7 Philly-Area Sunflower Farms to Brighten Your Summer
Where to go for picture-perfect fields, pick-your-own flowers, and fun on the farm.
Close out summer with a day trip to a Philly-area sunflower farm. / Photograph by David Dibert
Without fail, sometime around late summer you open your Instagram to find it awash in bright yellow. Influencers in floppy hats all seemed to find a field blooming with sunflowers over the weekend. Your friends and their kids swapped the city for the country, too, and have the picture-perfect family photos to prove it. If you’re looking for some idyllic photos of your own, some freshly picked flowers, or just some fun on the farm, we’ve got you covered with a list of sunflower farms around Philly.
Johnson’s Corner Farm
Where: 133 Church Road, Medford, NJ
When: Through mid-September; hayrides and Sunflower Strolls run Thursdays through Sundays.
Cost: $6-$8 per hayride (babies under 12 months free); $1.50 per stem
Take a scenic hayride through Johnson’s Corner Farm’s fields to the popular and picturesque Sunflower Maze, where you’ll be able to pick your own. While at Johnson’s Corner Farm, you can also pick crops like tomatoes and zucchini, plus enjoy kids’ activities in the Discovery Barnyard ($12 admission) like feeding animals, play areas, splash pads, go-karts, and more.
Linvilla Orchards
Where: 137 West Knowlton Road, Media
When: Through late September, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily
Cost: Hayrides are $11 (online) or $13 (walk-up); babies under 12 months are free. Sunflowers are $11 for five stems.
You’ll find eight different varieties of sunflowers in the fields at Linvilla. Take a hayride to the sunflower-laden fields, where you can pick five for $11. Tickets are not crop-specific, so while you’re there, you can also pick your own tomatoes, peaches, grapes, zinnias and more. Linvilla also has a great on-site market, playground and barnyard. On-site fishing at Orchard Lake is open right now as well.
Shady Brook Farm
Where: 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley
When: Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cost: $5 (online)-$7 (on site); free for children 23 months and younger. (Picking passes do not include crops, which are sold by the container, or flowers, which are $3 per stem, $12 for five, and $15 per dozen.)
Head to this Bucks County farm, hop on a wagon to the fields, and create gorgeous bouquets (and selfies) to your heart’s content. Shady Brook Farm also has pick-your-own crops including peppers, tomatoes, kale, and herbs in August; come for apples and pumpkins in September, when you can still get sunflowers while they last. The Peach & Sunflower Festival, happening August 12th and 13th, includes family fun like go-karts, live music, obstacle courses, a cow train, and much more. But after the festival ends, you can still visit the fields and pick the cheerful blooms through the end of the month. Note that there is an added cost for the festival (tickets will run you $12-$15).
Sunflower field at Shady Brook Farm / Photograph by Laura Swartz
Hellerick’s Family Farm
Where: 5500 North Easton Road, Doylestown
When: Daily through September 4th, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Reservations are highly recommended.
Cost: $15; free for children ages 2 and under. One free sunflower is included with admission; additional sunflower stems are $3 each, $5 for three, or $8 for 10.
Head to this Bucks County farm for their Sunflower Days, which include hayrides to the sunflower fields, plus admission to the Adventure Farm which has lots of family-friendly fun including games, playground and climbing activities, farm animals, photo ops and more.
Dalton Farms
Where: 660 Oak Grove Road, Swedesboro, NJ
When: August 24th through October 8th, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily
Cost: $13-$18 admission; sunflowers are $2 per stem or $10 for 10.
You’ll have to wait a little longer for Dalton Farms’ sunflowers — their festival doesn’t start until August 24th, and it runs until October. During that time, you can visit the farm and stroll through rows and rows of sunflowers, take pictures, and pick flowers to take home with you — but come on weekends for festival activities like live music, wine tastings, paddle-boating, and more early-autumn fun. Tickets will be available online soon.
Country Barn
Where: 211 South Donerville Road, Lancaster
When: Sunflower Festival on August 26th and 27th and September 2nd-4th
Cost: $18
Looking for a sunflower-filled day trip? Head to Lancaster County for Country Barn’s annual Sunflower Festival. Take a train ride through the farm and pick your own flowers to purchase (your first stem is free). Plus, there are activities for the whole family at the farm’s Barnyard Kingdom, which opens September 2nd and has gem mining, slides and bouncing, a hedge maze, pig races and lots more fun on the farm.
Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm
Where: 2691 Monmouth Road, Jobstown, NJ
When: Pick your own through August 20th; Fall Harvest Festival Weekends from September 9th through October 29th
Cost: $5 for PYO, $10-$15 for Fall Harvest. Sunflowers are $2 per stem.
Not to be confused with Johnson’s Corner Farm (above), Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm in Jobstown hosts a Fall Harvest Festival where weekends include “Park & Pick” access to the sunflower fields, corn maze, and pumpkin and apple picking; plus live music and hayride tours. Till then, you can visit for Park & Pick sunflowers for just $5 admission (plus cost per stem). You can also opt for a scenic hayride tour ($5) and cap off your visit with a tasting at the farm’s Tomasello Winery (reserve here).
