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PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKIN FARMS IN NY, NJ, AND CT

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by Melanie Baker; Research by Kelsey Kline September 17, 2012

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Pumpkin picking is a perfect fall activity for families in the New York City area. Here you'll find our comprehensive list of pick-your-own pumpkin farms and pumpkin patches throughout the area, including NYC, Southeast New York, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

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With Halloween on the horizon, October is the perfect month to take an adventure to the farms and fields for a little pick-your-own family fun. Spend a day in the pumpkin patch and bring home gourds small and large for painting, carving, and cooking. Many of the locations listed here also offer corn mazes, hayrides, and tons of other fall activities.

   Please note: Dates and availability are subject to change due to weather and demand. We recommend calling ahead before visiting these farms.

 

NEW YORK CITY

Queens County Farm Museum

73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park
718-347-3276

Pick your own pumpkins on weekends, 11am-4pm, throughout October. Also offers a hayride and a 3-acre interactive corn maze.

 

 

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SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

(Rockland County, Westchester County, Dutchess County, Orange County, Ulster County)

Rockland County

The Orchards of Concklin

2 South Mountain Road, Pomona
845-354-0369

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 10am-5pm weekends only. On-site haunted house and giant blow-up slide, plus a farm store with homegrown and local fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and homemade apple cider and peanut butter. School tours and birthday parties are available by appointment.

  

Dr. Davies Farm

306 Route 304, Congers
845-268-7020

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through the first weekend in November, 10am-4:30pm daily. Hayrides to the pumpkin fields offered 11am-5pm weekends, weekdays by appointment ($5 per person). Farmers market with homegrown and local produce. Large field with picnic areas.

 

Westchester County

Amawalk Farm

42 Wood Street, Katonah
914-245-2319

Pick your own pumpkins and vegetables through mid October at this certified organic farm. Open 3-5pm Tuesdays and Thursdays; 11am-5pm Saturdays; 2-5pm Sundays. Main picking field is a cell phone-free zone.

  

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center

1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights"
914-962-2368

U-pick pumpkins and vegetables through the fall, 10am-4pm Saturdays only. Three hiking trails; guided tours available. Free parking. Farm stand with farm-grown produce, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers; open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm.

 

Stuart's Fruit Farm

62 Granite Springs Road, Granite Springs
914-245-2784

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through November, 9am-6pm daily. School tours available weekdays in October. Group tours available through the barn, cider mill, and cold storage, ending with a chance to pick apples or pumpkins. Cash and check only.

 

Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

1335 Whitehill Road, Yorktown Heights
914-245-5111

Pick your own pumpkins and apples in October, Friday-Sunday 10am-4:30pm. Tricia’s Treats Bake Shop and Appleseed Gift Shop on site, plus a farm market with pre-picked farm produce, snacks, apple cider, and more.   

 

 

Dutchess County

Barton Orchards

63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag
845-227-2306

Pumpkin picking through Oct. 31, 9am-5pm daily. Children’s playground open daily. Harvest festivals on weekends through Nov. 1 featuring live entertainment, hayrides, petting zoo, haunted house, corn maze, gemstone mining, and family fun park. Old Country Store on site with bakery, cider and doughnuts, ice cream, crafts, and produce subject to availability. Bakery and doughnuts available on weekends only.

Dykeman Farm

823 W. Dover Road, Pawling
845-832-6068

Pick your own pumpkins every weekend in October from 9am-6pm. Hayrides available. Farm stand open daily with a variety of fresh homegrown vegetables, sweet corn, and local peaches and apples in season. Refreshments and face painting available. Free parking. Field trips for nursery schools and elementary schools.

 

Evergreen Farm

407 North Tower Hill Road, Millbrook
845-677-3785

Pick your own pumpkins, gourds, and ornamental corn; open 10am-5pm weekends and Columbus Day through Oct. 30.  

