Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Lowell, IN

Lowell

Harvest Tyme spreads across 45 acres in Lake County and claims the largest u-pick pumpkin patch in the county, backed by a 3-acre corn maze with a smaller kiddie version for younger kids. Weekend hours run 10 to 6 through late October, with the 2026 season opening September 19. After dark, the farm runs a Pumpkin Glow Trail, and the whole operation converts to Christmas Tyme Lights once the pumpkins are gone. It's under an hour from Chicago.

Lowell

Norm's has been a family-run pumpkin patch in Lowell for generations, the kind of place locals return to every fall out of habit more than novelty. Alongside pumpkin picking — including pie pumpkins and ones good for saving seed — the farm runs a corn maze and haunted hayrides, with firepits and wood included in hayride packages. Call for current hours.

Lowell

Five Hands Farm gets its name from the Bruce family members who work it — Tom, Rhonda, and their three sons, Nash, Luke, and Will — on land the family has farmed since the late 1800s. The CSA market farm in Lowell grows produce for Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, selling direct to neighbors who sign up for a share of the harvest.

Crown Point

Mowry's Fruit Farm is listed as an agritourism stop in Crown Point, in Lake County. No verified details on crops, hours, or contact information surfaced online beyond the town and zip code.

Beecher

Settler's Pond Pumpkin Patch runs seasonally in Beecher, part of Will County's fall pumpkin-patch trail. No current web listing was found describing hours or activities. Confirm open dates directly before visiting, since small seasonal patches like this shift year to year.

Beecher

Settlers Pond isn't a produce farm, it's a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter that also operates as an agritourism stop. Since 1999 they've rescued and rehabilitated around 350 domestic, wild, and exotic animals, funded entirely by donations. Visitors can tour an indoor petting zoo and small museum, then work through corn and straw mazes, mini-golf, and wagon or barrel train rides.

DeMotte

Zylstra's Blueberries grows on W 1200 North outside DeMotte, in Jasper County. Beyond the address, no verified hours, website, or picking details for the farm turned up online. The Zylstra surname fits DeMotte's documented Dutch-American heritage — the town's First Christian Reformed Church dates to the 1940s and DeMotte still holds an annual Touch of Dutch festival each August.

Crown Point

Hidden Creek is a small, kid-scaled pumpkin farm near Crown Point with hayrides, a corn maze sized for little legs, and its own honeybee apiary supplying farm-fresh honey. Birthday parties and school tours round out the fall season alongside the pumpkin patch itself, and pumpkins sell both at the on-site shop and a roadside farmstand. Facebook reviewers rate it a full 5 out of 5.

Merrillville

DeJong Farm is a family farm stand in Merrillville where the kids handle real work — animal care, planting, weeding, harvesting, irrigation, egg washing and candling, alongside running the stand itself. The farm sells produce, eggs, and other farm goods directly, with updates posted regularly on Facebook.

Demotte

Four generations of the Eenigburg family have grown blueberries on this DeMotte farm since 1948, working 13 varieties in ground that's never seen GMO seed. U-pick runs Monday through Saturday for roughly a month starting around July 1, and the farm bottles what doesn't get picked fresh into jam, syrup, and barbecue sauce. It sits just off Route 10, minutes from I-65.

De Motte

Fritts Berry Farm has grown blueberries in De Motte since 1949, now run by the fourth generation of the Fritts family. Visitors choose u-pick or already-picked berries during the summer season, with the farm open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Sundays.

Chicago Heights

Smits Farms runs a Food Alliance-certified greenhouse and produce operation in Chicago Heights, selling at six farmers markets across the Chicago area each week rather than just from the farm. The greenhouse itself opens seasonally for direct sales. It's a market-focused operation more than a destination farm, built around wholesale and farmers-market volume.

Griffith

Nicky and Jessica Jones started Earthling Bee Co. in 2018 as a full-service Northern Indiana bee operation — honey, nucs, hives, and pollination services, not just jars on a shelf. Their raw and wildflower honey, beeswax goods, and bee-themed gifts sell online and for local pickup, and they'll set up hives or provide pollination for other growers in the region.

