Green Meadows Petting Farm
Photo: Don Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
🐐 Farm · Ijamsville
3 hours · $$ · Check website for reservations
- 🚗About 35 min driveFrom Rockville · Parking: Free field parking; admission about $17–20 per person, free under 2, includes wagon and pony rides (check the website)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall
A real hands-on farm where one ticket covers everything: every kid gets to hold a chick, pet a rabbit, feed the sheep, try milking a cow, ride a pony, and take a wagon out to the fields; spring means baby animals everywhere, and in fall everyone picks a pumpkin to take home.
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Ijamsville, Maryland
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