Meet The Creameries
Bailys Dairy of Pocopson Meadow Farm
1821 Lenape-Unionville Road
West Chester, PA 19382
At Baily’s Dairy, their meadows are home to 70 dairy cows who provide natural and delicious milk that the Baily family uses to make homemade ice cream with local, farm-fresh ingredients. Baily’s Dairy scoops ice cream on the weekends only, but their farm store is open seven days a week. Offering both hard ice cream and soft serve, along with floats, their fan favorites include decadent whole bean vanilla and rich salted caramel flavors. They also work with their local farms and neighbors to offer fresh fruit toppings throughout the summer and unique specials such as their famous “cantaloupe bowls” – replace your ice cream bowl with a fresh sugar cantaloupe and fill it with your favorite scoop of ice cream! When you visit the farm, your family can enjoy picnic tables with beautiful views of the pasture and animals.
Know before you go: Baily’s only scoops ice cream from their ice cream truck on Saturday and Sunday from 1-6:30pm, but you can find 6 oz cups of their ice cream in the freezer during the week. Their farm market is self-serve on Wednesdays.
Batch Microcreamery
2845 Center Valley Parkway,
Suite 604,
Center Valley, PA 18034
Batch Microcreamery offers handcrafted, small batch ice cream made on site. Offering thirty two flavors of ice cream including traditional favorites like Madagascar Vanilla, Chocolate, Cookies N' Cream, Mint Chip and Cold Brew. They also offer a wide variety of delicious and unique rotating flavors. When deciding on one flavor becomes difficult, the Batch flight board allows customers to experience four of their favorite flavors in one sitting. Batch is located at the Promenade Saucon Valley across from the AMC movie theater and Red Robin restaurant.
Chester Springs at Milky Way Farm
521 E Uwchlan Ave
Chester Springs, PA 19425
Chester Springs Creamery at Milky Way Farm has been voted among the top ice cream destinations in Pennsylvania. Visit the creamery for a delicious ice cream cone, sundae, or milkshake made from fresh milk right from the farm. The more than 40 different flavors of moolicious ice cream, such as Bessie's Black Raspberry and Molly's Mint Chip, are named after the farm's cows. Hours vary by season, so be sure to check their website and social media for updates.
Crystal Spring Farm
3550 Bellview Road
Schnecksville, PA 18078
The two main ingredients in Crystal Spring’s ice cream are fresh milk and cream from the family farm’s on-site, 300 head Holstein dairy herd. The creamery offers delicious hand-dipped premium ice cream, and the creamiest soft ice cream. A variety of sundaes, splits, milkshakes, or simply a cone or dish satisfy your soul. Take home a ½ gallon, quart, or pint of your favorite flavor! Ice cream sandwiches, dixies, and ice cream cakes made from our premium ice cream are also must haves. Our dairy store is so much more than just an ice cream shoppe. Join us for lunch featuring homemade soups, salads, and sandwiches from our deli. Bringing you the freshest milk in town in many assorted flavors, with chocolate being the favorite, is our passion. Outside seating areas provide pure country ambiance and tranquility while you enjoy your lunch or ice cream. Follow us on Facebook to keep up with what’s new each week with ice cream and milk flavor favorites!
Destiny Dairy Bar at Stover Farms
60 Horners Rd
Carlisle, PA 17015
Destiny Dairy Bar is a local gem, scooping up 12+ flavors of delicious, farm-fresh ice cream directly on their fourth-generation dairy farm. When you visit the farm store, try your favorite ice cream in a cone, dish or milkshake, which uses fresh milk directly from their cows 365 days a year! With fun specials like the “goat boat” (their twist on a banana split), local beef, creamline milk in a rotation of creative flavors, and so much more, there’s something for everyone. Located in Carlisle (just a short drive from Harrisburg), enjoy your ice cream in a picnic table on the farm with the animals and fields around you.
