Get outside and discover the bounty of nature’s beauty. You can spend the day with our experts finding the birds indigenous to this area with our bird watching excursions or choose an adventurous way of discovering property with our Geocaching activity.
Available year-round
Connect with the Farmstead to meet the sheep, chickens and other barnyard personalities. Gather eggs in season and discover other wonders of life inside the Dairy Barn. Learn how these animals support Blackberry Farm’s production of artisanal cheeses, as well as daily menu offerings in our kitchens.
1.5 hours
All ages, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
A great year-round activity, the sparse foliage of the Winter months allows better views of birds in their habitats. Birdwatching is a good way to get outside and enjoy nature. Blackberry Farm is naturally an incredible birding environment with multiple habitats of forests, fields, fence row, ponds and creeks.
1-2 hours
Ages six and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Join your naturalist guide on an extended foray to one of the best birding destinations in the southeast–Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or Seven Islands State Birding Park, the newest State Park in Tennessee. Your guide will supply you with binoculars, a field bag and a checklist to outfit you as you hike in the park in search of some of nature's most beautiful creatures. If desired, add a picnic lunch along the way for a cozy treat in the great outdoors.
3-4 hours
Ages six and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
During the 1850s in Dartmoor, County Devon, a secretive tradition began between travelers hiking the English moors. These wanderers would leave postcards in hidden boxes along the trails. The next to discover the cache would then post the letters, hence the name “Letterboxing”. At Blackberry Farm, we have hidden eight Letterboxes for guests to find! In your kit, you have a GPS, a compass, a set of postcards, property map and pen. The locations of our Letterboxes are recorded in the GPS, which you will use to search for these hidden treasures.
1-1.5 hours
This can be booked as a guided or self-guided activity.
Ages six and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
The Tree Treasures version of Geocaching provides a fun, family-friendly activity that will give everyone a closer look at the trees that make up our forest, while enjoying the hunt for our collection of caches. You will get to explore the canopy of southern Appalachia from below as you trek through the forest on Blackberry’s own Walker Mountain trail. This course is designed to enrich the minds of our guests by prompting them to interact with the forest, and learn about the habitat of our native trees. With a GPS in hand, follow the coordinates and find hidden doors at the base of eight trees along the trail. Each door is marked with a letter, which will be unscrambled to solve a riddle at the end. To prompt guests to look up in the canopy, we have also placed dry bags that the guests will lower from the tree tops and collect what lies inside.
1.5 hours
Moderate difficulty as it includes a one-mile hike. Activity is booked with a guide.
Ages eight and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Blackberry Farm is a year-round, family friendly property and children of all ages are welcome! Charges for an additional person or children sharing the same room as their parents/adults are complimentary for children three years and below, while children four years and above will incur an additional nightly charge per person. The traditional room rate included breakfast, lunch, and dinner in our restaurants or at Camp Blackberry during our normal dining hours. This also included in-room pantry snacks and beverages.
*Additional charges will apply with applicable taxes and a 20% service charge.