 

Fishkill Farms

9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction
845-897-4377; info@fishkillfarms.com

Pick your own pumpkins, apples, and pears in October, 10am-6pm daily. Harvest festival weekends mid-September through mid-October with hayrides, hay jump, bouncy house, and special events for kids. Farm store and café on site featuring organically grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and other local products.

 

Fraleigh's Rose Hill Farm

19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook
845-758-4215; info@pickrosehillfarm.com

Pick your own pumpkins, raspberries, and apples through Nov. 1. Farm stand with pre-picked produce, baked goods, and fall decorative items. Open 10am-6pm weekends only.  

 

Greig Farm

23 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook
845-758-1234

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 8am-7pm daily. Gigi Market on premises with local produce, baked goods, and prepared foods; open Thursday-Monday 8am-6pm. Grandiflora Nursery located nearby.

 

Mead Orchards LLC

15 Scism Road, Tivoli
845-756-5641; info@meadorchards.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through Oct. 25, 10am-6pm weekends and Columbus Day. Farm stand with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, honey, and apple cider. Picnic tables and outdoor restrooms available. No entrance fee. Call ahead for large groups.

 

Terhune Orchards

761 North Ave, Salt Point
845-266-5587

Pick your own pumpkins through October 31. Open 9:30am-6pm daily.

 

Wonderland Farm

191 White Schoolhouse Road, Rhinebeck
845-876-6760

Pick your own pumpkins through the end of October, 9:30am-dusk Friday-Sunday and Columbus Day. Wholesale produce also available; gourds, winter squash, corn stalks, and other fall decorations for sale. Dogs welcome.   

 

 

Orange County

Apple Ridge Orchards

101 Jessup Road, Warwick
845-987-771

Pick your own pumpkins from mid-September through October: 9am-5pm Monday-Thursday (by reservation only); 9am-6pm Friday-Sunday and all holidays. Hay wagon rides, fresh-pressed cider, friendly farm animals for petting, glass observation honey beehive, farm store, and bouncy house.

 

Applewood Orchards & Winery

82 Four Corners Road, Warwick
845-986-1684; applewoodorchards@gmail.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through late October, 9am-5pm daily. Wagon rides, herb and rose gardens, country store with pre-picked produce, farm animals, and Applewood Winery on site. Music, hayrides, puppet shows, and a variety of foods on weekends. School trips available.

 

Bellvale Farms 

Iron Forge Road, Warwick
845-988-5414; info@bellvalefarms.com

Pick your own pumpkins and hayrides through October, 12-5pm weekends and Columbus Day. Creamery on site featuring homemade ice cream, shakes, sundaes, and more.

 

Lawrence Farms Orchards

39 Colandrea Road, Newburgh

845-562-4268

Pick your own pumpkins, apples, grapes, peppers, pears, plums, and other fruits and vegetables through October, 9am-4pm daily. Little Play Village, animal visiting, and indoor hay bale maze on site. Country store and bakery with fruits and vegetables, homemade doughnuts, refreshments, and local dairy farm ice cream. Horse-drawn carriage rides and train rides on weekends.

 

Manza Family Farm

730 Route 211, Montgomery
845-692-4364

Pick your own pumpkins during Fall Festival weekends in October, which include tractor-drawn hayrides, pony rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, a straw maze, and farm animals. Farm stand with trees, shrubs, flowers, and produce for sale. Open 8am-5pm daily.   

 

Maples Farm & Garden Center

749 Route 17M, Middletown
845-344-0330

Pumpkin picking through October. Hayrides, barnyard animals, hay maze, pony rides, face painting, and haunted barn. Store with local produce, homemade fudge and baked goods, country crafts, flowers, and gifts. Open Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 9am-6pm.

 

Masker Orchards

45 Ball Road, Warwick
845-986-1058

Pumpkin and apple picking through early November, 9am-5pm daily. Barnyard animals, pony rides, wagon rides. Free parking and admission.

