Incredible local family owned dairy farm! Clean, environmentally friendly, and a place for kids to actually learn where milk and their favorite ice cream comes from! Take the time to watch the cows get milked, go to the petting barn, maybe even feed a baby cow! Great place for kids with special needs as well as the whole family! Very clean with hand washing stations, friendly staff, and delicious ice cream to end the day! Definitely worth the trip!

Beautiful farm experience. The cows are clearly happy and healthy. Makes you feel good to spend your money there. The sundae was HUGE, and for such a reasonable price. It was tasty, but probably too big for just one person.Only complaint is the calf feeding took a long time to start. The website was very clear that guests must arrive on time or the calf feeding will start without them. We got there early, then ended up waiting 20 minutes past the start time because the farm staff was still setting it up. There were also very few chairs and limited shade. Not a big deal for adults, but for little ones, I would recommend bringing lots of water and sunscreen on a hot day.

Great dairy farm experience with the kids. Really nice that you can take a self guided tour, and lots of friendly animals to pet. Beautiful scenery and plenty to do. If you plan to do the self guided tour, make sure to read the FAQs on the website, and stop in the store for the map of the grounds. Otherwise can be a bit confusing. Definitely a one of a kind experience the kids will love! ..and the ice cream is the perfect treat to end the day.

Cute educational experience for young urban children. Love the chance to feed the claffs. I crew was surprisingly delicious and great price!

This creamery was pretty cool. Feeding the calf was a amazing experience and a messy one! Theres a play area and dwarf goat. The fresh ice cream was a nice finishing touch.

Great local dairy and creamery in an idyllic locations! Lots to see with children and the ice cream is awesome (and less expensive then you would expect. Goats and chickens too!

Cute dairy farm to visit for some fresh soft creamy ice cream. Walk around and see the baby cows and goats. The place isnt huge, so youll see them rather fast, but its enjoyable. Inside is small, but they have milk, cheese, butter, yogurt, granola, eggs, coffee, some meats (pig ears, jerky, ground beef, hot dogs, beef patties) and we saw some cucumbers. Keep an eye on their Facebook from time to time they will have other produce or even full meal kits to pick up or food trucks. We did get some.granola, milk, and string mozzarella cheese (sooooo soft and fresh tasting!) To take home with us.

We attended the feeding of the calves which was wonderful. Friendly staff and delicious ice cream! Homemade waffle cones were the best Ive had! A fun play area for kids... definitely a favorite of my daughters!

The gingerbread cookie flavor is so good! Theres a lot of soft gingerbread cookie in every bite. The ice cream flavor is just right-a little tang but not too much.

A lovely farm visit with a lot of cute animals to pet and see. Place is very well-managed with very hospitable staffs. They also have calf bottle feeding tickets available online. Yummy ice cream and fresh egg & dairy products that are reasonably priced, would visit again in the future!

Family friendly, something for everyone. Wed love to see a little paved motorcycle parking.

Adorable dairy farm! Would highly recommend for families & little ones. You can visit the miking barn, see baby cows & sign up to bottle feed them online, pet the baby goats, play on the playground, etc. Plus the ice cream & beef sticks we got were delicious! We will definitely be going back in the future!!

PLEASE DO NOT PATRON SOUTH MOUNTAIN CREAMERY. We went to get some ice cream, but declined when we arrived. We hope you will not support this farm. The conditions of the animals were unspeakable. It was very hard to watch.Several cows were severely limping in pain. Looked as if some had issues and needed attention. Some were really struggling to walk. Some looked like they had disease . They could barely walk to the milking barn. They were malnourished and boney. P,ease see photos. We would add the video if we could. The maternity area was also a sight. We read a calf was found dead in another review. It is not surprising.We will be forwarding this information to the necessary persons. Thank you !

Fun time...kids 4.5 and 2.5 loved seeing the cows and the playground!!

Had a wonderful experience here today. Got to see and pet some baby cows and goats. Also had some delishious peach icecream! 🍦There was also a great little play area for kids as well the option to reserve a slot to feed the baby cows! Definitely will be back to experience thqy and more icecream 😉

I always stop here toward the end of a cycling trip. The vanilla ice cream is outstanding: rich, but not loaded with fat like, say, Ben & Jerrys. It tastes like farm-fresh milk and vanilla, as it should. My cycling buddies were delighted with it yesterday.

I went for a self guided tour to celebrate my birthday. The staff is friendly and the cows are adorable! Great dairy products too.

