Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Franklinton, LA

Franklinton

Sweetpea Farms LLC operates out of Franklinton, in Washington Parish's Florida Parishes farm country near the Mississippi state line. What the farm grows or sells isn't published online, so call ahead before visiting.

Franklinton

Country Fair Farm operates under two names in Franklinton — the sign might say Bichkams, depending on which generation you ask. It's an agritourism stop on Highway 25 rather than a produce stand, with specifics shifting by season. Call ahead before making the drive.

Franklinton

3D Blueberry Farm grows naturally grown Rabbiteye blueberries on Highway 1056 in Franklinton, open to pickers Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. once the berries ripen, typically late May through June. Washington Parish watermelons come in behind the blueberries, ready from late June into mid-July.

Franklinton

L and E Blueberries runs a u-pick blueberry operation on James Creel Road outside Franklinton, one of several blueberry farms clustered in this corner of Washington Parish. Call ahead before driving out, since picking hours follow the ripening, not the calendar.

Franklinton

Choctaw Road Blueberries grows blueberries off Choctaw Road outside Franklinton, in Washington Parish's Florida Parishes blueberry country near the Mississippi state line. Picking season, hours, and contact information aren't published online, so call ahead before making the trip.

Angie

Steele's Christmas Tree Farm has run Washington Parish's oldest choose-and-cut tree operation since 1979, on Dollar Road in Angie. Visitors select from Leyland Cypress, Caroline Sapphire, Fraser Fir, and Eastern White Pine, with over a thousand trees typically on hand each season, plus a pumpkin patch and corn maze earlier in the fall. Cash, check, and on-site ATM accepted.

Bogalusa

Duncan's Produce sells straight off the farm on Adams Road in Bogalusa — seasonal fruits and vegetables, free-range eggs, and honey pulled from their own hives, plus homemade jams and preserves. No hormones or antibiotics go into anything raised here. It's a farm-market operation, so hours follow the season.

Amite

Ernie and Lynda run Homegrown Produce Farm in Amite, selling fresh, seasonal produce grown on their own land. There's no wholesale arm and nothing shipped in from elsewhere — just whatever's ripe that week, sold direct from the farm to whoever shows up. It's a small operation built around one straightforward promise: Louisiana grown, sold fresh, nothing dressed up about it.

Amite

Loblolly U-Pick Blueberries grows six blueberry varieties across two manicured acres in Amite, roughly 1,200 bushes staggered to keep berries ripe from mid-May through mid-July. The farm provides shaded picnic areas for anyone who wants to make a morning of it. Opening day shifts slightly year to year with the weather, so checking the farm's Facebook page before driving out is worth the two minutes.

Sun

SonLight Farm sits in Sun, a small unincorporated community in St. Tammany Parish near the Mississippi state line and the Bogue Chitto River. The parish's piney-woods north end holds a mix of horse farms, timberland, and small agritourism operations, a quieter stretch of southeast Louisiana than the Lake Pontchartrain suburbs to the south.

Covington

Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm is a choose-and-cut tree farm on Tiger Branch Road in Covington, on Louisiana's north shore. Tree varieties, season hours, and contact information aren't published online, so call ahead before visiting during the holidays.

Bush

Blue Harvest Farms is in Bush, a rural stretch of St. Tammany Parish on Louisiana's north shore known for small produce and berry operations. What the farm grows, its hours, and contact details aren't published online, so it's worth a call before visiting.

Loranger

Berry Hill Farm sits in Loranger, in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana's strawberry country and home to the annual Louisiana Strawberry Festival in nearby Ponchatoula. Hours and contact information for the farm itself aren't published online; call ahead before visiting.

Covington

Ridemore Ranch and Berry Farm in Covington opens its blueberry and blackberry rows to pick-your-own visitors through the summer, with corn, cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes rounding out the season. The ranch also keeps bees for honey and boards horses on the property. It's a working ranch first, opened to u-pick traffic during harvest windows rather than run as a full agritourism attraction, at 154 John T Prats Rd on the north shore.

Covington

Ridemore runs two businesses on one property in Covington — horse boarding with round-the-clock access for owners, and a pick-your-own patch of blueberries and blackberries that opens for about a month, mid-May through mid-June depending on the season. A few vegetable rows round out the picking.

Bush

Bachman Blueberries opens its rows in Bush for pick-your-own season each June into July — bring a bucket or buy one there, and pack water, snacks, and sunscreen, since there's no shade over a blueberry bush. It's a straightforward u-pick operation on Crump Road, no frills attached.

Magnolia

Critter Crossing Farm sits on Scott Furr Road in Magnolia, in Pike County near the Louisiana state line. The name points to a farm with animals, the kind of small operation common across this corner of southwest Mississippi. No public website was found to confirm hours or offerings.

Amite City

Cajun Country Corn Maze has cut a new design into its 7.5-acre cornfield every fall since 2000, run by a family that's farmed the land for four decades. Admission is $10 and covers the maze plus unlimited train rides, with a petting zoo and pirate ship rounding out the grounds. Birthday parties book here too, alongside the regular fall foot traffic.

Covington

Tomkins Farm is in Covington, on Louisiana's north shore in St. Tammany Parish. What the farm grows, raises, or offers visitors isn't published online, so call ahead before visiting.

Amite

Liuzza Produce Farm has grown fruits and vegetables in Amite for five generations, expanding from a 20-acre start to roughly 600 acres today. Joey and Nichole Liuzza run both wholesale distribution and a direct farm market, plus seasonal u-pick strawberries and vegetables. School and family field trips run alongside the growing season, on land the same family has worked since it was a fraction of its current size.

Jayess

Fowl Play Poultry and Blueberry Farm raises poultry and grows blueberries on Highway 583 North near Jayess, in Lawrence County, southwest Mississippi. The blueberries follow the region's June-to-July rabbiteye season. No website, product list, or hours were found online.

Magnolia

Chatawa Farms is on North Prewett Street in Magnolia, in Pike County near the small community of Chatawa in southwest Mississippi. It is listed as an agritourism farm, though no public website was found detailing its crops or activities.

Osyka

A farm on Old Mill Road near Osyka, in Pike County at the far south edge of Mississippi against the Louisiana line. Little is posted publicly. Farms in this area run cattle, timber, and seasonal produce. Reach out directly to confirm what Oak Knoll grows and their hours.

McComb

Route One Nursery is a plant nursery on Lloyd Hamilton Road in McComb, in Pike County in southwest Mississippi. Nurseries in this area supply bedding plants, shrubs, and trees suited to the region's long growing season. No public website was found with this nursery's current stock or hours.

Pearl River

Sunhillow Berry Farm runs its blueberry picking on the honor system — walk the rows, fill your container, pay $10 a gallon on your way out. The farm sits on 220 acres next to the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, with freshwater lakes and walking trails beyond the berry rows. A three-bedroom cabin on the property rents out through Airbnb for anyone who wants to turn a picking trip into an overnight stay.