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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Plan a day in the country in Wisconsin: 7 lavender farms, 16 u-pick and family farms, 17 wineries, cideries and breweries, 9 cafés, bakeries and markets, 6 places to stay and 6 shops and makers, in towns like Baraboo, Washington Island and Baileys Harbor. Pick a lavender farm or orchard, then add a café, a winery or a place to stay nearby.
61 places · updated October 17, 2026
Lavender Bluff Farm · BerryLand · Blaser's Acres · Porter's Patch · Wood Orchard Market · Hyline Orchard Farm Market · Lautenbach's Orchard Country Winery & Farm Market · The Stone Barn
Door County lavender operation, now run by Wilder Farms, that hand-harvests its fields, distills its own oil and makes more than 160 lavender goods; it hosts a one-day la…
Forty-acre lavender and cherry farm outside Baraboo with wagon tours through the fields, u-pick classes, a lavender festival, live music, picnics for two and lavender che…
Family farm in the Baraboo Bluffs with 13 lavender varieties on a hillside, free visits, you-pick bundles, yoga, lavender waffle breakfasts and a cottage shop of lavender…
Small northeast Wisconsin lavender farm that grows naturally and makes aromatherapy and bath goods with few additives, holding special sales and events.
Family land in Wisconsin's Driftless Region being converted from tree farming to lavender, chronicled on the owners' blog; no visitor hours are published.
Lavender farm on the Great River Road at Stockholm with a farm shop, kombucha bar and picnic lunches, private tours, photo sessions and space for weddings and events.
Washington Island lavender destination with about 20,000 plants, a shop of 300-plus lavender goods, a café, copper-still distilling demonstrations, field tours and small …
Third-generation Abrams farm with strawberry picking from mid-June and a fall festival of hayrides and pumpkins, Sept. 19 to Oct. 31, 2026.
Abrams event farm whose Fall Fest runs to Oct. 31 with a 15-acre corn maze and pumpkins, plus summer strawberry picking at its Suamico farm.
Door County farm market in Baileys Harbor selling the farm's own grass-fed beef, pork and poultry, open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Family berry farm west of Baraboo since 1998 with 10 acres of strawberries in June and pick-your-own blueberries into early August.
Bonduel family farm with 68 pumpkin varieties and Farmtoberfest weekends through Oct. 31, 2026, plus June strawberry picking.
Third-generation Egg Harbor orchard market selling its own Door County cherries July to August and apples September to November.
Door County orchard family's farm market north of Egg Harbor, open daily 9 to 5 in season, with fall SweeTango and Honeycrisp apples and cider donuts.
Family orchard north of Egg Harbor since 1958 with pick-your-own tart cherries in summer, apples in fall and cart rides to the trees.
Fish Creek orchard farmed by the Lautenbach family since 1955, with a bakery, farm market and about 50 estate-grown wines and hard ciders.
Suamico-area family farm growing strawberries since 1979, with a few weeks of pick-your-own in June and sweet corn and vegetables later.
Janesville Century Farm market open Memorial Day through Halloween, with U-pick strawberries in June and two big corn mazes each fall.
Buffalo County pizza farm serving wood-fired pizza inside the walls of an 1896 stone barn, Friday to Sunday from May to about October.
Driftless orchard east of Richland Center, family-run since 1904, with 20-plus apple varieties, cider donuts and grape picking August–October.
Five-generation Carlson family farm north of Sister Bay with pick-your-own sweet cherries in summer and pumpkins, flowers and sunflowers in fall.
Five-generation Door County cherry farm north of Sister Bay with a farm market open May through October and pick-your-own cherries in July.
The original Wisconsin pizza farm near Stockholm, baking pizzas topped with its own produce every Tuesday evening from spring through fall.
Family-owned Baileys Harbor brewery, brewing since 2012, with live music every weekend all year and a backyard beer garden with fire pits.
Door County's only winery on the Lake Michigan shore, open year-round in Baileys Harbor, pouring wine and cider flights on a lakeside patio.
Door County winery making wine from California grapes since its 1996 Zinfandel, with a tasting room open daily and a Tuscan tapas bar.
Downtown Baraboo brewpub inside the Al Ringling Mansion since 2020, pouring a beer from a recipe found under the floorboards plus a Friday fish fry.
Family-owned Baraboo winery near Devil's Lake State Park making cold-hardy grape wines, with a food menu and tastings daily all year.
Family winery on the Baraboo bluffs with Sauk County's largest vineyard, open daily 11 to 5, where picnics and dogs are welcome inside and out.
Baraboo River distillery making bourbon and rye from Midwest grain, with $20 tours that end in a five-spirit tasting and a full restaurant.
