Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Poolesville, MD

Poolesville

Farmathome operates out of Poolesville, inside Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve, 93,000 acres of protected farmland northwest of Washington, D.C. Current products and hours aren't published online; the farm is best reached directly.

Poolesville

This Poolesville pick-your-own farm runs a rotating harvest of blackberries, blueberries, tart cherries, peaches, apples, and pumpkins, priced by the pound and paid for at the field. The market building, open without admission, sells fruit preserves, honey, and pre-picked vegetables like tomatoes, corn, and greens from the same ground. Pets, professional photography, and birthday parties aren't permitted on-site.

Poolesville

Aix La Chapelle Farm is a 180-acre estate in Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve that combines a working pick-your-own orchard with event hosting. Its grounds have held the Old Line Market vintage and artisan fair and the Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival, which draws more than 60 dealers from 18 states. Full catering packages are available for private events, with booking currently open into 2028. Contact the farm at [email protected].

Dickerson

Lewis Orchards is listed at 18901 Peach Tree Road in Dickerson, inside Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve near Sugarloaf Mountain. Current crops and hours aren't confirmed online — note that a separate, unrelated Lewis' Orchards operates near Smithsburg, so call ahead to reach the right farm.

Pirate Adventure Corn Maze is a seasonal corn maze in western Montgomery County, off Darnestown Road near Beallsville. It's listed as a fall agritourism stop on regional corn-maze directories alongside Maryland's other pick-your-own farms. Call ahead to confirm the current season's hours and maze design before driving out.

Poolesville

East Oaks Farm, on Whites Ferry Road in Poolesville, is run by Ali Mohadjer, who trained through the University of Maryland Extension before building it into a working small farm. It raises free-range Rhode Island Red hens on a soy- and GMO-free diet alongside grass-fed cows, goats, and sheep, and grows produce and flowers sold through a CSA. Visitors can book animal visits and farm tours, and the grounds also host private events.

Dickerson

Five generations of one family have farmed this stretch of Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve since 1907, when Edwin and Minerva Horine first worked the land. Their son Phil planted the first peach trees during the Depression; his great-grandson Gene Kingsbury later spotted a mutation on one of those trees and turned it into Kingsbury Pride, a yellow freestone peach the orchard now grows exclusively. Season opens with cherries and apricots in June, then peaches, plums, and nectarines.

Boyds

Star Gazing Farm is located in Boyds, inside Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve — a zoned corridor of working farms northwest of Washington, D.C. No independent website or current listing surfaced in research, so what's growing there and whether it's open to visitors isn't confirmed.

Germantown

The same family has farmed this Germantown ground since 1933, growing Silver Queen sweet corn, pumpkins, green tomatoes, and pattypan squash off Schaeffer Road. A giant pumpkin grown on the property has drawn coverage from the Washington Post and the Germantown Gazette. Free tractor hayrides, horse-drawn wagon rides, and an oxcart run the property from July through October.

Germantown

Gazebo Garden Center and Nursery operates in Germantown, in Montgomery County. Research did not turn up an independent website or current listing, so specific inventory, hours, and contact details aren't confirmed — call ahead before visiting.

Dickerson

Soleado Lavender Farm grows lavender on Harris Road in Dickerson, inside Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve near Sugarloaf Mountain. Bloom season, u-pick access, and products aren't confirmed online — contact the farm directly before visiting.

North Potomac

Sycamore Apiaries is a family-run beekeeping operation in North Potomac producing raw honey that's never heated or pasteurized. The honey is hand-harvested in small batches and sold at area farmers markets and at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. The family has said it plans to add beeswax candles, pollen, lotions, and soaps as the apiary grows.

Leesburg

Leesburg

Great Falls

Vienna

Leesburg

Adamstown

Sugarloaf Alpaca Co. raises alpacas in Adamstown, near Frederick and the Sugarloaf Mountain landmark the farm takes its name from. No working website or active social page turned up in research, so farm visits, fiber sales, or breeding stock availability should be confirmed directly with the owners.

Leesburg

Leesburg

Adamstown

Thanksgiving Farms is listed on Buckeystown Pike outside Adamstown, in Frederick County farmland between the Monocacy and Potomac rivers. The farm's old web domain has since lapsed, and no current offerings or hours are posted online — contact the farm directly.

Germantown

Red Wiggler Care Farm, on Ridge Road inside Ovid Hazen Wells Park in Germantown, is a working organic farm built around employment for adults with developmental disabilities. Its 200-share CSA supplies vegetables, herbs, and flowers, and the farm's Harvest Share Program gives half of what it grows to low-income households in the community. Volunteers and farm tours are welcome.

Germantown

Butler's Orchard has run its pick-your-own operation in Germantown for generations, with fields of berries, peaches, and apples feeding a farm market that stays open Tuesday through Sunday, 8:30am to 6pm. Beyond picking, the farm hosts seasonal festivals and keeps a restaurant on-site for visitors who want lunch before or after a trip through the fields. Closed Mondays year-round.

Germantown

Leesburg

Buckeystown

Mayne's grows a full vegetable stand — asparagus, sweet corn, peaches, strawberries — then turns to Christmas trees once the fields go quiet for winter. Cut your own tree on-site or grab one pre-cut, plus a custom wreath from the farm's own greenery. Fall brings a corn maze and pumpkin picking, and the farm stand stays open for produce through most of the growing season.

