This is my favorite farm to take my daughter for fall fun. We went last year for the first time, and I knew we would be back this year. The experience was the same! If you want your kids to be exhausted by the end of the day, this is the farm you should visit! There's so much for kids to do. The admission cost is well worth the price. read more

Gaver Farm - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

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Loved Gaver farm Lots of things to do for kids and families My sons take their kids there every year in the Summer and Fall.

Came here with the Fam/grandkids for Fall Festival. Even though it was very crowded, we never felt that we were on top of other people, nor did we have to wait too long in lines. They were super efficient. Lots of fun for everyone! read more

Gaver Farm - Fam at the pumpkin patch! - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

This is our annual tradition. Day after thanksgiving, tree shopping, Christmas sweater wearing, hot apple cider donut eating. And it isn't complete without Gaver Tree Farm. In years prior we have checked out some other farms. But we are always most happy with our experience here. It is a lovely farm, with great employees on site. You can ride a hayride out to the trees, or take a nice walk. They set up plenty of family photo op spots along the way. This year in particular the apple cider donuts were especially good, so great. The whole process is great. Thank you Gaver Farm for being apart of our family's holidays! read more

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Such a fun place! Went here in October to grab some pumpkins and cider donuts. A fun tractor ride to go pick your own pumpkin and such lovely scenery. Will definitely come back for tree. read more

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Excellent, excellent, excellent place to come with the famiky!! My mom and nice came here with me and had so muc fun. There are plenty of activities to do, from feeding the animals, to get apples from the orchard. It was the very fist time I visit this place and won't be last before the season ends. Delicious fresh apple cinder and superb customer service from the employees. read more

Hermoso el lugar para disfrutar en familia, y tomar hermosas fotos. El paseo en el tren por la granja fue increíble, ese día fue la primer foto de mi pequeña con las coloridas calabazas read more

Gaver Farm - Is a beautiful sunflower - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

Amazing farm for fall family fun! There are pumpkins in all shapes and sizes, hay rides, and a ton of kid friendly activities for all ages. It's like a farm amusemen park. And of course the fresh, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside doughnuts hit the spot with a cold apple cider slushy! Admission is a little costly but worth it. read more

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I love Gaither Farm highly recommend for field trips because they do field trips for school very good food that they serve there cause it's all fresh staff are very friendly and it pretty affordable for the most part highly recommend if you're looking for a good pumpkin and it's just lovely to watch the kids play on all the stuff they have for the kids read more

I'd never even HEARD of Gaver until this year and I'm so glad we got to experience it! We went for the fall festival. There are SO many things to do, and it looked like children of all ages could really enjoy themselves. My personal favorite was the silos filled with corn to play in, but we loved ALL of it. Everything was really easy to get to, even with a toddler in tow, and very well equipped. We never felt like it was over crowded, or that we were being rushed out of any of the sights. We really got to just HAVE FUN. Oh, also...The donuts are DELICIOUS and I hear good things about their slushy apple cider. If I hadn't eaten an entire tray of donut holes myself, I would've loved to have tried the cider donuts too! Just a word of caution for the COVID-conscious, masks were nearly non-existent. Their website clearly states that masks are entirely optional, so I absolutely can't (and won't) hold it against them, but it was a little shocking for me. read more

The layout of the farm facilities is quite illogical and makes for poor customer experience. We came here mostly for the cider, pumpkin doughnut holes, and apple cider doughnuts. When you first arrive, you see prepackaged doughnuts and other food products at the "general store" that's the entrance to everything else. It's tremendously unclear that there's a stand for fresh doughnuts further in, and I suspect this is by intention to make you think the prepackaged doughnuts are the only ones available, leading you to buy one batch there and then also be tempted to buy more once you realise there are fresh ones (as was the case for us). As it happens, I'm writing this from their corn maze that I've been in for... was there ever a time I was outside it? How did I get here? read more

