Farms Near Dawsonville, GA

Dawsonville

Cold Creek Farm is a working barn wedding venue on Shoal Creek Road, run by Jeff and Susan Buffington across rolling acres that still keep horses. The property blends rustic North Georgia scenery — indoor and outdoor spaces, pasture views — with full wedding services rather than operating as a pick-your-own farm.

Dawsonville

Cold Creek Farm is a barn wedding venue on Shoal Creek Road outside Dawsonville, Georgia, run by Jeff and Susan Buffington since they bought the working farm in 2011. The property hosts weddings almost every weekend of the year, with indoor and outdoor ceremony space for up to 250 guests, on-site overnight accommodations, and rolling pasture grounds with horses.

Dawson County Extension runs this market in the parking lot of the county Agricultural Service Center at 298 Academy Avenue, Wednesdays and Saturdays, roughly 7:30 to 10 a.m., from July into early fall. It sells produce straight off the truck rather than through a formal vendor-stall system, and the schedule is built around whatever North Georgia growers have ready that week. Vendor questions go through the county Extension office.

Dawsonville

Amicalola Regional Farmers Market operates in Dawsonville, at the foot of the north Georgia mountains near Amicalola Falls State Park. The market is listed under the City of Dawsonville's community events and can be reached at 706-265-2442. No further public details on current vendors or season were found online, though the market draws from the Dawson County farming community bordering the Chattahoochee National Forest.

Dawsonville

Herron Farms runs as a small, self-sustaining organic operation on Hickory Trail West outside Dawsonville — rabbits, laying hens, honeybees, and a vermicomposting business selling red worms and African nightcrawlers wholesale for bait and garden beds. It's a family-run mini farm rather than a tourist destination, built around sustainable practices instead of a gift shop. Eggs and honey are sold direct from the property.

Dawsonville

Bradley's Pumpkin Patch grows its own pumpkins on Lawrence Drive and sells them straight off the field, then switches to choose-and-cut Fraser fir Christmas trees in winter and daylilies in spring. A corn maze and country gift shop stocked with homemade jams, salsas, and local honey round out the fall visit. Family visits are free; school and group field trips get discounted rates.

Dawsonville

Uncle Shucks packs 15 acres in Dawsonville with fall activities: a corn maze, pumpkin patch, wagon rides, jumping pads, a tire mountain, kids' mazes, and gem mining. The season runs select dates from late September through early November, and the farm has drawn crowds large enough to rank among Georgia's better-known fall destinations.

Dawsonville

Burt's Farm has grown pumpkins on 40 acres along Highway 52 in Dawsonville since the family started farming the North Georgia mountains, and now stocks 20-plus pumpkin varieties alongside strawberries, popcorn, and gourds each fall. Hayrides run through September and October, and the farm bakes its own pumpkin rolls, pies, and bread on-site.

Dawsonville

Hell's Gates isn't a farm at all — it's an outdoor haunted-house attraction built on church property at 329 Harmony Church Road, with eight staged scenes involving live actors, pyrotechnics, and stunt effects. It runs seasonally out of Lighthouse Baptist Church facilities each fall, marketed as an alternative to Atlanta's indoor haunted houses. Whoever tagged this as agritourism was working from the address, not the actual business — worth flagging if accuracy matters to the listing.

Dawsonville

Fausett Farms has worked the same Dawsonville land since 1858, spending 60 years in poultry before switching to sunflowers in 2011. The family now grows upward of 900,000 blooms across the property near Amicalola Falls, with peak season running mid-September through mid-October and $10-per-carload admission.

Dahlonega

Montaluce farms its own grapes on a Dahlonega hillside and pours the results in a Tuscan-style dining room with mountain views. The main restaurant serves farm-to-table dishes; a second spot on the property, Trattoria di Montaluce, focuses on handmade pasta and brick-oven pizza. Hours run late — Friday and Saturday seating goes to 10 p.m. — and the estate is a working winery first, restaurant second.

Cumming

Hopewell Sunflower Farm grows u-pick sunflower fields on Hopewell Road in Cumming, about 50 minutes north of Atlanta, with blooms peaking in August on a roughly ten-day cycle. Field access is free with a cut-flower purchase, and the farm store carries flowers alongside a small petting-animal setup.

