Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Harvard, IL

Harvard

Freedom Organix is a USDA-certified organic farm outside Harvard running a year-round CSA, with shares of fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, herbs, and cut flowers delivered through neighborhood pickup points. Half-share options suit smaller households, and the farm opens select fields for u-pick snap peas and tomatoes in season.

Harvard

GoSleigh runs a countryside Christmas operation out of Harvard built around horse-drawn sleigh rides, a live nativity, and a sledding hill. Visitors can also catch the Cozy Coral Theater, a petting farm, and Christmas goodies during the holiday season.

Harvard

Countryside Christmas is a seasonal choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation on Lilja Road outside Harvard, in a stretch of McHenry County known for its tree farms. Independent detail beyond its listing as a u-pick agritourism stop is limited online, so call ahead for current tree varieties and weekend hours before making the drive.

Harvard

Davidson's Giant Pumpkins has grown genuine oversized pumpkins outside Harvard for more than 45 seasons, alongside regular jack-o'-lanterns and oddly shaped squash. Admission and parking are free, with pricing running roughly $1 to $15 depending on size. It's a bare-bones, pick-your-own field — no rides, no maze, just pumpkins in every shape the season produces.

Harvard

Spears To You grows seven acres of asparagus, Jersey Supreme and Millennial varieties, and picks daily through a season that runs roughly early May to early June. Loose asparagus runs $6 a pound, dropping to $5 for two pounds or more, or buy a pre-packed 10-pound box for $45. U-pick hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Harvard

Ben's Christmas Tree Farm cuts trees in Harvard, near the Wisconsin border in McHenry County's cluster of choose-and-cut tree farms. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm this season's hours and stock.

Woodstock

Knoll's Apple Orchard and Vegetable Farm grows apples and produce on Saint Patrick Road outside Woodstock, one of several small orchards in McHenry County's fall picking circuit. No current web listing was found. Call ahead to confirm what's in season.

Woodstock

McCann Berry Farm closed permanently after the 2026 season, ending 41 years of pick-your-own blueberries northeast of Woodstock. Bob and Mary McCann planted their first strawberry crop in 1982 and later shifted the farm's focus to blueberries, picked Wednesdays and Saturdays each July. The McCanns have retired; this listing remains for the record.

Marengo

Cody's Farm & Orchard grows sweet corn, green beans, peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, beets, onions, and potatoes on River Road in Marengo, and stocks Wisconsin dairy alongside the produce. The farm market runs daily 10am-6pm, with school tours and seasonal strawberry, sweet corn, apple, and pumpkin picking through the year.

Walworth

Poplar Grove

Beaver Creek Gardens operates in Poplar Grove, in Boone County's stretch of small nurseries and garden centers. No current web listing was found describing current stock or hours. Call ahead to confirm before visiting.

Woodstock

Lang's Orchard runs u-pick apples on Secor Road outside Woodstock, weather permitting — a cold snap during spring flowering has forced the orchard to sit out entire seasons rather than sell an off crop. The farm posts real-time picking updates on Facebook and keeps a small on-site store running when the trees cooperate.

Delavan

Woodstock

Woodstock Country Orchard's old web domain has since been resold and no longer reflects the business, a sign this Garden Valley Road orchard may not be operating the way it once did. Anyone planning a visit should call ahead or check current McHenry County orchard listings before making the drive.

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Woodstock

Grace Farm Studios is listed on Franklinville Road in Woodstock, McHenry County. No verifiable website or business listing was found to confirm what the studio offers.

Woodstock

Homestead Orchard grows 23 apple varieties on land that's been farmed since 1839, plus pie cherries, pears, apricots, and plums. The farm store operates out of a converted 1880s horse barn and stocks honey, jams, jellies, salsas, and beeswax candles from local Amish suppliers alongside the fruit. Open Monday through Saturday 10 to 4, Sunday noon to 4.

Delavan

Poplar Grove

Edwards Apple Orchard is a fourth-generation family farm on Centerville Road in Poplar Grove, growing apples since 1964. The orchard runs September through November with pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, and berries, plus fresh-pressed cider and apple cider donuts.