Weve been trying to go to this place for a very long time. When we saw they opened a store in downtown Frederick, we were elated.However, the products we bought in our visit there were somewhat disappointing ... Two different flavors of ice cream were just OK, not that creamy, and the butter is hard as rock (even after being left at room temperature for a while) and not that tasty. Definitely, the same products purchased at other store or in the supermarket are better. We like to support local businesses, but I feel i must give them a so-so review in this case, in hopes they improve.

Went to South Mountain Creamery as a part of Marylands Ice Cream Trail initiative. The atmosphere was a bit basic, but gives you the full farm feel. The ice cream stands for itself and is rich and flavorful with many options. Apart from the tasty ice cream, they offer viewings of the cows being milked, cow feedings, and calves. Definitely would recommend for anyone living in Maryland or neighboring states.

Cool little place in the middle of nowhere. Excellent ice cream and shakes set in a working dairy operation. We visited on a Sunday afternoon and there were plenty of others, but it wasnt crowded at all. There are a few things for young kids to do, and you can watch the cows being milked and calves being fed. Definitely worth the trip.

Come for the cows, stay for the best ice cream in Frederick! We have taken my niece and daughter here several times. The kids and adults alike love seeing the cows, especially the calfs that you can pet in the barn. Theres a super fun playground and old trikes for kids to ride on. Really my favorite part of going there is the phenomenal ice cream! Of course they offer all kinds of dairy products as well. Great way to spend a couple hours with the family!

It was awesome!!! If you love cows this is the place to be! Everything from just viewing them, watching the milking process to going into the calf barn to pet the little ones. Before you leave dont forget to get some of the amazing ice cream!! Very fun for both kids and adults alike.

I have been planning to bring my kids here for awhile. I hear advertisements on the radio, etc. all the time. I am extremely confused as to how this place has a 5 star rating. The kids area was a dump! An abandoned dryer, buckets of mystery water, trash bags, food, old broken toys. How is this considered a family attraction? I understand that a dairy farm is not a glamorous place to go. But the experience was very disappointing! The photos on website, Instagram, etc. are very deceiving.

Were went as a family and had a great time. The kids enjoyed the cows, calves, and the playground. The ice cream was excellent. I wish I lived in the area so I could try all the flavors. Im sad we werent able to do the calf feeding so check ahead for reservations. The countryside is lovely.

It was fun. The ice cream was delicious. Watching the cows get lined up for milking was an experience that was great to see. Visited the calf barn and they were cute.

Good place, great home made ice cream.

Absolutely delicious ice cream! Wonderful staff! Baby goats and adorabke calfs...it was a fantastic experience!

Yummy selection of ice cream, milk, cheeses, meats, etc. I took my son on a self-guided tour of the creamery. We were able to visit calves and watch the cows being killed in the milking parlor. Afterwards we played at the playground and grabbed some ice cream, egg nog, apple cider, and cheese to-go! Highly recommend! My favorite part was the calves and my son’s favorite part was the playground. They have a virtual tour that can aid your tour as well. They seemed to be doing as much as possible in this new pandemic “normal” world. We appreciated the outing very much!

South Mountain Creamery is like extended family to me. My husband and I have been customers for several years and became Moo Members when the program started last year. It is important to me to support small, local businesses that value communities and sustainability. South Mountain Creamery provides great products and continues to expand their co-op to an extent that it is like having a local farmers market delivered to your door every week. I really appreciate their communication and customer service. Their drivers are also great and I love getting a Christmas card from them every year...shout out to Kenny, Im glad he delivers to my neighborhood every week. We have also visited the farm and Harvest Kitchen restaurant...loved them both. Their ice cream is sooo good. My husband grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and was very impressed by their operation. Love being able to pet the cows! Thanks for everything. :-)

We love going here. So good. And our dogs can enjoy a pup cup.

So much fun to see where our favorite chocolate milk comes from! Had fun meeting the cows, calves, goats, and enjoying the most delicious ice cream. Staff was friendly and helpful. Our little one especially enjoyed the playground.

Weve been going to South Mountain Creamery for years and love it! We are thinking of trying their delivery service. Great company and tasty too!

Excellent ice cream. Great flavors. Friendly staff and inexpensive!! Looks like a fun place to bring kids. A must do on the MABDR!

Great place to stop for Ice Cream and a tour of the dairy

Great family, friendly place to eat, play, and explore all that SMC has to offer. Oh and the great taste of their products is obviously a bonus too 😉. Highly recommend!

The experience is free which is wonderful when you have young kids that may or may not enjoy the experience. They have a calf barn that you can walk through to pet and feed the cows. You are also able to see the milking process during certain times which is interest if you are unfamiliar with the process. The ice cream is wondeful, definitely the best part.

Always a great experience and even better ice cream. Great spot for family trips and make sure you take home some chocolate milk because it is sure to be a family favorite!

