This page provides a detailed list of Fresno-Monterey area of California's pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hay rides and other Halloween farm stuff!!   Click here to see the listings of pumpkin patches, corn mazes and farms in Fresno-Monterey area of California or just scroll down the 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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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..

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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

• 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.
• Farmer Hobb's Pumpkin Grove - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, birthday parties, school tours
  14265 E. Goodfellow Avenue, Sanger, CA 93657. Phone: 559-875-8150. Email: info@hobbsgrove.com. Directions: Take Central 1 mile East of Academy or Goodfellow 4 miles West of Reed. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in October. Open: for school tours through out October; Open to all the last two weekends of October - 18 and 19, 25 and 26 from 11:00 am till 5:00 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Weekend Pumpkin Patch and Weekday School Tours include The Funfilled Forest and Corn Maze, Hayrides, Straw Bale Maze and Corn Kernel Pit, the Pumpkin Patch, the Picnic Play Area and fun with the many characters that live at Pumpkin Grove. There's also good food, a bootique, games and music on weekends plus a wide variety of pumpkins, corn stalks, gourds and Indian corn to decorate your home. (ADDED: September 03, 2008)
• Hillcrest Christmas Tree and Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  Reed And Adams, Reedley, CA 93654. Phone: 559-638-2762. Alternate Phone: 559-917-6774. Fax: 559-638-2762. Email: hillcrestshops@aol.com. Open: Seasonal weekends from 10 am to 5 pm. Directions: Reed and Adams, 2 miles north of Reedley College on Reed. Pumpkin Patch - last three weekends in October Christmas Tree Season - opens the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Blossom Trail Train open first 3 weekends in March, with the last weekend being "Railfest" with trains from all over the west. Also call about "Pajama Christmas", our Christmas night event, the weekend before Christmas, with cookies, hot cocoa, steamy train rides, Santa and live music around the fire. (ADDED: July 15, 2010)
• Lucky H Ranch Pumpkin Patch & Christmas Tree Farm - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  10222 East Clarkson Avenue, Kingsburg, CA 93631. Phone: 559-897-1650. Email: luckyhranch@comcast.net. Open: October 1 to October 31 Group Tours and Field Trips: Monday to Friday, from 9am to 1pm Open to the public: Wednesday to Friday, from 3pm to 7pm Weekends: Saturday to Sunday, from 10am to 7pm Wagon Rides and Food on weekends only in the month of October; November 1 to November 21 Open to the public: Wednesday to Friday, from 3pm to 7pm Weekends: Saturday to Sunday, from 10am to 7pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Straw Bale Pyramid, Lots of Photography Opportunities, Farm Fresh Eggs (Special Order Only), Pumpkins, Gourds, Indian Corn, Sunflowers, Mums, Straw Bales, Corn Stalks,. (ADDED: August 01, 2010)
  A visitor writes on November 18, 2009: "I loved it. It is the most family friendly experience around."
• Pumpkin King Farms - pumpkins, winter squash, U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting, Bounce house, pony rides, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  100 W. Shaw, Fresno, CA 93704. Phone: 559 240 5516. Alternate Phone: 559 658 2006. Fax: 559 658 2006. Email: pumpkinking@sti.net. Open: October 1 thru 31 7 days a week from 9 am to 9 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 100 W. Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA 93704 Were located on the North West corner of W. Shaw and N. Blackstone in Fresno, CA Just one block west of California Highway 41 at the Shaw Avenue exit. Click here for a map and directions. October 1 thru 31st. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Great Pumpkin Blood Drive Saturday October 20 and Sunday October 21, 2012 from 9 am to 4 pm. (UPDATED: August 05, 2012)
• The Raven's Gate Haunted Attraction - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, haunted house, haunted rides, haunted trail, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  14295 East Adams Avenue, Parlier, CA 93648. Phone: 559-343-DARK. Email: info@TheRavensGate.com. Open: October Wednesday through Sunday from 6 pm to 10 pm; Attractions begin at dusk; Friday and Saturday open until midnight; See website for more details about hours and days of the week; Open Halloween. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From highway 99 going south: Take the Adams Avenue exit east. From highway 99 going north: Take the Manning exit east. Left on Academy, right on Adams Avenue. We are located on Adams Avenue between Academy and Newmark. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. We have the Central Valley's only non-scary Trick-or-Treat forest for children 8 years old and under. Children will feel free to knock on doors for candy treats and enjoy a fall experience without any fears or scares of Halloween. The magical forest is inhabited by kind fairies and beautiful princesses, happy witches and scarecrows. Each child's journey ends in a happy pumpkin patch dressed merrily in a fantastic fall display. (ADDED: September 07, 2012)
• Satterstrom's Tree Farm  moved to Oregon - see their website
  - pumpkin patch, hayrides, haunted house, haunted forest, haunted hayrides
  41255 Road 40, Reedley, CA 93654-9140.
• A Single Palm Pumpkin Farm - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  10635 W. Barstow Avenue, Fresno, CA 93723. Phone: 5592463937. Email: pumpkins@singlepalm.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 6 pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 8 am to 6 pm. Directions: 5 miles west of 99 on Shaw - North on Dower (one street past Dickenson), left on Barstow - Look for the 150ft tall palm tree! (4 miles west of the Island Water Park). Click here for a map and directions. We are a 7 acre pumpkin farm with 1000's of pumpkins in the field. We only charge for the pumpkins! $5 any pumpkin includes: Entrance, Parking, Corn Maze, Barn Hay Maze, Tractor Pulled Hay Rides, 7ft; Giant Pumpkin (for pics), Animals and Family Fun.
  Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: September 03, 2010)
• Sumner Peck Ranch Farm, Fruit Stand, and Winery - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
  17455 E Lone Oak Ave, Sanger, CA 93657. Phone: 5597089317. Alternate Phone: 5598223301. Fax: 5598222027. Email: sprfruitstand@gmail.com. Open: 7 days a week Markets: 8 am to 6 Pick Your Own: Please call for hours 559 am to 708 am to 9317. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: May 19, 2011)

