Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Stillwater, MN

Stillwater

Aamodt's Apple Farm has grown apples near Stillwater since Thor and Lucille Aamodt planted the orchard in 1948, now spanning more than 50 acres and 6,000 trees. Fall weekends bring wagon rides, pony rides, a hay-bale maze, a barnyard, apples, bakery goods, pumpkins, and the farm's apple brats. The barn also holds a hard cider operation, and Saint Croix Vineyards shares the site for wine tasting and tours.

Stillwater

Blueberry Fields of Stillwater is a family-run u-pick blueberry farm about four miles northwest of Stillwater, managed by Summer Kuehn and her son alongside Haden Hausken. Picking opens whenever the berries are ready each summer, with some pre-picked berries available too. The farm has organized volunteer field-maintenance days during the off-season to keep the bushes healthy.

Stillwater

The Axdahl family has run this roadside stand in the St. Croix Valley on Manning Avenue for more than three decades, known for sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes and other vegetables grown without GMOs. Spring brings annuals, hanging baskets and garden plants; the season runs from mid-April clear through Christmas. Fall adds a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, corn maze and farm animals, and winter shifts to cut Christmas trees and custom wreaths. Email [email protected].

Stillwater

Country Sun Farm has sold hanging baskets, bedding plants, patio pots, annuals, and vegetables on Highway 36 near Stillwater for more than 40 years. Its spring season runs from late April through mid-June, then a fall season from mid-September to Halloween adds hayrides and a corn maze on weekends. The farm sits on the south side of Highway 36 between Lake Elmo and Manning avenues.

Lake Elmo

Robert and Dorothy Ziertman bought this Lake Elmo farm in the 1950s, and the family has sold pumpkins here for more than 40 years, just south of Highway 36 on Keats Avenue. The non-commercial patch offers pumpkins from 2 to 200 pounds, several kinds of squash, gourds, mini pumpkins, and decorative corn, plus goats to feed and tractors for kids to climb.

White Bear Lake

This is the strawberry side of Pine Tree Apple Orchard at 450 Apple Orchard Road near White Bear Lake. Pick-your-own strawberries run a short window from mid-June into early July, before the orchard closes to prep for apple season. The same farm reopens in mid-August with 25 apple varieties, a bakery, and fresh cider.

Dellwood

Pine Tree Apple Orchard grows 25 apple varieties on Apple Orchard Road northeast of the Twin Cities, with apple season running mid-August into February. The on-site bakery draws people for pies, fresh cider, and caramel apples. Fall weekends add a corn maze, pumpkin patch, and wagon rides. Generations of White Bear Lake area families have made it a fall tradition.

Afton

Afton Raspberry Company is a pick-your-own raspberry farm on Neal Avenue South in Afton, east of the Twin Cities near the St. Croix River. The fields open seven days a week, 8am until dark, through the summer raspberry season. It sits in the same orchard-rich pocket of Washington County as several apple farms.

Renee grows cut flowers on this small farm near Marine on St. Croix, north of Stillwater, and has since 1995. You can buy blooms by the pail to arrange yourself or order finished arrangements. The stand sits on May Avenue North in the St. Croix valley, where the season runs from late spring through first frost.

Scandia

Natura Farms is on Manning Trail North in Scandia, in the St. Croix valley country of Washington County northeast of the Twin Cities. The listing marks it as an agritourism farm, but no working website could be verified, so current crops and any pick-your-own hours are best confirmed with the farm directly.

Hugo

Down on the Farm brings pony rides and a traveling petting zoo to birthdays, festivals, and private events around Hugo and the northeast metro. The farm also offers equine therapy sessions and books party entertainment through the season. Animals come to your event, or groups visit the Keystone Avenue farm directly.

Afton

Schiltgen Farms sells sweet corn from a little red barn stand at Manning Avenue S and 30th Street S in Afton, open daily 10am to 6:30pm once the season starts in mid-July. A second stand runs in Lake Elmo by the Washington County Fairgrounds. Come fall, the family opens a pumpkin patch on 15th Street South in Afton.