 

Ochs Orchard

4 Ochs Lane, Warwick
845-986-1591

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 9am-5pm daily. Petting zoo, gazebo, and picnic area on site. Farm market with homegrown and local fruits and vegetables (in season), apple cider and doughnuts, jams and jellies, honey, maple syrup, hot food, and homemade ice cream; open 9am-6pm daily through December.

 

Overlook Farm Market & Country Store

5417 Route 9W, Newburgh
800-291-9137 or 845-562-5780

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 8am-6pm daily. Fall harvest weekends in October feature trailer rides through the orchard, harvest picnics, and picnicking at Blossom Pond. Farm market with homegrown produce, garden center greenhouse, petting zoo, bakery, and deli open March through December, 8am-6pm daily (closed Tuesdays).  

 

Pierson's Evergreen Farm

1448 Route 211 West, Middletown

845-386-1882

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Weekends feature tractor-pulled hayrides to feed the animals, corn maze, challenging corn/hay bale maze, and kiddy maze. Fright Nights (7-11pm on Oct. 13, 20, and 26-27) feature the Haunted Barn and Corn Maze ($10; proceeds go to the Humane Society). Snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, and store on site with pre-picked produce, homemade goods, gifts, holiday decorations, and antiques. Birthday parties and school tours welcome. “Like” Pierson’s Farm and Greenhouse on Facebook.

 

Slate Hill Orchards

2580 Route 6, Slate Hill
845-355-4493

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily. Roadside market with homegrown fruits and vegetables, pies, doughnuts, and other baked goods open 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday, 9am-6pm Sunday.

 

Soons Orchard

23 Soons Circle, New Hampton
845-374-5471

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 10am-4pm weekends and Columbus Day. Wagon rides to pumpkin patch. Farm store with homegrown and local produce, fresh-pressed apple cider, homemade goodies, apple gift baskets, and other specialties. Scotty’s Country Kitchen sells baked goods. Store and kitchen open 9am-6pm daily.  

 

Weed Orchards

43 Mount Zion Road, Marlboro

845-236-2684 or 845-236-0237

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Apple bakery, farm market, and gift shop on site. Free hayrides, picnic tables, petting zoo, 1-acre corn maze, sand art, and face painting. Apple Harvest Festival: Oct. 6-7; Pumpkin Festival: Oct. 13-14; Halloween Costume Party: Oct. 27-28. Open daily through Oct. 31: 10am-5pm Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm weekends and holidays. 

 

Ulster County

Apple Hill Farm

124 Route 32 South, New Paltz
845-255-1605

U-pick pumpkins, gourds, and apples through October, 10am-5pm daily. Free hayrides and fire truck rides on weekends. Picnic areas available. Barn with homegrown produce, fresh-pressed apple cider, and doughnuts on site.

 

DuBois Farms U-Pick

209 Perkinsville Road, Highland
845-795-4037; upick@duboisfarms.com

U-pick pumpkins, apples, and pears through October, 10am-5pm daily. Harvest Festival: Oct. 6-8; Scarecrow Jamboree: Oct. 13-14; Pumpkin Festival: Oct. 20-21; Halloween Fun Festival: Oct. 27-28. Corn maze, hayrides, farm animals, and children’s play area and activities on site; restrooms available. Farm market, café, and bakery on site; weekend barbecues. Free admission.

 

Hurds Family Farm

2187 Route 32, Modena
845-883-7825; info@hurdsfamilyfarm.com

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October, 9am-5pm daily. Giant corn maze, hayrides, and bonfires. Educational school tours available. Pumpkin Harvest Fiesta with live music is held the last three weekends in October.

 

Jenkins-Lueken Orchards

69 Yankee Folley Road, New Paltz
845-255-0999; jlorchards@yahoo.com

Pick your own pumpkins, raspberries, blackberries, and apples through October, 9am-6pm daily. Corn maze, bakery, and fresh-pressed apple cider available.