Ball Ground

Fresh Farm Beef and Blueberries, on Old Federal Road in Ball Ground, sells exactly what its name promises: pick-your-own blueberries alongside farm-raised beef. Several regional farm directories confirm the address, but the operation keeps a light footprint online, so hours and season are best confirmed by phone before visiting.

Ball Ground

This farm raises beef, pork, and chicken without hormones, antibiotics, steroids, or grain, selling direct off the property near Ball Ground. The stand also carries vegetables, fruit, dairy, and baked goods, with close to 30 beef cuts alone on the list. Hours run Monday through Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 11am to 4pm.

Dahlonega

We offer seasonal floral arrangements, plants in spring, chicks, hatching services, fresh eggs, hatching eggs, butchery classes, foraging classes, gardening lessons, tanning hide lessons, along with the standard veggies at our farmstand and the local harvest hub. We currently offer our seasonal fare on the farmish app, but we are building an On-site farmstand this spring.

Dahlonega

This listing's name doubles as its most useful detail: call before you go. The address sits on Highway 19 North in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, an area known for apple orchards and vineyards in the north Georgia mountains. No posted hours or contact information were found online.

The City of Dahlonega Farmers Market runs Saturdays from 8am to 1pm, May through October, in Hancock Park. The market requires 100% local vendors — no resale — so tables carry seasonal fruit and vegetables, cut flowers, honey, herbs, jams, jellies, and other goods actually grown or made in Lumpkin County and nearby.

Dahlonega

About 190 blueberry bushes grow on this small u-pick operation north of Dahlonega, with picking season running roughly July 5 through August 5 depending on the year's weather. It's a modest, family-run setup — no gift shop, no hayride, just rows of bushes and a bucket. Call before driving out; hours shift with the harvest, and a late frost or an early-picked patch can end the season faster than the calendar suggests.

Gainesville

Cool Springs Blueberry Farm grows blueberries in Gainesville, the Hall County seat on the shores of Lake Lanier. North Georgia's blueberry season typically runs from early June through July; specific picking hours for this farm aren't confirmed by any public listing found.

Cumming

Warbington Farms grows strawberries and blackberries on Crow Road and sells farm-raised beef straight from its store. U-cut flower fields open alongside a fun park built for birthday parties, school field trips, and a summer farm camp. Hours shift with the weather and the harvest, so the farm posts current picking days — usually Tuesdays and Saturdays — on Facebook before each visit.

Cumming

Blueberry Garden's U-Pick Blueberry Farm & Nursery operates on Crow Road outside Cumming, combining a u-pick blueberry patch with a plant nursery, as the name states. No verified hours, pricing, or contact details are available online at this time. Call ahead before visiting to confirm the picking season.

Little Farmers Market runs indoors at 4 Camper Park Road in Dahlonega, open Friday through Sunday, spring through fall, with the longest hours on Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. It's a tight, one-room space, and reviewers keep coming back for the sourdough bread more than anything else, alongside free-range eggs, plants, and produce. A perfect 5.0-star rating comes from a small but loyal following.

Gainesville

The Kinsey Family Farm on Jot-em Down Road in Gainesville runs a nursery through spring and summer selling container and B&B trees, shrubs, and perennials, then shifts to pumpkins and fall harvest displays before closing the year with live, pre-cut, and cut-your-own Christmas trees.

Cavender Creek Vineyards farms 15 acres in the Appalachian foothills outside Dahlonega, Georgia, with four acres currently planted in vines. The winery grows Norton, the native American wine grape, and is replanting several acres with European varieties. Beyond the tasting room, the property rents three guest houses and hosts weddings; Yelp reviewers give it 4.5 stars across more than 180 reviews.

Dahlonega

Wolf Mountain grows French-style varietals — Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec blends — on a 1,800-foot ridge above Dahlonega, and the estate has picked up over 200 medals at competitions like the San Francisco Chronicle and LA International wine shows. Tastings run Thursday through Sunday, and the on-site restaurant serves brunch, lunch, and dinner with mountain views.

Henderson Lakeside Farm is on Pilgrim Mill Road near Cumming, in Forsyth County's Lake Lanier region. No public listing describes current crops, animals, or visiting hours.