Ijamsville

Beekeeper Martin Posse grew this Ijamsville operation from two hives to more than 100, selling honey weekly at farmers markets across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia with pickup also available on the farm. The apiary runs a hands-on class called "Dive into the Hive" teaching visitors how a bee colony works.

Mclean

Lovettsville

Ijamsville

Nearly 150 animals live on this 124-acre Ijamsville property, from horses and llamas to goats and pigs that race for the crowd on weekends. Visitors feed cattle and goats by hand, ride a wagon out to the barns, and catch seasonal draws like an Easter egg hunt and a fall pumpkin patch. The farm also books birthday parties and weddings on-site year-round.

Leesburg

Leesburg

Ballenger Creek

Family Festival at the Farm is a seasonal event listed at a Ballenger Creek address near Frederick. No current website confirms exact dates, activities, or admission — check regional festival listings before planning a visit.

Redland

The Agricultural History Farm Park preserves 455 acres of Montgomery County farmland worked from the early 1700s through the late 1960s, with an apple orchard, farm animals, and historic barns still standing. Montgomery Parks runs public programs here — swing dance nights, storytime for young kids, hiking talks — plus annual draws like the spring Gas and Steam Show and the fall Harvest Festival. The farmhouse is currently closed for renovation.

Centreville

Bethesda

Phil's Honey keeps hives in Bethesda, selling honey worked from the gardens and tree canopy of lower Montgomery County. Pricing and sales locations aren't listed online; reach the beekeeper directly for current availability.

Chantilly

Gaithersburg

Maryland Honey Company sells honey and live bees on a wholesale basis out of Gaithersburg, having closed its retail storefront. Beekeepers and honey buyers can still reach the company by phone to arrange wholesale orders — walk-in retail sales are no longer part of the business.

North Bethesda

Rockville Flower & Garden Spot operates on Grand Park Avenue in North Bethesda, in Montgomery County. No independent website or listing turned up in research — call ahead to confirm current plant stock and hours.

Chantilly

Bethesda

Bee Daddies Apiaries keeps hives around Bannockburn, in Bethesda. No public website lists current honey sales or hours — reach out directly for availability.

Frederick

Corn Crib Honey Company sells honey out of downtown Frederick, on North Court Street. No current website lists specific varieties or hours — check with local Frederick markets or contact the company directly.

Hamilton

Jefferson

Fox Haven Farm and Learning Center operates in Jefferson, in the farmland west of Frederick. Its website could not be reached at research time — contact the farm directly for current programs, hours, and visiting details.

Great Meadows Farm sits on Annapolis Rock Road outside Frederick, Maryland.

Frederick

Summers Farm spent 25 years on the family homestead on Butterfly Lane before relocating four miles away to Middletown, where it now runs its fall festival for a 29th-plus season. The draw is scale: a corn maze that gets a new theme every year — 2026's honors Alex Ovechkin — plus jumping pillows, hayrides, and a pumpkin patch. A share of every ticket funds pediatric cancer research through the GR8 Chase.

Annandale

Mount Airy

Rock Hill Orchard pairs pick-your-own peaches, apples, and blackberries with something most orchards don't have: its own dairy herd. Woodbourne Creamery turns that milk into ice cream on-site, under the farm's own motto, 'From Cow to Cone.' It's one of the few pick-your-own stops in northern Montgomery County where the cows and the fruit trees share the same address.

Clifton

Purcellville

This Mount Airy apiary has sold honey since 1996, when a graduate student's surplus turned into a business. The Poplar Springs homestead now bottles raw honey and makes beeswax candles and skincare products, and also buys and resells honey from other regional beekeepers.

Gaver Tree Farm operates as the Christmas-tree and fall-pumpkin side of Gaver Farm in Mount Airy, where visitors choose from 37 pumpkin, gourd, and squash varieties across 12 acres come autumn. Free hayrides carry families out to the pumpkin patch and apple orchard, and the Fall Fun Festival adds a corn maze, farm animals, and pedal karts to the mix.

Woodbine

Breezy Hill Alpacas raises alpacas on Woodbine Road in Woodbine, in western Howard County. No current website describes farm visits or fiber sales — contact the farm directly for specifics.

Frederick

Bee Better Apiary keeps hives in the Frederick area and sells honey under its own name. No current website details specific sale locations or hours — check local farmers markets or contact the apiary directly.

Purcellville

Middletown

Now in its third generation, this Middletown farm runs a Flower Festival through late summer before switching over to a Fall Festival built around a 6-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch. The lineup runs to more than 45 activities across the season, and school groups book field trips alongside weekend family visits. Food and drink vendors set up on the grounds during both festivals.

Woodbine

The Moore family has grown pick-your-own crops on this Western Howard County land since 1973, rotating through more than 20 crops and 90-plus varieties from late May into mid-November. Field tickets are priced by container size rather than by the pound, and the farm market stocks goods from roughly 25 local vendors alongside what's coming out of the fields that day. Soil conservation practices shape how the ground gets planted each season.

Frederick

Crumland Farms runs a fall corn maze and pumpkin patch in Frederick, with hayrides, a petting zoo of goats, and a barrel train for kids alongside the usual playground slides and tractors. The farm adds evening hours during peak season aimed at teens and young adults, not just families with little ones. Call (301) 845-8099 for current hours and pricing before visiting.

Mount Airy

Blueberry Hills Farm is located in Mount Airy, on the Carroll-Frederick county line in Maryland's Piedmont, an area known for pick-your-own berry operations. The farm's old web domain has since expired, and no current site or social page could be confirmed — call ahead before planning a visit.