Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Thurmont, MD

Thurmont

The Huffman family has farmed this corner of Frederick County for more than 95 years, and each fall they turn part of it into what they bill as Maryland's largest corn maze. Beyond the maze: a pumpkin patch, a petting zoo, apple cannons, a mini zip line, and a barn built for hayrides and hot cider. It runs seasonally, so call ahead before making the drive out.

Thurmont

Winterbrook Farms is located in Thurmont, in the Catoctin Mountain foothills of northern Frederick County. Its website did not load during research and no current listing was found, so what's currently grown or offered there isn't confirmed — call ahead before planning a visit.

Thurmont

Lawyer's Moonlight Maze is listed on Creagerstown Road outside Thurmont, in farmland below the Catoctin Mountains. Season dates, hours, and admission aren't posted online — contact the farm directly before planning a visit.

Thurmont

Pryor Orchards grows peaches, apples, pears, cherries, apricots, plums, prunes, and nectarines on Pryor Road outside Thurmont, at the foot of the Catoctin Mountains, along with nuts and homemade jellies. Confirmed contact details beyond the crop list weren't found online; check locally before the drive out, since availability shifts fruit by fruit through the season.

Thurmont

Catoctin Mountain Orchard has sold fruit from its Thurmont farm for 60 years, supplying the Frederick County Public School lunch program alongside its retail market. Pick-your-own runs through the season for apples, blueberries, black raspberries, and cherries, while the market stocks peaches, nectarines, and tomatoes plus fifteen flavors of baked fruit pie, apple dumplings, and cider donuts. The orchard is open daily 9am-5pm and also grows cut-your-own zinnias, lisianthus, and celosia.

Brookfield Pumpkins has run its pick-your-own pumpkin patch and six-acre corn maze on Ramsburg Road near Thurmont for more than 26 years, with the same family on the land for over a century. The on-site store sells pumpkins and other homegrown produce alongside the maze. The season runs late September through October 31 — weekdays 3-6pm, weekends 10am-6pm.

Walkersville

Johnston S. Apiaries keeps bees in Walkersville, in Frederick County, and is listed with honey as its product line. No independent website or current listing turned up in research — contact the beekeeper directly to confirm what's for sale and where.

Frederick

Allen's Apiary has kept bees in Frederick since 2014, running the operation on solar power since 2016. It's a one-person business producing small-batch honey from hives set among rows of wildflower plantings on the property. Honey is sold locally rather than through big retail chains. Find current availability through the apiary's Facebook page or by calling (240) 409-3589.

Scenic View Orchards is a seventh-generation family farm in the Catoctin Mountains growing sweet corn, peaches, apples, and blueberries alongside a full roadside market stocked with Country Creamery ice cream, baked goods, and honey. The Sabillasville stand sells direct off the farm, and the family also runs stalls at Frederick- and Rockville-area farmers markets and offers home delivery. Apple butter and sparkling cider round out the fall lineup.

Woodsboro

Coppermine Combs Apiary is a small, family-run beekeeping operation in Woodsboro producing pure, raw honey. The Frederick County apiary sells directly through its Facebook and Instagram pages rather than a storefront.

New Midway

Glade Link Farms sits along Route 194 in New Midway, Frederick County dairy country near the Pennsylvania line. Current offerings and visiting hours aren't listed online — check with the farm before stopping by.

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.

Myersville

Spruce Run Farm started as a family homestead in 2006 and has grown into a small livestock and produce operation raising goats, sheep, pigs, and poultry alongside honey and seasonal vegetables. Rather than running its own farm stand, it sells through the Mid-Maryland Farm Market co-op and sets up at the Myersville farmers market on Saturdays from mid-April through October, plus an indoor winter market. Visits to the farm itself are by appointment only.

Myersville

Dry Run Farm sits along Wolfsville Road outside Myersville, in Frederick County's Middletown Valley farm belt. Nothing further on current crops or hours turned up online — call ahead before making the drive.

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.

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.

Myersville

Scravel Creek Farm is a small family operation on Easterday Road in Myersville, run by Allen, Dee, and Scott. The farm keeps a modest apiary and a flock of laying hens, selling local honey, farm-fresh eggs, homemade jams, and beeswax lip balm alongside handcrafted gifts. Canning is done in-house, and the family sources what it can't grow itself from other vendors in the valley.

Libertytown

This Libertytown operation sells fresh farm produce direct from its Liberty Road stand, with an active Instagram following of nearly 2,000 for seasonal updates on what's ready to pick up.