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This was our first time here. It was a weekday so perhaps they were not at full operations - but we were not there with kids anyway. What surprised us was the lack of decent trees over 5/6' tall. Really a poor selection. The field that has the larger trees is bordered by a forest to the East and ALL the trees in this field have a bare or very skimpy east side. Yes I know all trees have a better side but these were unusable. The mode on a weekday - you are directed to a pull cart and told to go tree hunting. But the closest field is perhaps 200-300 yards away (uphill). Do you pull this cart - can't find a tree - then look in the distance- pull to that field - no tree there either. If you want a 5-6' tree for $60 go for it. But I could have found that at Costco. We saw a number of abandoned carts in the fields and saw several groups leave without trees - as we did - sadly. It was great weather and we had low standards- but nothing acceptable..... read more

We really like spending time heading into Fall going to an Apple Orchard. The Apple Cinnamon doughnuts are Amazing! Get them fresh made from the Donut Hut. They taste the best super fresh and warm. If you buy some to take home, stick one in the microwave for 15 seconds before you eat one. read more

Came for the Fall Festival about two months ago. I've been to a couple fall festivals in the general DMV area over the last few years and this was by far the best. Parking was pretty ample on a Saturday mid-morning. There was a decent amount of people that day but not overly crowded. The one thing I like about this farm is all the rides and activities to do -- for both adults and children. They also had a little outdoor market going on with vendors selling mostly handmade items. I got a cute set of bath soaps. There is a fun little corn maze and they also have a lot of photo opportunities sprinkled around the farm. They also have a pumpkin patch where you can buy your own pumpkin. The only slightly annoying thing is they don't let you go back to the festival once you've paid for the pumpkin. Also, there is not a great selection of food (especially hot meals). Other than I would still highly recommend for families! It's a bit of a drive from DC but worth it in my opinion. You can also go back in the winter to cut down a Christmas tree. read more

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Went here earlier this afternoon with my wife and kids, and my son who turned 1 yesterday immediately saw a bin of stuffed animals, so we picked one out for him and continued to shop. While my wife and daughter picked out kettle corn and a pumpkin, I exited through the side to get hot cider from the grill stand. After standing in line for a minute an older woman marched over, yanked the stuffed animal out of my infants hand and yelled "that's stealing, I saw you"! Um...WHAT? My baby was not stealing anything, we were obviously going to purchase the toy along with the pumpkin and kettle corn when we were done shopping. I've never been embarrassed by an adult employee of an establishment like that in my life. We weren't leaving the premises, we had multiple items we were purchasing and obviously an infant isn't capable of shoplifting! I was appalled by her behavior. If you had any concern that we weren't going to pay for some reason, why not approach us and say something like "hey, we require people to make their purchases before exiting the barn" or something to that effect? How dare you accuse me of stealing when I was standing 3 feet from the barn door attempting to spend more money on another purchase. Don't work in customer service if you don't know how to act towards customers. Needless to say, we didn't buy the stuffed animal, but still got an overpriced pumpkin and kettle corn, so that my wife and daughter didn't have to leave empty handed. We won't be back, there are way too many other options around here to get pumpkins, we don't need to spend money somewhere that treats people this way. You should be ashamed! read more

Great place to get pumpkins When we went there were a lot of people. The kids looked to be having fun and that's what matters! Great fudge too read more

Best farm around. Great donuts. Great service. Soooooo many fun things to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Super fun even for adults and my one year old! We went for fall festival and brought tickets online - it's a little far about an hour drive from DC but worth it. I did get questioned by the entry dude if my one year old was really one and was told he was "big" for a one year old like we were trying to not pay and even asked his bday (he's avg height and weight lol) .... but it wasn't a huge deal and kind of funny at the end. Either way, my son loved to feed the animals, drive around on the pedal bike tractor (that was surprisingly difficult), and in general roam around and play with activities. My son and husband probably enjoyed the corn maze the least but I thought it was fun. There's so much to do that we didn't even get to do everything we wanted before nap time. I highly recommend the apple pie which isn't super sweet but the pre-made donuts were a little stale. Will def come back and get the fresh ones next time and allow for way more time to explore everything! We were 3 adults and we all had a great time. I would def go back possibly even this year. read more

