Guided alpaca trek
Learn how to handle an alpaca before setting out on a 45-minute halter-and-lead walk with the herd.
Andover, New Jersey
Pequest Cut Off Farm
A small family farm offering reserved alpaca walks, relaxed feeding visits, and seasonal activities near the Pequest River in Sussex County.
- Location
- Andover
- Visit style
- By appointment
- Walk
- 45 minutes
- Also offered
- Pet & feed visits
Farm profile
Personal visits without the crowds
Pequest Cut Off Farm is operated by John and Angela Reinhart on a countryside property beside the Pequest River. The family began its herd with three male alpacas, later added females, and now welcomes guests who want a quieter, scheduled encounter with the animals.
Unlike a large walk-in attraction, the farm organizes visits around individual appointments. That gives it a distinctive place among New Jersey alpaca farms: visitors choose either a guided walk or a shorter feeding experience suited to younger families.
Choose an experience
Meet the herd at your own pace
Both visitor options include close time with the alpacas, but they are designed for different ages and comfort levels. Reservations are required, and the farm generally schedules appointments Monday through Saturday.
Farm
River
and rail history
The setting
A farm named for the landscape behind it
The farm takes its name from the Pequest Cut-Off, a historic railroad route whose raised embankment forms a prominent backdrop to the property. Together with the nearby river and Sussex County countryside, it gives the alpaca walk a setting that feels separate from a standard petting enclosure.
Walking beside an alpaca also gives visitors time to notice how these herd animals move, pause, and respond to their surroundings. Those moments provide a practical introduction to alpaca behavior and daily life without turning the visit into a formal class.
Read the farm's storyBeyond the alpaca walk
Small harvests and seasonal farm activities
Pequest Cut Off Farm also grows flowers, strawberries, blackberries, sunflowers, and pumpkins and produces eggs and honey. Availability follows the growing season rather than a fixed year-round calendar.
The farm has promoted spring flower and strawberry picking, later-summer berry picking, and a fall Pumpkin Mania event. These activities can give returning visitors another reason to come back, but dates and crop availability are announced separately through the farm's website and social accounts.
Check seasonal farm activities
Seasonal side
The farm produces more than alpaca experiences
- Flowers and sunflowers
- Strawberries and blackberries
- Pumpkins
- Farm eggs and honey
Farm contact
Pequest Cut Off Farm
196 Pequest Road, Andover, NJ 07821
Farm experiences, prices, hours, seasonal crops, and event availability can change. Review the current booking information before traveling.
Pequest Cut Off Farm is one of the hands-on animal experiences featured among alpaca farms around the United States.