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Farms provide day-trip ideas for families at holiday time ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Cooler temperatures, if only temporary in Central Texas, means it is getting close to holiday time. With Halloween just a few days away, followed closely by Thanksgiving, it’s time to think of pumpkins, turkeys and apple pie. Less than an hour’s drive away, local farms are offering visits to pick pumpkins, fruit, participate in games, and more. Sweetberry Farms: Brungot Farms: Located in Cedar Park, this farm features precut Christmas trees, wreaths, boughs and decorations. In addition, they sell homemade maple syrup that comes from the trees on the farm. Starting November 1, the business features a “Great Christmas Giveaway” where they will be giving away 78 prizes. Their “HOPE for Christmas Program” seeks to raise $14,000 to provide wreaths and trees to 188 families in Central Texas. The “Magical Evening with Santa” features a visit from Santa Claus. The farm is located at 204 E. Little Elm Trail, Cedar Park, Texas 78613. 18
Celebrate Thanksgiving season at Farms in Marble Falls. The location features hayrides, berry bounce, train rides, flower picking, photo opportunities and pumpkin painting. The Barnyard Maze and Candy Corn Kid Maze, as well as an Texas Adult Maze, take place on the 60-acre property. Facial masks are recommended, but not required. The site is open for its Thanksgiving Celebration 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, from November 12 through November 29. Sweetberry Farms is closed each Wednesday. It is located at 1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls, Texas 78654. Seasonal jobs are also available. There is no entrance fee, though there is a ticket system for all of the activities. Not pets are allowed at the site.
Evergreen Farms: Located in Elgin, the Pumpkin Hunt takes place through November 1. Pumpkins are available for purchase and for photo opportunities. Tickets are $3 and can be used for the hunt, launcher, train ride, fishing pond, spinner, bounce track, kid zipline, mazes, and the Famous Striker. Military members and First Responders get a ten percent discount on tickets; an ID must be shown. Evergreen Farms has been in existence since 1989, with the first pumpkins harvested in 1996. The owners also have a donkey, goats and barn cates on the site. Sales of Christmas trees begin the day after Thanksgiving and on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to dark, with Sunday and weekday hours set at 12 p.m. to dark. Guests can choose and cut their own trees, or choose to buy a precut Noble fir or Fraser fir. The farm furnishes all the cutting tools. Also available are Tetherball, Hopscotch, Bean Bag Toss and Cornhole games, as well as a Nature Trail to hike and shopping in the gift store. Evergreen Farms is located at 242 Monkey Road, Elgin, Texas 78621.