 

Kelder's Farm & U-Pick

5755 Route 209, Kerhonkson
845-626-7137; info@kelderfarm.com

Pick-your own pumpkins and raspberries through October, 10am-6pm daily except Tuesdays. Eight-acre corn maze, petting zoo, mini-golf course, greenhouse, hayrides. School tours and birthday parties by appointment.

 

Maynard Farms & Orchards

326 River Road, Ulster Park
845-331-6908; Maynardorchards@aol.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples in October, 10am-5pm weekends only. Picnic tables available.

 

Prospect Hill Orchards

40 Clarkes Lane, Milton
845-795-2383; info@prospecthillorchards.com

Pumpkin and apple picking through October; 9am-4pm weekends only. Pre-picked produce, apple cider and doughnuts, and other baked goods available. Farm tours by appointment. Free Johnny Appleseed Cider Festival: Oct. 13-14.

 

Saunderskill Farms

5100 Route 209, Accord
845-626-2676; info@saunderskill.com

Pick your own pumpkins and raspberries through October, 7am-6pm daily except Mondays. Tractor-drawn hayrides, free corn maze, and horse-drawn hayrides on weekends. Farm market with pre-picked homegrown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, apple cider and donuts, local maple syrup and honey, ice cream, flower garden, and more on site.

 

Tantillo's Farm Market

730 State Road Route 208, Gardiner
845-256-9109

Pick your own pumpkins, cherries, tomatoes, and apples through October, 9am-4:30pm daily. This farm uses sustainable farming methods. School and group trips welcome on weekdays by appointment. Farm market with pre-picked homegrown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and ice cream on site, open 9am-6pm daily; ice cream available 11am-9pm.

 

Wallkill View Farm Market

15 Route 299 West, New Paltz
845-255-8050; info@wallkillview.com

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-6:30pm daily. Face-painting, haunted house, and balloon jump. Free hayrides and corn maze on weekends. Greenhouse and garden center, bakery with homemade goods, fresh-pressed apple cider and doughnuts, fall decorations.

 

Wilklow Orchards

341 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland
845-691-2339

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October, 9am-5pm daily. Hay jump, tunnels, greenhouse, farm animals to pet and feed, picnic areas. Roadside stand with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, baked goods, snacks, fresh-pressed apple cider and doughnuts, homemade jams, and fall items. School and church groups welcome; birthday parties available on weekends.

 

Wright's Apple Farm

699 State Route 208, Gardiner
845-255-5300; eatapples@hvc.rr.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October on a 500-acre farm. U-pick is open daily (including holidays) 8am-4:30pm. Farm market with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, homemade baked goods, 21 flavors of jams, cider doughnuts, candy and caramel apples, autumn decorations, and more; open daily 8am-7pm, year-round.

 

 

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LONG ISLAND

Albert H. Schmitt Family Farms

6 Bagatelle Road, Dix Hills
631-549-1159

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm daily. Hayrides and haunted maze on weekends. Fall decorations for sale.

 

Benner's Farm

56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket
631-689-8172

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 12-4pm weekends only. Hayrides (including a haunted hayride), Big Swing, and farm animals. Admission: $6; $5 children (includes corn and hayrides). Harvest Festival: Oct. 14, 12-4pm.

 

 

Borellas Farm Stand

485 Edgewood Avenue, Saint James
631-862-7330

U-pick pumpkins in October, 10am-5pm weekends only. Hayrides, snacks, corn maze, live music, and other activities. Farm stand with homegrown fruits and vegetables. Free parking. Admission: $10; free for children younger than 3.

 

Brightwaters Farms & Nursery

1624 Manatuck Boulevard, Bay Shore
631-665-5411

U-pick pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily. Hayrides, inflatable rides, and a farm store with novelty decorations, apples, candy apples, and full concession stand. $5 admission on weekends and Columbus Day includes face-painting, clown entertainment, animal viewing, and unlimited hay rides.

