New River Corn Maze

Farm

Boone, NC

New River Corn Maze offers a mile-long maze, tram rides, and pick-your-own pumpkins on the historic Brown Family Farm near Boone.

  • fall outdoor activities near Boone
  • families visiting a corn maze
  • pick-your-own pumpkins, including Jarrahdale pie pumpkins

Clawson's Choose and Cut

Farm

Boone, NC

Clawson's Tree Farms has operated for more than 30 years and offers Fraser fir choose-and-cut trees at two Boone locations.

  • Families seeking a choose-and-cut Christmas tree outing
  • Customers wanting Fraser fir Christmas trees
  • Shoppers seeking trees up to 9.5 feet at Panoramic View

New River Corn Maze

Farm

Boone, NC

New River Corn Maze offers a mile-long maze, tram rides, and pick-your-own pumpkins on the historic Brown Family Farm near Boone.

  • fall outdoor activities near Boone
  • families visiting a corn maze
  • pick-your-own pumpkins, including Jarrahdale pie pumpkins

Full Moon Farm

Farm

Deep Gap, NC

Full Moon Farm, established in 2016 in Deep Gap, combines organic and regenerative vegetable production with ecotherapy and public life-skills workshops.

  • Food security programs seeking organically grown produce donations
  • People seeking nature-based ecotherapy workshops
  • Participants interested in fire making, plant identification, gardening, chainsaw skills, or reading the land

Shipley Farms Signature Beef

Farm

Vilas, NC

Shipley Farms Signature Beef sells pasture-raised, dry-aged beef from its Vilas, NC farm and ships frozen nationwide.

  • Dry-aged steaks
  • Pasture-raised beef shipped frozen nationwide
  • Beef shares for freezer stocking

Apple Hill Farm

Farm

Banner Elk, NC

Apple Hill Farm offers year-round educational walking tours of its 2003-founded mountaintop alpaca and fiber farm in Banner Elk.

  • guided alpaca and llama farm visits
  • educational family farm experiences
  • alpaca fiber gifts and unique farm products

Bluestone Greenery

Farm

Sugar Grove, NC

Bluestone Greenery offers choose-and-cut Fraser firs in Sugar Grove, plus wreaths and garland made from fresh-cut-daily tips.

  • families selecting and cutting their own Fraser fir Christmas tree
  • fresh Fraser fir wreaths made to order
  • decorated or undecorated Christmas wreaths

C and J Christmas Tree Farm

Farm

Boone, NC

C and J Christmas Trees offers choose-and-cut Fraser Fir trees in Boone with published 2026 tree and wreath prices.

  • Families seeking a choose-and-cut Fraser Fir Christmas tree
  • Customers needing tabletop trees with stands
  • Holiday shoppers seeking wreaths, bows, cross wreaths, or candy cane wreaths

Circle C Tree Farms - Choose & Cut

Farm

Boone, NC

Circle C Tree Farms offers choose-and-cut Fraser Firs near Boone, with staff measuring, cutting, netting, and loading selected trees.

  • Families seeking a choose-and-cut Fraser Fir near Boone
  • Customers wanting fresh wreaths or garland
  • Customers seeking discounted pre-cut Christmas trees

Cornett Deal Christmas Tree

Farm

Vilas, NC

Cornett Deal Christmas Tree operates a 26-acre Fraser fir farm in Vilas with choose-and-cut visits and four on-site vacation rentals.

  • Choosing and cutting a Fraser fir Christmas tree
  • Mountain stays on an operating Christmas tree farm
  • Families seeking farm trails, fishing, pond access, and mountain views

De La Cruz Farms

Farm

Deep Gap, NC

De La Cruz Farms, founded in Boone in 2014, provides hippotherapy, speech-language therapy, and referral-based recreational equine sessions.

  • Speech-language therapy incorporating equine movement
  • Hippotherapy as part of occupational, physical, or speech-language therapy
  • Recreational riding and horsemanship sessions

Greene Family Tree Farm

Farm

Boone, NC

Greene Family Tree Farm has grown Fraser firs since 1985 and offers choose-and-cut trees in Boone with complimentary hayrides.

  • families seeking a choose-and-cut Christmas tree outing
  • customers looking for Fraser fir Christmas trees
  • visitors wanting complimentary hayrides, hot chocolate, and apple cider

Panoramic View Christmas Tree Farm

Farm

Boone, NC

Panoramic View Christmas Tree Farm offers choose-and-cut Fraser firs in Boone with hayrides, hot cocoa, coffee and farm animals.

  • Families seeking a choose-and-cut Fraser fir Christmas tree
  • Visitors wanting a hayride and farm animals during tree shopping
  • Customers wanting employees to cut, tag, bale and tie down the tree

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FAQ

Do I need tickets to visit Apple Hill Farm?

Yes. Advance tickets are required to see the animals, and visits are guided walking tours rather than unguided animal viewing.

How much does the New River Corn Maze cost?

Published adult pricing is $7 for the maze, $7 for the farm tram ride, or $10 for a combined ticket.

Where can I buy pasture-raised beef near Watauga?

Shipley Farms Signature Beef offers free farm pickup in Vilas and frozen nationwide shipping. Products are sold by the pound and charged by exact packed weight.

Which farms offer year-round activities in Watauga County?

Apple Hill Farm lists educational guided walking tours year-round. New River Corn Maze is seasonal, with fall maze, pumpkin, tram, and hayride activities.

When is C and J Christmas Tree Farm open in 2026?

Its listed 2026 season runs from November 14 through December 20, with published hours including Thanksgiving Day from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.