The Best Pumpkin Patches in America for Fall Travel
If you’re in the mood for fall travel and solid pumpkin picking ahead of Halloween, there are plenty of gorgeous gourd gardens planted across America. From Virginia to Kentucky, Colorado, and beyond, here’s a list of pumpkin patches to visit for your next family outing.
Ashland Berry Farm in Beaverdam, Virginia
Try this property’s doughnut shop as well as the “All You Can Carry Pumpkin” challenge, where you’ll take a hayride out to the 30-acre pumpkin patch and grab hold of as many pumpkins as your arms can handle. Take three steps with them, and they’re all yours for $25.
Exploration Acres in Lafayette, Indiana
Here, on top of picking a pumpkin from a big and beautiful patch, you can take a hayride, eat lunch by an open fire pit, take a spin on a pedal car, and fire a three-ear corn cannon salute. Then, walk through Northwest Indiana’s largest corn maze – a 23-acre wonderland with 10 miles of paths and four mazes.
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze in Petaluma, California
Bring the whole family to Petaluma Pumpkin patch for corn maze exploring and pumpkin picking. In postcard-worthy Sonoma County, over 50 varieties of sustainably grown pumpkins by fourth-generation Petaluma Farmer Jim Groverman are on offer to pick straight from the vine for all of your cooking and carving (and painting) needs. To make your time at Petaluma even more enjoyable, there’s also a four-acre corn maze and straw mountain with 500-plus straw bales to climb. Kids can visit the petting zoo, a corn kernel sandbox, pony rides, a carnival fun slide, and more.
The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences Hobbit House Pumpkin Patch in Richmond, Rhode Island
If you’re looking for a spot to arrange a festive photo shoot, here’s a gourd-eous spot where visitors can reserve a half-hour time slot to check out the Hobbit House. Priced at $200 per group (up to four people), the excursion doesn’t come cheap, but the setting is outfitted with hundreds of carefully arranged pumpkins inside and out, making it a festive backdrop for family photos. Pumpkins are priced at $20 each.
Studt’s Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze in Grand Junction, Colorado
At Studt’s, you’ll mosey through a 12-acre patch with more than 45 pumpkin varieties to explore. After you’ve selected a pink, red, brown, yellow, white or orange pumpkin to take home, there are massive pumpkin trampolines, pedal cars in a straw bale track with carts for all ages, corn mazes, pumpkin bowling, a corn cannon target, a barrel train ride, a petting zoo, and more. Concessions at Studt’s include homemade pumpkin bread, caramel apples, cotton candy, cookies, popcorn, kettle corn, and apple cider.
Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan
Perched along the scenic Tunnel of Trees route by Lake Michigan, fall welcomes “Pumpkin Weekends on the Farm,” complete with giant pumpkins, pumpkin bowling down the vineyard’s hill, apple baseball, pumpkin smashing, and a gnome house scavenger hunt through the woods. For grown-up fun, throw back a homemade pizza with farm-grown ingredients on Fridays, along with a hard cider, beer, or wine from the property’s winery or brewery. The grounds also have animals and fish to feed, hiking trails, and a market with canned goods.
Beck’s Harvest House in Spokane, Washington
Venture to Beck’s Harvest House, a must-see attraction in the Green Bluff collective of family-owned farms. Expect a giant corn maze, pumpkin doughnuts, and a chance to pick the perfect pumpkin. Through Halloween, there’s also live music that we hear pairs really well with sweater weather and their fresh apple cider.
Cheekwood Harvest in Nashville, Tennessee
Cheekwood Harvest in Nashville provides endless fall fun with the “Pumpkin Village” pumpkin patch with two life-sized pumpkin houses, children’s art activities, live music, food trucks, and more seasonal merriment. There are typically thousands of pumpkins and mums on display at Cheekwood Harvest through the end of October. There’s also a scarecrow trail and the weekly live music and booze on a Thursday night. The grounds also have a beer garden and art and garden workshops for adults.
Fifer Orchards Pumpkin Patch in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware
At Fifer Orchards, you and your family can enjoy choosing a bright orange pumpkin right off the vine to carve just in time for Halloween 2023. It’s a U-Pick oasis at Fifer Orchards, where, in addition to walking around the pumpkin patch, you can take on the six-acre corn maze or head to the park or hop on a tractor train ride with little ones. When all is said and picked, sip on some apple cider slushies, spoon up the homemade ice cream, and buy a pack of apple cider donuts for the road.
The Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm in Winchester, Virginia
Head to this working family farm for the largest corn maze in the area, which has more than three miles of path within an eight-acre cornfield, hayrides, and free children’s activities featuring a petting zoo and a pirate ship jungle gym. For a separate admission, visit the Haunted Nightmares haunted house and ratchet up the scares. The attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays (and Sundays with a less-aggressive show for a younger audience).
Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Omaha, Nebraska
This 400-acre pumpkin patch and apple orchard stays open every day through Halloween to keep crowds at bay and let those festive sentiments roll and apple cider churn. During your visit, kiddos will rejoice in selecting a superlative carving pumpkin as well as making their way through some 50-plus attractions like Graveyard Golf and Stalk Cars and multiple live shows such as the Pigtucky Derby Pig Races. Adults and teens can enjoy target-shooting apples with the Apple Blasters and the Blacklight Paintball Shootout, and everyone can chow down on hand-dipped corn dogs, caramel apples, and s’mores roasted to campfire perfection. Before you’re on your way, hop on the Hay Rack Ride to the Apple Orchard and then partake in an adventure at the Haunted Farm House.
Waldvogel Farm in Juneau, Wisconsin
Here at ole Waldvogel’s, you can scope out some 70 attractions like wagon rides, 150-foot super mega slide, and the Pumpkin Village. Pick your own pumpkin patches are a seasonal favorite in Wisconsin.
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