The JournalMost people plan a Pocono winter weekend around skiing and never learn there's a working farm nearby swapping trail rides for sleigh rides once the snow hits.
Most people mapping out a Pocono weekend go straight to the slopes or the lake and stop there. That's not a wrong instinct — it's just an incomplete one. A few miles outside White Haven, near Mauch Chunk Lake, there's a family-owned working farm that quietly operates across nearly the entire year, and what it offers changes with the season in a way most visitors never think to ask about.
For most of the year, Daisy Field Farm runs guided trail rides across its wooded and open acreage, with routes that pass a sunflower field — options range from short scenic loops to longer rides for those who want more time in the saddle. Younger kids can do pony rides instead, and anyone who'd rather sit back than ride can book a carriage instead of a horse. It's a real, working farm rather than a seasonal attraction built for tourists, which is part of what makes it worth knowing about in the first place.
Then winter arrives, and the same farm becomes a different kind of outing entirely. The trail rides give way to horse-drawn sleigh rides — no ski lift, no frozen lake, just a horse-drawn sleigh moving across snow-covered farmland outside White Haven. It's the kind of activity that doesn't show up on a typical "things to do in the Poconos in winter" list, mostly because it requires knowing the farm exists at all.
A few logistics matter here, since this is a working operation and not a walk-up attraction. Everything runs by appointment, so you'll want to plan ahead rather than show up hoping for an open slot.
This is the kind of thing a local concierge would flag when someone says they've already done the mountain and the lake and want to know what else is actually near White Haven. It's not a hidden gem in the overused sense of the phrase — it's a straightforward seasonal-shift fact that most visitors simply don't know to ask about until someone tells them.
If a winter weekend built around something other than skiing sounds appealing, this is exactly the kind of detail worth working into the itinerary.