Union

Prairie Sky Orchard has been growing apples on Union Road since 1991, when the current owners turned five empty acres into what's now roughly 2,800 dwarf trees across 14 varieties. Pick your own or buy pre-packaged, then stop at the barn store for cider donuts, jams, salsas, and u-bake pies. Asian pears and raspberries round out the harvest, and a weekend food kiosk adds hot dogs and pulled pork.

Poplar Grove

Bull Run Maze cuts a corn maze through its Poplar Grove fields every fall, backed by pumpkin picking, pig races, and doughnuts for the drive out from Rockford or Belvidere. It's a family-owned operation built around the maze itself rather than a long list of rides — expect to lose a few hours between the rows before finding your way back out.

Garden Prairie

Susie's Garden Patch runs a produce stand on US Highway 20 in Garden Prairie, selling what's in season straight off the farm. It's a small, family-run operation without much of a web presence — the kind of stand you find by driving past it, not by searching for it online.

Woodstock

Meadowmoor Orchard keeps things simple — no admission fee, no frills, just u-pick apples plus a few early pumpkins and gourds each September and October. It's only open weekends, Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4, closed the rest of the week. Woodstock's other orchards lean bigger; this one stays a straightforward family farm.

Marengo

Grizzy's Pumpkins sells pumpkins from a farm at the corner of Route 20 and Coral Road outside Marengo, in Coral Township. It turns up in local farm directories and a scattering of social posts from visitors, but runs without a dedicated website. Worth a call ahead to check what's picked and ready.

Woodstock

All Seasons Orchard grows 16,000 apple trees outside Woodstock, Honeycrisp among the headliners, alongside a three-quarter-acre pumpkin and gourd patch. Cider donuts and caramel apples come hand-dipped on-site daily, and the grounds add a corn maze, zip line, and apple cannon on top of straightforward u-pick. The season runs late August through early November, open daily except Tuesdays, with barnyard access starting around $9.

Woodstock

Woodstock

SunBerry Orchard grows apples, peaches, cherries, strawberries and raspberries on Greenwood Road outside Woodstock, one of three McHenry County locations the Ukrainian-American farm family runs alongside a pasture-raised meat operation. Fall brings u-pick weekends with a smokehouse turning out more than 40 kinds of sausage. The farm also runs markets in Mundelein, Lake Zurich, and Skokie, so the produce travels even when you don't.

Woodstock

Heider's Berry Farm has grown strawberries and raspberries on Queen Anne Road in Woodstock since 1972, now in its sixth generation of family ownership. Visitors pick their own or buy prepicked berries, plus homemade jam, seasonal vegetables, and handcrafted wood items from the on-site gift shop.

Woodstock

Sun Berry Orchard Farm sits outside Woodstock in McHenry County, part of a cluster of small orchards along the Fox River Valley's fall picking circuit. No current web listing turned up describing specific crops or hours. Call ahead to confirm what's in season before making the drive.

Caledonia

Kinnikinnick Farm raises Berkshire pork, pastured chicken, and grass-fed beef on pasture in Boone County, selling meat, free-range eggs, raw honey, and stone-ground grains through online ordering with local pickup. No hormones or antibiotics, non-GMO feed. Beyond the meat business, the farm runs overnight farm stays and glamping where kids can wander the pastures and meet the animals firsthand.

Elkhorn

Caledonia

Lindberg Pumpkin Patch farms seven acres on Illinois Route 173 outside Caledonia, with a Harvest Barn stocking pre-picked pumpkins for anyone who'd rather skip the walk into the field. The farm runs tractor rides, a corn maze, and barnyard animals through the fall, and calls itself northern Illinois' favorite fall stop — a claim the reviews seem to back up. Open daily 9am to 6pm, September 11 through Halloween.

Lake Geneva

Elkhorn

Clinton

Lake Geneva

Caledonia

Wind Ridge Herb Farm grows more than 400 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs on Certified Naturally Grown ground in Caledonia, with no synthetic fertilizers or dyes anywhere in the process. Owner Liz Fiorenza, a registered nurse and clinical aromatherapist, sells fresh plants, dried herbs, teas, and essential oils, and offers one-on-one consultations by appointment. Seasonal themed dinners run through the summer.

Huntley

M&M Christmas Tree Farm is a choose-and-cut operation in Huntley started by Paul McConnell in 1983, growing Colorado spruce, Fraser fir, balsam fir, Douglas fir, and Scotch pine. It opens the Friday after Thanksgiving and runs weekends through the season, with weekday visits available by calling ahead. Pines run about $20 each.