The ice cream was wonderful. Will totally be going back for that. The kids loved seeing the animals, especially the baby cows and the goats.

Check their Facebook for festivals that are going on pretty regularly. Thats when I would recommend going. Tons of activities from feeding the cows, to corn hole, hayrides and tons for the kids to climb on and play with. Their ice cream is delicious and made on site. They also offer select meats, eggs and other dairy options including milk delivery in glass bottles like the old days. 4 stars because if theres not a festival going on theres not much other than ice cream. Which, if youre going out for ice cream then youre set. Friendly people, friendly animals, good day trip.

Great place for family fun. Got to see the cows herded from their pens to the milking stations. Ice cream and other dairy products are the freshest made on site. Well be back for more.

We had a great time walking around with our ice cream and seeing the different parts of the farm. Then we got to give bottles to the calves and the kids loved it. Would definitely recommend visiting at least once!

On the Maryland Ice Cream trail the Stone Mountain Creamery was both entertaining and educational. Enjoyed seeing the nursery and petting the calves. The ice cream was delicious. Recommend timing the visit to feed the calves.

This place is outstanding! They have all the products you would expect from a dairy farm, but for me, the real star is the ice cream. Their selection of flavors ranges from ordinary to how did they come up with that. It is a bit of a hike to get there, but it is worth the trip to get farm fresh ice cream. Plus, you can tour the farm and see the cows, and they have some play equipment for kids. If you are on the Maryland ice cream trail, definitely make a stop here.

The ice cream is good. It is also a working dairy farm where you can see the cows and calves up close and personal.

Awesome all around!!! Simply Awesome!!!🤙🤙🤙

This is such a great place to come and just relax. You can see the milking of the cows, theres a play area for the kids and tables to bring a lunch if you wish. Theres old tractors to check out along with some baby cows that you can also feed. Dont forget the store to grab some bottled milk or get some of their amazing fresh ice cream. Im a big fan of the orange pineapple ice cream.

Very nice! Lots of farm animals (cows, calves, goats) to see and a childrens playground. And the ice cream is first rate! Very friendly staff too.

Pretty good. Just make sure you watch out for the occasional lazy delivery folk who might leave your delivery directly in the sun, apparently scared of passing through a simple mosquito net. Only my neighbor calling me prevented ruining the dairy. Unacceptable.

This place is incredible beautiful and you can see the baby calves and eat ice-cream.

They have a way bigger selection than i anticipated and flavors of all sorts of cheeses, ice cream, milk, sour cream, honey and jerky and all types of beef. The prices were lower than i expected as well. Plus the lady working there was very hospitable and patient with all our questions. She was very nice. We will definitely be back.

I love this place! Its beautiful. The cows are well cared for and you get to interact with them. The selection of ice creams and foods are fantastic. I will definitely be coming back.

Best ice-cream Ive had.

Went for ice cream based off a friends recommendation. I got the last of chocolate so I was happy, but not so much for the others. Also had Apple pie flavor and birthday cake. Loved the different flavors. Was able to go to the calf barn and pet different calves. Saw a girl born that morning in the pen which was cool. Also got to name a calf!! Cool place to visit. Will be back again!

This location has the exact same super creamy, delicious options as thier location in Hagerstown. It used to be worth the drive to go all the way out there for ice cream, now it is much closer!Especially love the waffle bowl option. The waffles are fresh and delicious.

Fun place, great ice cream and kids love the cows!

Best in the area. Better than Rocky Point (Point of Rocks/Tuscarora, MD), doesnt hold a candle to Petersons (Clifton, VA).

This place was honestly adorable, all the cute baby calves, and all the baby goats! Aww!

Great ice cream and fun for the whole family. Strawberry milkshake was spot on. Kids liked the goats and calves. Will definitely visit again!

Very nice place to stop in your travels if you like homemade ice cream cream cheese chocolate milk this is the place to go all of its made right there you also get to feed the baby calves and maybe even see a calf being born

We love this milk! Taste is clean!Now lot of people going there and dont have many chairs and tables. So if you want to take kids better to go morning.

Always fun to visit. Got strawberries and fresh cheese this time. And some ice cream to try to cool off in the heat! And of course cows ☺

Good place to spend time with kids and having best ice creams.

Great ice cream, with a few special creations. I enjoyed the ice cream and farm atmosphere. Definitely worth a stop by!

Really not sure how it could have been a worse experience - dead calf in the calf barn that somehow no one knew about until we told them, bought two yogurts in the shop that were very, very rancid (turns out they were long expired). Only redeeming grace was the very nice lady at the shop, but she should probably be checking the product each day. Having such expired product means that *no one* is checking their product for several days, if not longer. Definitely would not trust this place with food based off of these very poor, basic food handling failures. Perhaps the dead calf was just a one-in-a-million fluke, but combined with our experience in the shop - it doesnt bode well.