We have been coming here to cut a tree for many years. Last year we couldn't find a decently sized Canaan Fir so ended up getting one pre cut from the barn. No big deal, especially after a crazy 2020. This year we came on the Monday after Thanksgiving around 1pm. We were told where to find the Canaan Firs. Far up the hill and "to the left to find the big ones". We hoofed it up the path with 7 kids - three of them 5 and under. And all the way to the left. No Canaan Firs. Then across the middle of the field. Still none. And nothing as tall as my 5'6" son on the whole farm. We finally saw the Canaan Fir section at the very bottom of the right side of the field. And all scraggly. We left the field without a tree, after going back down the path and up to the parking lot. When we got into the barn to see if they were any pre-cut Canaan Firs, they informed us that there weren't any inside. When we asked about taller Canaan to cut ourselves, the guy said they had all been taken over the past (opening) weekend. We saw very few areas were trees had been cut, so I really don't think that was the case. We are really disappointed that they didn't tell us the truth from the get-go - that they just didn't have any tall trees. We wasted a lot of time and energy and left tree-less. I guess we will have to come up with a new tradition for getting our Christmas tree :( read more

Visited this place yesterday and it was decent. The entry fee is $12 which seemed a bit steep compared to butlers orchard, but I realized they have a lot of attractions for kids so that's probably why it's higher. The grounds were nice albeit a bit dusty (probably because of a lack of rain), they had a pretty expansive corn maze, goats (you could buy food and feed them), llamas, ponies, and pigs. They had a lot of rides and attractions for kids, including a slide, a kids maze ,pedal carts and a hay ride but not any activity catered to adults really other than the pumpkin patch. I did try the fresh apple cider donuts and those were pretty delicious. The employees of the farm all seemed courteous and professional. read more

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This is the reason why I love fall! I look forward to these freshly made donuts every year. There are so many fun games to play, animals to pet and pumpkins to pick! You can't go wrong with stopping by Gaver Farm! read more

Gaver Farm - Apple Cider Donut & Apple Cider Slushy - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

We had a wonderful time at Gaver Farm! We are new to Maryland so this was our first time here and we were so impressed. We spent 4 hours there and still didn't get to do everything! I'd like to especially highlight the staff, they were helpful, friendly and welcoming all around. From the food staff, to the event staff, retail workers, everyone was incredibly friendly. We picked apples, toured and picked sunflowers, and toured and chose fresh pumpkins from their patch. The prices are very reasonable, especially coming from California. Highly recommend!! read more

I went on a Sunday morning right at opening time and the lot was already filling quickly. I noticed, however, most people came for the paid kids area. The pumpkin patch was not crowded and there was plenty of room to spread out. I enjoyed their selection of festive fall food to purchase on-site. read more

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This is my second year coming to this farm and it is my absolute favorite. This is the perfect place for children and families. It's more geared toward children's activities; however, there is a pumpkin patch, pick your own apple farm, and a farm store. I recommend getting there when it opens if you have children, it gets busy fast. I do love coming here and they have great prices on pumpkins. You don't have to pay money to go on the hay ride and pumpkin patch. They have a great corn maze with a digital map on your phone. It's right off highway 70. There's some food, but I wouldn't plan on eating lunch there. Definitely recommend coming here, it's a blast! Parking is on field, no pavement. read more

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I never would have prepaid for tickets and driven almost an hour if I'd known you aren't enforcing face mask wearing. Only 40% of adults are wearing them and 20% of kids. We won't be back. read more

This farm is amazing. Their fall festival is huge, and designed for big crowds. They have over 50 different attractions- but many are designed for small kids, and there are multiples of the same idea- like two or three different sections with large lincoln logs, probably fifteen different slides of varying lengths and speeds, a big spider web and six or seven mazes... plus the giant pillow for jumping. They also have a nice large farm store, with all sorts of home goods and crafts and freshly made food items. Not so much actual produce, which was a little disappointing, but it was well-laid out and I got my cider donut very easily :) The price of admission is a little steep- $10 per person... but we spent several hours there on a Sunday morning, and could have easily spent a full day if we had gone with friends. Can't wait to go back and do a hayride out to the pumpkin patch! read more