Inyo County

Kings County

• Harvest Hollow Ranch - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, haunted corn maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  South 21st Off W. Grangeville Blvd., Lemoore, CA 93245. Phone: 559-210-2114. Email: contact@harvesthollowranch.com. Open: Pumpkin Patch hours: Daily 12 pm to 6 pm Corn Maze hours: Thursday to Sunday 12 pm to 6 pm Haunted Corn Trail hours: Friday and Saturday 7 pm to 10 pm Halloween week Thursday October 28 to Sunday October 31 Field Trips: 9 am to Noon Older groups are welcome to rent the corn maze at night for a moonlight/flashlight corn maze adventure (separate from the Haunted Trail) See our webpage for all hours of operation. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: West on W. Grangeville Blvd. from Highway 41 South on 21st from W. Grangeville Blvd. Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin Patch is open daily from Noon to 6 pm with a vast variety of pumpkins, gourds, squash, Indian corn, "pop" corn, and other festive merchandise; Also, try out our pumpkin launching cannon!! Corn Maze is open to public Thursday through Sunday Noon to 6 pm and open for field trips from 9 am to Noon during the week; Hayrides run during the same hours as corn maze; Haunted Corn Trail is open Friday and Saturday 7pm to 10pm and open the week of Halloween from Thursday, October 28th through Sunday, October 31st from 7pm to 10pm; Our local high school drama department is acting as our "ghouls" this year! Please see our website for more details or contact April Groefsema for more details!! We offer Military, School, and Senior discounts!! Come and see us this Fall!. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. Come shoot our Pumpkin Launching Cannon and celebrate Halloween with us for our big bash!. (ADDED: August 30, 2010)

Madera County

• Lady Liberty Maze at Cobb Christmas Tree Farm - pumpkin patch, corn maze and more
  8805 North Highway 41, Fresno, California. Phone: 559-439-0606. Email: jim@cobbranch.com. 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!
  A visitor writes on August 15, 2009: "This is the same as the Cobb Ranch listing. The maze changes each year...it is a corn maze but always cut to make a picture when viewed from above. During the winter months Cobb Ranch is a Christmas tree farm and during October it is a pumpkin patch. There is also a "Pizza Farm" but I am not sure when this is open. "
• The Nunes Family Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  10263 Avenue 25, Chowchilla, CA 93610. Phone: 559-665-7741. Fax: 559-665-7749. Email: thenunesfamily@gmail.com. Open: Tuesday to Sunday from 1 pm to Sundown; Field trips are scheduled from 8 am to 12 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: September 05, 2010)
• Raisn Hell Ranch Haunted Cornfield - Fall festival, corn maze, haunted corn maze, haunted trail,
  7451 Road 32 - highway 99 At Avenue 7, Madera , CA 93637. Phone: 559-416-1400. Email: eventsbyschmall@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Thurs:7:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Friday to Saturday:7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Sunday 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Directions: From the North Highway 99 to Avenue 7 West on Avenue 7 to Road 32 (1/2 mile) North on Road 32 (1/4 mile) Enter parking lot on East side of the road. Click here for a map and directions. Raisn Hell Ranch Haunted Cornfield: October 15 to October 31. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. Raisin Hell Ranch was said to be the favorite new haunted attraction in the Fresno area in 2008. Now with new scares, more actors and a demented Creative Team, the 2010 Raisin Hell Ranch is sure to be the best haunted attraction in the Valley! Three terrifying attractions await thrill seekers and Halloween enthusiasts are sure to get the scare of a lifetime. (ADDED: October 03, 2010)
• Sumner Peck Ranch Fruit Stands and Farms - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Honey from hives on the farm
  14860 Highway 41, Madera, CA 93636. Phone: 559-822-3301. Alternate Phone: 559-355-8669. Email: sprfruitstand@gmail.com. Open: 7 days a weeks from 7 am to 7 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We no longer have the availability to do a you pick service however our produce is just as farm fresh as ever. (UPDATED: November 29, 2009) (UPDATED: October 15, 2012)

