Agritourism & Farm Experiences near East Aurora, NY
60 agritourism & farm experiences within about 30 miles of East Aurora — Thorpe's Organic Family Farm, Adams Pioneer Farm and Fergus Farm, and more. Farm tours, tastings, stays, and hands-on experiences open to visitors.
Thorpe's Organic Family Farm
0.7 miEast Aurora
Thorpe's Organic Family Farm sells organic produce, eggs, and dairy from its year-round farm store on Route 78 in East Aurora, Erie County. Summer brings pick-your-own organic berries; the kitchen turns out baked goods, breakfast sandwiches, and drip coffee on weekend mornings. A CSA program runs through the season, and the store is open Monday through Saturday.
Adams Pioneer Farm
2.9 miSouth Wales
Adams Pioneer Farm works land on Olean Road in South Wales, in the hills of southern Erie County. The name suggests a longstanding family farm, common in this stretch of Western New York where growers mix produce, maple, or livestock. Exact offerings and any stand hours aren't listed online. Ask the farm directly about what's for sale through the season.
Fergus Farm
2.7 miEast Aurora
Fergus Farm works land on Porterville Road in East Aurora, in the countryside of southern Erie County. Small farms in this area typically sell seasonal produce, sweet corn, and fall pumpkins from a roadside stand. No active farm website turned up, so check locally for hours and what's being harvested.
Weber's Maple
3.3 miWest Falls
Weber's Maple taps trees on Davis Road along Route 240 in West Falls, in the maple country of Erie County's Southtowns near East Aurora. Sugarmakers here boil through the late-winter run and sell syrup, candy, and cream direct to neighbors. There's little online about this operation, so reach out during sugaring season to check what's available and whether the sugarhouse is open.
Deibel's Farm
4.2 miWest Falls
Deibel's Farm opens pick-your-own blueberries on Olden Road in West Falls, in the hills of southern Erie County near East Aurora. The berries and other products sell on-site during the mid-summer picking season. It's a small u-pick operation that regulars watch closely for opening week, since the blueberry window is short. Check the Erie Grown directory for the year's start date and hours.
Blueberry Treehouse Farm
3.9 miWest Falls
Blueberry Treehouse Farm grows blueberries on Davis Road in West Falls, in the hills of southern Erie County southeast of Buffalo. Bushes ripen from mid-July into August, the region's pick-your-own window. The farm reads as a summer berry destination, with the crop and picking hours tied to how the season runs.
Maybe Someday Farm
5.5 miMarilla
Maybe Someday Farm on Williston Road in Marilla raises beef, pork, lamb, chicken, and eggs, selling the meat directly and stressing humane, low-stress animal care. It also runs farm activities like goat yoga through the season. The farm sits in eastern Erie County, southeast of Buffalo. Call (716) 983-3462.
Country Pine Farm
7.0 miHolland
Country Pine Farm is on Humphries Road in Holland, a rural town in the hills of southern Erie County below Buffalo. The surrounding area supports small livestock and produce operations. No active website turned up for this listing, so contact the farm directly to check what's available and when it's open to visitors.
Paul's Organic Farm
8.0 miHolland
Paul's Organic Farm is on Center Road in Holland, in the hills of southern Erie County below Buffalo. The name points to organic growing, and this rural stretch supports small vegetable and produce farms. Public information is sparse. Reach out to the farm directly to learn what it grows, whether it sells on-site, and when its season runs.
Frightworld, America's Screampark
8.2 miTown of Cheektowaga
Frightworld is an indoor haunted attraction, not a working farm, running five walk-through haunted houses during the Halloween season. Because it all sits under one roof, the show runs regardless of weather, and it has picked up national mentions from the Travel Channel and BuzzFeed. The listed Cheektowaga address predates a move; the attraction now operates out of Buffalo. See frightworld.com for dates and tickets.
South Hill Farms
10.4 miColden
South Hill Farms sits on South Hill Road in Colden, in the hills of southern Erie County near the Boston and Kissing Bridge ski country. It's a working family farm in the snowbelt uplands south of Buffalo. Specific crops aren't documented online, but the surrounding area runs to maple, hay, and small livestock operations.
Kist Maple Syrup
10.8 miBoston
Kist Maple Syrup makes syrup on South Hill Road in Boston, in the hills south of Buffalo in Erie County. This snowbelt country runs a strong late-winter sap season. Contact the producer to buy syrup or ask when the sugarhouse is boiling.