Fox Meadows Creamery
2475 West Main Street
Ephrata, PA 17522
Fox Meadows Creamery is a farm-to-table creamery surrounded by beautiful Lancaster County farmland. The Fox family focuses on creating hand-crafted ice cream made on-site with milk from the family's small dairy farm just across the field. Beyond hand-dipped ice cream and hand-crafted food served on its lunch menu, Fox Meadows’ signature ice cream treats include the Baked Fox, Custom Milkshakes, Glass Bottle Floats and Affogatos.
Fox Meadows Creamery - Leola
193 East Main Street
Leola, PA 17540
Fox Meadows Creamery - Leola features the delicious, farm-to-table ice cream made with milk from the Fox family's Lancaster County dairy farm. The Fox family focuses on creating hand-crafted ice cream made in a variety of unique, delicious flavors. Beyond hand-dipped ice cream and hand-crafted food served on its lunch menu, Fox Meadows' signature ice cream treats include the Baked Fox, Custom Milkshakes, Glass Bottle Floats and Affogatos.
God's Country Creamery
439 Pushersiding Rd.
Ulysses, PA 16948
God's Country Creamery ice cream is made fresh on the family farm. The ice cream is available in cups, pints, and quarts. Cow Pie, Cow Mash, Dough Bro, Mint Mash, Raspberry Cheesecake are just some of the classic flavors that are available regularly. Flavors are rotated often with lots of seasonal flavors available as well such as Strawberry Rhubarb, Blue and White, Peach Cobbler, Caramel Apple, etc. They take pleasure in creating small batches of ice cream that people can enjoy right on the family farm.
Know before you go: Trail users should know that God's Country Creamery is a self-serve business - there is no scooping of ice cream. Trail visitors should look for a stand-up freezer where ice cream in cups, pints, and quarts can be found with the pin code on the bottom. Spoons are located on the check-out stand. God's Country Creamery only accepts cash and Venmo. For the most accurate directions to God’s Country Creamery, please use Google Maps.
Greco’s Italian Ices and Homemade Ice Cream
9 E. Kleine Lane,
Lititz, PA 17543
Apart from their booming flavors, what makes Greco's so amazing is their farm-to-table ingredients. The ice cream is produced using dairy delivered from PA farms and there's surely "something in the water" with their delicious Philadelphia water ice! Fresh ingredients are used to create a superior product and they hold themselves to the highest quality, safety, and sustainability standards. By handcrafting the ice cream in Lititz and selling it at the Kleine Lane storefront, it eliminates the need for third-party vendors- making Greco's 100% family-owned and operated!
Know before you go: Trail visitors should know that there are six steps down to the basement where Greco's is located. Greco's staff is happy to provide service on their outdoor patio for those who cannot make it down the stairs.
Hangry Bear Creamery: Inspired by Creativity and Fueled by Hunger
660 E. Cypress St.,
Suite 101,
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Hangry Bear Creamery specializes and produces premium ice cream available by the scoop, milkshake, pint, quart or wholesale. Hangry Bear also produces custom flavors of ice cream that can be ordered online for pick up or shipment. Visit Hangry Bear Creamery or best yet, book a two-hour ice cream making studio session to make your own custom flavor for your next birthday, team building, or group gathering.
Jackson Farms
6718 National Pike E
New Salem, PA 15468
Jackson Farms is a family owned and operated local dairy farm and convenience store located on Route 40 in New Salem. Jackson Farms specializes in homemade hand dipped ice cream in a variety of flavors and is known for its chocolate milk. Visitors love to take in the beautiful farmland views as they enjoy the ice cream homemade with love.
