Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Cookeville, TN

Baxter

DelMonaco Winery farms more than 20 acres of vineyards in Baxter and pours 14 wines, from the Whistle Stop Red to the sweet Jammin' Blackberry. Four-wine flights come with charcuterie boards, and the on-site Bistro serves food built around the wines. The calendar runs to vineyard tours, grape-picking days, and wine-train excursions. Find it on Lance Drive in Putnam County, with weekday happy hour from 3 to 6.

Maze of Terror is a seasonal haunted corn maze and haunted-house attraction at 905 Zion Road in Cookeville, open Friday and Saturday nights through October. A hayride carries visitors to a wooded haunted trail before they work back through the maze. Admission has run about $10 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under, with proceeds supporting the Dodson Branch Volunteer Fire Department.

Rickman

Scarecrows & Haybales is a haunted-barn attraction on the Rickman-Monterey Highway in Rickman, in Overton County on Tennessee's Upper Cumberland. It's a seasonal Halloween operation built around a haunted barn, running its nights in October. No public website surfaced in a search, so check local listings or a Facebook page for this year's dates and hours.

Sparta

Clark Berries and More grows berries and produce on Hutchings College Road in Sparta, the White County seat in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland region. Berry picking here runs through late spring and summer. The farm's open days, crops, and pricing aren't posted online.

Sparta

Roberts Five Farm is on Board Valley Road near Sparta, the White County seat in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland. The area sits where the Highland Rim meets the plateau, good ground for cattle, hay, and seasonal produce. This listing gives no hours or storefront details, so reach the family directly to ask what the farm grows and whether visits are welcome.

Rickman

Little 8 Acres pairs a corn maze with a pumpkin patch on the Rickman/Monterey Highway (Route 293) in Rickman, an Overton County community near Livingston in the Upper Cumberland. It runs as a fall, family-focused stop. Specific dates and admission weren't posted in public listings.

Cookeville

Hidden Springs Orchard grows apples on Spring Creek Road outside Cookeville, on the Upper Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Knoxville. Beyond fresh fruit, the orchard is known in Tennessee's craft scene for pressing its apples into hard cider. Apple season runs late summer into fall, when orchards like this open for fruit and cider sales. Hours and which varieties are ready shift week to week, so contact the orchard before driving out.

Rickman

Ponies R Us is on Rickman Monterey Highway in Rickman, in Overton County in Tennessee's Upper Cumberland. The name points to ponies, likely rides or a petting operation for families. No website or listing detail was available to confirm what it offers or when.

Baxter

Faeryland's Farm sits on Shaw Branch Road in Baxter, a Putnam County town just west of Cookeville on the Upper Cumberland plateau. It's listed under agritourism. Public sources didn't detail its crops or what it opens to visitors.

Granville

Bell Point Farms grows naturally raised vegetables—sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, and old heirloom varieties—on the Granville Highway a couple miles from the riverboat town of Granville. The season runs May through October, with sales at the farm and at the Cookeville and Jackson County farmers markets near the Cumberland River.

Livingston

Berry Ridge Farms grows berries off Highway 111 in Livingston, in the Upper Cumberland region of Overton County. Strawberries lead the Tennessee season in May, with blackberries and blueberries following through midsummer. The farm is listed for produce and agritourism, so its hours track the harvest. Call ahead to confirm what's ripe and whether picking is open.

Crossville

Hard Luck Christmas Tree Farm stands on Sparta Highway (U.S. 70) between Crossville and Sparta, on Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau in Cumberland County. Choose-and-cut tree farms across the plateau usually open the weekend after Thanksgiving and run through December, with varieties such as white pine, Virginia pine, and Leyland cypress common to the region. Confirm this farm's opening dates before making the drive.

Monterey

Schrock Honeyacres is on Schrock Lane in Monterey, a Cumberland Plateau town in Putnam County near a longstanding Mennonite farming community. The name points to a honey and beekeeping operation. Details on where and how they sell their honey aren't posted online.

Brush Creek

Avans Farm Retreat is on Pig Branch Road in Brush Creek, a rural Smith County community in Middle Tennessee east of Lebanon. The "retreat" name points to a farm-stay or event use, though public listings didn't confirm lodging, events, or hours. No website or contact details were found.

Smithville

WeDoFarm grows pick-your-own strawberries and a rotating list of vegetables — beets, carrots, cucumbers, mustard greens, and turnips — on Bethel Road outside Smithville. The farm uses high tunnels to extend its growing season and adds a corn maze and pumpkins in the fall. Robert Ervin runs the operation, selling on-farm and online. Check the website or Facebook page before visiting to see what has been picked and what is ready.

Carthage

Bussell's Berries grows berries near Carthage, the Smith County seat set along the Cumberland River in Middle Tennessee. Depending on the season, small Tennessee berry farms like this offer strawberries in May, then blackberries and blueberries through June and July. Carthage sits about an hour east of Nashville off Interstate 40. Call ahead to check ripening and picking hours, which shift with the weather each year.