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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Salisbury & Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore
Wildwood Lavender Farm's stand opens May to November near Salisbury, close to a free zoo, Pocomoke cypress swamp and Blackwater's eagles.
7 places · updated October 17, 2026
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Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore is flat farm and marsh country cut by slow rivers, with Salisbury as its small city and Chesapeake Bay towns to the west. Two lavender farms sit just outside Salisbury. Wildwood Lavender Farm in Hebron has grown ten lavender cultivars without chemicals since 2016 and runs a farm stand from May through November. North of Eden Farm in Eden pairs more than 2,500 lavender plants with Nigerian Dwarf goats and a chestnut orchard, and shows visitors around by arrangement.
From either farm you are 15 to 20 minutes from Salisbury's free zoo and its 1741 Pemberton Hall, and under an hour from the bald cypress swamp at Pocomoke River State Park, the iron village at Furnace Town and the marshes of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Come in early June for the bloom festival, or in fall when the farm stand keeps weekend hours and eagles and waterfowl gather on the refuge.
The lavender farms
- North of Eden FarmLavender farm · Eden
Farm tours by arrangement with the farm; every visitor needs the farm's signed liability form. Workshops, farm events and open houses are announced on its website.
- Smokey Cat Lavender FarmLavender farm · Federalsburg
- Wildwood Lavender FarmLavender farm · Hebron
Farm stand open May through November with posted hours (2026), winter by appointment; Lavender Bloom Festival June 6-7, 2026 with u-pick bundles; classes booked on their website.
Best time to visit
Wildwood's farm stand opens in May, and its Lavender Bloom Festival with u-pick bundles ran June 6 and 7, 2026; in June 2026 the stand kept Tuesday-to-Saturday and Sunday-afternoon hours, then Wednesday-to-Sunday in July and weekends only from September through November. Summer is paddling season, with kayak and canoe rentals at Pocomoke River State Park's Shad Landing from Memorial Day to Labor Day and at Janes Island from May to October. Furnace Town is open Thursday to Sunday, April through October. Late fall and winter suit Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, a resting ground for migrating and wintering waterfowl, though parts of its Wildlife Drive close on set deer-hunt days.
Places to see nearby parks, trails, beaches and landmarks
- Salisbury Zoo🏞️ Park · Salisbury · about 11 mi, 20 min drive
A free city zoo with more than 100 animals from North and South America and Australia, an easy hour with children.
Daily 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
free
- Pemberton Historical Park🏛️ Historic site · Salisbury · about 9 mi, 15 min drive
A 262-acre county park around Pemberton Hall, which Isaac Handy finished in 1741, with 4.5 miles of nature trails split into seven short loops.
Sunrise to sunset
- Poplar Hill Mansion🏛️ Museum · Salisbury · about 10 mi, 20 min drive
A house museum on Elizabeth Street begun in 1795 and finished by 1805, in Salisbury. Halloween events on October 30 and 31, 2026 include a family day on the 31st.
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge🌲 Preserve · Cambridge · about 38 mi, 50 min drive
More than 20,000 acres of marsh and forest with the largest breeding population of bald eagles on the East Coast north of Florida. Drive the roughly 4-mile Wildlife Drive, walk 5 miles of trails or paddle 17 miles of water trails.
Visitor center and areas outside the Wildlife Drive are free; the drive requires a daily or annual federal pass
- Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park🏛️ Historic site · Church Creek · about 38 mi, 50 min drive
The National Park Service visitor center, with a bust of Harriet Tubman, sits a few minutes from Blackwater on Golden Hill Road, so the two make one outing.
- Pocomoke River State Park🌳 State park · Snow Hill · about 30 mi, 40 min drive
Home to the northernmost bald cypress swamp; Shad Landing has a marina, nature center and paddle rentals, and Milburn Landing has a short Bald Cypress Trail and a 3.7-mile loop. The pool stayed closed in 2026.
