This page provides a detailed list of Fresno-Monterey area of California's pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hay rides and other Halloween farm stuff!!   Just scroll down this page! Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some are simple roadside stands.  All should have loads of pumpkins to choose from.  To really make it fun for  your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a corn maze, spook house, or hayride.  There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the  more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm all information, they don't always report changes to me!

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• How to EASILY carve a beautiful Jack-O-Lantern, fully illustrated!
• How to make a pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin (it's easy!) 
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On our Pick-your-own website, we also have pages with our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying  many other fruits and vegetables, such as  how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn  (these links open new pages, just close them to return here).   Be sure to come back at Christmas if you are looking for a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm!   Look at the bottom of the page for links to resources on home canning, picking tips, recipes, etc..

I'm always looking for more to add and feedback about any patch, stand or farm you have visited, so write me using the Feedback form!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on Add My Farm!

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Fresno-Monterey area of California's Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides and More, by County

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Fresno County

• Cobb Ranch - pumpkin patch, corn maze and more
  8805 North Highway 41, Fresno, California. Phone: 559-439-0606. Email: jim@cobbranch.com. This year's maze is in the shape of the Fresno Bee's mascot, Scoopy. Bring your family and friends and try to navigate your way through the 2 ½ miles of twists, turns and dead end trails. Our 6 acre maze of 10 ft tall corn may "corn-fuse" you, but getting lost is part of finding fun! Bring a flashlight for a unique night time challenge. After you conquer the maze, visit our friends in the Animal Farm or go for a leisurely wagon ride around the beautiful and historic Cobb Ranch. Pumpkins, gourds, corn stalk and straw bales are also available to give your home or office the spirit of the season! Click here for coupons and opening hours!
• Ens' Vintage Estate - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, horse-drawn hay rides, restrooms, farm animals
  Herndon Avenue near Hwy 99, Fresno , CA 93723. Phone: (559) 269-3143. Email: estate@lightspeed.net. Directions: Please call And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October, November. Open: By appointment. You can contact us by phone either at the barn (559) 269-3143 or (559) 275-2912 Pumpkin picking, all varieties, colors and sizes and HORSE-DRAWN WAGON RIDES Oct/Nov only, weekends by appointment. Beautiful wagon holds 12, circles farm, see the San Joaquin River meet our Giant English Shires (fee for excursion) Payment: Cash, only. BROWN EGGS available year round. POMEGRANATES, Dried luffa sponges, Blue Lake green beans, Okra, Brussels sprouts Farm friendly Llamas! Tours for Home Schoolers available w/picnic area.
• Huebert Farms - Peaches, nectarines, plums. Scary Corn Maze at Halloween Time.
  21570 E Lincoln Ave, Reedley, CA, 93654. Phone: 559-638-5650. Phone: 559-638-4740. Email: peggyhuebert@yahoo.com. Directions: From Hwy 99 take Manning Ave Exit; Go East through Reedley; Turn left on Alta Ave; Take a left when the road T's into American Avenue. We are the first packing house on left; Alta is the main road taken by buses to go up to Kings Canyon Park; We are one-eighth of a mile off the route. Open: May 15 to September 15.
• Pumpkin King Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, birthday parties, school tours
  100 W. Shaw Avenue N/W corner of Blackstone & Shaw Avenues, Fresno, CA 93711. Phone: 559 658-2006. Fax: 559 658-2015. Email: info@pumpkinsfresno.com.  Directions: West of Highway 41 at the Shaw Avenue exit on the North West corner of Blackstone & Shaw Avenues And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: 9 AM to 9 PM 7 days a week Pumpkin Patch and Straw Bale maze is open from October 1st through October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. The Great Pumpkin Blood Drive 8 AM to 6 PM Friday October 11 and Saturday October 12th.
• The Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze,
  2901 E. Alluvial , Fresno, , CA 93720. Phone: 559-323-9016. Email: thepumpkinpatch1@yahoo.com. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Open October 6 07 thru October 31 07 hours are 11am till 10pm Our Haunted Barn will be open October 12 07 thru October 31 07 hours are 6pm till 10pm Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard.
• Satterstrom's Tree Farm - pumpkin patch, hayrides, haunted house, haunted forest, haunted hayrides
  41255 Road 40, Reedley, CA 93654-9140. Phone: (559) 897-3685. Fax: (559) 897-7120. Email: mikesatterstrom@sierratel.com. Directions: Map and directions. More information: Christmas trees, Garden weddings, Special events. Open: October 1st - October 31st from 10 am to 6 pm. Nighttime Events: Open the 2nd Friday in October through October 31st, Sunday - Thursday: Dusk - 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday: Dusk - 11 p.m.
• Single Palm Pumpkins - follow organic methods, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, farm animals, school tours
  10635 W Barstow Ave, Fresno, CA 93723. Phone: 559-246-3937. Email: troy@singlepalm.com. Directions: 5 miles west of 99 on Shaw, right (north) on Dickenson and a left on Barstow for a half mile. Look for the 150 ft. tall palm tree. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Open all through October Weekdays 3pm – dark, all day Saturday until dark and Sunday 12pm – 5pm. 7 acres of pumpkins, 5 acres of Jack-o-lanterns, 1 acre of Big Max and 1 acre of sugar pumpkins. All pumpkins - $5 each. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only.