Mariposa County

• Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, child-sized haybale maze, parking provide free, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, pony rides
  4808 Highway 140, Mariposa, CA 95338. Phone: 209 7427599. Directions: Hosted by Longview Stables;1 Mile from downtown Mariposa,4808,Hwy 140,(Directly behind Spring Hill School)Tel; 209 7427599. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: October 17th to 30 Thursday, 9am till Dusk. Payment: Cash, Check. Unicorn rides, free hot cocoa and kids straw bale maze. Name the miniature foal and win a free horseback riding lesson. (ADDED: October 07, 2008)

Merced County

• Bear Creek Pumpkin Patch at Fox Creek Ranch - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  Plainsburg Road And Baxter Avenue, Le Grand, CA 95333. Phone: (209) 769-2505. Email: stephanie@jmarchinifarms.com. Open: daily from October 1 through October 31 from 9 am to 6 pm. Directions: Take Highway 99 to Merced, head east on Highway 140 towards Yosemite, turn right on Plainsburg Road near Planada. After 3 miles turn left on Baxters Avenue. Follow signs short distance to Bear Creek Pumpkin Patch at Fox Creek Ranch. Open daily from October 1 through October 31 from 9 am to 6 pm. Payment: Cash, only. Heirloom pumpkins, corn stalks. (ADDED: September 20, 2009)
• Frightmare Farms - hayrides, haunted field,
  964 Gillette Avenue, Merced, CA 95341 . Phone: ?. Email: Click here for their contact form. Open: Last two weeks of October, doors open at 7 pm. Directions: Take Highway 99 to Le Grand Road, exit and follow the signs. about 20 minutes south east from Merced and about 45 minutes north of Fresno. Directions can be printed off the Google powered map on their website. Payment: cash, credit cards.  Two horrifying attractions set in the heart of Merced County’s farmland will have you begging for mercy. Experience sheer terror in the clutches of Barnyard Slaughter, an up-close, super intense scare not intended for the feint of heart that includes mine shafts, cemeteries, and non-stop action. Or step onto Frightmare Express, our haunted hayride through 10 acres of zombie-ridden corn that will have you screaming out loud. We also offer a very family-friendly atmosphere complete with hayrides that are not haunted and plenty of seating around warm fires where a cup of our famous homemade cocoa and other assorted homemade treats are best enjoyed.  (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 21, 2011)
  A visitor writes on October 21, 2011: "Havent been there but see their sign on the highway. Have a good website detailing about them"

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: October 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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San Benito County

• Swank Farms - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, haunted corn maze, corn cannon, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo
  2600 San Felipe Road (Seasonal) September 23 - October 31, Hollister, CA 95023. Phone: 831-637-4704. Fax: 831-636-6774. Email us at: swankfarms@pcwi.net. Directions: 1 mile south on San Felipe Road off of Highway 156 We are located on the north side of the Hollister Airport Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Monday to Thursday 10 am to 6 pm (Haunted Ranch CLOSED) Friday and Saturday 10 am to midnight (Haunted Ranch opens at 7 pm) Sunday 10 am to 10 pm (Haunted Ranch opens at 7 pm) Our Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch, Haunted Ranch and Kiddy Corral are open September 23rd to October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check. Our home ranch located at 600 Aquistapace Road, Hollister, CA is a year round operation. Although we do farmers markets all year, our season starts off in May with cherries. We grow six different varieties. We also grow a large variety of fruits and vegetables, heirloom tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans and much more. We end our season in November with ornamentals.

Tulare County

• Schott's Pumpkin Patch - Pumpkins, Indian Corn, petting zoo, hay maze, hay ride and more.
  22660 Ave. 192, Strathmore, CA, 93267. Phone: ??. Email: schottpumpkins@cs.com. Directions: Located on Hwy. 65. 5 miles north of Porterville. From Hwy 99 at Tulare: east on Hwy 137 to Lindsay, then south 5 miles. From Barkersfield: north on Hwy 99 to Hwy 65(Sequoia) turn off, then approx 50 miles. Open: October-daily 9am-6pm. Host school field trips (preschool through 2nd grade), student science center, historical exhibit of local Native Americans (Yokuts), exhibit of varieties of squash and pumpkins.
• Vossler Farms - corn maze, pumpkin patch, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, picnic area, school tours
  South Mooney Blvd. and Avenue 266, Visalia, CA. Open: See their website for for hours and availability. Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: . See this page for coupons. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: July 28, 2010)

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• Apple Hill Growers Association - An association of apple growers, not a PYO. (pick your own) Various activities - 55 ranches involved, some apple ranches, 4 wineries, 1 micro-brewing operation. Fruit, baked goods, wine, Christmas trees.  P.O. Box 494, Camino, CA.  Phone: 530-644-7692
• California Food and Agricultural Festivals and Tours
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