Griffith

C & L Lawncare is a family-owned lawn and landscaping company at 6086 N Forest Ave in Griffith, founded in 2005 — not a farm attraction, despite the agritourism listing. The crew handles mowing, aeration, fertilization, seeding, and landscaping for area homes and businesses, plus leaf removal each fall and snow removal each winter.

Merrillville

De Jong Farm is a working family farm in Merrillville where the kids handle real chores — animal care, planting, weeding, harvesting, irrigation, egg washing and candling — and sell what comes off the ground at an on-farm stand. It's produce and eggs first, agritourism second, with pick-your-own available depending on the season.

Demotte

Now in its third and fourth generation, Fritts has grown blueberries in DeMotte since 1949 — over 60 years under the same family. Visitors can pick their own or buy berries already picked by staff, and the farm sits along State Road 10 not far from Eenigburg's, making this stretch of DeMotte one of the state's denser blueberry-picking corridors.

Highland

Scheeringa Farms has run its Highland farm stand for three generations and more than 50 years, selling homegrown tomatoes, sweet corn, peppers, and cantaloupe alongside greenhouse annuals and vegetable starts each spring. The stand opens Father's Day weekend and stays open through Halloween, when the pumpkin patch, corn maze, and petting zoo take over. It's rated the highest of any farm in Highland by area reviewers.

DeMotte

Evers' Farm in DeMotte has run as a u-pick fruit and vegetable operation, with apples among its orchard crops. Recent directory listings mark the farm as closed, so it's worth calling ahead to confirm hours before planning a visit.

Hobart

Merrillville Farms has run a farm market out of Hobart since 1999, serving Lake and Porter counties with apples, blueberries, cabbage, eggplant, grapes, peaches, sweet corn, pumpkins, and raw honey depending on the season. Winter visitors can still get eggs, livestock grain, and straw bedding by appointment. Pick-your-own is available and there's no admission charge.

Momence

Marys Berries grows berries on a small farm outside Momence, in the flat river-bottom farmland along the Kankakee River in eastern Illinois near the Indiana state line. Hours, varieties, and picking-season details aren't published online — call ahead before making the drive.

Fair Oaks

Fair Oaks Farms runs an actual working dairy alongside a set of paid "Adventures," including the Dairy Adventure, the Pig Adventure with its breed-to-wean barns, and a crop tour built around commercial agriculture rather than petting-zoo cuteness. Adventures and tours run Monday through Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 10 to 5, Central time. There's also a hotel with a pool, a U-pick orchard, and four dining spots on-site, from a sit-down restaurant to an all-day deli counter.

Hobart

County Line Orchard grows Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Braeburn, EverCrisp, Melrose, Golden Delicious, and several other apple varieties on its Hobart property, with u-pick rows open through fall. Beyond picking, the farm runs barnyard activities, a full seasonal menu, and hosts more than 50,000 student visitors a year on school tours — a scale most u-pick operations in the region don't match.

Hobart

Johnson's has grown fruits and vegetables in Northwest Indiana since the 1940s, with u-pick strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and vegetables running June through October. The adjoining Johnson's Fun Farm adds more than 30 family activities, and the calendar fills out with strawberry, blueberry, pumpkin, and sunflower festivals through the season.

Monee

Butterprint Farm traces back to 1857 and opens its gates each October for a month of hayrides, pumpkin picking, rope-making demonstrations, and puppet shows. Pie pumpkins sell in bulk — 25, 50, or 100 at a time — for anyone stocking up to bake rather than carve. It runs as a single fall-festival season, not a year-round market.

Manteno

A small pumpkin grower in Manteno that fills orders of any size, from a single porch pumpkin to a bulk order for a school event. It's a modest, family-run operation rather than an attraction park.

Wheatfield

Luedtke runs a straightforward u-pick blueberry operation in Wheatfield, open daily 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the summer harvest. Corinne Luedtke oversees the farm, which also sells baked muffins alongside the fresh berries. Call ahead before driving out, since picking hours shift with the weather and how heavy the bushes are running that week.

