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Farm Day Trips near Baraboo, Wisconsin
There are 12 farm stops within about 20 miles of Baraboo, WI: 2 lavender farms, 1 u-pick or family farm, 5 wineries, cideries and breweries, 1 café, bakery or market, 2 places to stay and 1 shop or maker. The closest are New Life Lavender & Cherry Farm, Rowley Creek Lavender Farm and Bekah Kate's. Distances are straight-line miles, so allow a little more on the road.
12 places · updated October 30, 2026
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October 30last updated
🪻 Lavender farms (2)
- New Life Lavender & Cherry FarmLavender farm · Baraboo · about 1 mi
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 cherry pie, plus oil distilled on site.
- Rowley Creek Lavender FarmLavender farm · Baraboo · about 1 mi
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 goods and honey.
🍎 U-pick and family farms (1)
- The Berry FarmerStrawberry farm · Baraboo · about 1 mi
Family berry farm west of Baraboo since 1998 with 10 acres of strawberries in June and pick-your-own blueberries into early August.
🍷 Wineries, cideries and breweries (5)
- AL. Ringling Brewing Co.Brewery or taproom · Baraboo · about 1 mi
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.
- Balanced Rock WineryWinery or vineyard · Baraboo · about 1 mi
Family-owned Baraboo winery near Devil's Lake State Park making cold-hardy grape wines, with a food menu and tastings daily all year.
- Baraboo Bluff WineryWinery or vineyard · Baraboo · about 1 mi
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.
- Driftless Glen DistilleryDistillery · Baraboo · about 1 mi
Baraboo River distillery making bourbon and rye from Midwest grain, with $20 tours that end in a five-spirit tasting and a full restaurant.
- Wollersheim Winery & DistilleryWinery or vineyard · Prairie du Sac · about 13 mi
Hillside estate across the Wisconsin River from Prairie du Sac, making wine since the 1840s and brandy since 2015, with daily flights from noon.
☕ Cafés, bakeries and markets (1)
- Paul Bunyan's Cook ShantyRestaurant · Wisconsin Dells · about 12 mi
Wisconsin Dells restaurant serving all-you-can-eat lumberjack breakfasts family style since 1958, with buttermilk donuts made fresh every day.
🛏️ Places to stay (2)
- Baraboo RV Resort (formerly Baraboo Hills Campground)Farm stay or campground · Baraboo · about 1 mi
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.
- Bass Lake CampgroundFarm stay or campground · Lyndon Station · about 17 mi
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.
🎁 Shops and makers (1)
- Bekah Kate'sBoutique · Baraboo · about 1 mi
Downtown Baraboo kitchen shop open since 2004 in an 1886 building, with cookware, Wisconsin foods and cooking classes from $25.
When to go
- Lavender farms: Lavender in Wisconsin usually blooms from late June through July, and lavandins often hold their color into early August. Bloom moves with the weather, so check each farm’s page or website before you go.
- U-pick and family farms: U-pick runs from strawberries in early summer through apples in the fall, with pumpkin patches and corn mazes in September and October. Each farm’s page shows its own seasons when the farm has added them.
- Wineries, cideries and breweries: Tasting rooms are usually open year-round, often with shorter winter hours. Check each one’s page before you go.
- Cafés, bakeries and markets: Farm cafés, bakeries and markets are busiest on summer and fall weekends.
- Places to stay: Farm stays book up first for bloom and fall color weekends.
- Shops and makers: Farm shops and makers keep their own hours, so check each listing.
Questions
What farms can you visit near Baraboo?
Within about 20 miles of Baraboo there are 2 lavender farms, 1 u-pick or family farm, 5 wineries, cideries and breweries, 1 café, bakery or market, 2 places to stay and 1 shop or maker in Farm Day Trips. Each place’s page has its hours when the owner has added them, what’s there and what’s nearby.
How far are these farms from Baraboo?
They’re listed closest first, with straight-line miles from the middle of Baraboo. Most are within a 30-minute drive.
What is the Lavender Passport?
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.
Collect a stamp at every stop
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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