Sunrise to sunset; Shad Landing open all year, Milburn Landing April to mid-December; rentals Memorial Day to Labor Day
Day use free
- Furnace Town Historic Site🏛️ Historic site · Snow Hill · about 26 mi, 35 min drive
A 19th-century village around the Nassawango Iron Furnace, a National Historic Landmark, where artisans demonstrate blacksmithing, broom making, printing, weaving and woodworking.
Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April through October
Adults $8; ages 5 to 15, seniors and military $6; under 5 free
- Snow Hill🏘️ Town · Snow Hill · about 28 mi, 35 min drive
The Worcester County seat on the Pocomoke River, with a small downtown and the Julia A. Purnell Museum; a Thursday afternoon farmers market runs into late October.
- Janes Island State Park🌳 State park · Crisfield · about 33 mi, 45 min drive
More than 30 miles of marked water trails through salt marsh, plus boat-only beaches on Tangier Sound; kayaks, canoes and paddleboards rent from May to October.
Sunrise to sunset
No entry fee; boat ramp $7 Maryland residents, $9 out of state
Where to stop: farms, food and stays
- Adam's Taphouse GrilleRestaurant · Fruitland
A Fruitland barbecue taphouse known for baby back ribs and lump crab cakes, ten minutes from either lavender farm.
- The Country HouseGift shop · Salisbury
A large country decor store in a renovated 1930s shirt factory on Salisbury's East Main Street, open Monday to Saturday.
- Out of the FireRestaurant · Easton
A farm-to-table restaurant and pizzeria in Easton, worth the hour's drive north if you continue up the Shore.
- Old Brick InnInn or B&B · St Michaels
An adults-focused historic inn in St. Michaels for an overnight on the Bay side of the Shore.
A one-day plan
- 10:00 AMWildwood Lavender Farm
Shop the farm stand and walk the rows, about an hour; in June 2026 the stand opened 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.
- 11:20 AMSalisbury Zoo · about 20 min drive
An hour among the free zoo's animals.
- 12:35 PMAdam's Taphouse Grille · about 15 min drive
Lunch of ribs or crab cakes, about an hour.
- 1:50 PMThe Country House · about 10 min drive
Browse the decor rooms for 45 minutes (closed Sundays).
- 3:15 PMPocomoke River State Park, Shad Landing · about 40 min drive
Visit the nature center (open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in season) and walk or paddle by the cypress swamp, about 90 minutes.
- 5:00 PMSnow Hill · about 8 min drive
Wind down with a walk by the Pocomoke River in the small downtown.
Tips
- Distances and drive times on this page are measured from Wildwood Lavender Farm in Hebron.
- Wildwood's farm stand hours change month to month and depend on the weather; winter visits are by appointment. North of Eden Farm requires an arranged tour and a signed liability form.
- The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in Salisbury has closed; its foundation now runs offices by appointment only.
- Blackwater's Wildlife Drive needs a federal day or annual pass and partly closes on set deer-management hunt days in the 2026-27 season; check the refuge page first.
- Pets must stay leashed at Pocomoke River State Park and are not allowed in park buildings or playgrounds.
Checked in October 2026 against official park, tourism and business websites. How we check listings
Questions
Is there a lavender farm open to visitors near Salisbury?
Yes. Wildwood Lavender Farm in Hebron runs a farm stand from May through November, with posted hours that change by month; North of Eden Farm in Eden gives tours by arrangement.
When is the lavender festival near Salisbury?
Wildwood Lavender Farm holds its Lavender Bloom Festival on the first weekend of June; in 2026 it ran June 6 and 7, with u-pick bundles.
Is the Salisbury Zoo free?
Yes. Admission is free, and it is open every day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Where can I go kayaking near Salisbury?
Pocomoke River State Park's Shad Landing rents kayaks, canoes and paddleboards from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and Janes Island State Park in Crisfield rents boats from May to October on more than 30 miles of marked water trails.
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