Clark's Elioak Farm (Enchanted Forest)

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Clark's Elioak Farm (Enchanted Forest)

Photo: Don Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🐐 Farm · Ellicott City

2.5 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 35 min drive
    From Rockville · Parking: Free lot; admission about $8–10 per person, pony and wagon rides extra (check the website)
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2.5 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

A petting farm next to Columbia that rescued the storybook sculptures from the 1950s Enchanted Forest amusement park wholesale: the giant shoe house, the three little pigs' houses, the pumpkin coach, plus sheep, goats, ponies, and rabbits to pet; the little train and wagon rides are pay-per-ride, and October brings a whole pumpkin patch.

💡 Tips
Open April to early November and closes in bad weather, so check the website before you go. Admission doesn't include pony rides or ride tickets, so bring cash or a card. Animals are livelier in the morning; on October weekends arrive before 11am.

What this place offers

✓petting zoo
✓storybook sculptures
✓pony rides
✓tractor rides
✓little train
✓pumpkin patch
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Ellicott City

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 45–59°F · 44% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 43–61°F · 3% rain

Location

Ellicott City, Maryland

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