Town of Somerset

Orchard in the Town of Somerset, St. Croix County, near the Apple River in far western Wisconsin close to the Minnesota line. Within reach of the Twin Cities, this corner of the state supports pick-your-own apple orchards through the fall. The Apple River itself is a well-known summer tubing run.

Scandia

This Scandia farm sells bedding plants, fresh produce and homemade soup mix directly on-site, and hosts farm tours plus sweet-corn roasting for parties and events. A Mother's Day event and a May 'Potting Weekend' anchor the spring calendar. The produce carries Food Alliance Midwest certification. It sits on Oakhill Road in the farm country north of Stillwater near the St. Croix River.

River Falls

Blue Ridge Growers runs an orchard and nursery on Carlson Lane near River Falls, in western Wisconsin's St. Croix Valley close to the Minnesota line. A combined orchard and nursery like this typically sells fruit trees, shrubs, and perennials in spring, then apples and fall produce during the autumn harvest. Contact the growers directly to confirm current hours and what's in stock or ready to pick.

Hudson

Badlands Fall Family Fun runs a seasonal autumn attraction on Kinney Road in Hudson, in western Wisconsin's St. Croix County just across the river from the Twin Cities. Fall operations of this kind usually pair a corn maze, pumpkins, and family activities on weekends through October.

Hastings

The Femling family has run Afton Apple Orchards in Hastings since 1989, growing apples, raspberries, strawberries, and pumpkins across 250 acres in the St. Croix Valley. Pick your own or buy fruit already harvested at peak ripeness. Fall brings a 15-acre corn maze, hayrides, and a petting farm, making it one of the larger u-pick operations in the south metro.

Hastings

Afton Apple Orchard, run by Cenco Farms, is one of the larger pick-your-own operations in the Twin Cities metro, at 14421 90th Street South near Hastings in Washington County. It opens for u-pick apples and pumpkins in fall alongside a corn maze and hayrides, and picks strawberries and raspberries earlier in summer. The orchard's website carries current picking conditions and hours.

Osceola

Community Homestead is a nonprofit farming community near Osceola where about 40 people, including adults with developmental challenges, live and work together. Founded in 1995, it runs an organic dairy, biodiverse vegetable gardens, a CSA, and a bakery, plus crafts made on site. Members share the daily work of the farm across the seasons.

Lindstrom

Tom and Teresa grow pumpkins near Lindstrom, priced at $3.99 for any size you pick, with an eight-acre corn maze, gourds, decorative corn, and cornstalks alongside. The farm opens late September through October 31, staying open to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. It grew out of a wholesale operation after the couple started inviting kindergarten classes out for cookies and pumpkin lessons. Find it on Panola Drive.

Fischer's Croix Farm Orchard sits above the scenic Lower St. Croix River near Hastings, a mile north of Highway 10. It grows a long list of apples, including University of Minnesota varieties like Honeycrisp, Zestar, Sweet Sixteen, and Keepsake, sold pick-your-own and pre-picked. Fall adds a pumpkin patch, corn maze, weekend wagon rides, and farm animals, plus a straw mountain and the Apple Express ride. Open Tuesday through Sunday, September into November. Call (651) 437-7126.

Hastings

The Johnson family planted the first apple trees here in 1980, and the farm now opens each fall from Labor Day weekend through Halloween with no admission charge. The country store sells apples, pumpkins and baked goods, while kids get a climbing area and petting zoo. Toss a coin in the whistling well and the farm matches it as a donation to Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. It sits on St. Croix Trail south of Hastings.

Cottage Grove

Run by Zywiec's Landscape and Garden Center just south of Cottage Grove, the Haunting Experience has staged Halloween scares since 1986, billed as the Twin Cities area's longest-running haunted hayride. The daytime corn maze plays it straight for families, hiding five themed items to photograph for a prize at the exit. After dark comes a swampy maze, haunted house, bonfires, a Lions Club beer tent and horror films screened in the greenhouse. More at zywiecs.com.

Hastings

Gary McDougall opened this apple stop near Hastings in 1987, known for apple treats plus gadgets, books, teas, and candles. Some current listings mark it closed while others still show hours, so call 651-480-4701 before visiting. The shop sits on 110th Street South.