Gaver Farm - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

I love this farm. They have a season pass for $35 a person above 2 years old which is only available to purchase in purchase and for weekdays only. However, I think it pays for itself if you go more than three times a season which can easily be done. There is so much to do here that you could go once a week and not be bored. We were here for nearly six hours one day and didn't even begin to see everything. We bought a student ticket for my son which included a hayride and picking a small pumpkin underneath five pounds. There was a bounce trampoline that was outdoors that the kids loved. There is water play and 2 corn mazes. There are many slides with burlap sacks that make the ride go faster! They are doing great with Covid procedures, as there is hand sanitizer everywhere. Masks are not required outside but they are required in the barn. It is not that stroller friendly as it is grass everywhere and not paved. We can't wait to come back. read more

First trip to Gaver Tree Farm. Decided not to hoof it to the woods since it was very cold & we were not dressed for it. The place was crazy busy with big machines doing unknown things to future Xmas trees. Staff was friendly and helpful. Went in the barn, looked at the trees in there, decided to buy two of the smaller wreaths at $22 each, & a table greenery w/taper candle centerpiece ($16.95). The wreaths' piney scent is waning. The centerpiece greenery is seated in florist foam (Oasis) and made by local high school students. The ambiance was good at the Tree Farm with so many energetic people milling about. I recommend dressing warmly with socks & boots, hat, scarf & gloves. I recommend cutting your own tree because the cut trees for sale in the barn were not very robust looking. I want to support local farms - I am saddened by the loss of so many farms/farmers in Maryland. I wonder if the crazy weather & massive rainfall affected the trees this year, but I don't mind. It's so nice to have a place to go to and cut down your own, fresh tree! read more

We are semi-new to the area so we had only been to two other farms before going to Gaver. They just have so much going on and the scenery is great so we were initially very impressed. We went for a field trip so there were lots of families there but since they have so much space and so many activities, it did not even seem very busy. Our 3 year old ran himself ragged the entire time we were there and I am not even sure we hit everything. The only real draw back to this place is the bathroom situation. Those porta-potties were very, very gross. That makes things pretty difficult when you have a particular little one. Perhaps if they were better maintained it wouldn't be as big of an issue but they were definitely in bad shape. If you are going to force patrons to use porta-potties at least trying to make sure they are emptied regularly and are not completely disgusting and dark; it's intimidating for kids. It's really too bad that this is the part that stands out the most from our trip. All in all, I would say Gaver is a fun trip but the jury is still out on which farm will be our family favorite. read more

Gaver Farm - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

So the deal with the hubby is that he would let me have a real xmas tree if we can cut it down ourselves. So...I consulted the All knowing google and found a blog about the top 10 places where in the DC area we can cut down a tree. Gaver's was on the list so after church, we rolled out to Gaver's. It was worth the hour and a half trip from Annapolis. I had no idea there were SO many types of xmas trees. White Pines, Frasier Firs, Blue Spruce and a whole bunch of others. Trust me...you will get your fir bit steps in walking around looking at all them. Keep in mind, neither one of us have EVER chopped down our own tree. But Gaver's made it really easy to it by providing saws and carts. We spotted our tree and easily cut it down. After we cut down the tree we decided to stop and get some hot apple ciders and try one Apple Cider Donut. Of my judgy self was judging the people who order 1-2 dozen of these donuts...fatties... but once i had one...omg...judge away. If i didn't have my fitness apps reminding me that I still have a long way to meet our goals i would have walked out of there with a dozen as well. Prices range from $40-$75 which include shaking and stringing it up. We ended up with a $40 9ft White Pine. Not bad considering Whole foods charges $60 for a much smaller tree. Definitely a farm that is friendly to inexperienced xmas tree choppers. This might be a new tradition for us! read more

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This place deserves 10 stars! I have a family member who lives in Maryland and we visited this place during the fall and the entire family loved it here! Great day to spend time with families and kid. Lots of activities for everyone. The crew was welcoming and kind. For the comments below about COVID. The majority of people who went, enjoyed the beautiful weather and outdoors. Some people had mask on so if you're concerned, stay home or wear your masks :) read more