Dahlonega

Cedar House Inn & Yurts is a lodging property on US 19 in Dahlonega, in Georgia's gold-rush-era mountain country. A business under the same name was found operating in St. Augustine, Florida instead, so no verified details for the Dahlonega location are included here.

Dahlonega

Cumming Farmers' Market meets Saturdays from 8 to 11am in the Cumming City Center parking lot, switching to a Wednesday-and-Saturday summer schedule (6:30 to 11am) from June through September. Vendors bring farm-fresh produce, local meats, eggs, honey, homemade breads and preserves, potted plants, and handmade crafts.

Cumming

Murrayville

Sugar Hill Berry Farm is a family-owned operation in Murrayville growing peaches, blueberries, muscadines, and vegetables for pick-your-own visitors. The farm keeps weekend hours only, Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm, and posts current picking conditions to Facebook before each opening.

Canton

This Canton stand at 11611 Cumming Highway pairs a farm-fresh produce stand with an antiques shop under one roof, an unusual combination that draws shoppers looking for both dinner ingredients and a good find. Unlike the area's weekend-only markets, it operates as a standing retail location rather than a seasonal pop-up.

Ball Ground

Farm Fresh Beef and Produce in Ball Ground raises animals from birth in a low-stress environment, selling chemical-free, farm-raised beef, pork, and chicken alongside locally sourced produce, dairy, breads, and specialty farm goods. Shop the store on Hightower Trail seven days a week or get delivery across Georgia.

Jasper

Fainting Goat sits on Burnt Mountain in Pickens County, a family-run vineyard and winery growing French hybrid grapes at 2,000 feet. The tasting room has a 50-foot veranda facing the Blue Ridge and 30-foot windows inside. Live music runs weekends through a summer concert series, and the winery keeps actual fainting goats on the grounds for visitors to watch. Dogs and kids are both welcome.

Cumming

Major Farm Fresh Eggs is based on Campground Road in Cumming, the Forsyth County seat north of Atlanta. Eggs are the farm's namesake product, sold alongside a farm-visit experience.

Ellijay

Forsyth County Farmers' Market operates at 1759 Old Atlanta Road in Cumming, in one of metro Atlanta's fastest-growing counties. UGA Extension's Forsyth County office promotes local markets and produce availability as part of its family and consumer sciences programming, but specific hours and vendor details for this location aren't confirmed beyond directory listings.

Ellijay

Ellijay

Mountain Valley Farm in Ellijay raises grass-fed beef on mountain pastures with fresh stream water and no pesticides or pharmaceuticals, plus free-range pork raised without hormones, antibiotics, or steroids. The farm store on Homer Wright Road is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the year except six major holidays.

Dahlonega

Three Sisters calls itself Dahlonega's founding family farm winery, pouring estate-grown wine from a tasting room built around a hand-carved cherry wood bar and Southern folk art. Fat Boy Red is the house best-seller, but the list runs both serious and casual. Outdoor seating looks over the vines toward the mountains, and the property also rents out for weddings and private events.

Ellijay

Reece's Corn Maze is the fall centerpiece of B.J. Reece Orchards, a family-owned apple farm in the North Georgia mountains. The maze runs alongside apple picking each September and October, plus hayrides, a petting farm, pony rides, apple cannons, and a u-pick pumpkin patch. The farm bakery and market stay open year-round, selling fried pies, ciders, canned goods, and local honey. Plan on 40 minutes to an hour to walk the maze.

Gainesville

Canton

Dahlonega

Craig and Cydney Kritzer founded Frogtown in 1998 on 57 acres at the foot of the Appalachians, and the winery now farms 40 of those acres in the Dahlonega Plateau AVA using only Georgia-grown grapes. A tri-level gravity-flow building presses the fruit without pumps. The cellar has picked up more than 500 medals at California competitions, and an Italian bistro on-site serves lunch and dinner alongside tastings.

Ellijay

Jasper

Yahoo Farm has run fall pumpkin activities in Pickens County for more than two decades, with a cosmic corn maze, haunted hayride, corn cannon, and fossil and gem digging alongside a large selection of pumpkins. The farm sits about 15 minutes north of Canton, just off the freeway, and opens daily from late September through October, with extended hours on October Saturday nights.

