Get outside to connect with nature and discover all that our property has to offer. You can spend the day with our experts finding the birds indigenous to the area, foraging through the forest floor, acquaint yourself with the native wildflowers or choose an engaging way of discovering the property through geocaching or photo scavenger hunts.
Available year-round
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 6 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 6 and up, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Stroll the property self-guided or with the help of one of our expert guides, and with a Polaroid camera in hand you’ll discover hidden treasures throughout Blackberry’s beautiful grounds.
We offer three unique experiences for you to choose your own journey. Take your pick between discovering the wonders of nature on our immersive outdoor scavenger hunt, learning the history of Blackberry Farm's property through the lens of a camera or wandering through the Garden and Farmstead as you reveal the bounty of the Farm.
1-1.5 hours
This can be booked as a guided or self-guided activity.
All ages, minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Tree Treasures provides a fun, family-friendly activity that will give everyone a closer look at the trees that make up our forest. You will get to explore the canopy of Southern Appalachia from below as you trek through the forest on Blackberry Farm'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.
1.5 hours
Moderate difficulty as it includes a one-mile hike. Activity is booked with a guide.
All ages, 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 includes breakfast and dinner in our restaurants or at Camp Blackberry during our normal dining hours. This also includes in-room pantry snacks and beverages.