 

F & W Schmitt's Family Farm

26 Pinelawn Road, Melville
631-271-327

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm weekends. Free hayrides. Corn maze with admission. Weekend and Columbus Day activities include inflatable rides and food concessions. 6


 

Fairview Farm

69 Horsemill Lane, Bridgehampton (GPS: 69 Horsemill Road, Watermill)
631-537-6154

Pick-your-own pumpkins, gourds, and squash through the first week of November, 10am-6pm daily except Tuesdays. Eight-acre corn maze. Admission: $10; $8 children younger than 12; free for children younger than 4.

 

Grammas Flower Cottage

2891 Montauk Highway, Brookhaven
631-730-6264; grammasflowers@optonline.net

U-pick pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm daily. Plants, perennials, shrubs, and trees available on site.

 

Greenland Family Farms

17155 County Road 48, Cutchogue
631-734-5791

Pumpkin picking throughout October, 9am-5pm weekends only. Hayrides available. Fall decorations, trees, bushes, and perennials for sale.

 

Harbes Family Farm's Middle Earth Pumpkin Farm

5698 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
631-298-0800

U-pick pumpkins through Nov. 1, 9am-6pm weekends only. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, farm animals, and snacks available. Fall decorations for sale. Restrooms on site.

 

Hanks Pumpkintown

240 Montauk Highway, Watermill
631-726-4667

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October, 9:30am-6pm weekends and holidays. Corn mazes, wagon rides, tractor rides, pedal cart racetrack, and more. Admission: $10.

  

Krupski's Vegetable & Pumpkin Farm

38030 Route 25, Peconic
631-734-6847 or 631-734-7841

U-pick pumpkins through October. Farm-fresh produce for sale. Open 9am-6pm Monday-Thursday, 9am-7pm Friday-Sunday.

 

Lewin Farms

812 Sound Avenue, Calverton
631-929-4327

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily except Tuesdays.

 

Stakey's Pumpkin Farm

270 West Lane, Aquebogue
631-722-3467

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hayrides, corn maze, bounce house, face painting, pony rides. Greenhouse, country store, and Snack Shack with roasted corn on site. Open 12-5pm Monday-Friday; 9am-5pm weekends and Columbus Day. Open 9am-5pm weekdays for schools and other groups.

 

The Milk Pail Farm & Orchard

50 Horsemill Lane, Water Mill
631-537-2565

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October, 10am-5:30pm Friday-Sunday and holidays.

 

White Post Farms

250 Old Country Road, Melville
631-351-9373

U-pick pumpkins through October 25. Fall festival weekends through the end of October include live entertainment, hayrides, pony rides, games, and more; 10am-4pm and $14 admission per person. Open weekdays 10am-4pm, no admission.

 

Woodside Nursery & Garden Center Inc.

134 E Woodside Avenue, Patchogue
631-758-1491

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm daily. Haunted tunnel, face painting, scarecrow making, balloon bounce, and "Octobercation" activities (fee per activity; no admission price). Birthday parties and field trips available.

 

 

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NEW JERSEY

Abma's Farm Market & Nursery

700 Lawlins Road, Wycoff
201-891-0278

Pumpkin picking and hay rides through October, 8am-5:30pm Saturdays and 8am-6pm weekdays by appointment only (groups of 20 or more). Pony rides on Saturdays. Offers hayride/pumpkin picking birthday parties in October.  

 

Alstede Farms

84 County Route 513 (old route 24), Chester
908-879-7189

Pick your own pumpkins and gourds through mid November; apples, peaches, raspberries, and other vegetables through October. Pony rides, wagon rides, and moon bounce open Friday-Sunday. Daily hayrides, corn maze, friendly farm animals, and giant hay bale pyramid and tunnel. Open 9am-7pm daily.

 

Demarest Farms

244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale
201-666-0472

Pumpkin and apple picking in the fall, 10am-4:30pm weekends and holidays; 3-4:30pm weekdays (group picking during the week by appointment only). Hayrides to the orchard. Store on site open 8am-7pm daily.

