Soak in the beauty of summer at one of these delightful sunflower fields near Chattanooga TN.
Many of the farms below have kids’ activities, photo ops, and pick-your-own sunflower packages to help make your visit extra special!
Sunflower Fields: Chattanooga Area Blooming Dates
Sunflowers can start blooming as early as June, but with so many different varieties, the sunflower season can last all the way into the fall.
While individual sunflowers may only bloom for a short time, succession planting helps the farms below extend their growing season.
This means multiple batches of sunflowers are sown a couple of weeks apart so that the fields will continue to have flowers in bloom throughout the farm’s open season.
While each farm has a different opening date, most of them are open for about a month, sometimes longer.
Sunflower Fields Near Chattanooga
Flat Top Mountain Farm
33 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
638 Bowman Cemetery Rd, Soddy-Daisy
On weekends beginning in mid-late July, Flat Top Mountain Farm will have a large sunflower field in bloom. In addition to simple viewing experiences, they also offer pick-your-own flowers.
For school groups, the farm also offers pollinator programs in the field.
Smith Perry Berries
32 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
9626 Ooltewah Georgetown Rd, Ooltewah, TN
(423) 228-0774
The u-pick sunflower field at Smith Perry Berries can start blooming anytime in July, depending on the weather. In addition to the sunflowers they also have a variety of wild flowers that you can mix into your bouquet.
They also typically have cute photo props set up to help families snap some adorable photos in front of the field. Shirts and concessions will also be available to purchase.
Ocoee Valley Farms
46 minutes from downtown Chattanooga
1371 US-64, Benton, TN
(423) 650-0710
Ocoee Valley Farms has a gorgeous sunflower field that is part of their big fall festival. During this time they offer u-pick sunflowers and a colorful assortment of other floral mix-ins.
Visitors can also enjoy a pumpkin patch, corn maze, train rides, playground equipment, yard games, a petting zoo, a fairy tale forest, and for-sale pumpkins.
Lorenzen Farm
50 minutes from Downtown Chattanooga
1374 New Bethel Rd, Dayton, TN
(423) 883-4400
This popular flower farm offers u-pick sunflowers and zinnias beginning in July.
Mayfield Farm Park
1 hour from downtown Chattanooga
257 TN-307, Athens, TN
(423) 746-9859
As part of its fall festival, Mayfield Farm Park has a pick-your-own sunflower field that is popular with guests of all ages.
There will also be tons of yard games, kids’ activities, a jumping pillow, hay rides, pumpkins, and so much more!
Copper Creek Sunflower Field
1 Hour From Downtown Chattanooga
1514 Reeves Station Rd, Calhoun, GA
(706) 280-5592
Copper Creek is open on select dates from early June through late July. During this time they host a spectacular sunflower festival with more activities than any of the other farms on this list.
Activities include sunflower picking, a petting zoo, tons of yard games, a jumping pillow, gem mining, pony rides, pig races, a cow train, hay rides, a bubble barn, a hillbilly splash pad, and so much more!
All of these activities are included with your general admission ticket.
Night Fall Acres
1 Hour and 13 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
13100 W Lee Hwy, Philadelphia TN
(865) 408-8527
Night Fall Acres has a huge u-pick sunflower festival each July. They also have colorful zinnias to add to your bouquets.
In addition to the flowers, farm activities include hayrides, photo props, and yard games. Concessions will also be available for purchase.
Narramore Farms
1 Hour and 22 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
199 Laurel Bluff Road Kingston, TN
(865) 403-9335
Each June, Narramore Farms has a huge sunflower festival with a pick-your-own sunflower field, photo ops, kids’ activities, music, a petting zoo, craft vendors, and more!
Eric Reed Farms Sunflower Field
1 Hour and 28 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
56 Red House Rd, Elora, TN
(931) 224-5672
This farm plants a whopping 25-acre sunflower field every year. It offers both family photo passes and professional photographer passes. This is not a flower-picking farm.
Cornutt Farms Alabama
1 Hour and 35 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
24 Miller Lane Boaz, Al
(256) 572-6347
Cornutt Farms’ sunflower field is open every fall in conjunction with its pumpkin patch.
Admission to the farm includes 5 free sunflowers, 1 pumpkin, a hay ride, a petting zoo, corn cribs, a tractor playground, a big truck turbo slide, cow trains, a bouncy house, barnyard basketball, knocker ball, hay mountain, and more.
You can purchase extra sunflowers and pumpkins if you so desire.
Fausett Farms Sunflowers
Dawsonville, GA
1 Hour and 43 Minutes From Downtown Chattanooga
The Fausett Farms sunflower fields open in September each year. While this is a gorgeous 30-acre field, it doesn’t offer u-pick. Thankfully Dawsonville has a lot to offer if you want to plan a full-day trip to extend the fun.
Amicalola Falls, a simply stunning multi-tier waterfall, is the most popular attraction in Dawsonville. The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is a close second.
Sunflower Festival Chattanooga
Though it’s not a sunflower field, there is a fantasy sunflower festival in Chattanooga each September. It’s typically held on the riverfront in Downtown.
In addition to fresh flowers, there will be many arts and crafts vendors selling adorable sunflower-themed items. And of course, the food trucks will be plentiful too.
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Erica has lived in East TN for over 9 years. She enjoys exploring this gorgeous region with her husband and 3 lively children. As a former teacher turned homeschool mom, she loves finding fun and affordable activities the entire family will love, especially if they cultivate a love for learning!