Kerber’s Dairy
1856 Guffey Road
North Huntingdon, PA 15642
KERBER’S, a family owned and operated dairy store, sits on the last parcel of the family’s original dairy farm. It is located between Greensburg and Pittsburgh and 4 miles west of PA Turnpike Exit 57. Ice Cream has become its best-known and most requested product. On any given day, about 40 different flavors are available. In a year’s time, Tom Kerber, Jr makes over 165 different flavors, depending on the season. Featured this Spring – Banana Crème Pie, banana ice cream with Marshmallow Swirl and graham crackers. Besides cones and cups, our ice cream is served in Sundaes, Banana Splits, and in Milk Shakes which you can enjoy in our covered patio, at the picnic tables, or inside in our restaurant section. Kerber’s is an agritourism facility and includes a playground and an 18-hole mini-golf course.
Klein Farms Dairy and Creamery
410 Klein Road
Easton, PA 18040
Klein Farms Dairy and Creamery is home to Happy Holstein Ice Cream. This family-owned farm was founded in 1935, opened its first dairy store in 2004, and moved to its new facility in 2016. The creamery offers more than 20 flavors of homemade ice cream, crafted with the best of ingredients. Along with its year-round mainstay flavors, Happy Holstein Ice Cream offers seasonal favorites that celebrate upcoming seasons.
Lapp Valley Farms
244 Mentzer Road
New Holland, PA 17557
Lapp Valley Farm is known and appreciated for its handcrafted small-batch ice cream, made from the rich butterfat of their Jersey cows. Lapp Valley Farm has become a favorite destination for those who have discovered the fresh goodness and delicious taste of its ice cream, milk, and butter. While enjoying ice cream on freshly made waffle cones, guests can view the Jersey cows that produce the farm’s fresh milk.
Lapp Valley Farms Ice Cream - Gordonville
4040 Old Philadelphia Pike
Gordonville, PA 17529
Lapp Valley - Gordonville is known and appreciated for its handcrafted small-batch ice cream, made from the rich butterfat of their Jersey cows on their family's dairy farm. As a second location to their on-farm creamery, Lapp Valley - Gordonville is great for those who enjoy the fresh goodness and delicious taste of its ice cream, milk, and butter. Guests can enjoy ice cream on freshly made waffle cones or purchase farm-fresh milk.
Lone Oak Farm
1606 Georgeville Road
Marion Center, PA 15759
Located about 14 miles from Indiana, Pennsylvania, Lone Oak Farm has a long history of food and family. From their dairy farm to your family’s table, their farm store is in a beautiful location right along the pasture. Watch the cows grazing, and enjoy hand-crafted ice cream, made from scratch, with unique flavors and local ingredients. Enjoy a cone, milkshake, squall, or sundae then peruse the store for other local items. From their scratch-made baked goods to milk, eggs, cheese, fresh produce and even their own beef, Lone Oak Farm is a farm-to-table experience like no other.
Manning Farm Dairy
131 Manning Rd.
Dalton, PA 18414
Manning Farm Dairy is a fourth generation family farm in North Abington Township, Pennsylvania. Their homemade ice cream starts well before the cream and sugar. They start with the quality crops that are grown on the farm and are fed to their cows - since happy cows are productive cows. Then they milk the cows twice a day and bottle that milk to make ice cream that is delivered to their stores daily. Manning's homemade starts with the farm first.
Manning Farm Dairy - Clarks Summit
500 S. State St.
Clarks Summit, PA 18411
Manning Farm Dairy - Clark Summit's homemade ice cream starts well before the cream and sugar. They start with the quality crops that are grown on their family's dairy farm and are fed to their cows - since happy cows are productive cows. Then they milk the cows twice a day and bottle that milk to make ice cream that is delivered to each of their ice cream stores daily. Manning's homemade ice cream starts with the farm first.
Manning Farm Dairy - Dunmore
700 North Blakely St.
Dunmore, PA 18512
Manning Farm Dairy - Dunmore's homemade ice cream starts well before the cream and sugar. They start with the quality crops that are grown on their family's dairy farm and are fed to their cows - since happy cows are productive cows. Then they milk the cows twice a day and bottle that milk to make ice cream that is delivered to each of their ice cream stores daily. Manning's homemade ice cream starts with the farm first.