 

Hamilton Farms

130 Old Denville Road, Boonton Township

973-334-6528

U-pick pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm Saturday and 9am-5pm Sunday. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, Halloween displays, hay maze, and farm animals. Farm stand with fresh fall produce, garden mums, apples, and apple cider. Field trips and birthday parties by appointment.

 

Pochuck Valley Farm Market and Deli

962 Route 517 (McAfee-Glenwood Road), Glenwood
973-764-4732

Pick your own pumpkins, apples, and gourds in October, 9am-4pm daily. Wagon rides available. Farm store and gift shop with pre-picked seasonal produce, apple cider, baked goods, deli, and specialty items on site. No pets allowed.

 

Riamede Farm

122 Oakdale Road, Chester
908-879-5353

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through early November, 9am-4:30pm daily. Bring your own cutting shears. Free hayrides to pumpkin field on weekends.

 

Secor Farms

85 Airmont Avenue, Mahwah
201-529-2595

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hay maze, animal farm, and flower garden. Hayrides offered 10:30am-4:30pm daily. Farm stand open 8am-6pm daily.

 

Stony Hill Gardens

8 Route 24 (Route 513), Chester
908-879-2696

U-pick pumpkins and apples through Halloween, 10am-5pm daily. Wagon rides to fields available. Maze Fun Park includes 10-acre corn maze, rope maze, tile maze, and playground. Floral shop, greenhouse, and farm market open 9am-6pm daily.

 

Sun High Orchard

19 Canfield Avenue, Randolph
973-584-4734

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch on weekends.

 

Terhune Orchards

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton
609-924-2310

Pick your own pumpkins, gourds, and apples through October, 9am-5pm daily. Fall Family Fun Weekends in October with pony rides, wagon rides, cornstalk maze, farm animals, food, and live music; 10am-5pm, admission is $5 for ages 3 and older. Parking available. Farm store with homegrown fruits and vegetables, homemade apple cider, bakery, mums, and local foods is open year-round, 9am-6pm daily. 1-mile nature trail and winery on site.

 

 

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CONNECTICUT

Belltown Hill Orchards

483 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury
860-633-2789

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October, 8am-5:30pm weekends only. Farm market, bakery, and Grandma’s Pantry with goat milk soaps, mohair yarns, and gifts for sale.

 

Bishop's Orchards

1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford
203-458-PICK (7425) or 203-453-2338

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through late October (call for hours). Farm market with pre-picked produce, bakery, and winery on site.

 

Blue Jay Orchards

125 Plumtrees Road, Bethel
203-748-0119

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm daily. Scenic orchard wagon rides available.

 

Brown's Harvest

1911 Poguonock Avenue, Windsor
860-683-0266

Pumpkin picking in the fall, 10am-6pm daily. Mums, cornstalks, and fall decorations for sale, along with apple cider, homemade cider doughnuts, and fresh-baked apple and pumpkin pies. Hayrides, face painting, pumpkin painting, and children’s corn maze on weekends. Supports Autism Speaks, Alex’s Lemonade Stand, and Shriners Hospitals for Children.

 

Buell's Orchard

108 Crystal Pond Road, Eastford
860-974-1150; information@buellsorchard.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through Halloween; 8am-5pm weekdays, 8am-3pm Saturday. Also available: gourds, cornstalks, Indian corn, and hardy mums. Annual Columbus Day Harvest Festival (Oct. 8) includes apple picking, pumpkin picking, hayrides, cider, doughnuts, live music, and chicken BBQ.

 

Bunnell Farm

498 Maple Street, Litchfield
860-567-9576; bunnellfarm@yahoo.com

Pick your own pumpkins in October; Friday-Sunday and Columbus Day 10:30am-5:30pm. Free hayrides on weekends. Groups on weekdays by appointment. Store with fruits and vegetables, fall decorations, apple cider, gourds, mums, squash, cornstalks, and more. School tours and birthday parties available.

