Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Oxford, NC

Oxford

Granville Haunt Farm runs a drive-through Halloween attraction billed as a horror safari: cars roll past a giant screen and through recreated horror-movie scenes. The farm sits on US-15 in Oxford, in Granville County north of Durham. Because guests stay in their vehicles, the format works for a wide range of ages. The season runs through October.

Creedmoor

Bee Happy Farm sells local honey on Hester Road in Creedmoor and welcomes visitors seven days a week, from 8 a.m. until sundown, no appointment needed. The farm leans into a hands-on visit around its honey production in Granville County north of Durham. Fresh jars are available on site. Reach them at 919-452-8167 or through beehappyfarmcreedmoor.com.

Oxford

Pick-your-own corn, melons, strawberries, and tomatoes on Buck Hart Road in Oxford, the Granville County seat north of Durham. The crop mix stretches the season from spring strawberries through summer corn and melons. It's a small family farm, listed on pick-your-own directories rather than running its own site. Hours track what's ripe, so call or check before heading out to the fields.

Henderson

Parks' Blackberries grows blackberries near Henderson in Vance County, north of the Raleigh area toward the Virginia line. Blackberries in this part of the Piedmont ripen from late June into July and are typically sold pick-your-own by the pound. No website is posted; check locally for the picking window.

Bullock

Christmas Place Farms began as a tobacco farm in Granville County and added about an acre and a half of pick-your-own strawberries in 2002 to diversify. The name points to its other season, Christmas trees, wreaths, and holiday greenery in late fall. Strawberry picking runs in spring off Harry Davis Road near Bullock. The farm keeps up a Facebook page where it posts opening dates and berry conditions.

Oxford

Tween Towns Farm grows organic blueberries, sour cherries, ginger, and turmeric on 40 acres near Oxford, turning much of the harvest into award-winning preserves. The Bishku family has farmed here since 2005 and sells Saturdays at the Carrboro Farmers' Market. U-pick runs for apples, eggplant, pears, and peppers in season. It sits in Granville County, north of Durham off Walnut Grove Road.

Creedmoor

Lyon Farms works land on Munns Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, north of Raleigh near Falls Lake. It's a separate listing from the nearby Lyon blueberry-and-pumpkin operation. Listed as agritourism, the farm is best reached directly to learn what it grows and whether it welcomes visitors.

Wake Forest

Tractor's Corn Maze is a fall corn maze on Bold Run Hill Road in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh. Mazes in this area open with the harvest and typically run September through October. Contact the farm for this year's maze layout and hours.

Creedmoor

A pick-your-own farm on Will Suitt Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, near Falls Lake. The name marks its two seasons: blueberries in summer, roughly mid-June into July, and pumpkins through the fall. Ripening shifts year to year, so call before heading out to confirm the field or patch is open and picking well.

Creedmoor

Wm Lyon's blueberry and pumpkin farm grows blueberries for summer picking and pumpkins for fall on Will Suitt Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, north of Raleigh. That gives it two distinct seasons: berries in June and July, pumpkins in October. Contact the farm to confirm picking dates.

Creedmoor

Youngsville

Crossroads Vineyard is a small grape operation on Dreamcatcher Trail in Youngsville, in Franklin County north of Raleigh. It offers farm pickup and delivery through regional food directories, though it keeps little presence online. Muscadine and bunch grapes both grow in this part of the Piedmont, ripening from late summer into fall.

Rougemont

Bahama

Architectural Trees was a specialty nursery started in 1996 on a former tobacco farm about 10 miles north of Durham, growing ornamental tree cultivars suited to the Piedmont along with annuals, hanging baskets, and vegetable starts each spring. Its Facebook page now states the nursery is no longer open. If you're tracking down field-grown trees in the Bahama area, confirm current status before visiting. Phone 919-471-5363.

Buffalo Junction

Youngsville

Panic Point is a seasonal Halloween attraction on Cedar Creek Road in Youngsville, in Franklin County north of Raleigh. Its Haunted Forest is the main draw, a nighttime walk staged on farmland each September and October. The site also runs daytime fall activities in the same season. Dates, hours, and tickets are event-based and change each year, so check the current schedule before planning a visit.

Hill Ridge Farms runs a fall festival from mid-September through early November with train rides, a carousel, wagon tours, gem panning, and a splashpad, plus barnyard animals. The Youngsville farm, north of Raleigh in Franklin County, lights up for a Festival of Lights from late November into December. Field trips, birthday parties, and corporate events fill the calendar between seasons.

Boydton

Mighty Oaks Farm is on Sullivan Road in Boydton, the Mecklenburg County seat in far Southside Virginia near Kerr Lake. Public details on the farm are limited. This lake-country corner of the state runs to cattle, hay, timber, and small produce operations across gently rolling land close to the North Carolina line.

Durham

A family farm on Shaw Road in northern Durham, near the Falls Lake watershed. The directory lists it for agritourism, but it keeps little online, so its current crops or visitor activities aren't confirmed. Small farms in this part of Durham County tend toward produce, hay, and pasture-raised livestock on modest acreage. Contact the farm directly for anything visitor-related.

