From Cow to Cone
From beachside ice cream stands to year-round ice cream parlors to pastoral dairy farms, Massachusetts has you covered for all your ice cream cravings! The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail features more than 100 destinations where you can find your favorite flavors, brought to you by the hardworking dairy farmers in Massachusetts. Have fun discovering new flavors and novelty treats or learning about the difference between a milkshake and a frappe. Start your sweet adventure!
Why an ice cream trail?
Taste your way through Massachusetts and find your favorite flavors, swirls, soft-serves, dips, toppings, and ice cream delights – all brought to you by the hardworking farmers, and cows, of the Massachusetts dairy industry. We encourage you to discover and visit our dairy farms and local ice cream businesses and learn about the history of ice cream in Massachusetts.
How to use the ice cream trail
The Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR). The trail is a map of geo-locations, based on either Massachusetts dairy farms who have ice cream stands and may sell packaged ice cream; Massachusetts dairy farms who sell packaged ice cream at their farm store; Massachusetts ice cream stands/shops who sell Massachusetts ice cream products.
Please check websites for operating days and hours before your visit.