Smith's Maple Farm
10.9 miHamburg
Smith's Maple Farm produces maple syrup on Mayer Road in Hamburg, Erie County, just south of Buffalo. The sugar maples of the Boston Hills run their sap in late winter, and the farm boils it into syrup through the spring thaw.
Jake's Greenhouse Inc.
13.8 miEast Concord
Jake's Greenhouse is a greenhouse and nursery on Route 240 in East Concord, in the hills of southern Erie County. Growers like this raise spring bedding plants, hanging baskets, and vegetable starts. Stop by in season or call to see what's ready.
Gemstone Alpacas, Inc.
14.4 miChaffee
Gemstone Alpacas raises alpacas on Savage Road in Chaffee, in southern Erie County near East Aurora. This rural stretch south of Buffalo is home to several fiber-animal farms selling breeding stock, yarn, and finished alpaca goods.
Andrusz Carriage Service
14.9 miAkron
Andrusz Carriage Service runs horse-drawn carriage and wagon rides out of Akron, in northeast Erie County near the Genesee County line. The operation brings its teams to weddings, private parties, and seasonal events around the Buffalo area, with sleigh rides when there's snow. It's a family horse-and-carriage business rather than a produce farm.
The Great Pumpkin Farm
15.3 miClarence
The Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence builds its year around a Fall Festival that runs mid-September through October 31, with a five-acre corn maze, amusement rides, apple cannons, jumping pillows, and gem panning. The Pumpkin Palace bakery turns out pies, apple cider, and weekend donuts. The farm also hosts a July carnival and books group tours and birthday parties. It's on Main Street east of Buffalo.
Wendel's Maple & More
15.6 miEast Concord
Wendel's Maple & More taps trees in East Concord, part of the Boston Hills maple country in Erie County's Southtowns. Sugarmakers here boil sap into syrup during the late-winter and early-spring run, and many sell syrup, candy, and cream direct. This operation keeps a low online profile, so reach out during sugaring season to confirm what's for sale and whether the sugarhouse is open to visitors.
Wendel's Poultry Farm
15.6 miEast Concord
Wendel's Poultry Farm raises birds on Vaughn Street in East Concord, in the town of Concord in southern Erie County. The name marks it as a poultry operation, the kind that usually sells eggs and dressed birds direct from the farm. This is dairy-and-livestock country in the hills south of Buffalo, near Springville.
Weiss Farms
13.0 miEden
Weiss Farms works land in Eden, a farming town in Erie County's Southtowns south of Buffalo. The area is known for vegetables, sweet corn, and pumpkins, and roadside stands run heavy from summer through the fall pumpkin season. Specifics for this particular farm aren't documented online, so check locally for current hours, crops, and whether pick-your-own is offered before you visit.
Kelkenberg Farm of Akron LLC
15.9 miAkron
Kelkenberg Farm of Akron is the family's operation on Stage Road in Akron, in northeastern Erie County. The Kelkenbergs also run the well-known petting and agritourism farm in nearby Clarence Center; this Akron listing is a separate location under the same family name. No dedicated website was confirmed for the Akron site, so contact them directly about visits or farm products.
Akron Acres (Formerly Kelkenberg Farm of Akron)
15.9 miAkron
The Kelkenberg family has farmed at Akron Acres, formerly Kelkenberg Farm, on Stage Road in Akron since 1990, running it now as a seasonal agritourism spot. Fall brings pumpkin picking, hayrides, pony rides, and barn animal tours; winter shifts to cut-your-own and pre-cut Christmas trees. A country store on-site stocks local and seasonal goods, and the farm hosts school field trips.
Ploetz's Maple Syrup
16.9 miSpringville
Ploetz's Maple Syrup produces maple syrup on Dowd Road in Springville, in the southern Erie County hills of Western New York. Sugaring runs late winter into early spring, tapping the region's sugar maples. Contact the farm directly for syrup availability and any open-house dates.
Benz's Sugar Shanty & Maple Products
17.0 miEast Concord
Benz's Sugar Shanty makes maple syrup and maple products on Van Slyke Road in East Concord, in the hills of southern Erie County. The sugar shanty is the sugarhouse where sap is boiled down each late-winter season. Producers here typically sell syrup, maple cream, and maple candy; specific hours aren't listed online.
Sweet Dream Maple Farm
15.6 miCorfu
Sweet Dream Maple Farm, run by Al and Amy Stein on Reynolds Road in Corfu, bottles Grade A pure maple syrup in sizes from a few dollars up to gallon jugs in glass and plastic. The farm opens its doors for New York's March Maple Weekend, when visitors can watch how the syrup is made. Corfu sits in Genesee County between Buffalo and Batavia.
