Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Decorah, IA

Decorah

The Briar Patch Farm grows organic fruits and vegetables on River Road outside Decorah, sold through a weekly harvest membership rather than a farm stand. It's a small operation — its website is still being built out — so following its Instagram is currently the more reliable way to see what's ready each week.

Decorah

Hutchinson Family Farm sits along Scenic River Road outside Decorah, in the bluff country of Iowa's Driftless Area near the Upper Iowa River. The property pairs a working farm with campground sites and bed-and-breakfast rooms, drawing visitors who come to the area for trout streams, hiking trails, canoe outfitters, and the small shops of downtown Decorah.

Decorah

The Pinter family has run landscaping and greenhouse work out of Decorah since 1998, and built it into a year-round destination with a pumpkin patch, u-pick apples, and a bakery selling scones and cupcakes alongside perennials, shrubs, and trees. The Highway 9 property doubles as a working nursery and a fall agritourism stop in northeast Iowa.

Mabel

Wold Strawberries runs a u-pick berry patch in Mabel, in the bluff country of far southeastern Minnesota. Strawberries lead the season in June; later plantings bring currants, tomatoes, and peppers through the summer. It's a family-worked farm, and picking hours track the ripening rather than a fixed calendar, so check ahead before you drive out.

Harmony

Austin's Mohair raises angora goats in Harmony and turns their fleece into mohair socks and yarn. Ada and Jim Austin started the farm over twenty-five years ago; today a network of home-based knitters handcrafts the finished goods. The socks are the signature product, sold through the farm's online store. A veteran-owned operation in Minnesota's southeastern bluff country.

This pick-your-own pumpkin patch sits on Highway 44 in the Houston County bluff country near Caledonia, in Minnesota's far southeastern corner. Pick pumpkins straight from the field or grab one already loaded on the wagon, and kids run a bale maze while you shop. It shows up on Facebook as the Great Big Pumpkin Patch.

West Union

Rawson's Berries is located outside West Union, in Fayette County's stretch of northeast Iowa's driftless region. No independent listing confirms current hours or what's in season — call ahead before making the drive.

Elgin

Iowa Maize Maze sits on A Avenue outside Elgin, a small Fayette County town in the bluff-and-valley country of northeast Iowa. As the name promises, it's a corn maze attraction rather than a produce farm.

Fredericksburg

East View Orchard grows 1,500 apple trees across 35 acres outside Fredericksburg, and visitors do their own picking rather than buying pre-bagged fruit. Beyond apples, the farm raises sweet corn, pumpkins, squash, gourds, green beans, cucumbers, and tomatoes as the season allows, plus a side business in antiques and collectibles at the farm stand. It's a working orchard first — the selection changes with what's actually ripe that week.