Egg Harbor estate winery opened in 2020, growing a dozen cold-hardy grapes on 38 acres, with $15 tastings and winemaker tours on select Saturdays.
Log-cabin winery on Highway 42 just south of Egg Harbor, open year-round since 2010, pouring $10 flights from a list of more than 20 wines.
Ellison Bay taproom pouring dry, gluten-free hard ciders from apples and pears grown on Washington Island, open daily 11 to 6 through October.
Pepin winery built like a small Italian village on the Great River Road, with a brick-oven restaurant, weekend brunch and $7.50 tastings.
Hillside estate across the Wisconsin River from Prairie du Sac, making wine since the 1840s and brandy since 2015, with daily flights from noon.
Brothers' brewpub in Shawano's 1915 Crescent Theater, open since 2020, brewing with local malt and offering free Saturday brewery tours.
Dog-friendly farmhouse brewery just south of Sister Bay with pilsners, sours and hazy IPAs on a 1.5-acre property with pergolas and a fire pit.
Stockholm orchard with more than 20 apple varieties to pick from August to November and a tasting room pouring gluten-free hard ciders.
Winery in an 1868 Carlsville schoolhouse, open daily since 1974, with free tastings of 70-plus wines and free hourly tours of the winery and distillery.
Mid-peninsula Door County winery with a new self-pour taproom, Door County cherry wine and free Saturday music on the deck from June to October.
Tip-of-the-peninsula kitchen near Gills Rock making about 90 jams, jellies, pickles and salsas since 1961, open year-round.
Fish Creek inn dating to 1896 that serves breakfast daily and holds outdoor whitefish boils four evenings a week from May through October.
Great River Road cheese shop and deli in Nelson with 20-plus sandwiches, weekend pizzas and a dog-friendly patio, open daily 9 to 5:30.
Lake Pepin restaurant cooking from scratch since 1980, with a chalkboard menu that changes daily and open Thursday to Sunday in fall 2026.
Family pie shop on the Great River Road in Stockholm, baking scratch-made fruit, cream and savory pies, open Thursday through Monday from 10 to 5.
Sturgeon Bay inn in an 1884 downtown building with nine adults-only rooms and a restaurant serving Door County-inspired lunch and dinner.
Lunch spot on Jackson Harbor serving homemade soups and paninis Thursday through Monday, steps from the Rock Island ferry, in its 11th season in 2026.
Downtown Washington Island restaurant known for fresh whitefish and burbot, with traditional fish boils on Saturdays in season by reservation.
Wisconsin Dells restaurant serving all-you-can-eat lumberjack breakfasts family style since 1958, with buttermilk donuts made fresh every day.
West Baraboo campground off US 12, formerly Baraboo Hills Campground, with RV and tent sites, yurts and a summer aqua park; open mid-April to mid-October.
Wooded campground on Bass Lake about six miles from Wisconsin Dells, with lake swimming, a pool, paddleboats and cabins; 2026 sites from $53 a night.
Former bed and breakfast on Little Harbor Bay north of Sturgeon Bay, now an 8-suite waterfront group rental for up to 32 guests, with a dock and kayaks.
Sturgeon Bay bed and breakfast in four historic homes linked by gardens, with 18 rooms, many with fireplaces and whirlpools, open every night of the year.
Eight-room Washington Island inn opened in 1904, open year-round, with a scratch-cooking restaurant using island produce from May through October.
Private Washington Island campground with tent, RV and horse sites, rustic and deluxe cabins, a sandy swimming pond and mini golf, open for 2026.
Downtown Baraboo kitchen shop open since 2004 in an 1886 building, with cookware, Wisconsin foods and cooking classes from $25.
Downtown Lake Geneva gift shop and gallery on Broad Street since 1988, with local art, home decor and apparel, open daily, with a November open house.
Village café and general store in Spring Green serving lunch Tuesday–Sunday and weekend breakfast, with free BobFest and BeatleFest music days.
Stockholm village shop on the Great River Road selling Nordic textiles, wool blankets, cuckoo clocks and hygge decor, open Thursday to Monday in fall.
Washington Island bookshop near the ferry pairing hand-picked books with fair trade gifts, open late May to late October, 10 to 4, closed Mondays.
Washington Island fiber arts school founded in 1979, teaching weaving, basketry and quilting, with a craft shop in an 1890 schoolhouse open May to October.
Start with a farm, open its page and look at “Make a day of it” for the stops closest to it. Each listing shows its hours when the owner has added them, so check before you go.
The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.
The free Lavender Passport keeps a stamp for each farm and stop you visit, in real life and in the Lavender Farm Simulator. At the farm, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk, climb the leaderboards and unlock sponsor rewards.
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