About the Ranch
About Us:
We are a small 6.5 acre ranch and miniature railroad in Buffalo Mills, Pennsylvania just outside the historic town of Hyndman. Located right on Route 96, our farm is conveniently situated 25 minutes from either downtown Bedford, Pennsylvania or Cumberland, Maryland. We offer special event/public open house days, private parties, events and tours as well as educational tours for schools, nonprofits and other community organizations.
Our Animals
Here at the ranch our main focus is on our llamas and alpacas, but we also have Jacob, Babydoll & Hair Sheep, Pygmy & Toggenburger Goats as well as a variety of chickens & ducks. Most of the animals on the ranch are available for public interactions during our open house days/special public events and small groups of them are available for private parties. In addition, the animals often travel off-site for special community events and are for hire pending scheduling, distance from the farm and availability.
For more information on scheduling a farm tour, reserving a private party/event or hiring our animals for an off-site event, call us at +1 (814) 979-2922 or click on the "Contact Us" link below.
Our Live Steam Railroad
We have a dual gauge 7 1/2 inch & 10 1/4 inch gauge miniature ride-on railroad that is currently under construction at the farm. The railroad is opening in phases, with our phase one loop already complete and fully operational with construction on the expansions/other phases underway. The railroad operates a fleet of three authentic coal fired miniature steam locomotives with a fourth one on static display in our on-site ranch shop awaiting her turn for a complete restoration to operational status. Our trains operate on select public open house days during our summer season from May through October as well as during our Christmas with the Alpacas & North Pole Express event taking place on the first weekend in December.
To find out more about our historic fleet of miniature steam trains, visit the "Learn More" link below.
The Ranch Shop
We have an on-site ranch shop selling alpaca products made from the fleece of our own alpacas & llamas, Little Wills Creek merchandise and model trains/accessories in scales from N to G and nearly everything in between. We also have some beautiful model train displays/layouts that operate for the public to enjoy during store hours.
Most of our alpaca products and even some of our model trains & accessories are not available here at our online store and can only be found at the Ranch Shop which is open Wednesday through Friday 12:00pm - 6:30pm from May through October, 12:00pm to 5:30pm on Friday through Sunday from November 28th through December 21st and on Friday through Sunday 12:00pm to 4:30pm from March through the end of April. The Ranch Shop and entire farm facilities are closed to the public from mid-December through February.
To see our online product selection, visit the "Ranch Shop" link below.
Special Events/Public Open House Days
Throughout our main operational season from May through October, we host several special events and public open house days. Most of our special events are by reservation only and include exciting experiences such as National Train Day/Opening Weekend in May, Independence Day with the Alpacas on July 4th Weekend, Alpaca Yoga with Instructor Courtney in both May & October, Pumkin Patch Express on the second weekend of October and Christmas with the Alpacas & North Pole Express on the first weekend in December. We also offer a few public open house days where entry and activities are FREE to the public such as National Alpaca Farm Days on September 26th & 27th. In addition to our on-site special events/public open house days, our animals and steam trains are a part of several off-site private and public events throughout our community.
For more information on upcoming special events and public open house days, visit our Special Events/Public Days page by clicking the link below or visit our Facebook page.