Everything You Need Before You Come
Hours, tickets, directions and the one thing most first-time visitors wish somebody had told them — plus how long the drive takes from your town.
Why families come back
Coni and Bob Keyes opened the petting farm in Kissimmee in 1988. A great many parents bringing children today were brought here themselves.
$18 per person from age 2 takes in every animal, the tractor-drawn wagon ride and the playground. Animal feed and pony rides are optional purchases, available at the gate and through online ticket purchase. Parking is free.
Children under 2 never pay. Every Wednesday is Grandparents Day, when one grandparent joins free alongside each paid general admission — all year, not as an occasional promotion.
Add animal feed at the gate or when you buy online, and the morning belongs to your children. There is no viewing platform, no commentary and no timed route.
A Short Window, and Why It Is Worth Planning Around
Most families arrive at Green Meadows having planned very little, which is usually fine — there is no reservation system and no timed entry for general admission. But 2 things about the farm are worth knowing in advance.
We open at 10:00 AM Wednesday through Sunday. Last admission is 1:00 PM Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday, with no evening opening. That is a tighter window than most attractions in Central Florida, and if you are driving in from outside Osceola County it shapes which day makes sense.
Vending machines only. Bring a picnic and use the shaded tables — lunch outdoors with cattle grazing beyond the fence is one of the better half hours of the visit, but only if you packed one.
Everything below is here so that neither of those is a surprise when you arrive.
What a Visit Actually Gives Your Family
A morning at the petting farm does a few things that no indoor attraction in Central Florida can, and they are the reason families keep coming back across the years.
Your children feed cattle, alpacas, donkeys, pigs, goats, chickens and rabbits by hand — close enough to feel an animal’s weight shift as it leans into the rail.
Nothing runs to a clock. There is no route to follow and no schedule to keep, so you leave when your children have finished rather than when a timetable says so.
A tractor-drawn wagon ride goes out through the trees, and a playground sits in the shade of old live oaks for when the fence stops holding their attention.
The whole property is shaded by mature oaks, so it runs noticeably cooler than an open Florida field — and shaded picnic tables mean lunch is part of the morning, not a rush home.
It works across a wide age range at once. Toddlers stay at the rail far longer than parents expect; older children head for the wagon ride and the playground.
Adults get shade, somewhere to sit and nothing to keep pace with — which is not a claim every family outing in this part of Florida can make.
Hours, Prices and Getting Here
Where to point the maps app
Lancaster Ranch Park
1881 Jack Calhoun Drive, Kissimmee, FL 34741
Free parking on site.
This is our only location — if you visited before the farm’s seven-year closure, set your maps app to the Jack Calhoun Drive address rather than going from memory.
Per person, age 2 and over. Under 2s free. Buy online in advance or pay at the gate — no reservation needed.
Per person, with a reservation.
Per person, with a reservation. Includes one free admission for every 20 paid.
Unlimited visits for a year from purchase — for families who expect to come back.
The single best decision available to you. The animals are at their most active first thing, the heat has not built, and the paddocks are quiet. Wednesday carries Grandparents Day, and weekends take a last admission an hour later, at 2:00 PM — which matters if you are driving any real distance.
Animal feed and pony rides are optional purchases, available at the gate and through online ticket purchase. The farm is entirely cashless and accepts all major credit cards.
Packing for a Morning Outdoors
Bring lunch and plenty of water. There is no cafe on the property, only vending machines, and shaded picnic tables are provided specifically so families can eat here rather than cut the morning short. Between May and September, bring considerably more water than seems necessary.
Dress everyone for a morning outdoors: closed shoes rather than sandals, sun hats and sunscreen for the whole party. Bring a card as well, since we take no cash anywhere on site.
Every part of the farm is outdoors — the paddocks, the wagon ride, the playground and the picnic areas all sit under open sky and oak canopy. Call us at (407) 994-2775 and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth the drive. We would far rather do that than have a family make the drive for nothing.
Three Things to Sort Before You Leave
We open at 10:00 AM Wednesday through Sunday. Last admission is 1:00 PM Wednesday to Friday and 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Weekday mornings are quietest; weekends give you the later cut-off.
No cafe on site, only vending machines. Bring lunch, water, hats, sunscreen and closed shoes — the whole visit happens outdoors.
Pay at the gate or show your online ticket, add animal feed or pony rides if you would like them, and let your children set the pace from there.
Before you set out
We open at 10:00 AM Wednesday through Sunday. Last admission is 1:00 PM Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday. The farm is closed Monday and Tuesday, and there is no evening opening.
That is a tighter window than most Central Florida attractions, so it is worth checking before you set out rather than assuming. Weekday mornings are the quietest of the week and suit very young children particularly well. Weekends carry more atmosphere and take a later last admission, which is worth knowing if you are driving in from outside Osceola County.
General admission is $18 per person for everyone aged 2 and over, and children under 2 are free. That single ticket covers the entire farm — all the animals, the tractor-drawn wagon ride and the playground — with no parking fee.
Group rates start at 10 people: $15 per person from 10 to 19 guests, and $12 per person from 20 upward with a reservation, which also includes one free admission for every 20 paid. There is an annual pass giving unlimited visits for a year from purchase. Animal feed and pony rides are optional purchases, available at the gate and through online ticket purchase. Please note the farm is cashless — all major credit cards are accepted, but cash is not.
We are at Lancaster Ranch Park, 1881 Jack Calhoun Drive, Kissimmee, FL 34741. Drive times vary considerably depending on where in Central Florida you are starting from — anywhere from around twenty minutes to about an hour and a half.
We have written a page for each of the towns we regularly see families come from, covering the distance, the usual route, which day suits that drive best and what is worth planning around. Find your town in the list on this page for the specifics.
No. There is no timed entry and no reservation system for general admission. Buy online beforehand if you prefer, or simply pay at the gate when you arrive.
Groups of ten or more are the exception — those rates require a reservation, and paying in advance moves a large party through the entrance far quicker on the day. Birthday celebrations and school field trips also need arranging ahead — your tent is reserved for your celebration — and weekend dates fill early once fall arrives.
You do. Every paying guest takes home a free pumpkin from our Pumpkin Zone, which is open every day we are open throughout the fall season. We are not a pumpkin patch and the pumpkins are not grown here — they are brought in and set out under the oak trees rather than on a paved lot, so children get to walk in, choose their own and carry it out with animals grazing a short distance away.
The Halloween Candy Hunt takes place on 2 weekends around Halloween, so a single visit can cover the Pumpkin Zone, the costumes and a long spell with the animals. Dates shift a little each year with the season, so check our Special Events page or follow us on Facebook and Instagram, where they appear first. These are the busiest days on our calendar, so aim to arrive near opening.
2 things above all. There is no cafe on the property, only vending machines, so bring a picnic and plenty of water and use the shaded tables provided. And the whole farm is outdoors, so dress everyone in closed shoes, sun hats and sunscreen.
Beyond that: parking is free, the farm is entirely cashless, and animal feed, an optional purchase at the gate and online, is what most children remember longest. If the sky looks unsettled before you leave home, call (407) 994-2775 and we will give you a straight answer about whether to come.
How Long Is the Drive From Your Town?
Each page below covers the distance, the usual route, which day suits that drive best and what is worth planning around. Find your town and we will do the rest.
Kissimmee, Florida
Come and See Us This Week
Open 10:00 AM Wednesday to Sunday · last admission 1:00 PM Wed–Fri and 2:00 PM Sat & Sun. No reservation needed for general admission — buy online or pay at the gate.
Cloudy skies? Give us a call and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth the drive.