Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Petoskey, MI

Petoskey

Dennis Farms sits on Blackbird Road outside Petoskey, in Emmet County's stretch of northern Michigan farmland along Little Traverse Bay. It's registered as an agritourism stop, but no website or listing spells out what's open to visitors or when — call ahead before making the drive.

Boyne City

Lavender Hill Farm sits on Horton Bay Road north of Boyne City, growing lavender in the Lake Michigan-tempered climate that also supports Northern Michigan's cherry orchards. Lavender farms in this region typically open for picking in July.

Boyne City

Northern Michigan Equine Therapy is a nonprofit that uses horses as a therapeutic tool, delivering hippotherapy and its own HorseSense program through licensed professionals at an outpatient facility in Boyne City. Programs also serve at-risk youth and veterans. This is clinical therapy built around horse movement, not a farm visit.

Boyne Falls

Moyer Creek Farms runs a farm stand about four miles south of Boyne Mountain along US 131, selling locally grown produce and seasonal items. In fall, the field opens for u-pick pumpkin picking alongside pre-gathered pumpkins at the stand, and the farm shows up on northern Michigan's seasonal fall-fun listings. Cash and check are accepted; hours follow the season.

Charlevoix

Kiteley Farms is located in Charlevoix, in Michigan's northern Lake Michigan cherry and apple country near Traverse City. No hours, products, or contact details were verifiable online — call ahead before visiting.

Charlevoix

Rosenthal Orchards grows fruit near Charlevoix, in the cherry and apple country of Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula along Lake Michigan. No public hours, varieties, or contact information are listed yet.

Ellsworth

Best Farm sits on Six Mile Lake Road in Ellsworth, part of Antrim County's fruit belt near Torch Lake. No further public details are available for this listing.

Romanik's Ranch runs a three-quarter-mile trail through herds of buffalo and elk outside Levering, near Mackinaw City, with stops to feed the ranch animals and walk over a koi pond along the way. Fall brings a corn maze and pumpkin patch, and a gift shop rounds out the visit. It's less a working farm than a countryside animal park, worth building into a Mackinaw City day trip.

Gaylord

Fleming Farm sits in Gaylord, in Otsego County's northern Michigan farm country. It's listed as an agritourism stop; no independent website or current details were confirmed in research, so call ahead before visiting.

Gaylord

Gaylord sits in Otsego County's northern Michigan farm country. Estelle's Strawberry Patch grows strawberries here; no independent website or current picking schedule was confirmed in research, so call ahead before making the drive.

Gaylord

Up North Blueberry Farm has grown highbush blueberries in Gaylord since 2011, run by owners Bob and Jodi Wagner. Berries are available u-pick, pre-picked, frozen, or dried, alongside jams and honey. Find them at the Boyne City and Gaylord farmers markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays in season, or order ahead for farm pickup. Call 231-448-0243.

Gaylord

Liberty Valley Ranch runs guided horseback trail rides through the woods outside Gaylord, with hand-led rides scaled down for younger kids and full trail routes for older riders and adults. Riding lessons, therapeutic riding, summer horse camps, and pony parties round out the calendar, and every ride ends with a stop to visit the ranch's other farm animals. It's a working horse ranch first, an event stop second.

Charlevoix

Raker's Cherry Orchard is on Richardson Road in Charlevoix, part of the Grand Traverse region that grows most of the nation's tart cherries. Beyond the name and location, no further details are published online.

Ellsworth

Royal Farms has run a farm market and winery in Ellsworth since 1996, growing cherries, apples, peaches, strawberries, blueberries, corn, and garden vegetables on-site. The tasting room pours cherry, apple, and grape wines plus hard cider, and the market side sells pies, cherry preserves, local honey, maple syrup, and Michigan cheese. There's a corn maze, hayrides, and a wine garden set among the orchards for anyone staying past the shopping.

Central Lake

King Orchards has farmed the M-88 corridor near Central Lake for more than 45 years, growing strawberries in June through apples in October. The family presses its own Montmorency tart cherry concentrate and sells dried cherries, pie fillings, and baked goods alongside u-pick berries and orchard fruit. A year-round Cider & Wine Garden and nationwide shipping keep the farm running past harvest season.

Bellaire

Traverse Bay Farms has sold Michigan tart cherry products out of Bellaire since 2001 — cherry juice concentrate, dried cherries, jams, salsas, and a joint-support supplement made from Montmorency cherries. The family-owned company has picked up more than 38 national food awards. Visit the retail store at 7053 M-88 in Bellaire, or the second location in Elk Rapids, or order online. Call 1-877-746-7477.

Cheboygan

Howell's Riding Stable operates on Mullett Burt Road in Cheboygan, near Mullett Lake in northern Michigan. Trail ride offerings, lesson availability, and hours aren't published online.

Topinabee

This listing sits on South Straits Highway in Topinabee, a small Cheboygan County community on Mullett Lake in the northern Lower Peninsula. No further public details are available.

Kalchik Farms grows u-pick strawberries on Bellaire Highway in Antrim County, part of the cherry-and-berry belt of Michigan's northwest Lower Peninsula. The family-owned and -operated farm opens its rows each summer for strawberry season, drawing pickers from around Bellaire and the surrounding lake towns.

Good Nature Farms is listed as an agritourism farm on McLachlan Road in Michigan's Kingsley area. No published details on crops, hours, or visiting policy turned up in a search, so this one's best confirmed by phone before a visit.

Cheboygan

Golden River Orchard is a first-generation family orchard run by Steve and Mary Crusoe on White Cedar Road near Cheboygan, Michigan, since 2002. The MAEAP-certified operation grows eleven apple varieties — Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh, Zestar, Cortland, and more — hand-picked and bagged on site. Fall brings fresh-picked apples, squash, and you-pick pumpkins, with picking dates typically running late August through October.