Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Mount Pleasant, MI

Mount Pleasant

Bill and Dee Miller, retired Central Michigan University professors, opened Papa's Pumpkin Patch in 2000 on Summerton Road. The roughly 50-acre farm grows U-pick pumpkins and strawberries plus apples and sweet corn, and most of its hayrides, mazes, and pumpkin train rides are free to ride. A country farm market on-site sells donuts, cider, jams, and jellies.

Papa's Pumpkin Patch has run as an educational, family-focused farm since 1983; current owners Bill and Dee Miller took it over after retiring from Central Michigan University in 2000. Admission runs $8 a person, with kids two and under free, covering hayrides, a Pumpkin Train, a playground, and the pumpkin patch itself. Call ahead to book a farm party or check fall hours.

McIntosh Orchard sits on West Remus Road in Isabella County, near Mount Pleasant. Despite the name, no crop list or contact details beyond the orchard designation were found online.

Rhynard's Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on South Chippewa Road in central Michigan's Montcalm County area. No hours, u-pick details, or contact information were found online.

Blanchard

Doodle's Sugarbush has tapped maple trees outside Blanchard since 1998, turning the sap into syrup, maple cream, granulated sugar, and confections like maple jalapeño mustard and maple bacon jam. The shop at 10566 S. Johnson Road ships nationwide and takes wholesale orders. Production runs on modern equipment, but the operation still calls itself a small, family sugarbush — one tree line and one boil at a time.

Coleman

Coon's Berry Farm grows currants and gooseberries in Coleman — eight black currant varieties, six red, pink, and white currants, and six types of gooseberries, sold u-pick and through the farm store. It bills itself as Michigan's first commercial grower of the fruit. The property also runs Currant Mist Winery on-site, sells cut flowers and bouquet subscriptions, and offers RV overnight spots for visitors passing through.

Coleman

Middleton Farms is based in Coleman, a small mid-Michigan community on the Midland-Isabella county line. It's registered as an agritourism stop; no website or listing describes what's grown or when visitors can stop by.

Blanchard

Moody's Blueberries grows blueberries on Beckley Road in Blanchard, in Isabella County's fruit-growing pocket of central Michigan. No hours, u-pick details, or contact information were found online.

Weidman

Weidman sits in Isabella County's mid-Michigan farm country near Mt. Pleasant. Double D Farms is listed as an agritourism stop in the area; no independent website or current details were confirmed in research, so call ahead before visiting.

Saint Louis

Madison Row's Blueberry Farm offered U-pick blueberries with a small market and gift shop on Madison Road in Saint Louis, in Michigan's Gratiot County berry country. Some listings now show the farm closed, so calling ahead before a visit is the safer bet.

The address for Coleman Blueberries places it in the 48642 zip code in Michigan, with the city field blank in current records. No independent website was found to confirm crops, hours, or a precise location — verify the address directly before visiting.

Beaverton

The Wild Pumpkin runs a full fall program in Beaverton — hay wagon rides out to the pumpkin patch, a petting farm, four mazes including a 10-acre corn maze, and fresh donuts made on site. Spring brings a different lineup: egg hunts, tulips, and family activities timed to the season. Dates are posted separately for each season rather than fixed year to year, so it's worth checking the site before a visit.

Joe's Honey is a beekeeping operation on West Laporte Road in Breckenridge, a small Gratiot County village in mid-Michigan. No further public details are available online.

Harrison

Buggy Down Carriage Co offers horse-drawn carriage service based in Harrison, in Clare County, and lists itself as serving events across Michigan rather than one fixed venue. Booking details, carriage types, and pricing aren't published online.

Stanton

Anderson & Girls Orchards pairs an apple orchard and cider mill with a free petting zoo holding more than 140 animals — kangaroos, camels, zebras, emus, peacocks and lemurs among them. The Stanton farm market also sells house-made ice cream and gifts out of its gift loft. It's an unusual combination for a Michigan orchard; most farms this size stick to fruit and cider, not exotic animals.

Pixely Farm is listed in the USDA Local Food Directory at an East Kent Road address near Sanford, Michigan. No further details on crops, products, or hours were found online beyond the directory listing.

Midland

Leon and Wendy Cook run this produce and hay farm south of Midland, growing sweet corn, asparagus, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and pumpkins alongside cage-free brown eggs, horse hay, and straw. What started on 40 acres has grown to 60. The self-serve farm stand at 2764 E. Gordonville Road runs daily, 8:30am to 9pm, and the family sells the same lineup — plus homemade egg noodles, maple granola, and jam — at the Midland Area Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings.

Midland

Midland Berry Farm grows U-pick blueberries and strawberries on Bradford Road in Midland. No storefront or standing hours are listed publicly, so calling ahead is the best way to check what's ripe before making the trip.

Wheeler

Poindexter Farms grows one crop and grows it well: U-pick strawberries on Harrison Road outside Wheeler, with a season that typically runs about three weeks in June. Weather shifts the exact dates year to year, so the farm posts current picking conditions on Facebook rather than a fixed calendar.

Fishers Blueberry Farm's address, on North Steel Road, falls in the 48626 zip code in Michigan, though the city field is blank in current records. No independent website was found — confirm the address and season directly before visiting.

Midland

Wirbel Farms is an agritourism stop on N Eastman Road in Midland, Michigan, in the mid-Michigan farm belt along the Tittabawassee River. Crops, activities, and hours aren't confirmed online yet.

Midland

Grandma's Pumpkin Patch runs a corn maze, hayrides, pony rides, and a barnyard of bunnies, chicks, goats, and a llama on N Eastman Road in Midland, Michigan. The season runs late September through October, with pumpkin sales on weekdays and full activities on weekends and Wednesday evenings. Field trips for preschool through high school groups run throughout the fall, alongside events like a car show and a fall flea market.

Hemlock

Gary and Lynne Jacques grow more than twenty apple varieties on their family orchard outside Hemlock, including HoneyCrisp and EverCrisp alongside older standbys. The picking season runs long for Michigan — apples from July through November, with peaches, pears, and plums filling out the rest of the calendar. It's a small operation by design, run by the family that plants and prunes the trees itself.