Louisburg

Rocky Ridge Farm sits on Rocky Ridge Lane in Louisburg, Franklin County, north of Raleigh. It's listed as an agritourism farm. Call ahead or check local listings for what's growing and whether it's open to visitors.

Zebulon

Wrenn's Farm is an agritourism operation on Brantley Road in Zebulon, at the eastern edge of Wake County near the Johnston County line. Little about its offerings appears online. The surrounding countryside grows tobacco, sweet potatoes, and seasonal produce, and roadside stands are common through the warm months.

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.

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.

Dunn

Johnson Strawberry Farm grows strawberries off US 301 North near Dunn in Harnett County. Spring is the season here, with fields usually ready to pick from April into June along the edge of the North Carolina Sandhills and Coastal Plain. Availability shifts year to year with the weather.

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.

Selma

Farm-raised shrimp sold fresh from three production tanks off Piney Grove Church Road in Selma, just off I-95 at Exit 107. Inland shrimp farming is a small but growing niche in eastern North Carolina, where growers raise shrimp in recirculating tanks and sell direct during the late-summer and fall harvest. Call ahead — supply is seasonal and sells out fast once the tanks are drained.

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.

Hill Ridge Farms runs a fall festival from mid-September through early November with train rides, a carousel, wagon tours, gem panning, and a splashpad, plus barnyard animals. The Youngsville farm, north of Raleigh in Franklin County, lights up for a Festival of Lights from late November into December. Field trips, birthday parties, and corporate events fill the calendar between seasons.

Youngsville

Panic Point is a seasonal Halloween attraction on Cedar Creek Road in Youngsville, in Franklin County north of Raleigh. Its Haunted Forest is the main draw, a nighttime walk staged on farmland each September and October. The site also runs daytime fall activities in the same season. Dates, hours, and tickets are event-based and change each year, so check the current schedule before planning a visit.

Dunn

Across the Lake Farming Co. runs a small agritourism farm on Godwin Lake Road near Dunn, in Harnett County. Visits, by appointment, include a sudan-grass maze, farm animals, a hay ride, and a picnic area beside the pond. The activities aim at younger children, though the family says all ages enjoy the trip. The farm has a background in tobacco growing.

Benton Grove Farm is a muscadine vineyard on Sledge Road in Franklin County, north of Louisburg. It offers pick-your-own and on-farm pickup through regional food directories. Muscadine grapes in this part of the North Carolina Piedmont ripen from late summer into October. Contact details aren't published online, so it's worth checking a local directory before visiting.

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.

Bailey

Bring cash or a checkbook — Thompson's takes no cards for its pick-your-own strawberries near Bailey in Nash County. The field is open Monday through Friday 8am to 7pm and weekends 8am to 4pm during strawberry season, which usually runs April into June in this part of eastern North Carolina. Pickers work the rows themselves and pay by the amount they gather.

Bailey

Rob's Fresh Produce sells fresh produce on Liles Road in Bailey, Nash County, in eastern North Carolina's farm country. Roadside produce here runs from spring greens and strawberries through summer vegetables and melons. Stop by or call for what's picked and available that week.

Youngsville

Crossroads Vineyard is a small grape operation on Dreamcatcher Trail in Youngsville, in Franklin County north of Raleigh. It offers farm pickup and delivery through regional food directories, though it keeps little presence online. Muscadine and bunch grapes both grow in this part of the Piedmont, ripening from late summer into fall.

Louisburg

Whispering Oaks Vineyard grows grapes on Sledge Road in Louisburg, Franklin County, northeast of Raleigh. The county sits in North Carolina's Piedmont wine region, where muscadine and hybrid varieties do well. Contact the vineyard for tasting and visiting details.

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.

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.

Dunn

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.

Goldsboro

Smith's Strawberries is a small u-pick berry farm on Rosewood Road in Goldsboro, in Wayne County's produce-rich stretch of the coastal plain. Strawberries here ripen through the spring, the region's main pick-your-own season. Little else is published about the farm's hours or contact details. Ask locally or call around Goldsboro before visiting during strawberry season.

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.

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.

Goldsboro

Jack D. Smith runs a pick-your-own farm on Riverbend Road near Goldsboro, in Wayne County, with strawberries, corn, cabbage, potatoes, and pumpkins across the seasons. Strawberries come in spring, with pumpkins closing out the fall. It's a straightforward u-pick stop rather than a large agritourism site. Call (919) 731-7269 to confirm the picking.