Frying Pan Farm Park

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Frying Pan Farm Park

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🐐 Farm · Herndon

2 hours · Free · 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: Big free lot, plenty of room on weekend mornings
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

The best free farm in Northern Virginia: Kidwell Farm is kept the way it looked in the 1930s, with cows, pigs, sheep, horses, and a yard full of chickens to watch, and pens full of lambs and piglets in spring; weekends bring tractor-pulled wagon rides ($) and a 1920s carousel, with a playground by the entrance.

💡 Tips
Animals are most active 9–11am; the wagon line gets long on weekend afternoons. The country store sells ice cream. Mostly gravel paths, fine for a stroller. Arrive early for Farm Fest in April and the Fall Festival in October.

What this place offers

✓free
✓cows
✓piglets
✓tractor rides
✓carousel
✓playground
✓restrooms
✓country store

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This weekend's weather in Herndon

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

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Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 43–58°F · 46% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 39–61°F · 3% rain

Location

Herndon, Virginia

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