Wheatfield

The Van Kley family has grown blueberries on State Road 10 since 1943, now farming more than 40 acres across eight varieties. Summer hours run Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with fresh berries during the season and frozen ones once picking ends. They sell their own honey at the stand too.

Valparaiso

Valparaiso's Fall Harvest Festival takes over Central Park Plaza for one Saturday each October, timed to land on the final day of the Valparaiso Farmers Market. Kids paint pumpkins and get their faces painted while everyone else works through caramel apples and cider. It's a few hours, not a full day — the 2025 event ran 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tinley Park

Forest View Farms is listed on South Lockwood Avenue in Tinley Park. The state field here is misrecorded as Alabama; the zip code and street both place it in Cook County, Illinois, on Chicago's south side. The farm's domain name is currently parked for sale, and no working website or contact information could be found.

Tinley Park

Forest View Farms is listed on South Lockwood Avenue in Tinley Park. The domain once associated with the name is now parked for sale, so no current offerings could be verified online.

Tinley Park

Odyssey Fun Farm runs a fall pumpkin patch and corn maze in Tinley Park, with hayrides looping the property and a Barnyard Zoo stocked with farm animals. Corn cannons round out the activity list. It operates alongside Odyssey Fun World, a separate entertainment center nearby, though the farm attraction is seasonal.

Tinley Park

Cavallini's in the Park is located on South Street in Tinley Park. No verifiable website or business listing was found describing current farm activities or offerings.

Kankakee

Kankakee Valley Park District has served Kankakee and Aroma Park townships since 1925, running Splash Valley Aquatic Park, Ice Valley Centre, a campground, and River Road Sports Complex rather than any working farm or orchard — a mismatch worth flagging for anyone browsing this list for u-pick crops. Programs and facility hours run through the district's own registration system.

Chebanse

PC's Apiaries produces clover, wildflower, and comb honey out of Chebanse, sold retail and wholesale by appointment and at the Rally Point 1854 coffee shop in town. Owner Chad McGinnis also serves as the Illinois Department of Agriculture's Region 3 apiary inspector, giving him a working knowledge of bee health across central Illinois beyond his own hives.

Valparaiso

Wyckoff Hybrids has bred corn and soybean seed out of Valparaiso since George Bayard Wyckoff bought 200 acres here in 1903. The company now supplies regional growers with hybrid corn and soybean varieties, backed by its own yield trial and plot data. Office hours run Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed weekends. This is a seed supplier, not a pick-your-own stop.

Valparaiso

Anderson's Orchard & Winery has poured wine in Valparaiso since 1927, working through Cabernet, Marquette, Red Zinfandel, Concord, Rose, and sparkling varieties alongside wine slushies. The remodeled tasting room opens Friday through Sunday, noon to 6 p.m., with flatbreads, sandwiches, and charcuterie on the menu and live music and weddings booked through the venue.

This Northwest Indiana u-pick blueberry patch has changed hands and now operates as The Berry Patch at Mitzner Farms, though longtime visitors still know it by its old name. The new owners kept the u-pick and pre-picked blueberry setup that built the place's following in the first place.

Westville

Coburg Flower Depot grows daylilies across three acres in Westville, with more than 500 varieties open for pick-your-own picking through the growing season. The stand also sells local honey alongside cut flowers. Updates on what's currently blooming go out on Facebook rather than a fixed weekly schedule, so a call ahead is worth it before driving out on County Road 600 East.

San Pierre

Sunrise Harvest Farms has grown blueberries along US-421 in San Pierre since 2015, roughly an hour's drive from both Lafayette and Michigan City. Pick your own during the summer season, or skip the bucket and buy berries already picked at the farm stand. It's a small, single-crop operation — no maze, no petting zoo, just blueberries done well.

Manhattan

A family-owned u-pick farm on Manhattan-Monee Road offering strawberries, blackberries, and red raspberries in summer, pumpkins in October, and fresh-cut Christmas trees in November and December. A small petting zoo runs alongside the produce operation.