What to do and see in Mad River Valley, Mad River Valley: The Best Things to do

Spend some time on an authentic working certified organic fruit and vegetable farm in the beautiful Mad River Valley of Vermont. We offer a wide array of veggies & fruit , Hartshorn's maple syrup, and other goodies. We have 4 food festivals: Maple (early April), Strawberry (June), Blueberry (August), and Pumpkin (late September). Participate in a fun, experiential food and farm tour. Learn about organic agriculture, pick some veggies and fruit. Check out our half acre, year round, hydroponic greenhouse and savor the sweet tender flavor of the greens. Visit with our horses, Koko and Amigo. See what Amy's organic medicinal herb, veggie, fruit and flower gardens look like (homeowner scale.) Top if off with a homemade farm to table lunch. We have pick your own strawberries and blueberries. Take a ride around the farm on our cow train. Shop our farm stand. Check out Dave's fall corn stalk display creation, get your pumpkins, mums, apples, and gourds for your Fall decorating.

Sugarbush Resort is located in the historic Mad River Valley of Vermont. With two mountains, sixteen lifts, one hundred and eleven trails, three terrain parks, and the 2,000-acre Slide Brook Basin, there is no question that Sugarbush is one of New England’s largest ski areas. Amenities include multiple base lodges, equipment rentals, ski/ride instruction, lodging, restaurants, and retail.

Popular Vermont ski area and New England's best ski buy.

The Mad River Glass Gallery is located in the heart of the Green Mountains of northern Vermont and features the gallery and working studio of David and Melanie Leppla. On Main Street in historic Waitsfield Village is where David and Melanie produce their world reknowned sculptural and functional glass. Visitors can view the artists working from the gallery observation window overlooking the hot glass facility. Their works have been collected by individuals and institutions world wide, including the Museum of American Craft, National Museum of Art (Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute), New Orleans Museum of Art, and the Musee des Artes Decoratifs (Lausanne, Switzerland) among others.

30 miles of groomed cross country ski trails, 12 miles of snowshoe trails, great views of Sugarbush and the Mad River Valley, cross country ski shop, lessons, snowshoe tours, cafe open weekends

The Joslyn Round Barn was Built by Clem Joslyn in 1910. Clem eventually sold the farm to his cousin Ralph, who spelled his last name with an “i” (go figure!). It was used as a dairy barn from 1910 until 1969, when Marge Joslin said to Ralph, "either the cows go or I go." Marge (and Ralph) stayed until 1986 when Jack and Doreen Simko bought The Round Barn Farm in March of that year. They spent eighteen months restoring the farmhouse into a seven guestroom Vermont inn, then turned their attention to the Round Barn.