Hen-Hawk Acres Country Store and Greenhouse
17.0 miChaffee
Hen-Hawk Acres Country Store and Greenhouse sits on Genesee Road in Chaffee, in the hills of southern Erie County. The operation pairs a country store with a greenhouse and a poultry flock, selling plants and farm goods in season. Detailed hours and current stock aren't reliably posted online, so confirm locally before a visit.
Greg's U-Pick Farm
19.2 miClarence Center
Greg's U-Pick Farm opens its fields for strawberries in June, then blueberries, vegetables and cut flowers through July and August, with a pumpkin patch in fall. The farm runs spring, summer and fall CSA shares and keeps a farm store and bakery on site in Clarence Center, northeast of Buffalo. School field trips and barnyard visits fill out the season. Open Tuesday through Sunday, closed Mondays.
Gabels Maple Syrup
18.0 miLawtons
Gabel's Maple Syrup is a family sugarmaker on Kaiser Road in Lawtons, selling pure maple syrup along with maple cream, granulated maple sugar, seasonal candy, and a bourbon-barrel-aged syrup, all sold on-site. The operation is listed with the New York State Maple Producers Association. Reach them at [email protected] or (716) 949-9110.
Kelkenberg Farm of Clarence, LLC
20.2 miClarence Center
Kelkenberg Farm on Wolcott Road in Clarence Center runs a hands-on agritourism operation where visitors pet cows, hold baby goats, and meet a 2,000-pound Belgian horse. Pony rides and hayrides run alongside seasonal events — egg hunts, sunflower days, pumpkin picking, and a Living Nativity. A farm grill serves soft serve, pies, and donuts, and the family published a children's book, 'Rosie & Tippy.' Day and season passes sell online.
Ressler Farm
18.6 miArcade
Ressler Farm works East Arcade Road in Arcade, Wyoming County dairy country in western New York. Rolling farmland thick with dairy herds, hay, and corn spreads between Buffalo and the Southern Tier here. A working farm listed for agritourism.
Frightworld Pumpkin Park
21.1 miTown of Amherst
Frightworld's Pumpkin Park is the daytime, family-friendly fall event run by Frightworld, the Buffalo-area Halloween attraction company. Held in the Amherst and Buffalo area, it trades the haunted-house scares for pumpkins and kid-focused autumn activities. Hours and admission run seasonally in October. Check Frightworld's website and social pages for this year's Pumpkin Park dates and location.
Stonehill Orchard
19.2 miNorth Collins
Stonehill Orchard grows tree fruit in North Collins, in the fruit country of southern Erie County. The listing points to apples, picked and sold through the fall. Tempered by Lake Erie, this part of Western New York supports orchards and vineyards alike. Confirm hours and pick-your-own availability with the orchard before visiting, since apple season lasts only a few weeks.
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village
22.0 miBuffalo
Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village is a history museum on Tonawanda Creek Road in Amherst, just north of Buffalo, that preserves the region's rural and agricultural past. It keeps a collection of restored historic buildings, exhibits, and hands-on educational programs, and hosts seasonal community events. Guest services run Tuesday through Saturday. It's a heritage site rather than a producing farm, despite the agritourism label.
Pekarek's Produce
23.5 miMachias
Pekarek's Produce grows fruits and vegetables on Riceville Road in Machias, in Cattaraugus County's Enchanted Mountains region. The listing points to a seasonal farm running a summer stand with sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, and other field crops as they come in. Hours and current stock aren't confirmed online for this New York location. Check locally for picking and stand availability.
The MAiZE
22.7 miWheatfield
The MAiZE is a fall corn maze off Niagara Falls Boulevard in Wheatfield, Niagara County, a short drive from the Falls. Attractions like this cut a fresh trail design into standing corn each season and open through September and October. This listing carries no active website, so confirm this year's maze and hours with the operator before visiting.
Awald's Berry Farm
20.5 miNorth Collins
Awald's Berry Farm runs pick-your-own berries on Gurney Avenue in North Collins, a farming town in southern Erie County south of Buffalo. Its exact crops and picking calendar aren't posted online, though North Collins farms are known for strawberries and other summer produce sold direct from the field.
