Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Rolla, MO

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Pete's Pumpkin Patch sits along U.S. Highway 63 south of Rolla in Phelps County, in the Missouri Ozarks. The farm opens for fall with pumpkins and seasonal activities right off a main route. Rolla's university and highway traffic bring families out to the patch each October.

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Blue Hill Company is on State Route O outside Rolla, in Phelps County in the Missouri Ozarks. It's registered as an agritourism operation. Its products and visitor offerings aren't documented online yet, so reach the business directly to confirm what's available.

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Cold Spring Farm is an agritourism farm off County Road 5360 near Rolla, in Phelps County in the Missouri Ozarks. No working website or public listing was available to confirm what it grows or offers to visitors.

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Brandywine Blueberry Farm is a you-pick blueberry operation on County Road 7160 outside Rolla, in the central Missouri Ozarks. The farm provides buckets and bags and runs on a seasonal schedule tied to when the berries ripen through summer. It's a family-friendly stop off the interstate corridor. Call ahead to check picking conditions and hours before heading out.

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The Blue Chick Farm is a small agritourism farm on State Route O near Rolla, the Phelps County college town in the central Missouri Ozarks. The listing doesn't say whether it focuses on poultry, produce, or events. Reach out to the farm directly to learn what they raise or grow and when they're open to visitors.

Newburg

Mathis Farms opens a pumpkin patch on County Road 7630 near Newburg in Phelps County, close to Rolla in the Missouri Ozarks. Fall is the season here, with pumpkins to pick and the usual farm activities that come with the harvest. The rural setting draws families from the Rolla area each autumn.

Timber

Ozark Forest Mushrooms grows certified-organic shiitake on hardwood logs in the forests near Salem, in the Missouri Ozarks. The farm inoculates cut oak logs and lets them fruit under the tree canopy, then sells fresh and dried mushrooms. It's an established log-grown shiitake producer tied to the region's sustainably managed woodland.

Dixon

Uncle Buck's Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal pumpkin patch on Highway D near Dixon, in the central Missouri Ozarks between Rolla and Fort Leonard Wood. Patches like this usually open weekends from late September through October with pumpkins and family activities. The listing doesn't post this year's dates. Contact the patch to confirm hours and what's included.

Saint James

Huffman's Flowers of the Field is a full garden center on County Road 1000 outside St. James, stocking flowers, trees, shrubs, and vegetable plants along with mulch, compost, seed, and fertilizer. A gift shop carries garden decor, statuary, and fountains. Landscaping materials like decorative rock and retaining-wall block are on hand too. It's in Phelps County, off Interstate 44 between Rolla and Cuba.

Salem

Lil Bit Farm sits on County Road 4110 outside Salem, in Dent County at the northern edge of the Missouri Ozarks. It's listed as a small agritourism operation. What the farm grows or offers visitors isn't posted online yet, so contact the farm directly to confirm current activities and visiting hours.

Licking

Penny Frazier founded Goods From The Woods in 1995 to sell American-grown pine nuts and other wild-harvested forest products, gathered from native shortleaf pine in the Missouri Ozarks. The farm near Licking also opens for pick-your-own plums, squash, and tomatoes in season. Frazier has long argued for domestic pine nuts over imported ones, and ships them from the farm.

Licking

2P's Pumpkin Patch offered pick-your-own pumpkins on West Highway 32 in Licking, in the Ozark hills of Texas County. Some directories now flag the patch as possibly closed, while others still list it as active, so call ahead before driving out. When open, it ran as a straightforward fall pumpkin operation rather than a large festival.

Cuba

Sunny Day Farms works land on Highway F near Cuba in Crawford County, a Route 66 town in the eastern Ozarks. As an agritourism farm, it opens the property to visitors for seasonal activities tied to the growing and harvest calendar. Cuba's spot on old Route 66 keeps a steady stream of travelers passing through.

Plato

Lazy Haze Pumpkin Patch is near Plato in Texas County, the small Ozark town the Census named the mean center of U.S. population in 2010. The farm opens in fall with pumpkins and family activities on Long Hollow Road. Its rural, central-Missouri location sits well off the main highways.

Crocker

Deep Woods Farm and Pumpkin Patch sits off Highway 133 near Crocker in Pulaski County, in the Missouri Ozarks. The farm opens for the fall season with pumpkins and the family activities that draw autumn crowds. Its wooded Ozark setting near Fort Leonard Wood gives it a name that fits the terrain.

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Happy Hollow Pumpkin Patch is a family-run patch near Crocker, in the Ozark hills of Pulaski County. Visitors pick their own pumpkins and visit a small petting zoo with llamas, goats, turkeys, and chickens. It opens weekends starting in late September, then every Saturday and Sunday through October from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Waynesville

Storiebook Memories is an agritourism property on Republic Road near Waynesville, the Pulaski County seat next to Fort Leonard Wood in the Missouri Ozarks. The name and listing don't spell out crops or events. Reach out to the farm directly to confirm what they offer and how to visit.