Ellijay

Mountain Valley Farm has been worked by the same family since 1840, in the Clear Creek Valley outside Ellijay, Georgia. The farm store sells grass-fed beef and heritage Berkshire pork raised without hormones, antibiotics, or chemical fertilizers, butchered locally and sold by the cut. Visitors can walk the grounds and see the animals; TripAdvisor reviewers rate it 4.5 stars across 245 reviews.

Cleveland

The Cottage Vineyard and Winery has grown Chardonnay, Viognier, Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Meunier, and Muscat grapes on its Cleveland, Georgia estate since 2012, with 360-degree mountain views from the tasting deck. The winery pours more than 15 wines, welcomes dogs on the outdoor decks, and lets visitors bring their own food. Wine club members save 5 to 20 percent on bottles.

Canton

Berry Barn is on North Lake Drive in Canton, in Cherokee County north of Atlanta. It's tagged as a produce and agritourism stop, with the name pointing to berries as the specialty, but no working website or social page turned up to confirm current varieties, u-pick season, or hours.

Talking Rock

Jasper

We raise Muscovy ducks and heritage chickens yaks and sheep. Farmstand coming this summer.

Cleveland

Lavender Lamb Farm raises sheep alongside lavender on Bugle Drive in Cleveland, in the White County foothills of North Georgia. A website confirms the farm operates under that name, but no further details on hours, products, or visits turned up in research.

Every Friday from spring through fall, growers set up on Gainesville's historic town square at 100 Main Street, blocks from downtown restaurants and shops. Regulars say the walkable setting keeps them coming back after work, especially at twilight, when nearby restaurants fill the sidewalks too. Expect a seasonal lineup of produce, baked goods, honey, and potted plants from Hall County growers, plus the occasional food truck.

Gainesville

At the corner of Main and Spring Streets in downtown Gainesville, this market runs spring through fall with a rotating mix of produce, baked goods, flowers, and prepared foods. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 stars and describe it as a genuine community gathering spot rather than a tourist stop. It's organized by Hall Farmers, the same nonprofit behind the Broad Street market, and accepts EBT and WIC.

Gainesville

The Georgia Department of Agriculture lists this market at 323 Broad Street SW, next to Gainesville's Engine 209 fire station, open Fridays from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., May through October. Local growers bring produce, baked goods, and cut flowers to a small lot that fills up fast on payday Fridays. It's run by Hall Farmers, the same nonprofit behind the town square market, and takes EBT and WIC.

Allison's Honey keeps hives on Lloyds Honey Farm Road in Cleveland, bottling wildflower, sourwood, orange blossom, blackberry, and cotton honey harvested through the region's bee season, which peaks early June through late July. The farm also grows grapes as a small vineyard operation. Open year-round, 9am to 5pm in winter and 9am to 6pm the rest of the year.

Cleveland

Tesnatee River Winery and Meadery makes muscadine wine and craft mead in Cleveland, alongside Allison's Honey — raw, all-natural wildflower and sourwood honey produced on the same farm. The tasting room also stocks farm-to-table jams, jellies, syrups, and seasonal fruit in a boutique setting in the North Georgia mountains. Open daily, with the longest hours on Saturday.

Alpharetta

Saddle Creek Lavender Farm grows more than 800 lavender plants across 8 cultivars on 23 acres in Alpharetta, with an annual U-Pick Lavender Dayz festival each June. The family began planting in 2018 and now sells more than 40 lavender products through an on-site shop and online store.

Cleveland

This White County wildlife park in Cleveland, also operating as North Georgia Wildlife Park, is built around hands-on animal encounters rather than roadside-zoo viewing: paid sessions with otters, capybaras, sloths, Scottish Highland cattle, and honey badgers, plus VIP and splash-style experiences. It also runs zoo camps, scout overnight stays, school programs, and birthday parties, with a gift shop and season-pass memberships on site.

Jasper

Ron and Jody Rathgeb have run Sharp Mountain since 1995, one of the older family wineries in the North Georgia mountains, growing European vinifera grapes on Rathgeb Trail. The tasting room pours an award-winning list of reds, whites, and seasonal releases, backed by a small gift shop. Live music and private events round out the calendar on a property that's stayed family-owned for three decades.