Bowman Farms
21.0 miNorth Collins
Bowman Farms works land along Route 62 (Gowanda State Road) in North Collins, in the produce belt of southern Erie County. Roadside growers on this corridor sell sweet corn, squash, and other field vegetables from mid-summer into fall. The farm's stand hours and full crop list aren't posted online.
Crossen Christmas Tree Farm
23.8 miBasom
Crossen Christmas Tree Farm sells Christmas trees off Judge Road in Basom, in the farm country of Genesee County west of Batavia. Choose-and-cut tree farms in this part of western New York usually open the weekend after Thanksgiving and run through mid-December. Varieties and hours aren't posted online, so call ahead before making the drive.
Blueberry Ridge Farm
22.1 miLawtons
Blueberry Ridge Farm sits on Gowanda State Road in Lawtons, in southern Erie County near the Cattaraugus line. As the name says, blueberries lead here, most likely pick-your-own highbush berries ripening across July into August. The rolling upland ground suits the crop. Berry timing depends on the season, so check conditions before the drive out.
Kwilos Farms
21.1 miAngola
Kwilos Farms raises beef, pork, roasting chickens, and eggs across 185-plus acres in Angola, southwest of Buffalo. The farm store carries its own meats plus maple products, mums, perennials, holiday wreaths, and pantry goods like rubs, dressings, and sauces, with a self-serve egg cooler open daily. Classes and farm events run through the year. Open Fridays and Saturdays in season.
Moore's Maple Shack & Pancake House
25.0 miFreedom
Moore's Maple Shack makes top-quality maple syrup and small-batch maple products on Galen Hill Road in Freedom, in the hills of Cattaraugus County. During maple season the attached pancake house serves breakfast; the rest of the year, syrup stays available through on-site pickup or online. It's a small family maple operation south of Buffalo.
Lisiecki Produce
27.6 miGasport
Lisiecki Produce farms on Chestnut Ridge Road in Gasport, inside the Niagara County fruit and vegetable belt between Lockport and Lake Ontario. This corner of western New York grows heavy crops of sweet corn, tomatoes, and tree fruit, helped by lake-moderated weather and deep soils. Expect a seasonal produce stand rather than year-round hours.
Maple Glen Sugar House
25.2 miGowanda
Maple Glen Sugar House produces maple syrup on Gowanda Zoar Road in Gowanda, in the hills where Erie and Cattaraugus counties meet. Sugarhouses across this part of western New York tap in late winter and open their doors during the state's March Maple Weekends. Specifics on products and hours aren't posted online, so contact the sugarhouse before visiting.
Wolf Maple Products
27.6 miMiddleport
Wolf Maple Products taps and boils on Chestnut Ridge Road in Middleport, in the orchard-and-farm belt of Niagara County east of Buffalo. Local sugarmakers run their season in late winter, turning sap into syrup, candy, and cream. There's little published about this producer, so get in touch during the spring run to see what's available and whether they sell direct from the farm.
Wheatfield Pumpkin Farm
25.7 miCity of North Tonawanda
Wheatfield Pumpkin Farm sells fall pumpkins on Nash Road in the town of Wheatfield, just east of North Tonawanda in Niagara County. Pick-your-own pumpkins and seasonal farm activities draw families through October in Western New York's produce belt near the Erie Canal.
Free Range WNY Chicken Eggs
28.0 miLockport
Free Range WNY Chicken Eggs is a small egg seller in Lockport, in Niagara County. The listing points to pasture-raised hens and farm-fresh eggs sold locally, the kind of backyard operation common across western New York. No website, storefront, or hours are posted; buyers typically arrange pickup directly with the seller.
Cambria Corn Maze
27.6 miLockport
Cambria Corn Maze cut its first paths in 2013 and now bills itself as Western New York's largest, with two mazes winding more than three miles through a 12-acre cornfield off Lockport Junction Road. A hay-bale maze, pumpkins, apples, and concessions round out the fall visit. Admission runs $10 for ages 15 and up, $5 for kids 5 to 14. Call (716) 589-0626.
Fenton's Produce
24.0 miBatavia
Fenton's Produce is a farm and produce stand on Pratt Road in Batavia, in Genesee County between Rochester and Buffalo. This flat, fertile stretch of western New York grows sweet corn, tomatoes, and other summer vegetables sold roadside. Little about Fenton's is posted online, so stop by in season or ask locally for current hours and what's being picked.
