Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Westminster, MD

Westminster

Days Inn Westminster is a Wyndham-brand hotel on South Cranberry Road — not a working farm, so its agritourism tag appears to be a data error. It sits about halfway between Gettysburg and Baltimore's Inner Harbor, within driving distance of Baugher's apple orchard and Serpent Ridge Vineyard, which makes it a lodging option for people touring Carroll County farms rather than a farm itself.

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.

Westminster

Carroll County's Agriculture Center has hosted the county's farmer's market for more than 50 years — the oldest market in Carroll County and the second-oldest in Maryland. The 20-acre grounds also run the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair, rodeos, livestock and equestrian shows, and a fall corn maze, all centered around the 52,000-square-foot Danele Shipley Memorial Arena.

Westminster

The Union Mills Homestead has been the Shriver family's home for six generations, seven miles north of Westminster. The property runs today as a museum with a working grist mill, a blacksmith shop, and the original house furnished in period style, alongside Civil War-era exhibits. It's open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., in summer, and weekends only in May, September, and October. The grounds also host weddings, school field trips, and seasonal events like corn roasts.

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.

Westminster

The Sunflower Gardens is a flower-focused agritourism operation on Manchester Road in Westminster, in Carroll County. No independent website or listing turned up in research — reach out directly for current bloom season, cutting-garden access, or event details.

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.

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.

Manchester

Showvaker's grows Fraser fir and Douglas fir on nearly 50 acres, with trees up to 18 feet for the ambitious. Cut your own or grab one pre-cut, then pick up a wreath made from the farm's own greenery. In fall, the same fields host Cornfusion, a corn maze that changes theme every year — 2026's version is circus-themed — backed by apple slingshots, a cow-belly bounce, and gem mining for the kids.

Manchester

Cornfusion turns Quality Evergreens' Christmas tree farm in Manchester into a fall maze destination, with more than 40 activities under one armband price, including apple slingshots, a cow-belly bounce, and gem mining. The corn maze changes theme every year and pairs with a flashlight version on Friday and Saturday nights in October. Come winter, the same farm switches back to cut-your-own and fresh-cut Christmas trees.

Hanover

Upperco

Wind Swept Farm sits in Upperco, in the rolling farm country of northern Baltimore County. No current website or listing describes its specific operation — call ahead to confirm what's available.

Manchester

Steve McDaniel, a certified EAS Master Beekeeper since 1979, runs roughly 20 hives on Wentz Road in Manchester with his wife Angie, producing several hundred pounds of honey a year. The farm's honey has taken 18 blue ribbons and five champion awards at the Maryland State Fair, and the couple also sells beeswax candles, hand cream, and lip balm.

Reisterstown

Pearlstone sits on 180 acres of organic farmland and serves as headquarters for Adamah, a nonprofit that trains young adults through its Farming Fellowship while running retreats, conferences, and Jewish holiday programming rooted in the land. The kitchen cooks farm-to-table using produce grown on-site. It's part retreat center, part working farm, and the two functions share the same soil.

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.

Littlestown

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.

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.

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.

Gettysburg

Woodbine

Sunflower Farm Lisbon grows sunflower fields near Woodbine, in the farm country along the Howard-Carroll County line. No current website or listing describes its opening dates or pricing — check local event calendars before visiting.

Granite

The Strohmer family has farmed this stretch of Baltimore County for more than 80 years, and these days the farm doubles as a classroom — school groups come for hands-on field trips at $15 a student, and there's goat yoga for the grown-ups. A CSA keeps vegetables moving to regular customers, while birthday parties and farm tours fill the calendar the rest of the year.

Woodstock

Strohmer's Farm traces back roughly 80 years to a dairy operation called Honeysuckle Hill, and today runs field trips at $15 a student with wagon rides and a corn maze. The farm added goat yoga sessions and a meat shop selling all-natural beef, pork, and goat, plus a food truck for events. School and group tours can be booked directly through the farm.

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.

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.

Glenwood

This 10-acre corn maze off Carrs Mill Road in Glenwood runs its season from late September through the first days of November.

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

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.

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.

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.

Glen Rock

Spring Grove

Parkton

Mingodale grows what most stands don't bother with anymore — specialty melons, salad greens, and cut flowers alongside the usual tomatoes, peppers, and sweet corn. Everything is naturally grown, not certified organic, and sold from the farm's own stand on Masemore Road. Pick-your-own opens for blackberries and flowers in season; the rest comes already picked, field to counter the same day.

Gettysburg

Brookeville

Sharp's has worked this 530-acre spread in Western Howard County since 1903, running a spring greenhouse operation - naturally raised herbs, heritage vegetable plants, cutting-garden flowers - from mid-April into mid-summer before shifting into fall hayrides and farm tours that run through mid-November. Group and birthday parties book the barns alongside educational farm programs for school groups.

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

Cockeysville

Farmer Stan's Agriculture Farm Tours is based on Shawan Road in Cockeysville, Baltimore County horse and farm country. Tour schedules, group bookings, and pricing aren't listed online — contact the operator directly.

Thomasville

Stevenson

Rodgers Farms sits on Greenspring Valley Road in Stevenson, part of the Baltimore County corridor of historic estates and horse farms known as the Greenspring Valley. The farm's former web domain now redirects to an unrelated parked page, so current operations and any visiting policy aren't confirmed — check directly before stopping by.

Stevenson

Patrick and Brooke Rodgers have run the corn maze here since 2002, carved fresh into a new design every year and open for about seven weeks each fall. Beyond the maze: a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and farm animals on Greenspring Valley Road, a short drive from Baltimore. It's a seasonal operation — most of the activity happens between the September opening and Halloween.

Glenelg

Triadelphia Lake View Farm has been in the Brown family since 1896, when it started as a dairy operation. Today the farm cuts its own Christmas trees for the cut-your-own season, raises lamb, and sells holiday turkeys, wreaths, and roping alongside seasonal produce. It also runs a CSA and shows up at farmers markets around Howard County. Reach the farm at (410) 489-4460 or [email protected].

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Cockeysville

The Maryland Agricultural Resource Council is a nonprofit based on Shawan Road in Cockeysville, in Baltimore County's horse country. Program details and hours beyond the address weren't confirmed online this session — reach out directly for current offerings.

East Berlin

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.

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.

Gettysburg

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.

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.

York

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.

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.

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