Manning Farm Dairy - Scranton Meadow Avenue
210 Meadow Ave.
Scranton, PA 18505
Manning Farm Dairy - Scranton (Meadow Avenue)'s homemade ice cream starts well before the cream and sugar. They start with the quality crops that are grown on their family's dairy farm and are fed to their cows - since happy cows are productive cows. Then they milk the cows twice a day and bottle that milk to make ice cream that is delivered to each of their ice cream stores daily. Manning's homemade ice cream starts with the farm first.
Manning Farm Dairy - Scranton North Main Avenue
409 North Main Ave.
Scranton, PA 18504
Manning Farm Dairy - Scranton (North Main Avenue)'s homemade ice cream starts well before the cream and sugar. They start with the quality crops that are grown on their family's dairy farm and are fed to their cows - since happy cows are productive cows. Then they milk the cows twice a day and bottle that milk to make ice cream that is delivered to each of their ice cream stores daily. Manning's homemade ice cream starts with the farm first.
Merrymead Farm
2222 S Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA 19446
Located in the heart of Montgomery County, Merrymead Farm is one of Pennsylvania’s Century Farms; opening its doors to the public in July 1971. With their own herd of Holsteins, The Rothenberger family proudly produce & process milk on-site and are known for their creamy chocolate milk! Now managed by the third and fourth generations, the Farm Market has grown over the years and is open year round selling delicious baked goods from their country bakery, seasonal items in the outside market, and premium homemade ice cream!
Nittany Valley Creamery
5561 Jacksonville Rd
Howard, PA 16841
Nittany Valley Creamery serves up farm-fresh ice cream and ice cream treats from its charming Dairy Barn store. The creamery offers a large selection of ice cream, hand-dipped cones, milkshakes and sundaes.The freezer is well-stocked with pints, quarts and three-gallon containers of ice cream, along with ice cream whoopie pies and custom-made ice cream cakes. The Dairy Barn features indoor and outdoor seating.
Know before you go: This Amish family farm and creamery only accept payment in cash or check.
Old Mill Creamery
6542 Buffalo Creek Rd
Mifflinburg, PA 17844
Located in a restored, 190-year-old mill in Mifflinburg, Pa., Old Mill Creamery is known for their creamy, hand-crafted ice cream made with milk from their family’s dairy farm – located less than a mile from the creamery! Enjoy hand-dipped ice cream in homemade waffle cones, delicious milkshakes, fresh flavored milk and whole milk, and a variety of other local, community-driven products. Come with the family, and enjoy your ice cream inside the creamery (where the ice cream is made on-site in the historic mill) or outside in the picnic area that’s situated along a creek.
Patches Family Creamery
201 Fonderwhite Road
Lebanon, PA 17042
Come visit us at Patches Family Creamery. We enjoy serving our community with farm-fresh products – fresh from our cows on our dairy farm – whether it is our milk or our hand-scooped premium ice cream that we make on our farm from scratch. We have a little playground for children and animals in a pasture across from the creamery that you can enjoy petting & feeding. We were honored to be voted Best Ice Cream in the Lebanon Valley in 2022. Taste the difference, it's farm fresh! Our foundation here at Patches Family Creamery is based on Faith, Family & Farming.
Penn State Berkey Creamery
Food Science Building
119 Rodney A. Erickson
University Park, PA 16802
The Creamery at Penn State has been making and serving happiness for more than 159 years. The methods developed by Penn State’s food and dairy scientists have made the creamery a world authority on ice cream and dairy manufacturing. The cow-to-cone process begins and ends right on campus, starting with the university’s herd of 200+ Holstein cows. Before visiting the creamery, located on Penn State’s University Park campus, be sure to check out the website for more information on available flavors, store hours, up-to-date announcements, shipping and much more.
Note: Parking is available in the East Deck Parking Garage on Bigler Road located directly behind the Creamery Store and the Rodney A. Erickson Food Science Building.
