The Farm Experience
Come to the farm and wander the yard, hop on a tour, or sign up for the hands-on experience of doing chores and getting an in depth look on the farm.
Whatever you choose, you should expect a peaceful, calm morning on the farm. In this valley get a snapshot of farm life while working with your hands. Leave the hustle and bustle behind and enjoy nature around you.
The Basic Farmyard Package
In the farmyard, you will see baby animals and pet them. Jump on hay bales for the kids and adults alike to feel what it’s like to be a kid on the farm and all the adventure you can find or sit peacefully by our pond or stream and just watch the day go by.
Includes:
- Wander yard (pond, stream, waterfall, garden)
- Visit & Pet the animals
- Enjoy time around the farm
$12 per person | 17 and older
$8 per child | Age 6-16 (5 and under FREE)
- Animal food available for purchase.
- Ask about our group rates!
Feed the Animals!
This private feeding experience allows you to have a one-on-one with the animals. Come feed the animals and watch how they love to be fed and cared for! We've got cows, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens. The farmyard family is always growing. Make sure you come and feed them often!
Includes:
- Up to 6 people (larger groups please call for arrangements)
- Interact and Feed animals
- Feed all of our animals (cows, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens)
- Enjoy our farmyard activities
- AM and PM options for this experience
$15 per Adult
$10 per child | Age 6-16 (5 and under FREE)
Allot 1 hour for this experience. Minimum 2 people. Maximum 6 people.
Farm Experience
Come to the farm in the morning, meet Mike and Curtis for coffee and donuts, play a game of cribbage, and then plan our day over the game and coffee. Based on Mother Nature and time of year, you never know exactly what you may do – from making hay to feeding the animals to irrigating or fixing fence or fixing machinery.
But you should expect a peaceful, calm morning on the farm in this valley and get a snapshot of farm life while working with your hands. Leave the hustle and bustle behind and enjoy nature around you.
Includes:
- BASIC FARMYARD PACKAGE +
- Coffee/Tea Time & Table Visit about the farm
- Hands On : Help with daily jobs/activities
- One Hour Farm Tour
- Drive by livestock, fields, water pond, see wildlife
- Check out farm happenings
$100 per person
Allot 3 hours for this experience. Minimum 2 people. Maximum 4 people.
Larger groups inquire.
Farm Tours
Take a ride around our farm and see what is going on – from the deer out roaming to the cattle in the far pasture to the pivot irrigating the crops to the tractors doing field work as we explain how all these things work together to put food on your table every day.
What to expect– Come on for a ride around the entirety of our century old farm to see what the stewards of the land and the plants and animals are doing to make the hay in this splendid place and how it relates to the food on your table.
Includes:
- BASIC FARMYARD PACKAGE +
- Hear the Farm History
- One Hour Farm Tour
- Drive by livestock, fields, water pond, see wildlife
- Check out farm happenings
$40 per person
Minimum 2 people per time slot, Max 4.
Larger groups inquire.
Campfires
Come to our campfire, enjoy a cup of coffee or hot chocolate. Listen to a speaker on a variety of Ag topics from bee keeping to cattle handling and why it’s important to the food supply while enjoying the peacefulness of a natural night sky not drowned out by the lights of town.
In this experience you can expect to enjoy a peaceful night under the stars while learning about exciting topics of Ag life, where your food comes from, and why we do what we do to raise crops, cattle, and animals while protecting the land along with the history.
Includes:
- Night Under the Stars
- Hot chocolate/coffee provided.
- Picnic area – bring your picnic and cooler!
- BYOB (bring your own beverage)
- Limited seating, so chairs are encouraged.
- Educational Conversation (topics change each evening)
$12 per person | 17 and older
$8 per child | Age 6-16 (5 and under FREE)
GET A SEASON PASS! *Get 6 events for the price of 4.
Adults – $45 | Children – $30
Food & Fun starts at 5:30 pm. Speaker at 7 pm. Stay to see the stars.
*If raining, the event can be moved inside.
2022 DATES: June 6 / 20 | July 11 / 25 | August 8
2022 topics include: Bees, Buffalo Raising, Chicken Raising, Indigenous Farming, Farm to Table and others!
Farmyard Birthdays
Celebrate your kiddo's birthday farmyard-style! Our farm-ily loves birthdays, and we know you'll love celebrating yours at the McGuigan Farm. Join us for games, animal feedings, scavenger hunt, hay stack maze, touch a tractor and lots of fun!
Includes:
- Birthday Fun at the Farm ( games, animal feedings, scavenger hunt, hay stack maze, touch a tractor, and more)
- bag of animal food for each child
- goody bag for each child
- birthday child receives special gift
- group photo shared digitally
- coupon for discount on next visit
- Outside food & beverage allowed | * not provided
- Package includes up to 8 people
- Complimentary adult spectators
- 2-Hour reservation with flexibility
$120 | birthday bundle
$15 per extra child
CALL US to book your birthday experience!
Be sure to check out our general store located in our old granary for farm-fresh goodies!
PICK A DATE THAT WORKS FOR YOU!
We have plucked dates out of the summer schedule for our experiences, but book your own private tour or experience.
Just give us a call, send us an email or shoot us a message!
Browse Our Online Store
Did you forget to grab a momento when you visited? Are you looking for a special gift? Stop by our store and take a piece of the farm home with you! Grab your goodies here!
Please observe CDC recommendations due to COVID-19 for the protection of staff, visitors and animals.
Practice social distancing.
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Spearfish, SD 57783
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