We were referred to Gaver Tree Farm's Fall Festival by some friends. I was a little concerned that the drive wouldn't be worth it (from Anne Arundel County) but it exceeded our expectations! We were surprised to find activity after activity, animals, and lots of photo ops (all inclusive in the fall festival price) before we even made it to the (free) hay ride and pumpkin patch. Our group consisted of my husband, myself, our 10 month old and my parents. EVERYONE had fun going down slides, having duck races, taking photos at the cute photo props and feeding/interacting with the animals. What we thought would have been an hour pushing around a stroller and taking a few pictures turned into a fun-filled day that even our little one could participate in. But don't let that fool you, it could also just be a quick trip to pick a pumpkin, if you prefer. And when I say "pick a pumpkin", I mean you really pick your pumpkin off of the vine. That was pretty neat and something I had never done before. I can't wait to bring our son back and "watch him grow" each year. We may even come back to cut down our own Christmas tree. read more

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We've enjoyed coming here for a couple of seasons. We got season passes this year to save some money. Unfortunately, at the entrance there is one line for season pass holders and six other lines for online tickets. The season pass line is also the line for parties, so it is always at least a ten minute wait. So even when the other lines are empty, we were told we had to wait in the season pass / party line. When we asked the cashier about this she replied that having to wait in the long line despite the others being empty was, "part of coming to Gaver Farm." So apparently bad customer service is part of the "Gaver Farm experience." We will not be coming back. read more

This is a pretty cool place to bring kids of just about any age. A quick tractor ride and pumpkin fields make for great photo opportunities with the young ones. Mazes and lots of games are great for older kids. And of course - the animals are great for everyone. There is a good selection of "fair style" food scattered throughout. The best deal is on the cider donuts, which are amazing. Other food gets a bit pricey, but is tasty. The farm store at the entrance is huge. Prices range from cheap to exorbitant depending on what you're looking at. They carried some neat things (like a farm themed coloring book) that were a great surprise. The price for admission (though you can go to the store without it) is kind of steep (the reason for 4 stars instead of 5). The prices for apples is really kind of high. But, over all, they maintain a wonderful location and is a must visit place at least one if you have kids - making it, overall, worth the price of admission. read more

Head out to the country and enjoy some great family fun! We were directed here to get "not a half dozen but a dozen" of their cider donuts. While you can get hot apple cider, various flavored fudge, kettle corn, and donuts from the bakery in the back right of their huge barn...fudge, popcorn, and donuts are scattered throughout. Choose from several kinds of apples - make your own bag or pick one, pies, and jellies. Pumpkins are plentiful in sizes and colors. You won't be disappointed. We were actually making this a quick stop on the way home, just snagging some donuts and cider...but there's more to Graver Farm...lots more: http://www.gaverfarm.com/blog/top-10-things-to-do-at-gaver-farm/ Parking is free. read more

Absolutely beautiful farm. Perfect for a good photo op with pumpkins at a huge patch. There's an apple orchard too, and the hay ride is cute. It's a cute place and really great for kids. I don't have kids, so the little playground and such didn't apply to me, but just the scenery in general was pretty enough to get five stars. Also pricing seemed reasonable for the pumpkins, and the barn had tons of cute ornaments and such that you could buy. read more

Gaver Farm - Pick Your Own Farms Near Me - Mount Airy, Maryland

Why are y'all so mean? My child with autism was screamed at by an angry 60 year old woman with a bowl cut. I do not appreciate it at all. He was lost in the corn maze for obvious reasons. Your pumpkins are way overpriced. Im not paying $12 a pound for a flatass orange. read more

Thanks graver for making this new to Maryland family feel welcome! We had a blast playing, picking pumpkins/apples and a really fun time just hanging out! We will be back next year for sure! read more

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Don't waste your money on the weekend. Price increase on weekend and the crowds were terrible! Lines for everything and very disorganized. Take your children during the week only. read more

I went here with a friend and her family as well as my husband and ten month old baby a few weekends ago. I was pleasantly surprised by all the activities, the wildlife, and the ambiance. Despite my baby being on the younger side she enjoyed watching the older kids feed the goats, went on the cow train, and even the 'white lightning' slide with my husband and I. We didn't stay for any food or the famed donuts, but perhaps next time. We went on the last day of the Fall Weekend and the weather was gorgeous. There were plenty of people but the property is so large that there was a decent flow and it didn't feel super crowded. Children under 2 are free and adult admission is $ 13.50 each. We'd go back for sure next season. We typically support our local volunteer fire station for Christmas trees, but it looks like Gaver Farm has a nice offering of trees, wreaths etc once they reopen for Christmas season after 11/23. read more