Perrydell Farm and Dairy
90 Indian Rock Dam Road
York, PA 17043
Perrydell Farm is a working and fully self-sufficient dairy farm. The Perry family owns 170 acres of land and rent an additional 180 acres, where they plant and harvest almost everything they need to feed their cows. The farm was bought in 1923 by Howard Perry. His two sons, George and Roger, eventually took over the farm and started bottling their own milk in 1963. Because of this approach, the farm now supports 3 families from the milk of only 120 cows. The farm is now owned and operated by George's sons, Tom, Greg, and Chip. Everyone in the family stays involved in the farm, since there is always work to be done.
Pronto! Cafe by Brandy Camp Creamery
45 Erie Avenue
Saint Marys, PA 15857
Brandy Camp Creamery specializes in producing homemade, premium ice cream produced with dairy from Pennsylvania farms. Offering 16 flavors at all times including chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and peanut butter in addition to a variety of other fun flavors. Some of the local favorites include the famous coconut mountain, unicorn valley, nerdy dragon, and blueberry cheesecake. And for the chocolate lovers, they offer a signature line of flavors made exclusively with Dan Smith Candies which is the local chocolatier based out of Brookville, PA.
Ritchey’s Dairy
2130 Cross Cove Road
Martinsburg, PA 16662
The Ritchey family has been churning out delicious ice cream and other dairy products for more than 80 years, purchasing milk from local dairy farms. The family-owned processing plant and dairy store have grown in scope and business over the years, with a complete remodel of the ice cream production area in 2016. In addition to its year-round flavors, Ritchey’s Dairy offers seasonal and holiday flavors as well as Dixie cup varieties. The store’s ice cream cakes are a local favorite, as is the chocolate milk.
Sprinkled Sweet Bakery & Artisan Creamery
349 Pine Street,
Suite 4,
Williamsport, PA 17701
Sprinkled Sweet Bakery is tucked into the Pine Square Courtyard (an alleyway) at 349 Pine Street. Sprinkled Sweet offers in-house, homemade ice cream that comes in 16 delicious flavors! New this summer - ICE CREAM FLIGHTS!
Stock’s Dairy Delight
2491 Cove Mountain Road
Martinsburg, PA 16662
Stock’s Dairy Delight, a Martinsburg staple, has been selling its delicious homemade ice cream going on their 25th season! Guests travel from near and far to buy what is called “the best ice cream on either side of the mountain!” For a special ice cream treat, be sure to try one of their many new items this year. Crunchy Melt-away ‘Moolie’ being a popular one to kick off the 2024 season!
The Lands at Hillside Farms
65 Hillside Road
Shavertown, PA 18708
The Lands at Hillside Farms is more than an ice cream shop — it’s an experience. With more than 400 acres, The Lands at Hillside Farms provides farm-based educational programming and a unique Dairy Store that serves as a local food hub. Ice cream is made on-site and sold in cones, dishes, and half gallons, with a wide selection of original flavors available throughout the summer. While you’re at the Dairy Store, browse their selection of local, Pennsylvania Preferred® dairy products, including milk, cheese and butter. The Lands at Hillside Farms also has a charming mercantile and greenhouse with a variety of plants, vegetables, local goods and artwork.
The Sweet Anchor
720 Venango Ave
Cambridge Springs, PA 16403
Located in the heart of small town Cambridge Springs, The Sweet Anchor works hard to incorporate its sweetness into the community they serve. The Sweet Anchor which is family owned and operated, has been serving up smiles and sweet treats in Cambridge Springs since 2022. The Sweet Anchor’s is known for our creative weekly Signature Anchor Milkshakes and Signature Parfaits but we offer several different flavors of hard ice cream, soft serve ice cream, milkshakes, specialty sundaes, flurries, floats and more!
