Where to find gorgeous sunflower fields in Maryland and Northern Virginia this summer
It's almost that time of year again. Pretty soon, your Instagram feed will be flooded with photos of people standing in sunflower fields that look straight out of a fairy tale.
Want to experience the beauty of the flowers for yourself? We took the liberty of compiling a list of all the local spots where you can find fields full of the gorgeous, gargantuan blooms.
MARYLAND
McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area
This sunflower field is off River Road in Poolesville in western Montgomery County. According to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the 2019 sunflowers were planted on May 1, 2019 and went into full bloom on July 8. Sunflowers remain in full bloom for approximately two weeks. To help sunflower fans keep track of them, DNR updates THIS PAGE with pictures of the plants' progress. DNR also has resources on that page to help people find the flower fields, which aren't easy to spot from the road!
Rocky Point Creamery
Love ice cream as much as you love sunflowers? Head to Rocky Point Creamery on Tuscarora Road in southwestern Frederick County to get your fix of both. The flowers are expected to bloom sometime in early August this year. Check out their Facebook page for any updates.
The Sunflower Garden
The Sunflower Garden is situated off Manchester Road in Westminster. If you're looking for a place that lets you take the flowers with you, this is that place. You can cut your own blooms and use them to decorate your home! The Sunflowers are expected to bloom throughout July. Find more on their Facebook page.
Clear Meadow Farm
If you can wait until mid-September, when the flowers will be blooming at Clear Meadow Farm off Troyer Road in White Hall, it's worth it! The field is so huge and magnificent that lots of couples and families get professional photos taken there.
Maryland Agriculture and Farm Park
This is another cut-your-own field on Shawan Road in Cockeysville that's expecting flowers at the end August. The website, MarylandAgriculture.org, will keep you up to date on the state of the flowers, as well as rules and regulations for cutting.
Broom’s Bloom Dairy
Another ice cream/sunflower team up off Fountain Green Road in Bel Air! Check out their Facebook page for daily updates.
VIRGINIA
The Burnside Farms sunflower field is off Kettle Run Road in Nokesville. They plant successive sunflower crops to ensure at least six weeks of blooming flowers starting around mid-July running through Labor Day. Check their Facebook page for updates.
