Open 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday)Advance tickets/reservations are not required for general admissions
NOTICE: Visitors please follow current local and state public health orders.
For updates about Lake Metroparks COVID-19 operations, click here.
Click here for daily schedule.
Lake Metroparks Farmpark is a working farm and education center located in Kirtland, Ohio. Opened in 1990, the farm is located on 235 acres with fields, gardens, and standard farm buildings, devoted to agriculture and farming. Farmpark’s mission is to provide a connection to our agricultural roots while helping people understand where our food and clothing come from.
Farmpark features dairy cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, rabbits, horses, alpacas, and goats, a plant science center, farm machinery exhibits, playground and more. Horse or tractor-drawn wagons provide visitors rides to all destinations throughout the park. Wagons are handicap accessible.
Daily activities include demonstrations and educational programs related to farming and gardening. Special events occurring on a monthly basis include: Ice Festival, Maple Sugaring Weekends, Sheep Shearing Weekend, HorseFest, Vintage Ohio Wine Festival, Fall Harvest Weekends and more.
Farmpark is an award-winning park and was named one of the top ten educational sites to learn about farming with an average visitation of more than 100,000 students from area schools each year.
The site that is now part of Farmpark was originally purchased in 1831 by Christopher G. Crary from Joshua Stow of the Connecticut Land Company. In 1854, Crary purchased additional property to expand and in 1882 Robert Criswell purchased 206 acres of Crary’s farm. In 1943, the farm was sold by Creswell’s estate to Grayce Farinacci. In 1968, Dr. Leonard T. Skeggs purchased 119 acres from Grayce Farinacci and 116 adjoining acres to raise Polish Arabian horses under the name Locust Farms. Lake Metroparks purchased the 235-acre Locust Farms in 1987. From the time of purchase in 1831 to the present time, Farmpark has been utilized as a site for farming and agriculture.
Farmpark is open 9 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday).
Farmpark admission applies to daily activities and daytime special events. Advanced tickets not required. Special admission rates and hours apply to Vintage Ohio and Village Peddler Festival. Halloween Hayrides and Country Lights are evening events and require advance purchase of tickets.
Join today to receive all the benefits of a Farmpark membership! Most importantly, you'll be an involved member of Ohio's foremost science and cultural center! All Farmpark memberships that were to expire after November 16, 2020 have had 109 days added to the expiration date to cover the Farmpark COVID-19 closure. For example: If your membership was set to expire on December 15, 2020, it is now valid through April 3, 2021. For membership purchases or renewals, please click here.
Gift membership certificates are available for purchase in amounts matching Farmpark membership levels. Certificates can be redeemed online, over the phone, or in person at the Farmpark for the membership level price that matches the certificate or credit toward a higher level of membership. Membership is activated at time of redemption of certificate. To purchase a gift certificate for membership, click here.
Meet the different breeds of dairy cows. Learn about different breeds of animals and their functions on the farm. Restrooms available.
Watch the border collie help keep the sheep together as they herd them from one end of the field to the other (offered mid-April through mid-October, weather permitting).
Visit and learn about animals on the farm including sheep, pigs, cows, goats and more.
Meet the sheep, pigs, goats, chickens and rabbits. See the different breeds of horses including draft, light and miniature. Learn how horses are used on the farm and how they are cared for. Farmpark interpreters are available to discuss each animal’s job on the farm.
Please see daily schedule, offerings are subject to change.
Enjoy the view over our farm crop area and see our antique tractor collection in the Machinery Building. Restrooms available.
The Hilltop shelter, courtyard and Machinery Building are available for weddings, reunions and other events. For more information, call Lake Metroparks Event Assistant at 440-358-7275, email registration@lakemetroparks.com or click here.
Showman's Circle features a farm-themed playground and a pavilion/shelter. Smoking is prohibited in this area.
We invite you to support our mission of agriculture education through sponsoring animals on the farm. Most importantly, you’re becoming a member of the animal care family. Click here for more information.
Enjoy a farm adventure that includes visiting with Farmpark’s animals and taking a group wagon ride! Choose a two-hour time slot (either 10 am to noon or 2 to 4 pm) for the exclusive use of a Farmpark classroom. You may bring in your own food, have pizza delivered or use catering from J&J Café. Click here for more information.
J&J Café serves snacks and meals Tuesday through Sunday from in the Visitor Center; cafe opens 9 am daily.
Farmpark is a great place for seminars, showers, weddings, reunions and meetings. For more information, call Lake Metroparks Event Assistant at 440-358-7275, email registration@lakemetroparks.com or click here.
Lake Metroparks offers a dog park for dogs to socialize, exercise and play off leash in a controlled environment under their owner's supervision. Click here for more information.