Lino Lakes

Mike Bees is a small beekeeping operation in Lino Lakes, in Anoka County north of the Twin Cities. The name points to a local honey producer working hives for raw honey and related products. No website or contact details were verifiable online, so reach out directly about honey, which usually comes off the hives from late summer into fall.

Forest Lake

Covered Bridge Farm is a choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm north of Forest Lake, selling Balsam, Canaan, and Fraser fir along with Meyer and Norway spruce, plus wreaths and garland. In late summer and fall it also offers pre-picked apples such as Honeycrisp, Zestar, Haralson, Honeygold, and Oriole, and Summer Crisp and Luscious pears. The farm has run since 1995. It sits about four miles north of Hugo on US 61.

Lino Lakes

Waldoch Farm is a family-run garden center and fall adventure farm about 20 minutes north of the Twin Cities in Lino Lakes. The garden center stocks hundreds of annuals, perennials, vegetable and herb plants, shrubs, and accessories, alongside farm-fresh produce. From April through October the Joyer Adventure Farm side adds a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, corn maze, wagon rides, a low ropes course, and barnyard animals. Closed Tuesdays.

Osceola

Demulling Farms is a farm near Osceola in Polk County, western Wisconsin, close to the St. Croix River and the Minnesota line. The surrounding countryside is dairy and crop land, with farm stands and seasonal produce common in the area.

Hastings

Croix Farm Orchard offers pick-your-own apples, a pumpkin patch, and a corn maze on St. Croix Trail south of Hastings, run by John and Kay Leadholm. Weekend wagon rides carry visitors out to the pumpkins, and a small barnyard of goats, rabbits, and chickens is open for petting and photos. A food truck sells fried treats and apple cider. Admission is free; picking bags and the corn maze cost extra.

Wyoming

Sunrise River Apple Farm is an apple orchard on Wyoming Trail in Wyoming, in Chisago County's lake-and-orchard belt north of the Twin Cities. Apples in this area come on from late August through October. No active website could be confirmed, so check picking availability with the farm directly before visiting.

Wyoming

Pick your own pumpkins straight from a 40-acre field here, priced around $5 each, along with gourds, squash, Indian corn, giant pumpkins, straw bales, mums and raw honey. The patch runs seven days a week, 9 a.m. to dusk, from the third Saturday of September through October 31. Kids get a play area and corn pit; hayrides run on weekends. Bring cash or a check, since cards aren't accepted, though there's an on-site ATM.

New Richmond

A berry farm on Highway 65 in New Richmond, in St. Croix County within reach of the Twin Cities. The name points to pick-your-own or fresh berries in early summer. Call ahead for the current crop and picking days.

River Falls

Cedar Hill Farm & Greenhouse is a greenhouse and nursery near River Falls, in the St. Croix River valley of western Wisconsin. It sits in Pierce County, an easy drive east of the Minnesota border and the Twin Cities. Greenhouse growers in this area open mainly in spring for bedding plants and garden starts.

Wyoming

Pinehaven Farm runs a fall festival with more than 35 attractions on Kettle River Boulevard in Wyoming, about 30 minutes north of the Twin Cities off I-35. The pumpkin patch has been voted best in Minnesota, and the season also brings haunted hayrides, bonfire rentals, and school field trips. The family farm dates to 1950 and opens its 2026 fall run on September 12.

Prescott

The Oasis Eatery is the on-site cafe at Nesbitt's Nursery & Orchard on State Road 35 in Prescott, where the St. Croix meets the Mississippi. Nesbitt's is a garden center and orchard, and the eatery feeds visitors browsing plants and picking fruit. Pierce County's river-bluff setting makes it a scenic stop just south of the Twin Cities. Check ahead for seasonal hours.

Roseville

R&R Cultivation grows organic gourmet mushrooms and sells them to Twin Cities co-ops, grocers, and restaurants. Beyond fresh mushrooms, the farm ships pre-sterilized growing supplies to home cultivators and other mushroom farms across the country. The growing operation runs weekday hours out of New Hope, though this listing carries a Roseville address.

