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Alpaca farms in Maryland
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Alpaca Lane Criations is a family-owned alpaca farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, that began as a retirement dream and developed into a herd of more than 40 alpacas. The farm combines daily animal care with educational agritourism, giving visitors guided opportunities to meet and feed alpacas and learn how a working alpaca farm operates.
Visits operate by appointment or through scheduled, ticketed experiences rather than unrestricted admission. The farm offers guided tours, seasonal programs, birthday parties, private group gatherings, photoshoots, and customized events. Its on-site boutique and online shop sell yarn from the farm's alpacas along with alpaca-wool clothing, accessories, gifts, and keepsakes.
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Alpaca Acres Farm and Fun is a family-friendly agritourism farm in Oakland, Maryland, near Deep Creek Lake. The farm centers its visitor experience on alpacas while combining animal encounters and informal education with outdoor attractions, summer activities, and its annual Fall Fest and corn maze.
The farm operates through seasonal hours, scheduled programs, and pre-purchased admission tickets. Its offerings include alpaca encounters, birthday parties, school field trips, company picnics, family reunions, scout and church groups, seasonal festivals, children's activities, and a farm gift shop. Visitors must check in and follow the farm's safety and supervision policies.
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Alpaca of Whitaker's Mill is a family-run alpaca farm in Joppa, Maryland. Available farm records describe a small breeding herd managed with attention to animal health, genetics, pasture care, daily handling, and the production of alpaca fiber.
The farm's submitted website was unavailable during review, so current public hours, visitor programs, retail operations, and event offerings could not be verified from the farm's own site. Established farm profiles identify it primarily as a breeding operation; services not clearly supported by accessible current information are marked as unavailable rather than inferred.
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Alpaca Road LLC is an alpaca breeding and fiber-art farm in Denton, Maryland, operated by Jackie Mathiason and Brad Dean. The owners began with two pregnant females in 2006 and developed a herd containing both Huacaya and Suri alpacas, with a particular emphasis on Suris and the sale of breeding animals.
The farm combines alpaca sales and outside herdsire services with in-house fiber processing and the creation of custom wearable art. Its store features handcrafted rugs, shawls, scarves, and other fiber pieces made from the farm's fiber or customers' fiber. Visitors are welcome, although the website does not publish regular drop-in hours, so advance contact is appropriate.
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Alpacas of Pinney Valley is a small alpaca farm and retail store in Denton, Maryland, owned by Kathy and Phil Brown. The farm raises Huacaya alpacas, including breeding stock and animals offered for sale, and uses annual fleece harvests to support its fiber crafts and retail business.
The farm store sells alpaca clothing, socks, slippers, shawls, yarn, soap, nesting fiber, felted and handmade crafts, and other alpaca-fiber goods. Customers are invited to visit the store and see the alpacas, and the farm has advertised store events, though current regular visiting hours are not clearly posted; contacting the farm before visiting is advisable.
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A Paca Fun Farm is a family alpaca business in Dickerson, Maryland, operated by Jo, Neil, and Bari Padgett. Located in the rolling countryside of central Maryland, the farm has developed a breeding herd and has marketed alpacas, outside herdsire services, and fiber-related goods through its farm and A Paca Fun Fiberworks identity.
The submitted standalone website was unavailable during review, but the farm's current hosted profile advertises the ability to book a farm event and lists breeding animals and herdsires for service. The operation also produces and sells fiber, yarn, and related goods at regional fiber festivals. Because detailed visit and event formats are not clearly published in the accessible material, advance arrangements are required.
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Breezy Hill Alpacas is a family-operated fiber farm in Woodbine, Maryland, raising Huacaya and Suri alpacas along with sheep, goats, chickens, and other farm animals. The owners developed the farm around a slower, land-centered lifestyle and combine hands-on animal care with fiber production and public education.
The farm offers interactive weekend tours by appointment, allowing visitors to meet and feed alpacas and encounter other farm animals. It also schedules fiber workshops, shearing-day participation, studio tours, and other special events. Its Little Boutique sells yarn made from the farm's fleece, felted and woven pieces, scarves, shawls, clothing, accessories, and other alpaca-fiber goods.
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Black Barn Alpacas is a family-run ranch on 50 acres in Finksburg, Maryland, owned by Travis and Yussy McManus. The ranch operates a selective breeding program focused on show-quality black and gray alpacas, using genetic and fleece data, limited breedings, secure facilities, and animal-centered care to develop its herd and fiber.
The ranch also operates as a reservation-based agritourism destination. Public offerings include Meet & Treat visits, VIP alpaca tours, story times, alpaca yoga, camps, school programs, birthday parties, seasonal celebrations, and private events. The farm produces apparel, accessories, and home goods from its fleece, although its full online shop is still described as coming soon.
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Briar Branch Alpacas is a multigenerational family farm and alpaca boutique in Clements, Maryland. The Vallandingham family farm dates to 1925, and Dana Russell revitalized it as an alpaca operation in 2008. The farm now raises a herd of Huacaya and Suri alpacas, breeds and professionally shears its animals, and processes their fleece for retail products and craft materials.
