35 agritourism listed
Last updated October 2026
Bloom Farm & Pumpkin Patch
A family farm outside Avoca owned by the same family since 1944 — an old-fashioned pumpkin patch with hay rides to the u-pick field, a 40-foot tube slide, agricultural exhibits, and the Schoolhouse Cafe.
Our Lavender Co.
A lavender farm on a fourth-generation family farm near the Colorado border, founded in 2019 by a mother-daughter trio — u-pick lavender, a farm shop, and a Nebraska Passport stop.
Skinny Bones Pumpkin Patch
A family-built pumpkin patch north of Omaha on 138 acres with 35+ attractions — a 10-acre corn maze, tornado simulator, hayrack rides, and pumpkins picked straight off the vine.
Rowse's 1+1 Ranch
A genuine working cattle ranch in the Sandhills — 800 cow/calf pairs, an award-winning quarter horse program, and guests who ride alongside the family on real cattle drives and fall round-up.
Switzer Ranch (Calamus Outfitters)
A working Sandhills cattle ranch that turned its spring prairie grouse leks into one of Nebraska's great wildlife experiences — view dancing sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie-chickens from school-bus blinds, mid-March through April.
Martin's Hillside Orchard
A family-owned orchard near Ceresco that opens every fall for u-pick apples, peaches, raspberries, flowers, and pumpkins — with a kid-sized corn maze, tire swing, discovery trail, and cider slush.
Cox's Pumpkin Patch
A family-owned patch going back to 1984 in Nebraska's far southwest corner — back-to-basics pumpkins, a corn maze, and breezy hayrack rides around Cox's Ponds, plus 21+ adult nights.
Our Heritage Guest Ranch
A 3,600-acre National Natural Landmark guest ranch outside Crawford — homesteaded in 1887, staying in a full home, barn lofts, or travel trailers in the pastures, with fossil hunting, ranch work, and dark-sky stargazing.
Pearson's Pumpkin Place
A newer patch on multi-generational family land outside Eagle — founded in 2022 by Alex Pearson after a test pumpkin crop in 2021, built for active kids with jumping pillows, sand mountains, hamster wheels, and a five-acre sunflower field in summer.
Sleepy Bees Lavender Farm
A 21-acre lavender farm south of Lincoln where Jerry and Holly McCabe grow culinary lavender and keep honeybees — ticketed farm tours and u-pick during bloom season, plus a farm shop of natural bath, body, and culinary products.
Camp Fontanelle — Split Oak Hollow
A United Methodist summer camp that turns its grounds into a corn maze and pumpkin patch every fall — a 9-acre maze, haunted maze nights, zip lines, zombie laser tag, and pumpkins by donation.
Super Bee Orchard
A no-frills family orchard on a hillside just north of Omaha — no admission, apples sold by the pound, a store full of cider donuts and Jerry's famous caramel apples, open through mid-November.
Vala's Pumpkin Patch
Nebraska's biggest fall destination — founded by Tim Vala and approaching its 40th season, a full-day sprawl of pumpkin patches, apple orchards, rides, and farm food, open daily through November 1st.
Fanny's Fruit Farm & Pumpkin Patch
A fully functioning Panhandle farm in Gurley with goats, lambs, ducks and chickens — summer U-pick berries, a fall pumpkin patch, a laser-tag hay bale maze, and a year-round coffee shop.
Flying Heart Ranch
A family-operated Pine Ridge ranch dating back to 1890 — rustic cabins for overnight stays, hunting, and rugged canyon country among the ponderosa forests of northern Nebraska.
Hoagland Homestead
A three-generation family farm near Inland growing food without pesticides — best known for its fall potato u-pick, plus garden produce, jams, and honey at the Hastings Downtown Farmers' Market.
Apple Acres Orchard
A beloved orchard on Kearney's west edge that celebrated its 40th season — u-pick apples (Honeycrisp, Fuji, Gala, and more), a corn maze, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, and their own honey and cider.
JK's Pumpkin Patch
Lincoln's affordable small patch — owned by Josh Kadavy on his farm just northeast of town, where admission includes a pumpkin and the activities are all geared toward younger kids.
