Ioka Valley Farm — Attraction in Hancock

Great farm, with multiple areas to explore and play. They have the best playground area and variety that I've seen. The kids had a blast. Some animals you can feed, and cute café. We all enjoyed going.

Cost to enter the play area were a but high in my opinion, but I know covid has effected many places and could be the reason.

Only reason for 4 stars was because I feel accessibility ♿️ acess is lacking in some places. My main complaint was that my mother was going to take our kids into the play area because she is free (60+). However my toddler is disabled, and requires assistance to walk and play on playground equipment. I asked if myself or my husband could go in just to assist her, since her walker doesn't work well on grass and sand. I was told not unless we purchased a wristband at full-price. Obviously we complied, because it's not acceptable for her to be excluded or unsafe. However grandma also couldn't watch 2 older children as well as assist our toddler.

I would never ask for anything free, but we were not entering for fun or enjoyment. We were purely there to provide aide to a disabled child.

Overall we had a great time, and would visit again if...

Not a good place if you are a person of color …. I had been coming here for 8 years nothing spectacular about it just your regular ho drum hay ride … hot dogs …. Goats…. Other animals w delicious smells .. yawn …. But something to do on a Saturday in the fall …. We ended our trip w a stop at the gift shoppe as my child picked what she wanted and I looked around too …. The woman was following her around. What did you do with that … don’t touch that …. Where is that other thing you had ? I got sooo fed up I took what I had in my hands and I said you know what forget it …. And I walked out …. Ever since we have been going to Pick a pumpkin in schoharie and it has been fantastic no racists …. They have a slide down the hill that’s tons of fun …. They have hay stacks to jump off of the apple cider dounuts go by on a conveyor belt they are fun to watch they have a scavenger hunt for free which the kids love ….. I read in another review that people paid 70 bucks for a play area for their kids here 😳 someone else said that this place is price gouging if you doubt that …. There’s your proof in the pudding …. My memories and money will be made and spent at pick a...

As a small Business owner, Our family has always strived to support family owned businesses. For nearly 20 years we have visited Ioka for our Christmas Tree. We always love the experience of the hay ride and trekking up the mountain side in search of our tree and the hot cocoa afterwards. The true measure of a business is also how they respond if something isn't quite right. This season our tree unfortunately was not taking in water and as a result 6 days out from Christmas it dried out. I am not sure if the drought conditions contributed to this, but I did place a call to Ioka and left a message. Missy called me back and I explained the situation. She was very understanding and invited us back to select another tree. The prospect of having to remove decorations along with having to again redecorate was not what I had planned, but knowing how concerned she was and reaching out with the offer was very much appreciated by our Family. We have attended other events at Ioka and always enjoy the time there. Our Sincere thanks to Missy and all at Ioka who helped us out. Our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Neil &...