Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Council Bluffs, IA

Council Bluffs

The Pumpkin Barn sits on Highway 92 outside Council Bluffs, in Iowa's Loess Hills area. Beyond the name and address, details on hours and what's grown on-site aren't published online.

Council Bluffs

Welch's Orchard grows five apple varieties alongside pumpkins and gourds on its Council Bluffs farm, and keeps its own bees for honey sold on-site. Visitors can pick apples straight from the trees or take a honeybee tour before browsing the farm stand. Hours run 4 to 7pm weekdays and 9am to 7pm on weekends during picking season. Cash only.

Council Bluffs

Pioneer Trail Orchard & Pumpkin Patch is located on Chestnut Road in Council Bluffs. Current details on what's grown, hours, and contact information aren't available online — the name suggests a combined orchard and pumpkin operation typical of the area's fall circuit.

Council Bluffs

Ditmars Orchard and Vineyard has grown apples outside Council Bluffs since 1994 and calls itself one of the largest orchards in Iowa. Beyond apples, the farm grows pumpkins, strawberries, apricots, peaches, and cherries, and presses some of its own fruit into wine under the vineyard side of the operation. It's a rare Iowa farm running both a u-pick orchard and a working winery on the same ground.

Council Bluffs

Hawkeye Farm is listed at an Allis Road address outside Council Bluffs in Iowa's Loess Hills region. No further details on crops, hours, or contact are published online.

Bellevue

Beauty and the Bees Honey runs from a Galvin Road storefront in Bellevue, just south of Omaha. The suite address points to a retail shop selling honey and honey-based body-care goods rather than an open apiary. Sarpy County sits along the Missouri River bluffs.

Bellevue

Trees, Shrubs & More is a nursery on Cornhusker Road in Bellevue, south of Omaha in Sarpy County. As the name says, it stocks trees, shrubs, and landscape plants for area homeowners and contractors.

Glenwood

Lone Star Meadow is located in Glenwood, seat of Mills County in the loess hills of southwest Iowa. No independent listing describes its current offerings or hours — worth a call before visiting.

Papillion

Bellevue Berry Farm and Pumpkin Ranch runs pick-your-own strawberries and raspberries earlier in the year, then turns the property over to pumpkins and fall events. General admission covers a hayride to the patch, a barnyard petting zoo, bounce pillows, a kiddie zip line, and a daytime walk-through of the Ranch of Terror haunted house. Four barns and around 40 campfire sites host weddings, reunions, and company outings. Find it at 11001 South 48th Street south of Papillion.

Honey Creek

Doe's and Diva's Dairy is a small dairy farm in Honey Creek, in the Loess Hills of western Iowa near Council Bluffs. The operation is listed under the region's agritourism circuit for visitors touring area farms.

Omaha

The Perennial Homestead runs a seasonal honor-system farm stand at 12505 Ponca Road in north Omaha, selling homegrown produce like zucchini, cucumbers, garlic, and potatoes alongside homemade and farmer-sourced pantry goods, cut flowers, and vintage finds. The stand opens spring through the winter holidays, and a small online shop ships nationwide. See what's stocked at theperennialhomestead.com or facebook.com/perennialhomestead. Payment runs on the honor system at the stand.

Omaha

Omaha

Wenninghoff's has farmed its ground on the north edge of Omaha for around 70 years, running a spring greenhouse and garden center followed by a summer-into-fall farm stand of homegrown produce. The greenhouse opens in mid-April with plants and flowers; the farm stand takes over from mid-June through October 31. Reach the farm at 402-677-5312 or [email protected].

Plattsmouth

Kiser Orchard runs a pick-your-own operation outside Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. Depending on the season, you can pick apples, sour cherries, sweet corn, cucumbers, cabbage, beans, onions, tomatoes, and pumpkins. The sour cherries are the standout draw for pie and preserves, ripening in early summer before the fall apples come in. Call (402) 298-8132 to check picking conditions, since availability shifts with the weather.

Fort Calhoun

Country Bouquet cuts custom flower bouquets to order near Fort Calhoun, letting you choose the week's colors, and also grows fruit and vegetables. The farm works by appointment and sells at the Blair Farmers' Market. Owner contact is (402) 468-5598 or [email protected], and they post arrangements and ordering details at countrybouquet.weebly.com. It's a small, seasonal operation north of Omaha along the Missouri River bluffs.

Omaha

Fruit of Levine is an agritourism operation on Bennington Road in northwest Omaha, in the same rural pocket of Douglas County as the area's pumpkin farms. The 'fruit' in the name suggests an orchard or produce focus, though little detail is posted online.

Omaha

Big Red Barn & Pumpkin Farm sits on Bennington Road in northwest Omaha, near the Bennington line. Pumpkin farms in this stretch of Douglas County typically pair a pick-your-own field with hayrides, a corn maze, and a barn market, open through the October season.

Bennington

Pooley's Pumpkin Patch runs at 144th and Bennington Road on Omaha's northwest edge, in the Bennington area. Seasonal patches like this open weekends in October for pick-your-own pumpkins close to the metro.

Blair

Jeff Bledsoe started Skinny Bones from a pickup truck at the end of his driveway in 2008, and it now packs 35-plus attractions onto the property off Highway 133 north of Blair. Families ride the hayrack, bounce the jump pillows, dig into the corn pool, work through the corn maze, and visit the petting zoo. The Old West theme leans playful rather than scary, so younger kids do fine. Fire-pit sites rent by reservation for evening bonfires.

logan

Hodge Greenhouse and Orchard grows vegetable and bedding plants in its own greenhouse and sells them on-site in Logan, alongside orchard fruit, annuals, perennials, and vegetable starts. The shop also carries gardening supplies and decorative planters for home growers. It's a working greenhouse-and-orchard combination rather than a pure retail nursery, so what's on the shelves shifts with the growing season.

Gretna

Vala's Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard in Gretna is one of the Omaha area's biggest fall draws, spreading a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, and dozens of attractions across a large property off South 180th Street. Wagon rides carry visitors out to the pumpkin fields, and the grounds fill with food stands, storybook areas, and family activities through the September-October season.

Kennard

Stary Family Farm is a family operation near Kennard in Washington County, northwest of Omaha. Verified details are thin online. The surrounding countryside is rolling cropland between the Elkhorn and Missouri rivers.

Hawthorn Hills Tree Farm has no listed city, phone, or hours in any directory found. It's catalogued as an Iowa agritourism tree farm near the 51533 zip — beyond the name, nothing about crops or visiting is confirmed online.

Kennard

Waterloo

The Little Red Barn is listed as an agritourism stop on South 252nd Street in Waterloo, just west of Omaha in the Elkhorn River valley. Little verified information is posted online for it. Waterloo is known regionally for sweet corn and small farm operations along the river bottoms.