Belvidere

Summerfield Zoo is a privately owned zoo in Belvidere holding exotic animals that include mountain lions, zebras, lemurs, alligators, giant tortoises, wolves, reindeer, and monkeys, many of them rescues. A petting-zoo area lets visitors get closer with baby goats and other animal ambassadors. It sits a few miles off I-90, convenient to the Rockford area.

Caledonia

A family-run pumpkin patch operates every fall on Illinois Route 173 outside Caledonia, offering a corn maze, barnyard animals, and tractor-pulled hayrides across the grounds. A heated barn stocks pre-picked pumpkins for anyone who'd rather skip the walk into the field. The farm runs daily through the end of October, weather permitting.

Village of Bloomfield

Roscoe

Margie's Grass Kickin' Chicken raises USDA-inspected pastured chicken, breakfast pork sausage, and fresh brown eggs on a small farm outside Roscoe, alongside chemical-free seasonal vegetables. The farm runs a CSA from June through October and sells direct at the Beloit Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. Cash and check only.

Huntley

A Huntley farm market that's sold locally grown pumpkins and fall produce for more than 40 years across two nearby locations, with the u-pick patch three miles west of the market. Every pumpkin is $8 regardless of size, admission and parking are free, and weekends bring hayrides and cider donuts.

Genoa

Go-Ro Fresh grows more than 30 crops across 1,300 acres near Genoa, including herbs, leafy greens, root vegetables, organic beets, and pumpkins. The fifth-generation farm runs a U-Pick field and an on-site farm market alongside its wholesale produce operation.

McHnery

Stade's Farm & Market works 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, strawberries, and raspberries in McHenry County, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The market stays open daily from May through Halloween with pick-your-own produce, a bakery known for apple cider donuts, and Townsend Meats & Eggs. A 30-acre pumpkin patch and 11,000-tree apple orchard round out the fall season.

Cherry Valley

Valley Orchard sits on East State Street in Cherry Valley, in the Rock River valley of northern Illinois. Little turns up about the farm beyond its listing details — no working website or social page surfaced in a search. Best confirmed by a call before visiting.

Cherry Valley

Bethkes' Farm Apples grows apples on Cherry Valley Road outside Rockford, part of the u-pick orchard circuit in the Rock River valley. No website or listed hours turned up online, so calling ahead before an autumn visit is the safer bet.

Richmond

Natural Farm Stand sells produce on Route 173 outside Richmond, near the Wisconsin border in McHenry County. No independent website or listing turned up online, so current offerings and stand hours are best confirmed directly.

Kirkland

Walnut Grove Vocational Farm is listed on Pearl Street in Kirkland, in DeKalb County. No verifiable website or listing was found describing its vocational programming or farm operations.

Kingston

UP Berries grows raspberries on Lanan Road outside Kingston as a pick-your-own operation, with visitors picking straight from the canes and paying by the pound. The farm recommends bringing reusable bags rather than plastic. It's a straightforward, single-crop farm — no frills, just raspberry rows and a scale.

Milton

Twin Lakes

This listing gives only a Zarnstorff Road address in the 60071 zip code near Richmond, with no matching business name turning up in local directories or online records. It reads as a small family farm rather than a commercial operation, but nothing further can be confirmed.

Spring Grove

Richardson Adventure Farm is home to what it bills as the world's largest corn maze — 28 acres and 10.4 miles of trails cut into a cornfield outside Spring Grove. Beyond the maze, the farm runs a 50-foot tube slide, an observation tower, a train, a carousel, and a zip line, plus group picnic areas that hold up to 100 people. It's less a farm stand than a full day-trip destination.

Twin Lakes

Spring Grove

Oriole Springs Orchard is a small, old-fashioned u-pick apple orchard on State Line Road outside Spring Grove. Visitors describe it as quaint rather than commercial — a modest operation without the crowds or add-on attractions found at bigger area orchards.

Sycamore

Plank Rd Orchard grows 16 apple varieties, from early Gala to late-season Honeycrisp, and lets visitors pick their own during harvest. The farm store fills in around the apples with baked goods, honey, and small-batch jams and jellies. It's a straightforward u-pick operation on Plank Road outside Sycamore, doing what an orchard does well without much else attached.

Burlington

Beloit