One of our favorite places at Thanksgiving Point is Farm Country, The is the most affordable spot at Thanksgiving Point, and we are huge animals fans, so we always enjoy visiting with and feeding the animals. If your family loves the farm, then Farm Country at Thanksgiving Point is a fun adventure.
Animals
Farm Country is located near the Museum of Ancient Life and Holdman Studios. If you have a Thanksgiving Point pass, you can visit for free as many times as you’d like. Otherwise it’s $10/person (2023 rate). They have a ton of farm animals including goats, several kinds of horses, cows, sheep, rabbits, and pigs. The also have all the farm birds like geese, ducks, turkeys, several kinds of chickens, and pheasants. There are a few rare animals like guanaco (similar to alpaca or llamas) and african goats, too.
You can feed the animals if you bring a few quarters to put in the machines filled with feed. This is our family’s favorite thing to do. We recommend bring a ziploc bag to catch the animal feed in. It is much easier to hold this way.
Rides
Our favorite part of the Farm, though, are the rides that come with your paid admission. The first is a pony ride. Yes, this is your basic ponies-walking-in-a-circle ride, but the kids don’t seem to mind. The second ride is a wagon ride. The wagon is pulled by two huge Belgian horses. Much of the ride is on the paved road, but there is still the gentle sway and clip-clop of a horse ride to enjoy.
Soil to Market Building
There is a small building where you can cool off on a hot day. It’s focused on planting and harvesting. Our boys love to load the produce on the truck and it rides down the conveyor belt. There are a few tunnels to climb through and a few touch screens about helpful vs. hurtful bugs. We usually spend a little bit of time in the Soil to Market classroom.
There is small museum/gift shop type area. Here there are some puzzles and trucks for the kids to play with. On Fridays, they also have a story time at 11:00 am included with your entrance fee. We find the Farm to be a pretty fun way to spend an hour or two. For current prices, times, and activities, visit the Thanksgiving Point Farm Country website.