Madera County

• Lady Liberty Maze at Cobb Christmas Tree Farm - corn maze - Anyone know more about this one, like a phone number, website or email address? Write me!
  27877 Avenue 8, Madera, CA 93637.

Monterey County

• The Barnyard Shopping Village - trick or treating on Halloween
  Carmel, CA. Call 831-624-8886. SAFETY FIRST! 
  Date: Sunday, October 31st, Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
  Please join us in a fun environment of safe and free trick or treating at our wonderful Barnyard. Costume contests & prizes (most original, scariest, theme family). Clown entertainment. Face painting or just add some paint to your costume.

• Cardinale Pumpkin Patch - Pumpkin Patch
  Monterey County Fairgrounds, Casa Verde and Fairground Rd., Monterey, CA. Phone: (831)373-2871 or (831)632-4100. Open: Oct. 1-31, 2007, Mon.-Fri. 11 am-6 pm; Sat.-Sun. 11 am-7pm. No admission charge. 

• Earthbound Farm's Farm Stand - corn maze, pumpkins, hay rides
  7250 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923. Phone: 831-625-6219. E-mail: farmstand@ebfarm.com. Directions: 3 and a half miles east of Highway 1. Open: year round, from 8am to 6:30pm Monday thru Saturday; 9am to 6pm on Sundays. Harvest Festival: free admission. Celebrate the bounty of the season with an action-packed day on the farm—fun for the whole family! Farm tours, cooking demonstrations, games and contests are just the beginning. Take a hay ride, get lost in the Corn Maze, listen to spooky stories in the tipi, and rush to win the pumpkin scramble and pumpkin stacking competitions. 11am – 3pm. (10/15).
• Ghost Trolley of Old Monterey - Haunted Tours
  527 Hartnell St., Monterey, CA. Open: Aug. 28-October 31, 2007, 8:30 pm-10 pm. Phone: 831-624-1700. Email: info@ghosttrolley.com. 2007 Admission: $28; kids 2-12 years $9. Here's your chance to relive the fantastic tales of Old Monterey. The tour begins at one of Monterey's most notoriously haunted buildings, the Stokes Adobe. Soon you will be winding in and out of the path of history in the Ghost Trolley of Old Monterey, visiting locations of recent and historical sightings. Along the way, you will visit the oldest church in California, Monterey's historic cemetery, and old legendary adobes to relive the stories of their inhabitants. If they have less than six people for a tour, they may do a walking tour. Advance reservations suggested. No kids under five years.
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