Picnic Hill Orchard
A small family orchard on Lincoln's southeast edge — 25+ apple varieties to pick yourself, plus warm cider donuts, fresh-pressed cider, and small-batch ice cream made on site.
SR Pumpkin & Flower Farm
A family-owned u-pick flower and pumpkin farm just north of Lincoln — tens of thousands of tulips in April, 2+ acres of summer flowers by hand, and a fill-the-wheelbarrow pumpkin sale each fall.
Nielsen Kids U-Pick Pumpkin & Sweetcorn Patch
A deliberately simple south-central Nebraska U-pick — no rides, no attractions, just 13 acres of pumpkins, squash, gourds, and sweetcorn you're meant to walk and hunt through.
Double R Guest Ranch
A working Sandhills guest ranch near Mullen, open year-round — pine-sheltered cabins, fishing, tanking the Middle Loup, ranch tours, and some of the darkest night skies in America.
Arbor Day Farm
260 acres on J. Sterling Morton's historic estate — u-pick apples August through October, the Treetop Village treehouses, cider pressed on site, and the AppleJack Festival each September.
Poppy's Pumpkin Patch
Norfolk's big-thrill pumpkin patch — a 700-foot zipline, 100-foot super slide, a boat ride across a pumpkin pond, pig races, and a haunted harvest trail, running early September through November 1st.
Homestead Pumpkin Patch
Western Nebraska's big weekend pumpkin patch — corn cannons, a huge corn maze, hay rides, slides, and fire pits, running Friday through Sunday, mid-September through late October.
Harvest Moon Farm
An Oakland farm that started in 2007 with barn dances and roadside pumpkins — now a full fall adventure farm with zip lines, go-karts, a 3-acre corn maze, monster trikes, and its own tiny Old West town.
Wenninghoff's Pumpkin Patch
A 70-year-old north-central Omaha family farm whose fall pumpkin patch keeps it deliberately old-fashioned — "playin'-in-the-dirt" fun with a corn maze, petting zoo, and hayrides, no spooky stuff.
Bellevue Berry & Pumpkin Ranch
A Sarpy County farm that does double duty — strawberry and raspberry u-pick in summer, then the Great Pumpkin Roundup (20+ acres) by day and the Ranch of Terror haunted attractions by night each fall.
Roca Berry Farm
Lincoln's answer to fall — the oldest and largest pumpkin patch in Lancaster County, harvesting memories since 1980 with 100,000 pumpkins on 35 acres and Roca Scary Farm after dark.
Adams Family Pumpkin Patch
The Panhandle's family-built pumpkin patch outside Scottsbluff — over 60 pumpkin varieties, a corn maze with flashlight nights, cowboy days, and a fall festival in late September.
Helgoth's Pumpkin Patch
A 25-acre pumpkin patch near St. Libory serving families, schools, and daycares for 25+ years — corn maze, 150-foot mega slide, zip lines, hayrack rides, and a Patch Bakery turning out donuts and pumpkin soft-serve.
The Scarecrow Patch
A family-built patch in the melon-stand town of St. Libory — good old-fashioned country fun on the Horaks' home farm since 2001, with a craft barn, petting zoo, and the homemade Scarecrow Spinner ride.
Union Orchard
A century-old family orchard along Highway 75 where 18 apple varieties, cider pressed from the orchard's own fruit, and the famous caramel apple pies draw festival crowds to the tiny village of Union.
Golden Prairie Bison
A working bison ranch on 3,000 acres of canyon country outside Valentine — educational bison tours plus primitive camping named one of Hipcamp's 50 favorite places to camp in America in 2026.
Nelson Produce Farm
A year-round farm playground outside Omaha with festivals for every season — tulips in spring, strawberries in June, a sunflower maze in August, and a fall festival with pumpkins, jumping pillows, and tractor-churned ice cream.
Agritourism FAQs
What is agritourism?
Visiting working farms and ranches for experiences — U-pick produce, pumpkin patches, farm stays, harvest dinners, sunflower fields and ranch tours.
When is agritourism season in Nebraska?
Late summer through October is peak: sweet corn, sunflowers, apple orchards and pumpkin patches. Some farm stays run year-round.
Is Nebraska agritourism kid-friendly?
Very — most pumpkin patches, orchards and farm experiences are built for families.