MD Ice Cream Trail Returns With New Stops

The Maryland's Best Ice Cream Trail is fully underway, with multiple on-farm creameries joining the annual celebration of the state's dairy industry.

2026 marks the 14th year of the event, which was launched as part of an effort to connect residents with farmers and locally sourced products.

Running through Sept. 7, the trail includes 13 on-farm stops that span over 145 miles across the Old Line State. This year's participating sites are located in Harford, Montgomery, Worcester, Washington, Frederick, Kent, Prince George's, Baltimore, Garrett, Cecil and Talbot counties.

Residents who stop at the 13 farm sites will be entered to win the Maryland's Best Ice Cream Trailblazer Champion prize.

Winnings include:

• Personalized plaque
• Copy of "Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck's Ice Cream Wish"
• $50 gift card to an on-farm creamery

Individuals can also snag a free Maryland State Park pass by signing up for a Bandwango digital pass and checking in at each of the stops.

The 13 participating on-farm creameries can be found below:

Montgomery County

• Brown Cow Creamery
• Deere Valley Farms

Prince George's County

• Miller Farms

Baltimore County

• Prigel Family Creamery

Frederick County

• Happy Cow Creamery
• Moo Cow Creamery
• Rocky Point Creamery
• South Mountain Creamery

Harford County

• Broom’s Bloom Dairy
• Keyes Creamery

Kent County

• Lockbriar Farms

Worcester County

• Chesapeake Bay Farms

Washington County

• Deliteful Dairy

But Wait, There's Also Non-Farm Sites

The 2026 edition of the trail also includes a total five non-farm locations that source their ice creams from local dairy farms.

Stops at the following locations earn participants extra points on the Bandwango pass.

Garrett County

• Lakeside Creamery

Cecil County

• Port House Creamery

Montgomery County

• Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream (Rockville site only)
• Sarah’s Handmade Ice Cream

Talbot County

• Scottish Highland Creamery