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.

Smithsburg

Round House Farm sits on Ringgold Pike outside Smithsburg, in Washington County's Cumberland Valley farmland near the Pennsylvania line. No working website or social page turned up for the farm, so its current offerings and hours aren't confirmed online.

Middletown

Orchid Cellar is a woman-owned, family-run meadery and winery in Middletown making mead — fermented honey wine, one of the oldest alcoholic drinks on record — alongside traditional grape wine. The operation has picked up international awards despite its small-batch scale, pouring tastings on-site in the Middletown Valley west of Frederick. Facebook and Instagram post current hours and release news.

Smithsburg

Gardenhour Orchards grows fruit on Gardenhour Road in Smithsburg, in the South Mountain orchard country of Washington County. No further public details about what's grown or sold were found online.

Middletown

B-T's Honey Bees and Garden keeps hives in Middletown, in Frederick County, and sells honey alongside garden produce. No further public details about the operation were found online.

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.

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.

Mt Airy

Milkhouse Brewery operates out of Stillpoint Farm at 8253 Dollyhyde Road in Mt. Airy, brewing year-round beers like Stairway IPA and Coppermine Creek Dry Stout with Maryland-grown hops alongside farm wine and hard cider. The on-site Mercantile sells the farm's own beef, lamb, eggs, cheese, and baked goods. The taproom runs Thursday through Sunday afternoons, with live music most Saturdays.

Waynesboro

Union Bridge

H.T. Krantz Honey Company keeps bees near Union Bridge in Carroll County, on Maryland's western fruit-and-honey belt. Pricing and sales details aren't listed online; contact the beekeeper directly for current honey stock.

Gettysburg

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.

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

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.

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.

Orrtanna

Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Marston

Shady Hill Farm & Orchard sits off New Windsor Road outside the small Carroll County crossroads of Marston, in Maryland's fruit-growing Piedmont uplands. Categorized as an orchard operation, it doesn't maintain an active website or social page — check with Carroll County's Ag Center for current picking hours.

Westminster

Willet Family Farm works 200 acres in Westminster around a windmill built in 1874. It sells produce and free-range eggs on a pay-what-you-can basis and opens its pond, stream, and pasture to walking trails and tent camping through Hipcamp, which Outside Magazine once named the best campsite in Maryland. The farm partners with ChildFund International and won the Carroll County Biz Challenge grand prize in 2020. Event space is available for private bookings.

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.

Biglerville

Biglerville

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.

Gettysburg

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.

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.

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.

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.

Greencastle

Orrtanna

Mount Airy

Char-Lene has farmed 400 acres of beef and row crops in Mount Airy for more than 50 years, and the year-round market sells hormone-free beef, pork, and honey straight off the property. It keeps a tight schedule — Tuesday through Friday, 11 to 6, Saturday 11 to 4, closed Sunday and Monday — so check the hours before heading out.

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.

Fairplay

A family-owned vegetable and berry farm on Lappans Road, Litton's grows strawberries, blueberries, and black raspberries for pick-your-own and already-picked customers alike. Seasonal produce rounds out the stand through summer and fall. Washington County's berry season here typically starts with strawberries in late May, then shifts to blueberries and black raspberries as the weeks turn warmer.

Lovettsville

Westminster

Baugher's Orchard has been a pick-your-own operation since 1904, now in its fifth generation of family ownership. The rotating harvest runs from strawberries and cherries in early summer through peaches, apples, and pumpkins by fall, with sunflowers mixed in along the way. The farm market sells homemade pies, pastries, and ice cream, and there's a petting zoo and picnic area for families sticking around. Located three miles west of Westminster on Route 140.

Sharpsburg

Evensong Farm sits outside Sharpsburg in Washington County, close to the Antietam battlefield's rolling farmland along the Potomac. Listed under agritourism, the farm doesn't currently maintain a public website or social page, so its specific offerings aren't confirmed online.

Knoxville

Frog Eye Blueberry Farm grows pick-your-own blueberries on Frog Eye Road in Knoxville, near the Potomac River in western Frederick County. The farm appears on several regional u-pick directories but keeps no public website or phone listing of its own.

Littlestown

Hagerstown

Celebration Farm runs an eight-acre corn maze and pick-your-own pumpkin patch on Garden View Road in Hagerstown each fall, cut into three separate maze designs visitors can tackle for one ticket price. The farm operates weekends through September and October — Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons into the evening, Sunday afternoons — with proceeds supporting local faith-based nonprofits.

Biglerville

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.