The on-farm boutique is open on Saturdays and by appointment, selling alpaca clothing, sweaters, blankets, socks, gloves, scarves, yarn, fleece, and knitting supplies. Briar Branch also participates in regional craft shows and hosts scheduled vendor fairs and seasonal shopping events where visitors can shop, learn about alpacas, and, on specified dates, visit the herd.
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DAFI Alpacas is a long-established breeding farm in northern Baltimore County near Butler, Maryland. Founded in 1993 with ten animals, it identifies itself as Maryland's first alpaca-breeding operation and maintains a small, selectively managed herd of Huacaya and Suri alpacas with bloodlines originating in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile.
The farm primarily operates through alpaca breeding and sales, fiber-product sales, customer support, 4-H participation, and educational animal appearances at schools and nursing homes. It sells raw fleece, yarn, finished alpaca goods, pets, and show-quality animals and participates in regional alpaca and fiber festivals. Regular public farm hours, private events, and wedding services are not advertised.
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Flame Pool Alpacas is a Suri alpaca farm in Westminster, Maryland, owned by Kathy Graziani. The farm specializes in Suri alpacas, maintains breeding and sales animals, and has offered outside herdsire services as part of its livestock operation.
The business also operates a retail component selling alpaca yarn, finished fiber products, and handmade items online and at selected fall shows. Its farm store is advertised as open on fall weekends when the owner is not attending an outside event. The farm website does not advertise weddings, private celebrations, or year-round public tours.
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Greenfield Acres Farm is a small alpaca and fiber farm near Frederick in Tuscarora, Maryland, operated by Louise Fleischman. Located near the foothills of Sugarloaf Mountain, the farm raises alpacas for their fleece and focuses on producing sustainable, small-batch fiber goods from its herd.
The business operates mainly as an online and festival-based fiber retailer. Its shop sells mill-spun and hand-spun alpaca yarn, roving, hand-knitted hats and clothing, dryer balls, and other handmade fiber products. A public street address, regular farm-tour schedule, private events, and wedding services are not advertised.
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Huggable Humming Alpacas is a small Huacaya alpaca breeding farm in Eldersburg, Maryland, owned by Erika Watkins and associated with Cindy Watkins. The farm has focused particularly on gray and black alpacas, showing animals, developing breeding stock, and educating others about alpaca behavior, care, handling, and youth performance activities.
The operation currently appears to function primarily as a breeding and animal-sales farm. Current listings include alpacas for sale and at least one herdsire offered for outside breeding service. The submitted website was unavailable during review, and regular public tours, retail products, weddings, and private events could not be verified from the accessible current farm information.
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Villa de Alpacas Farm is a woman-owned alpaca, llama, and textile operation on the historic Villa de Sales property in Aquasco, Maryland. The same family has continuously operated the farm for more than 200 years, and Angel Forbes Simmons transformed the former tobacco farm into an alpaca enterprise beginning in 1996. The farm raises both Huacaya and Suri alpacas and llamas and operates commercial looms used to turn farm fiber into textiles.
The business is supported by alpaca and llama sales, outside stud services, post-sale guidance, and an extensive online textile store selling blankets, throws, clothing, yarn, accessories, and gifts. The farm and showroom are currently described as closed to general public access because of ongoing repairs, while the textile store is available strictly by appointment. Weddings and private event services are not advertised.
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Outstanding Dreams Alpaca Farm is a family-operated Huacaya alpaca farm in Preston on Maryland's Eastern Shore, owned by Phil and Vickie Liske. Established in 2007, the farm combines a selective breeding and animal-sales program with support for new alpaca owners, educational seminars, and a retail business centered on alpaca fiber.
The farm welcomes visitors through paid guided tours booked by appointment and through scheduled public events such as its annual fall festival and holiday open house. Its farm store sells yarn from its own animals along with apparel, rugs, blankets, throws, handbags, gloves, socks, children's plush items, and other alpaca goods. Outside herdsire services are also advertised.
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Painted Sky Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill is an alpaca farm, full-service fiber mill, and gift shop in Earleville, Maryland. The farm raises socialized alpacas and demonstrates the complete fiber-production cycle, from meeting the animals and handling raw fleece to seeing it processed into yarn, roving, batts, and rug yarn in the on-site mill.
The farm operates scheduled standard tours from Thursday through Sunday and advance-booked large-group and bus tours during the week. It also offers special programs such as painting with alpacas and music-themed alpaca events. The on-site and online gift shop sells yarn, hats, scarves, gloves, socks, wraps, coats, sweaters, toys, and other alpaca products.
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Paragon Alpacas is a large Huacaya breeding farm in Dickerson, Maryland, owned by Bari Padgett and located alongside the family's A Paca Fun Farm operation. Its herd numbers more than 60 alpacas and focuses on producing elite gray and fawn animals through a breeding program that includes numerous proven herdsires and animals offered for sale.
