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This a traditional site in the heart of the farm next to a small pond with picnic table and fire pit. It is a sloping wooded space, with flat spots to comfortably accommodate 2-3 tents. There are multiple trees perfect for hanging your hammock in the shade. The compost toilet, about 50ft away, is shared with another campsite. Parking is on a gravel lane adjacent to the site. Potable water(from a frost-free hydrant) is available about 80ft from the site. The pond is only for viewing, no swimming or fishing, please. We have nesting birds occasionally and we expect their habitat to be respected. We are 3 miles from Terra Alta, a rural town with a locally owned restaurant and a local craft beer brewery featuring an exciting rotating cast of food trucks. We are 20 minutes from Swallow Falls State Park(MD), featuring Muddy Creek Falls, awesome river swimming and gorgeous hiking in an old growth Hemlock forest. We are also 20 minutes from Herrington Manor State Park(MD) were there is a lake for swimming, fishing, and canoeing. Cathedral State Park(WV) a virgin Hemlock forest with 400 year old trees about 45 minutes away. Deep Creek Lake(MD) is 40 minutes away and offers motor boat rentals, Golf, Skiing and swimming. There is skiing, hiking, biking, tubing, rafting, kayaking and much more to explore withing 40 minutes of our farm. The best white water rafting on the east coast is 20-40 minutes away. We welcome campers of all kinds! We began operating our 150 acre farm in 2011 and became the first Certified Naturally Grown Livestock farm in West Virginia in 2013. We raise 100% grass-fed beef, Western and Chinese medicinal herbs. Our family garden supplies more than half of our vegetables and our favorite berries, and our flock of chickens supply eggs and an early morning wake-up call for our campers! There are no GMO's, pesticides, herbicides or fungicides used on our farm. Farm products are available for purchase on-site. Campers can choose to to have a farm to table meal cooked for them as an extra at checkout. We prepare most of our food from scratch using local produce, meat and bulk organic dry goods. We occasionally make yogurts, noodles, simple cheeses, and fermented foods.
Picked up a variety of beef this week and just grilled some steak. Probably the best tasting steak we have ever made. We will be back, thanks!
Great steak. Best I've ever had! Not only is it tasty, but it is completely grass fed. I would definitely recommend.
Extremely nice people to deal with and the meat is delicious. The steaks are very tender and the ground beef is sooooo tasty. This is meat as it should be done. Beautiful farm and meat was processed well. Will be recommending this place to any and all who will listen and know how meat SHOULD taste....ohhhh so good....
Possum Tail Farm offers delicious fresh eggs and outstanding pastured poultry and meats. We have tried their chicken and found it to be extremely flavorful and tender. Their eggs are always beautiful, with round, dark golden yolks. I would highly recommend them to anyone in the local area who is looking for high-quality, humanely produced eggs and meat.
Definitely the way to go if you are looking for something slightly more off-grid than a park or campground. The setting is almost perfect and won't disappoint. The farm is owned by a very nice family who in turn are gracious hosts and even offer meals and a tour of their farm for an extra cost. One thing to keep in mind. This is in fact a working farm. Complete with farm animals and their various noises. While it's not a deal-breaker for most, if you don't like getting up to a farmer's alarm clock (aka a rooster...or two) this may not be the place for you. The proximity of the campground to the farm animals is pretty close so that true peace, quiet, and serenity might not be attainable in those early morning hours. When I visited there were also packs of dogs peripheral to the property out hunting both mornings we were there. Combine that with the roosters and it was quite a chorus. I will very likely visit again.