Wright Farms Inc
27.7 miTown of Farmersville
Wright Farms taps about 8,000 maple trees on Laidlaw Road in the town of Farmersville, Cattaraugus County, and has done so through five generations since 1840. A wood-fired evaporator in the farm's sugarhouse turns the sap into roughly 1,200 gallons of syrup a year, alongside other maple products. The operation also runs as a dairy farm. See wrightfarmsmaplesyrup.com or call (716) 676-2556 for the sugarhouse and syrup.
Burdick Blueberries Inc.
28.5 miBurdick Blueberries grows blueberries on Thompson Road in Cattaraugus, in the Allegheny foothills of western New York. The operation centers on pick-your-own and pre-picked blueberries through July and August. Its picking hours and current conditions aren't posted online.
Pepper's Blueberry Hill Farm
28.9 miFranklinville
Pepper's Blueberry Hill Farm grows blueberries on Bear Creek Road in Franklinville, in the Cattaraugus County hills of Western New York. Blueberry picking in this upland region generally runs from mid-July into August. Check ahead for ripeness and hours before visiting.
Peter Gugino Farms
23.4 miBrant
Andolina Farms
23.4 miBrant
Andolina Farms grows pick-your-own strawberries on Brant Angola Road in Brant, near the Lake Erie shore in southern Erie County. During June strawberry season the patch opens daily from about 8 a.m. until dark. Call ahead at 716-698-6825 to check picking conditions, since ripe berries come and go quickly with the weather.
Everhaunt Haunted House
23.1 miAngola
Everhaunt is a Western New York haunted-house attraction on Lake Street in Angola, south of Buffalo along Lake Erie, not a farm. Its season pairs the walkthrough haunt with a WNY Horror Con featuring celebrity guests, classic horror screenings with the Angola Theatre, and behind-the-scenes tours. The recent run cut roughly 40% of time slots to keep crowds smaller. Fall festival activities and some kid-friendly events round out the calendar.
Brant Apple Farm
23.8 miBrant
Brant Apple Farm grows apples in Brant, a lakeshore town in southern Erie County along the Lake Erie fruit belt. The lake's moderating effect makes this productive apple and grape country, with fall the season for picking and cider. Expect standard Northeast varieties sold in season. Confirm hours and pick-your-own availability with the farm before heading out.
Blackman Homestead Farm
29.3 miLockport
Blackman Homestead Farm has picked apples on Thrall Road in Lockport for more than 45 years, part of a 160-acre, sixth-generation operation on the Niagara Escarpment. Fall brings U-pick apples, fresh cider and cider slushies, pumpkins, and farm animals to visit. A cold-storage room keeps apples, cider, and pumpkins available year-round, and the farm sells specialty products alongside its fruit in Niagara County north of Buffalo.
Vacco Farms
25.5 miTown of Brant
Vacco Farms works land on Cain Road in the town of Brant, in southern Erie County near the Lake Erie shore. The lakeside soils here grow fruit and vegetables well. Specific crops and any farm-stand or pick-your-own details for Vacco aren't documented online.
Summer Breeze Strawberries Stand-up U-pick
28.9 miCastile
Summer Breeze grows pick-your-own strawberries in Castile, in Wyoming County near Letchworth State Park. The "stand-up" name points to raised or elevated beds that let pickers harvest without bending to the ground, easier on the back than field rows. Strawberry season in this part of western New York runs through June into early July.
Burley Berries & Blooms
28.2 miWarsaw
Burley Berries & Blooms runs a u-pick flower garden open dawn to dusk seven days a week, cutting specialty and heirloom blooms alongside a small dairy creamery that makes milk, yogurt, butter, and gelato. The farm sits in the hills of Wyoming County near Warsaw and Perry, and books an eight-week dairy-and-flower CSA plus floral design for weddings. Find them on Instagram as @burleyberries.
Wells Berry Farm
29.5 miCastile
Wells Berry Farm grows berries on Route 19A in Castile, Wyoming County — just outside the north entrance to Letchworth State Park. Its produce and u-pick tags point to summer berry picking, the usual draw at farms like this in western New York. Details beyond that aren't posted online, so call ahead for ripening dates and picking conditions, which swing week to week with the weather.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many agritourism & farm experiences are near East Aurora?
US Farm Trail lists 60 agritourism & farm experiences within about 30 miles of East Aurora, New York, the closest being Thorpe's Organic Family Farm in East Aurora. Every one sells direct to the public.
Can you visit agritourism & farm experiences near East Aurora in person?
Many welcome visitors — through a farm stand, on-farm store, or by appointment. Check each farm's page for hours and how to buy before you drive out.