Chisago City

Westlake Vineyard grows grapes near Chisago City in the lake country of Chisago County, northeast of the Twin Cities. Vineyards this far north work with cold-hardy varieties like Marquette and Frontenac bred at the University of Minnesota. A search didn't surface a website or tasting details, so contact the vineyard directly before visiting.

River Falls

Kinnickinnic Bees is a small apiary near River Falls in western Wisconsin, named for the Kinnickinnic River that runs through the area. Beekeepers at this scale usually sell raw honey by the jar and sometimes beeswax or nucleus colonies to other keepers. Production follows the summer nectar flow, with extracted honey ready by late summer and fall.

Shafer

Slattengren Farms has made maple syrup for five generations on Saint Croix Trail in Shafer, and sells it pure alongside infused batches like bourbon-barrel, black walnut, lavender, and hot pepper. The farm store scoops homemade ice cream made with local Autumnwood Farms dairy and stocks candles, soaps, and pottery from area artisans. Fall adds a corn maze, hayrides, and pumpkins.

New Brighton

Crypticon Farm is listed on Cleveland Avenue in New Brighton, a first-ring Twin Cities suburb where working farms are rare. No website, contact details, or activity descriptions could be verified online, and the directory address is incomplete. Treat the listing as unconfirmed until reached directly.

Rosemount

Emery Acres is a u-pick flower farm about 25 miles south of the Twin Cities, where Connie and Alicia Merriman grow more than 100 flower varieties. Visitors get a pitcher and shears and cut their own bouquet, roughly $25 with a take-home container. Self-service and full-service days both run through the season, and the farm books private events like showers and photo sessions. A bouquet subscription delivers within 15 miles.

Shafer

Terra Nue Farm is a country wedding and event venue in Shafer, with red barns, wildflower and sunflower gardens, berry patches, indoor and outdoor dance floors, farm animals, campfires, hay rides, and old-fashioned yard games. It has hosted more than 150 weddings on a flat-rate model with no hidden costs, providing tables, chairs, and buildings; couples bring their own caterer and beverages. The style leans vintage.

Wyatt's Strawberries has run pick-your-own since 1975 at its farm on 180th Street East in Hastings, selling u-pick strawberries by the pound and pre-picked by the quart, cash or check only. Asparagus rounds out the spring lineup. The strawberry season lands mid-June to early July, and you can bring your own containers. Call ahead to check patch conditions and place pre-pick orders. The farm is in Dakota County.

Star Prairie

Apple River Vegetables grows produce on Highway 65 in Star Prairie, a St. Croix County village on the Apple River in northwest Wisconsin. As the name says, vegetables are the focus, the sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, and greens typical of a Wisconsin market garden. It's listed for farm visits and produce sales. Contact the farm for what's picking and stand hours.

River Falls

White Pine Orchard is an apple orchard near River Falls in western Wisconsin's Pierce County, close to the St. Croix River and the Minnesota border. Orchards in this area open for the fall apple harvest, with pick-your-own and cold-hardy varieties common across the region.

Hastings

Ripe Radish Farm offers pesticide-free, members-only pick-your-own on 191st Street East near Hastings in Dakota County. CSA members pick berries, tree fruit, vegetables, gourmet garlic, and cut flowers across the season, from strawberries and honeyberries early to apples and grapes later, plus free-range eggs. The farm is now managed under Hope Farm.

Taylors Falls

This orchard overlooks the St. Croix Valley just south of Taylors Falls, with pick-your-own strawberries from mid-June into mid-July and pick-your-own apples starting Labor Day weekend. Fall weekends bring hayrides, a pumpkin patch and live music, and a market barn sells produce and treats. A nature trail winds the grounds and a few farm animals round out the visit. Email [email protected] or call 651-257-9159.

Minneapolis

Swanson Meats has cut and distributed meat from its 26th Avenue South location in Minneapolis since 1962, and it's the largest independently owned wholesale meat company in Minnesota. The farmer-owned purveyor sources beef, pork, poultry, lamb, and seafood from local family farms and pushed natural and organic meat into the Twin Cities market early. It handles retail and foodservice plus co-packing and custom processing. Retail hours run weekdays and Saturday mornings.