Totally worth a stop to feed the cows. Have to get the ice cream on the way out. Very affordable date idea if your significant other loves baby cows!

Nice farm with good products, we get our milk delivered from here so we went to visit the cows. We didnt get a booklet or take a pre-arranged tour and about an hour was good with our nearly two year old. I may have been recently spoiled by some New England activity farms or just annoyed by DC traffic making travel time 3x our visit time but we will probably wait till kids are older and do more of a tour post COVID to get a longer better look.

Lot of open space for free-ranging children (no, you read that right, its a pandemic), fresh milk, animals, a BIG chair, firetruck and delicious ice cream!!!

Cute ice cream place with live cows all around. Bread, cheese, milk & eggs available too, with cute retro decor in the store. Six people at a time allowed in the store and cute signs on the floor that say Stay One Cow Apart. Masks required inside, picnic tables outside.

Really good ice cream. They have a great variety of flavors. Also you can see the cows outside ☺️. Highly recommend it, specially after going hiking in the near by areas.

Great ice cream! And very good granola!

I have been purchasing the milk from two local grocery stores. What first attracted me to this selection was the bottle return. I love that I am not filling up a landfill somewhere or worrying about the plastic not really being recycled. What has kept me coming back is the taste! Milk has not tasted this fresh in years! Thank you SMC for providing a great product!

Delicious ice cream and adorable calves all at one location?! Highly recommend it as a family adventure.

Nice place. Good ice cream and interesting selection of groceries.... although very tiny shop and during festivals it is hard to get in and out quickly. Like their festivals several times a year. Glad they didnt charge for the spring festival like they tried to do one year. (May have been another festival, but still)

Great place to take the grandkids! Lots to do for the little ones and fantastic ice cream.

Great ice cream and other dairy products. Cute cows right next to the ice cream store. Program to feed calves, too. Worth the trip.

Very nice experience with the kids! Everyday at 4pm you can feed the calves. I went yesterday and it was not crowed we could feed more than 1 calf. And their ice creams are delicious! There is a playground with some toys for the kiddos. Great place! The store close at 6 pm.

Awesome ice cream and other farm fresh dairy products. Fun family outing to enjoy some ice cream, watch the milking operation, or walk through the barn and see the calves. Theres also a small playground area for the kids.

Best fresh ice cream and dairy products. I recommend the salted caramel flavor.You can also see and feed baby cows which is an awesome experience for kids and adults.Recommend 10/10

Wow!!Really great fresh ice cream.Outstanding time.Calf petting area.Small goats.Great for kids and grandkids.Must take them.

Lovely place. See the cows get milked. The calves and mini goats are so cute. Top it off with ice cream!

Great place for families with children and picnic lovers. Their ice cream is delish! Wish they had a working bathroom.

Everyone needs to go to this place. The best milkshakes I have ever had. They milk the cows and make the ice cream. They have a store that you can buy farm fresh milk.

If you love ice cream this is the place to go.

Best damn ice cream in all of Maryland ..Point !!

Had a wonderful time, visiting the cows and enjoying ice cream.

Great visit to show the kids where our milk comes from, had a great time with the goats as well.

Everyone is friendly and the whole farm is open to walk around. Delicious ice cream with huge portions. Good selection of dairy products to buy and take home too

The Low Country boil was so much fun! The food was great and so was the music. Too bad the weather was not so perfect!

Great ice cream and just a short pit stop for anyone driving on I70.

Great place to pet some cows and get ice cream

Such a quaint place.. Ice cream is excellent and would be a great place for kids to see cows up close.

We went for dinner and an outdoor concert. It was a joy after being stuck at home during the pandemic. Delicious pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw and Ice cream sundaes for dessert.

Love their ice cream. Part of the Ice Cream Trail.

I really loved feeding the calf! They were all so cute. Delicious ice cream as well. I had the eggnog with nutmeg flavor

The ice cream is fantastic and the staff is very friendly and helpful.

Nice walk along the at. Found a snake

So worth any side trip you must make to stop at South Mountain Creamery. Not only is it a working farm with many kid friendly exhibits, it sits in the middle of numerous battle sites from The War Between The States. And the nearby South Mountain Inn is reputed to be haunted. So, something for everyone! Now, Go.

Good ice cream and you can see thwirnsaiey cows. Usually a line

We had a great time exploring the farm, eating ice cream, playing on the playground, and feeding the calves.

Great experience. Best ice cream i have ever had. Staff were very friendly. They let you roam freely to check out the calves and the milking parlor.