Guided ranch tours
Spend scheduled time with the alpacas while learning how the herd is raised and cared for.
Concord, North Carolina
Farm & Fleece Alpaca Ranch
A working alpaca ranch connecting guided visits, fiber crafts, yoga, ranch-made goods, and animal care near Charlotte.
Official ranch website
Visits are by appointment; reserve the intended tour or event before traveling
Ranch profile
Alpacas, craftsmanship, and a working-ranch setting
Farm & Fleece Alpaca Ranch is a veteran- and woman-owned operation in Concord, northeast of Charlotte. The ranch raises, breeds, and shows alpacas while also welcoming visitors for scheduled experiences. Its story began as a father-and-daughter idea shaped by an interest in animals and the environment, then developed into a working ranch where the herd, its fleece, and public education are closely connected.
Visitors do not simply see alpacas in a display area. The ranch presents the animals as part of an agricultural cycle. Alpacas are cared for throughout the year, sheared each spring, and valued for fiber that can become yarn, clothing, blankets, rugs, artwork, and household goods. Tours and workshops help make that connection visible, while the ranch store lets guests examine finished alpaca products after spending time near the animals that produce the raw fleece.
Scheduled experiences
Choose a tour, class, or ranch event
Guided ranch tours are the direct way to meet the herd and learn how alpacas fit into the operation. The farm also schedules private and group activities, with current offerings posted through its tours and events page. Since the ranch is open by appointment rather than as a drop-in attraction, visitors should choose a listed date or arrange an appropriate private visit before arriving. The current booking description is also the place to check length, group size, age guidance, accessibility, and weather arrangements.
Alpaca yoga gives guests a quieter way to share the farm setting, while fiber craft workshops move the emphasis from animal interaction to making something by hand. Event selections can change with the season and may include special programs beyond the ranch’s regular tour format. This makes the farm suitable for repeat visits, but it also means an older social-media announcement should not be treated as a standing schedule. Confirm the exact activity on the ranch website before building a day around it.
Alpaca yoga
Join a planned wellness session in the ranch environment, with the animals nearby.
Fiber workshops
Explore the material side of alpaca farming through scheduled hands-on craft activities.
The animals
A named herd at the center of ranch life
The ranch introduces individual alpacas on its herd page rather than presenting them as anonymous farm animals. Female and male alpacas are listed by name, and the wider farm population includes Beau and chickens. Meeting a named herd can make a tour more personal, but it also provides an opening to discuss why animals may be separated, how breeding decisions are made, and how daily care changes by age, sex, health, and season.
Farm & Fleece also shows alpacas, so its work extends beyond public visits. Showing animals requires attention to conformation, fleece characteristics, handling, grooming, and records. Guests may see the welcoming side of the ranch during a tour or class, while the animals’ health, pasture management, breeding program, and fiber production continue behind the scenes. That working-ranch context is an important part of the experience and distinguishes a scheduled farm visit from a conventional petting attraction.
Meet the ranch animals onlineFrom fleece to finished goods
The ranch store completes the fiber story
Each spring’s shearing produces the raw material behind the ranch’s textile goods. Farm & Fleece describes a product range that includes scarves, gloves, socks, blankets, rugs, yarn, artwork, and home goods. The store gives visitors a practical way to compare finished alpaca items and understand why fleece quality matters. The ranch states that its product profits return to animal care, tying purchases back to feed, health, shelter, and the continuing needs of the herd. Product selection and store access can change, so guests primarily interested in shopping should confirm availability before making the trip.
See the ranch storeContinue exploring
A Concord ranch built around more than a tour
Farm & Fleece brings a fiber-centered working ranch to the collection of alpaca farms in North Carolina. Its combination of animal visits, wellness sessions, craft workshops, showing, breeding, and retail products illustrates how one herd can support education, agriculture, and hands-on activities at the same location.
The ranch also demonstrates several reasons alpacas are raised in the United States, from companionship and public education to breeding and fiber. The main alpaca farm section provides more context for comparing appointment-only ranches, visitor farms, fiber operations, and other places where public experiences work alongside everyday livestock care.
Direct source
Reserve through Farm & Fleece
Confirm the selected tour or event, current price, available date, participant guidance, and ranch policies before traveling.
Ranch background, visitor activities, store information, location, and appointment requirements were checked against Farm & Fleece Alpaca Ranch’s official website on September 17, 2026. Confirm current arrangements directly with the ranch before traveling.