A Unique Field Trip Experience for All Grade Levels

Explore and learn on a working Amish farm with wagon rides to feed over 500 animals, farm house and barn tours, a petting area, playgrounds, and more.

To Schedule Your Field Trip - Please Call (330) 893-4200

Your Field Trip Includes

Horse-drawn Wagon Ride

Field trip wagon rides at The Farm at Walnut Creek

The highlight of any visit to The Farm is the 2.3 mile, 45 minute horse-drawn wagon ride to visit and feed the animals. Your students will be thrilled as they encounter hundreds of animals including cattle, deer, bison, llamas, pigs, nilgai, elk, watusi, eland, and of course the ever-popular giraffes.

Your wagon driver will be your guide offering educational information about The Farm and the individual animals along the way.

Your field trip includes a reserved wagon ride start time and each wagon accomodates up to 20 students and chaperons.

Amish Farm House Tour

Your students will learn about the Amish culture, a non-electric lifestyle, and daily farm life as they tour the Amish farm house, the Dawdy House or "Grandfather's House", and our barns.

Depending on the day of your visit, there may be sewing, quilting, baking, or canning happening in the farm house. A visit next door to the Dawdy House will illustrate how multiple generations live and work on the same farm.

The barns are full of animals, equipment, feed, and the many tools required for a farm to thrive.

Walk Thru Petting Area

Follow the stream and waterfalls from the top of the walk-thru all the way to the pond at the bottom. Along the way your students will encounter kangaroos, peacocks, tortoises, exotic birds, ducks, swans, koi, and lemurs.

This is another opportunity for your students to get up close with even more animals including sheep, goats, and camels with opportunities to feed each.

Picnic Areas

Take time to enjoy lunch here at The Farm in one of our many picnic areas. We offer space in our large pavillions to all visiting schools to faciliate a packed lunch.

The pavillons include picnic tables and hand santizing stations.

Our staff will help facilitate moving your lunches to the appropriate area. Ask about which picnic area is appropriate for your group when you call to schedule.

Playgrounds

We understand the energy and exitement a field trip generates with students and offer our large playground area to all our field trip visitors. Located near the main pavillion, the playground includes slides, climbing platforms, volleyball courts, and more.

Field Trip Pricing

Trip Planner

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Field Trip & Group Rates

15 or more people including all ages 2 & up – $15.00 per person.
School Groups - For every 10 students, 1 teacher gets in free.

One 64oz feed bucket for every 2 people included on the wagon ride.

To Schedule Your Field Trip - Please Call (330) 893-4200

Special Fall Field Trips

Fall is a special time here on The Farm and there are a few special items included in fall field trips.

Straw Castle

Your students will love climbing on and through our enormous straw castle.

Corn Box

The huge corn box is a fun and very tactile free play experience for students.

Free Pumpkin

Each student will receive 1 FREE small pumpkin that can be used in the corn slingshots, decorated, or taken home.

Field Trip Day Details

Arrival

Please arrive 45 minutes prior to your reserved wagon ride time. This will allow time to check in and bathroom breaks. Check in: Please have the exact number of children, parents and teachers upon arrival. This will ensure a smooth check in process.

Please remind those parents driving separately to arrive 45 minutes prior to ride time.

Check In

Please have the exact number of children, parents and teachers upon arrival. This will ensure a smooth check in process.

Payment

Please make payment arrangements prior to your arrival. Options for payment are check, purchase order or cash. Parents and guardians who ride the bus to The Farm at Walnut Creek should pay the school prior to arrival while those who drive separate should pay upon arrival.

Food & Water

School Lunches at The Farm at Walnut Creek

We do not have water fountains. Please plan ahead to make sure students are hydrated. We do have a Gift Store where water can be purchased.

The Farm at Walnut Creek does not offer food on site so please plan to bring a lunch or arrange for meals elsewhere. Catering can be arranged from local vendors if you desire.

Medical Needs

Please take any medical devices or medicine with your students on the wagon ride. The wagon rides last about 45 minutes to an hour. It could be difficult to get back to the buses in time to retrieve the appropriate medicine.

Also, the animal feed DOES NOT contain peanuts. Please email us if you would like a copy of the feed ingredients.

Restrooms

Because we have a limited number of bathrooms, please only use them for potty breaks. There are hand sanitizing and hand washing stations located by the horse barn and picnic shelter.