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Fact Sheets for Managing Agri- and Nature-Tourism Operations
From A to Z: Potential Enterprises for Agricultural and Nature Tourism
Here is a listing of potential activities to get you thinking about how your current operation and assets may be augmented with a recreational enterprise. The options are limited only by your imagination and, in some instance, regulations. Other fact sheets in this series will help you assess factors that will help you decide what will work for you, including liability issues, financing, marketing, etc.
| Agriculture Food & Craft Shows |
Habitat Improvement Projects |
| Animal Feeding |
Harvest Festivals |
| Archery Range |
Hay Rides / Sleigh Rides |
| Arrowhead Hunting / Rock Collecting |
Hiking / Cave Exploring |
| Barn Dances (Square Dancing, etc.) |
Historical Museums and Displays (Ag History, Machinery, etc.) |
| Bed & Breakfast (Rural & Historical) |
Horseback Riding |
| Bird Watching & Wildlife Viewing |
Hunting Dog Training & Competition |
| Boating & Canoeing |
Off-Road Motorcycling, ATV, Mountain Biking |
| Camping / Picnicking |
Pack Trips |
| Children's Camp (Summer or Winter) |
Petting Zoo |
| Corporate picnics |
Photography / Painting |
| Cross-country Skiing |
Ranch Skills (horseshoeing, leatherwork, camp cooking, horse training, etc.) |
| Educational or Technical Tours |
Roadside Stands & Markets |
| Elder Hostel |
Rock Climbing |
| Family Reunions |
Rodeo |
| Farm or Ranch Work Experience (roundup, haying, fencing, calving, cutting wood etc.) |
Self-Guided Driving Tours |
| Fee-Hunting |
School & Educational Tours and Activities |
| Fee-Fishing (Ice Fishing in Winter) |
Snowmobiling |
| Floral Arrangements |
Swimming |
| Flower Shows or Festivals |
Tee Pee Building |
| Fly Fishing and Tying Clinics |
Trap & Skeet Shooting |
| Food Festivals |
Tubing & Rafting |
| Gardens (flowers, greenery, herbs, dried flowers) |
U-Pick Operations |
| Guided Crop Tours |
Wagon Trains |
| Guiding and Outfitting |
Wilderness Experiences |
This Fact Sheet was adapted by Desmond Jolly, Cooperative Extension agricultural economist and director, UC Small Farm Program, from the Agri-tourism Workgroup and Resources, Oregon Department of Agriculture.
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