The kids and I were looking for a place near where we live that wasn’t a long drive to visit animals. Specifically, alpacas. We knew there were places in Georgia where you could see them. After a quick Google search, we found Creekwater Alpaca Farm in Snellville, Georgia. It’s located on a large 20 year old farm and is home to a big herd of alpacas who are sweet and gentle and absolutely love to be fed by hand. Here’s the farm’s description of themselves on their Facebook page:
“Creekwater Alpaca Farm is located in Snellville, GA and has been in business for over 20 years. Our farm is filled with Alpacas, a native animal to Peru, that produces some of the softest fiber in the world. They are kind and loving animals. Our farm consists of other animals as well including ducks, geese and goats.”
The first time we visited it was a bit chilly but a perfect day since the alpacas were out enjoying the air and crowd. Creekwater has a table on their porch with small bags of feed for a donation of a couple of dollars. Families were hanging out along the Alpaca pen happily feeding the crew.
The farm has a small gift shop. It’s fun to see all of the things made out of their fur. We bought some mittens and socks and they are so soft to the touch. The staff is very friendly and can share details about who’s who among the alpacas. When the weather’s warmer or even downright hot, the animals are in the barn. Once they are in the barn you will need to take a ticketed farm tour. It costs between $7.50 – 10.oo depending on age.
You can again visit with the alpacas but also get to see rabbits, guineafowl, chickens, a goat, and rooster. My sons got to pet the rabbits since I was allowed to climb in the pen and bring one out. As long as you are there and keep all doors shut. We held them too. Not sure you are allowed to remove the rabbits all the time so I suggest you ask a worker. You can feed the alpacas again but watch out for the goat. Believe his name is Rambo and he lives up to it a bit. He wants all the food. The guineafowl were hilarious because they follow each other like a small swarm. They were fiercely protective of their eggs, so if you even got a smidge too close to them, they literally swarmed over to you and blocked access to them. They didn’t bite or threaten you but let you know these were their precious property. The Creekwater rooster was letting everyone know he was there. Constantly crowing. We got a good video after we encouraged him to let loose.
It’s a fun outing that’s budget friendly and a way to connect with these sweet animals. Recommend you give it a try on a weekend. They are mainly open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Check to make sure before you go because sometimes weather and other factors impact being open.
