Agritourism & Farm Experiences near North Judson, IN

North Judson

Parker's Place is listed as an agritourism stop at 865 S. 600 W. in North Judson, on the corner of Route 10E and County Road 600 West. Public details are limited online, and a call ahead is the surest way to confirm current hours and offerings.

North Judson

Bonnell's Blueberries in North Judson sells both u-pick and ready-picked berries, but ready-pick orders have to come in by phone — the farm doesn't take email orders. It's a straightforward, no-frills operation off S 750 W, worth a call before the drive to confirm what's ready.

North Judson

The Goin family has grown blueberries on this 80-acre North Judson property for more than 40 years, about an hour from Chicago. U-pick season runs mid-June through early August, with ready-picked berries available for anyone who'd rather skip the field; picnic tables and lawn games make it easy to turn the trip into an afternoon. Indiana's State Fair has named it a Featured Farm.

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.

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.

Wanatah

Guse Christmas Trees in Wanatah lets visitors choose and cut their own tree from the field, with staff on hand to shake, wrap, and load it into the car. The farm runs weekday afternoons and full weekend days starting the Friday after Thanksgiving, closing whenever the trees run out. Nearly 5,000 people follow the farm's Facebook page year to year.

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.

Winamac

No listings turned up for this Winamac pumpkin patch beyond its name and address, a small operation, by the look of it, in Pulaski County's flat farm country northeast of Logansport. Without a working website or social page to confirm current hours or offerings, anyone planning a visit should call ahead before making the drive.

Yellow River Farms has run along its namesake river outside Knox since 1990, when the Eichelberg family opened the place up for fall visits. The farm now draws crowds for a straw maze, tube slide, pumpkin picking, animal barns, and fresh cider pressed on site. It sits a few miles east of town on State Road 8 — call ahead in the fall, since hours shift with the season.

Union Mills

This small, family-run u-pick farm on US Highway 6 grows red raspberries and blueberries, with raspberries typically ready by late June and blueberries following around July 1. It runs daily 8 to 6 through the June-to-September season and keeps a following for how clean and well-kept the rows stay all summer.

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.

Westville

Coulter's has run a roadside stand in Westville selling sweet corn, tomatoes, melons, and garden plants through the growing season, then shifts into fall mode with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, and hayrides come September. It's a smaller, family-run operation rather than a big event destination; cider and a play area for kids round out the autumn visit. Jean Coulter has handled the farm's day-to-day for years.

Westville

Valmere Farms has stayed in the Matthys family since 1948, when Achiel and Suzanne Matthys started it as a dairy, mint, and vegetable farm. Three generations later, the operation has shifted toward grass-fed black angus beef, pasture-raised elk, maple syrup, and honey, all raised without antibiotics. They also keep a herd of Gelbvieh cattle alongside the angus.

Kingsbury

Blank's Nursery, Garden & Pet Center in Kingsbury covers two things most nurseries don't combine — plant starts, trees, and garden stock from local growers, plus a pet supply counter. It's a small local operation rather than a chain garden center, worth a call ahead for current stock.

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

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.

Merrie Acres sits on US 35 in La Porte, where a fall festival draws families for a tractor-pulled hayride and a pumpkin patch each October. The property once housed racing horses decades before it turned to seasonal farm activities. Some evening events call for bringing your own flashlight, so check current hours before visiting.

Walkerton

End of the Trail Riding Stable, near Koontz Lake in Walkerton, is a family-owned outfit offering hourly horseback rides across open fields and wooded trails. Beyond trail rides, the stable books pony parties, group camping trips with campfire cookouts, hayrides, sleigh rides in winter, and horse-drawn carriages for weddings and proms.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pavolka Fruit Farm in Michigan City grows more than 20 apple varieties, with u-pick running mid-September through October and cider pressed fresh on site during the same window. The orchard also grows pears, plums, grapes, raspberries, and sour cherries. Open daily 9 to 5 during the season.

Michigan City

Pavolka Fruit Farm is a family-owned apple orchard in LaPorte County growing over 20 apple varieties, plus u-pick grapes, pears, plums, raspberries, and sour cherries. The farm presses its own apples for fresh cider on site. U-pick apple season runs mid-September through late October, daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with fruit priced by the pound. It's a straightforward roadside operation off Wozniak Road, not a big production — just apples done well.

Michigan City

Radke's has grown apples in Michigan City since 1894, with more than 20 varieties available u-pick or ready-picked, plus donuts and tractor rides on weekends. The season opens Labor Day weekend and runs daily 8:30 to 5:30, with no admission or parking fees. It's an easy stop off I-94 at Exit 34A.

Michigan City

Stateline Blueberries has grown fruit on the Indiana-Michigan border since 1942, now spanning 30 to 35 acres and 11 to 12 blueberry varieties. Pick your own from late June into mid-August, or grab berries already picked at the stand along with the farm's raw honey, maple syrup, jam, and stranger specialty items like blueberry BBQ sauce and blueberry jerky. There's parking and a picnic area if you want to stay and eat what you just picked.

Fischer Farm has grown sweet corn and pumpkins across three generations near La Porte, opening seasonally from August through October for hayrides, apple sales, and a corn maze. The rest of the year, the land grows field corn, wheat, and soybeans. Hours run 9 a.m. to dusk during the open season.

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.

Plymouth

Childs' Farm is USDA Certified Organic, meaning their u-pick fields and on-farm market skip synthetic pesticides and fertilizers entirely. The farm sits just south of the Yellow River outside Plymouth, at 14118 Peach Road. They take cash and personal checks only — call 574-936-9262 ahead of a picking trip to check what's ready.

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.

Walkerton

Andrew and Nathan Matanic started this Walkerton patch in 2011 after getting tired of scrawny grocery-store pumpkins. It's grown to a 7-acre corn maze plus 4 acres of u-pick. Beyond traditional jack-o-lanterns, the patch grows heirloom Cinderella pumpkins and the pale Blue Moon and Casper varieties. There's no general admission charge, and popcorn and coffee are free.

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.

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.