Durham

Hux Family Farm is on Shaw Road in northern Durham, in the Neuse River bottomland near Falls Lake. It's listed as a small agritourism farm, but its specific produce or activities aren't documented online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what's available and when to visit.

Bahama

Now operating as The Orchard on Little River, this 24-acre u-pick orchard sits along the Little River Reservoir in Bahama, north of Durham. It grows heirloom and modern apples, peaches, pears, and blackberries, and turns the fruit into small-batch cider, jams, and flavored cider vinegar. Warm-weather visits add peach tea and milkshakes. The owners farm with a low-input approach.

Raleigh

Boyce Farms works land on Mount Vernon Church Road in northwest Raleigh, in Wake County near the Durham line. It's an agritourism farm in a quickly suburbanizing part of the Triangle. Current crops and hours aren't posted online.

Timberlake

Brooks Farms is a second-generation family farm on Tom Oakley Road in Timberlake, opening its fields for pick-your-own strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, and cut flowers as each crop comes in. Come fall, the farm shifts to pumpkins and fall decorating. It's a working Person County operation north of Durham rather than a big attraction. Call 336-364-2114 or follow their Facebook page for what's ready.

Durham

Ganyard Hill Farm runs a fall pumpkin patch on Sherron Road in east Durham, drawing families for pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, and a corn maze through October. The rest of the year it operates as a working family farm. Fall is the main public season, so check current dates and admission before visiting, as agritourism hours vary year to year.

Hillsborough

Sweet Haven Farm is a small pick-your-own operation on Summer Lane in Hillsborough, in Orange County between Durham and the Eno River. It appears on regional u-pick directories, though the specific crops aren't published online. Call before visiting to find out what's ready to pick.

Durham

Xtreme Haunt is a seasonal haunted attraction listed on Wake Forest Road in Durham. Attractions of this kind run on fall weekends leading up to Halloween. No current website, schedule, or contact information turned up online, so dates are best confirmed locally.

Timberlake

Plant nursery on Holeman-Ashley Road in Timberlake, in the Flat River country of Person County north of Durham. The listing carries nursery and agritourism tags, pointing to landscape and garden stock rather than pick-your-own produce. Confirm plant selection and hours with the nursery directly.

Durham

Agritourism farm on Holder Road in Durham, on the city's east side near the Research Triangle. Little is published online about its crops or visitor activities. Reach out to Holder Hill Farm directly for details on what it offers and when it opens.

Wake Forest

The Collard Patch is a small farm on Pulley Town Road in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh in Wake County. Collards are a Southern cool-season staple, so the name points toward fall and winter greens. Reach out to the farm for its current produce and hours.

Hillsborough

Eno River Farm sits on St. Marys Road in Hillsborough, along the Eno River just north of the town's historic downtown. The Orange County setting pairs open pasture with river woodland in one of the Triangle's most walkable small towns. Farms and event grounds cluster along this corridor.

Raleigh

Page Farms is an agritourism farm on Mt. Herman Road in northwest Raleigh, near the Brier Creek area of Wake County. The farm's former web domain is no longer active. Seasonal farm activity in this part of the Triangle centers on fall, with pumpkins and choose-and-cut Christmas trees common draws — confirm current offerings locally.

Warrenton

Long Trails Farm lies on Baltimore Road near Warrenton in Warren County, close to the Virginia line and Kerr Lake. This rural stretch of the northern Piedmont supports small farms growing seasonal crops and raising animals. The farm keeps a low online profile, so reaching out directly is the best way to learn what it produces.

Semora

McGhee's Mill Produce grows and sells local produce on McGhee's Mill Road in Semora, in rural Caswell County near the Virginia line. It runs as a small direct-to-customer farm without a website or posted crop list, so seasonal vegetables and fruit turn over with the harvest. Check locally for what's in before visiting.

Rougemont

McKee Cedar Creek Farm runs McKee's CornField Maze on Kiger Road in Rougemont, north of Durham near the Person County line. Corn mazes like this open on fall weekends, usually paired with a pumpkin patch and hayrides. No website or current contact details were found online.

Roxboro

Fifth Row Farm runs pick-your-own strawberries and tomatoes off Morton Pullium Road in Person County. Beyond the u-pick rows, the farm brings watermelons, cantaloupes, string beans, and peppers to the Roxboro-area farmers market, where a grower named Nancy sells the harvest. Strawberry season runs through late spring, with summer crops following. Call ahead during picking season to check what's ripe and whether the field is open.

South Boston

Shangrila Guest Ranch runs horseback riding vacations on Cluster Springs Road near South Boston, offering hourly trail rides, full-day rides and all-inclusive packages. Guests stay in private lodging with pasture views and fill the rest of the day with fishing, farm activities and evening campfires. The ranch takes families, couples, groups and corporate retreats.