Urban Churn - Carlisle
258 Westminister Dr,
Carlisle, Pa 17013
Located on Westminster Drive, Urban Churn features unique and delicious ice cream using natural ingredients and handcrafted in small batches. Forget the common flavors like Rocky Road or Neopolatin, Urban Churn makes ice cream flavors you can't find anywhere else. Along with Premium Vanilla, Smooth Dutch Chocolate, Real Strawberry, Salted Caramel and other traditional creamy treats, they make unique flavors like Lucky Cricket,Cantaloupe, Banana Pudding, Thai Tea to name a few. We also offer a variety of specialty Milkshakes and Sundaes.
Urban Churn - Harrisburg
1004 North 3rd St.
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Urban Churn's Harrisburg location features unique and delicious ice cream using natural ingredients and handcrafted in small batches. Forget the common flavors like Rocky Road or Neopolatin, Urban Churn makes ice cream flavors you can't find anywhere else. Along with Premium Vanilla, Smooth Dutch Chocolate, Real Strawberry, Salted Caramel and other traditional creamy treats, they make unique flavors like Lucky Cricket,Cantaloupe, Banana Pudding, Thai Tea to name a few. We also offer a variety of specialty Milkshakes and Sundaes.
Urban Churn
6391 Carlisle Pike
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Located on the Carlisle Pike of Mechanicsburg, Urban Churn features unique and delicious ice cream using natural ingredients and handcrafted in small batches. Forget the common flavors like Rocky Road or Neopolatin, Urban Churn makes ice cream flavors you can't find anywhere else. Along with Premium Vanilla, Smooth Dutch Chocolate, Real Strawberry, Salted Caramel and other traditional creamy treats, they make unique flavors like Lucky Cricket,Cantaloupe, Banana Pudding, Thai Tea to name a few. We also offer a variety of specialty Milkshakes and Sundaes.
Vale Wood Farms
517 Vale Wood Road
Loretto, PA 15940
A family-owned dairy farm, Vale Wood Farms grows the crops used to feed its own herd of cows. Vale Wood processes the milk from its cows, along with milk from neighboring farms, into a full line of quality dairy products – including ice cream – that are delivered to local customers. The dairy and farm store are located in the countryside, close to the cows who provide their high quality milk. Aside from a wide array of unique ice cream flavors, there are plenty of activities for kids and photo opportunities to enjoy when you visit.
Way-Har Farms
7701 Bernville Road
Bernville, PA 19506
Way-Har Farm Market is a third-generation, family-owned business that has been retailing its milk and ice cream for over 50 years. In 1970, the Lesher family opened the farm market as a retail dairy store to sell milk directly from their cows. Today, the market is a popular destination for ice cream cones, milkshakes, sundaes, and their very own 'Way-Har Whips'. Customers also stop into the market for homemade baked goods, deli items, and specialty candies. In addition, Way-Har provides a travelling ice cream wagon and ice cream catering service to serve weddings, fairs, and community events.
Widnoon Soft Serve
911 Mahoning Road
Templeton, PA 16259
Home of the Ice Cream Nachos! Huge portions at a small price where quality is a priority. Widnoon Soft Serve goes above and beyond in creating one-of-a-kind homemade ice cream confections. Looking for something unique or just a classic favorite, they have it! See you at Widnoon Soft Serve.
Windy Knoll Farm Market & Creamery
2685 Spring Road
Chambersburg, PA 17202
In operation since 2008, Windy Knoll Farm Market & Creamery has made a big impact, winning the Golden Scoop Award for Best Ice Cream four years in a row. With a big selection of ice cream flavors and a convenient location, Windy Knoll has made guests smile for more than a decade and counting.
Windy Ridge Dairy
457 North Tower Road
Fombell, PA 16123
This family owned and operated dairy farm processes milk from its 40 Registered Jersey cows. From cones to milkshakes and farm fresh milk, Windy Ridge gives visitors a taste of home. Check out the farm’s Facebook page to catch the ever-changing “Flavor of the Week.”