Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, at 1041 Brevard Place Road, Iron Station, regularly offers farm tours, and is also hosting special events for National Alpaca Days. For its regular alpaca tours, visit their website to see the schedule and to make reservations. February is a great time to visit, because they have some special deals going on that will save you money. Read on to learn about the farm, or jump right to the special events and discounts!
Also, learn about more opportunities for animal encounters in the Charlotte region.
Iron Station is about 28 miles to the northwest of Charlotte, before you get to Lincolnton. It’s pretty convenient to readers in the Mountain Island area, Huntersville, Stanley, or parts of Gaston County. It’s just 20 minutes from Birkdale Village in Huntersville.
Tours at Good Karma Ranch
Tours are offered on select days. The cost is $13.
You must register in advance. If nobody is registered for a tour, the farm won’t be open, so please don’t just show up without registering.
Find the schedule for tours here.
The tours are 45 minutes long and you’ll have the opportunity to touch the alpacas, as well as take a selfie and as many pictures as you want. You’ll get to spend time in the pasture with the alpacas.
You’ll also meet Murphy the livestock guard dog, a magnificent Great Pyrenees, and see a rescued llama.
There will also be time in the farm store.
Good Karma Ranch Alpacas are shorn once a year, in the spring, and they send the fleece to an alpaca fleece co-op, which creates products like socks, hats and scarves from the alpaca fleece it receives. You can shop for some of these products in the farm store, and can also shop online.
The fleece is softer and stronger than sheep’s wool, and is also hypo-allergenic, and non-itchy.
Visit Good Karma Ranch Alpacas’ Facebook page for the list of upcoming tour times.
Please go to goodkarmaranch.com/collections/farm-tour-events and then click on “Farm Tours.” From there you can see the dates and times the tours are offered, as well as which are sold out, and you can purchase your tour there.
The tours are suitable for children, and are wheelchair accessible. There’s very little walking involved.
Special Events and Discounts in February, 2024
Bogo tours
In February, buy one tour and get one free! Use the promo code Feb Fun. The code can be used once per order per date. Tours will sell out, so don’t delay. At the time of this post, these are the tours that are available:
- Friday, February 2, 1 p.m.
- Saturday, February 3, 12 p.m.
- Sunday, February 4, 12 p.m.
- Saturday, February 17, 12 p.m.
- Sunday, February 18, 12 p.m.
- Friday, February 23, 1 p.m.
- Saturday, February 24, 12 p.m.
Please note that the promo code Feb Fun is not applied until the checkout screen.
Free entry for food donation
On Sunday, February 25, 2024, meet the alpacas for free, by donating 3 non-perishable food items. This is a partnership with East Lincoln High School’s Backpack Program. This program provides a backpack full of food on Friday afternoons for students who are in need.
Sessoins are 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
You can meet the alpacas and take pictures with them, but there won’t be formal tours. Learn more about the event and the needs here.
Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, Iron Station
1041 Brevard Place Road
Iron Station, NC
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