Rosemount

The Bohn Farm, on Clayton Avenue East in Rosemount, offers strawberry picking and shows up in local guides for fall pumpkin picking too. It's also associated with Bohnland Farm & Service Center, which handles agricultural equipment and services out of the same area. No verified phone, email, or website turned up in research — call ahead before visiting.

Hastings

Alexis Bailly Vineyard planted Minnesota's first commercial vineyard in Hastings in 1973 and in 1978 released the first wines made entirely from Minnesota-grown grapes. Nan Bailly, daughter of the founder, now runs the winery. Visitors taste wines, walk the vines, play bocce, and picnic on the grounds, with a deli and a gift shop stocked with local food and crafts. It's about 30 miles from Minneapolis.

Welch

Rainbow Ridge Blueberry Farm grows u-pick blueberries near Welch, in the Cannon River area southeast of the Twin Cities. Picking opens in mid-to-late summer when the berries ripen, and hours track the crop, so call before heading out. A single-crop patch built around blueberry season.

Taylors Falls

Wild River Ranch Alpacas covers the full range of alpaca work, from shearing to husbandry and everything between, on a farm near Taylors Falls along the St. Croix River. The ranch sells animals and fiber and shares husbandry know-how with new owners. One listing flags it as closed, so check ahead before planning a visit.

Deer Park

Joe's Giant Pumpkin Farm grows pumpkins off County Road T in Deer Park, a small St. Croix County community in western Wisconsin near the Minnesota line. The 'giant' name points to oversized specimens alongside standard carving and pie pumpkins. Little else is posted online. Fall is the season to visit; call ahead to confirm this year's hours.

Hager City

Reuvers Nursery grows more than 750 plant varieties across six greenhouses - annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, evergreens, fruit trees, and vines - on 340th Avenue in Hager City, near the Mississippi in Pierce County. Beyond the garden center, the family business does residential and commercial landscaping and hardscaping: paver patios, firepits, outdoor kitchens, and retaining walls. Spring Market weekends bring local vendors and food trucks. It's open Monday through Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Beldenville

Circle K Orchard grows apples on 650th Street in Beldenville, in the Pierce County apple country of western Wisconsin. This stretch near Ellsworth and the St. Croix River valley is known for fall orchards and fresh cider. Not much is posted online for this one. Apple season runs late summer into fall, so call ahead before visiting.

Farmington

Brand Farms started as a dairy farm near Farmington when German immigrants Anton and Marie Brand bought the land in 1957, and four generations later Aaron Brand farms it with his father, John. The farm sells free-range eggs year-round and runs a u-pick apple orchard, with a store carrying apples, meats, butter, jams, salsas, and pickled goods. Fall adds hayrides, u-pick pumpkins, apple cider donuts, and school tours.

Saint Croix Falls

Bergmann's Pumpkin Patch is a fall farm on 150th Avenue near St. Croix Falls, in Polk County along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border. Pumpkin patches in this corner of the state open in late September and October with pick-your-own pumpkins, gourds, and squash, and often add hayrides and fall decorations. This patch's specific attractions and hours weren't confirmed online at the time of writing. It draws visitors from the St. Croix Valley and the Twin Cities.

East Bethel

Bruce and Sharon Johnson grow vegetables and fruit on 72 acres along Highway 65 in East Bethel, without herbicides or pesticides. The farm stand carries produce, meats, and eggs, and spring brings tomato, pepper, herb, and melon plants for your own garden. They started in 2013. The stand sits on the northbound side of Highway 65, just north of Viking Boulevard, open most days but closed Mondays.

Minneapolis

Floriade Tours appears in an agritourism directory at a residential address on Fremont Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, despite being filed here under Michigan. No details on tour offerings, pricing, or hours turned up online.

Amery

Glenna Farms is a farm near Amery in Polk County, western Wisconsin, a lake-dotted rural county between the St. Croix River and the northwoods. Small farms here grow produce and raise livestock for nearby communities.