Farmer's Inn Restaurant

The bridge at Clear Creek State Park was washed out during a spring storm and has not been repaired yet.  This is probably affecting visitors in general to this area.

Ok, the restaurant was nice! Kind of Cracker Barrel-ish  but with decent food ;) The buffet looked great, but I just wanted a salad. The grilled chicken salad was really good!!
We went to the petting zoo after and I immediately fell in love with a 1 week old goat! I was shocked to see so many "exotic" animals! Then sheep and the deer would come up and eat out of your hands. THEN, we saw the porcupine cage! There were big leg bones tossed in the cages?!?! The black bears also had bones? The last fence had 2 Bernese Mountain Dogs in it! Not like pet dogs who were just out there enjoying the day to be taken home later. They LIVED out there!! They were matted and sooo HOT, they had a dog house at the back. This broke my heart. I offered one a treat, he reluctantly got up and walked over to me..sniffed the treat, turned up his nose and walked away :( It was extremely  disturbing and I can't stop thinking about those dogs! There must be a rescue group..I will do some research

Farmer's Inn is a Jefferson County classic spot for getting your local yokel on.
- Petting zoo for the kids
- Mini golf
- Driving range
- Ice cream
- Gift shop
- Amish furniture

And of course, there's the large restaurant serving all those comfort foods your body doesn't need, but craves on a cool, Fall day. We stopped here for dinner and although the smell of animal manure attacked my nostrils during the walk in, I remained hungry regardless. Hey, they don't call it Farmer's Inn for nothing.

Avoiding the buffet, I ordered the three-piece Broasted Chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. My eyes were obviously bigger than my stomach because when the waitress brought out my plate all I could think was, Wow! Although I like two large breasts as much as the next guy, there was no possible way I was finishing both of them plus an additional wing after eating a garden salad. However, the chicken was perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside. Delicious!

Not having an ounce of room in my stomach for dessert, I paid our bill at the gift shop and we headed back out into the fresh, night air...wait...nope, it still smelled like...