The farm has reopened to visitors through The Artsy Farmer, combining reservation-based alpaca tours with an artisan boutique and educational experiences about animal care, farm life, agriculture, and creative work. The boutique sells alpaca-related goods, original artwork, and gifts, while the farm advertises public events and special announcements. Multiple herdsires are offered for outside breeding service.
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Pax River Alpacas is an alpaca sales, breeding, mentoring, and fiber business in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, operated by Don and Sue Rosche. The farm has specialized in helping new owners select foundation stock, establish farms, make breeding decisions, learn alpaca care, market animals, and develop income from fiber.
The farm advertises personalized visits arranged by telephone and an Alpaca Yarn & Fiber Shop that can open by request. Its retail offerings include alpaca yarn and handmade fiber goods, and its website documents earlier farm days, open houses, demonstrations, and seminars. Because the posted event calendar and much of the website have not been updated for many years, current events should be confirmed directly with the farm.
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Secret World Alpacas is a family alpaca farm on the Choptank River in Preston, Maryland, owned by Jennie Mezick. In business since 2011, the farm maintains a herd of nearly three dozen Huacaya alpacas and combines breeding, animal sales, boarding, fiber production, and hands-on use of spinning, weaving, knitting, and small looms.
Visitors can arrange a farm trip by telephone to meet and interact with the alpacas, learn about ownership, shop for fiber products, or discuss purchasing animals. The farm sells goods made from identifiable members of its herd and advertises outside herdsire services with published stud fees. A dedicated events section exists, but weddings and specific current private-event packages are not clearly advertised.
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Shepherd's Purse Alpacas is a family-operated alpaca breeding and fiber farm in Mount Airy, Maryland, owned by Cindy and Wayne Aldrich. The owners purchased their first alpacas in 2002 and brought their initial herd to the farm in 2003. Their program emphasizes well-conformed animals with sound temperaments, fine fleece, and quality bloodlines.
The farm combines alpaca breeding and animal sales with scheduled visitor access and its It's Alpaca! Boutique. The boutique sells yarn, garments, gifts, books, and other alpaca products and is advertised as open on the second Saturday of each month and by appointment. The farm also schedules open-farm days and invites visitors to arrange appointments to meet the herd and shop.
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Three Oaks Farm Alpacas is an agricultural education facility and alpaca farm in Forest Hill, Maryland, owned by former elementary school teacher Pam Purce. The farm specializes in breeding alpacas and uses its animals and agricultural setting to teach visitors about farm stewardship, farm-to-table connections, and the process of turning alpaca and sheep fleece into clothing.
The farm operates through scheduled tours, school and class trips, virtual tours, workshops, and seasonal special events. Public programs pause during July and August to protect the animals from hot-weather stress and resume when temperatures are cooler. Its appointment-only farm store sells yarn, ponchos, dryer balls, hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, alpaca toys, finger puppets, books, and other products for children and adults.
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Tuckahoe Treasures Alpaca Farm is a family-operated alpaca farm in Denton, Maryland, owned by Glenn and Elaine Orme. The farm has maintained a herd of Huacaya alpacas and combines animal care and breeding with visitor education, community appearances, fiber production, and direct-to-customer retail sales.
The farm offers arranged tours and seasonal open houses where visitors can meet alpacas and learn about the animals. Its Yarn Barn farm store sells alpaca yarn, hats, scarves, socks, gloves, toys, and other fiber gifts. Holiday open houses have included alpaca visits, shopping, Santa, hayrides, refreshments, and family activities; current dates and visiting hours should be confirmed directly with the farm.
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Whispering Meadows Alpaca Breeders is a family-owned alpaca farm in Mount Airy, Maryland, operated by Lisa and Tiffany German. Established around 1999, the farm raises Huacaya alpacas, offers animals for sale, maintains herdsires, and provides youth education and training related to handling and showing alpacas.
The farm combines breeding and animal sales with free arranged tours, farm open houses, a family fun festival, and an on-farm and online store. Visitors can meet, feed, walk, and photograph alpacas during advertised programs. The store sells yarn, sweaters, cardigans, scarves, gloves, hats, socks, shoes, bags, stuffed animals, dryer balls, throws, children's items, and other alpaca-fiber products.
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Alpacas of Windswept Farm is a small owner-operated Huacaya alpaca farm in the rolling hills near Middletown in Frederick County, Maryland. Operated by Christine Charikofsky, the farm began with silver and rose-gray alpacas and developed a breeding and fiber program that has sold breeding animals, companion and fiber stock, and provided guidance to people starting their own alpaca farms.
The farm has welcomed visitors by appointment and produced roving and several kinds of yarn, including 100% alpaca and blends with bamboo, mohair, or silk in natural and hand-dyed colors. It has also sold at farmers markets, craft festivals, and seasonal events. The submitted website is currently unavailable and the most detailed accessible listing was last updated in 2013, so current visits, livestock sales, and product availability should be confirmed directly.
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