 

Castle Hill Farm

40 Sugar Lane, Newtown
203-426-5487

Pick your own pumpkins through Oct. 31, 1-5pm weekdays; 11am-5pm weekends. Four-acre pumpkin patch, 7-acre corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, face painting, and refreshments available on the weekends. Weekdays feature pick-your-own pumpkins and corn maze only.

 

Ellsworth Hill Orchard and Berry Farm

461 Cornwall Bridge Road (Route 4), Sharon
860-364-0025

Pick your own pumpkins through October; raspberries and pears through mid October; apples through November. Corn maze. Store on site with pre-picked produce, bakery, cider and doughnuts, pies, cookies, jams, and honey. Open 9am-5pm daily.  

 

Harris Hill Farm

114 Ridge Road, New Milford
860-354-3791

Pick your own pumpkins in October, 10am-5pm weekends only. Hayrides, kiddie hay maze, and picnic tables available. Hale bales, corn stalks, gourds, Indian corn, and winter squash for sale.

 

Hickory Hill Orchards

351 South Meriden Road (Route 70), Cheshire
203-272-3824

Pumpkin and apple picking through October (pending availability), 9:30am-5pm daily. Country store on site with fresh-baked pies, cider doughnuts, cider, jams, and jellies. Store open 9:30am-6pm daily.

 

Johnny Appleseed's Farm

185 West Road, Ellington
860-875-1030 or 860-875-1000

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 9am-5pm daily (weather permitting). Free wagon rides to picking fields on weekends.

 

Jones Family Farms

Pumpkinseed Hill Farm, 130 Beardsley Road, Shelton
203-929-8425

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 10am-5:30pm daily. Squash, gourds, and handmade crafts available. Hayrides to pumpkin fields. Corn maze on weekends. UNICEF Family Festival on the last weekend before Halloween. Jones Winery and The Harvest Kitchen are nearby.

 

Karabin Farms

894 Andrews Street, Southington|
860-620-0194

Pick your own pumpkins in October, 9am-5pm weekends only. Wagon rides to pumpkin fields offered 10am-4pm. Field trips on weekdays by appointment.

 

Lyman Orchards

Junction of Routes 147 & 157, Middlefield
860-349-6015

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Golf courses on site. New Yankees vs. Red Sox Corn Maze benefits American Cancer Society. Home of Connecticut’s largest indoor, year-round farmers market, open daily; call hotline for hours and fruit conditions.
 

Pell Farms

96 Kibbe Grove Road, Somers
860-749-3582

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 10am-5pm daily. Weekdays ($4 admission): hay maze, corn maze, petting zoo. Weekends ($5 admission): hay maze, corn maze, petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides, face painting, games. Snacks and fall decorative items for sale.

 

Ruwet Farm

1600 Torringford Street, Torrington
860-489-9580

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Farm stand with homegrown produce. Open 10am-5:30pm daily.

 

Sweet Wind Farm

339 South Road, East Hartland
860-653-2038

Pick your own pumpkins and other vegetables through October, 10am-4pm Saturdays; other days by appointment only. Farm stand with fresh produce and maple products on site. Pumpkin festival at the end of October with hayrides, games, contests, story time, food, live music, and more; call for more information.

 

Warrup's Farm  

11 John Read Road, Redding
203-938-9403

Pick your own pumpkins in October, 12:30-5:30pm Thursday-Tuesday, 1-5:30pm Sunday. Tractor-drawn hayrides, friendly barnyard animals, and a farm stand with pre-picked vegetables, cider, apples, gourds, Indian corn, maple syrup, maple candy, and gift items.

 

Wright's Orchard and Dried Flower Farm

271 South River Road, Tolland
860-872-1665

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 12:30-5:30pm Monday-Saturday; 1-5:30pm Sunday. Wright’s store with homegrown produce, apple cider and doughnuts, pies, and more. Dried flower and basket barn on site.

 


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