This page provides a detailed list of Southern 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!

• What is the history of Halloween?
• Halloween around the world
• How to choose a pumpkin
• How to EASILY carve a beautiful Jack-O-Lantern, fully illustrated!
• How to make a pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin (it's easy!) 
• Other pumpkin recipes (pie, soup, bread, roasted seeds)
• History of the Jack-o-Lantern
• Tips for a safe and fun Halloween
• Halloween clip art
• Pumpkin Facts and What to do with the pumpkin after Halloween.
• Halloween links to Halloween web sites

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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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Southern California's Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides and More, by County

Imperial County

• Imperial Valley College Agriculture club - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties
  380 East Aten Road, Imperial, CA 92251. Phone: 760 554 3555. Email: patrick.pauley@imperial.edu. Open: Thursday October 27, 6 pm to 10 midnight Friday October 28, 6 to 12 midnight Saturday Octover 29, 9 a;m - 12 midnight. Directions: Ag field on the south side of the IVC campus. You can't miss us, we will be the corn maze, tons of shades, and music!. Click here for a map and directions. Saturday October 29th will be the big deal; EVERYTHING!. Payment: Cash, only.  Click here for our Facebook page. We have a Trebuchet to launch pumpkins (last year's device is on YouTube - IVC Ag Club). We also have a dunk tank and Zombies that are hiding from the paint ball gunners! This is the fifth annual event come out and have a great time where the winter vegetables grow!. (ADDED: October 20, 2011)(UPDATED: October 21, 2011)

Kern County (Bakersfield area)

• Dries Farms - Apples and Raspberries
  22710 Highline Road, Tehachapi, CA. Phone: 661-823-9829. Open: Wednesday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm; Closed Monday and Tuesday.
• Knaus Ranch - apples
  Cherry Lane and Tucker Road, Tehachapi, CA. Phone: 661-822-4142.  U-pick apples, gourmet olives, crafts, apple peelers, apple and pumpkin butter.
• Murray Family Farm - Pumpkins and Gourds, Winter Veggies,  Arachnotastic Spider Maize, Petting Zoo, Hayride (including a small pumpkin chosen from the field), Arachno-attach Gourd Spider Craft,pumpkin patch, hayrides
  6700 General Beale Road, Bakersfield, CA 93307. Phone: 661-330-0100. Open: every day, 8:00am to 7:00pm, farm activities are open 8:00am to 6:00pm. Hay Wagon ride around the farm. Get ready to make your Halloween jack-o-lantern and find your perfect pumpkin in the Pumpkin Patch.   Click here for our Facebook page.  During October, our weekend farm admission includes a free small pumpkin and is $10.99 for ages 4 and up. On the weekdays, farm admission is $6.99 for ages 4 and up. Children 3 and under are free. (UPDATED: October 07, 2011)
• Raymond Banducci Farms - pumpkin patch, snacks and refreshment stand, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, school tours
  10747 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield CA, CA. Phone: 661-832-2332. Open: Sunday to Thursday from 9 am to 7 pm, Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm, during October. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only..  (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 09, 2010)
  A visitor writes on October 09, 2010: "It is the most fabulous place for pictures - they have picture areas set up to use, a small pond, lots of character!"

Los Angeles County

• A BarnYard Party.com - , pony rides, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  We Come To Where The Party Or Event Is, Any Where In California. Phone: 562 394 7456. Email: ponypals4@earthlink.net. Open: All year. We can do church and school events any day of the week Soon to have wagon rides with our pony. We dress ponies for each holiday Payment: Cash, only. Animals have been in movies. We will take money orders for deposit and cash at the party or event Thank You.
• Bob and Joanne Cottone and Sons - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  Del Amo Fashion Center Mall, 21573 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, CA. Phone: (310)375-6373. Alternate Phone: (310)429-8983. Email: bobandjoannecottoneandsons@gmail.com. Open: from October 10th thru October 31st; Hours are 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 7 days a week. Directions:  in the city of Torrance, CA. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Print this coupon and receive $2.00 off a pumpkin $6.00 or more! (UPDATED: September 26, 2011, from their website)
  A visitor writes on October 05, 2009: "They also have horse rides during Pumpkin season. They have goats to pet and feed."
• Calabasas Pumpkin Festival - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
  Juan Bautista De Anza Park, Calabasas, CA 91302. Phone: 818-222-5650 . Email: info@calabasaschamber.com. Directions: Lost Hills Exit off of the 101 Freeway in Calabasas. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Held only on October 18 and 19, 2008, 10am to 5pm. Payment: Cash, only. Rides, games, live bands, delicious food, arts and crafts and other fall family fun.
  (UPDATED: October 02, 2008)
• The Cherry House - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Honey from hives on the farm, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours
  10600 Leona Ave, Leona Valley, CA 93551. Phone: 661-622-4480. Email: info@upickcherryhouse.com. Open: Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sundays 10am to 6pm, open during the week for large groups, school groups, churches, etc; Call to arrange weekday hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Located off highway 14, near Palmdale, CA. Click here for a map and directions. Farmers Stand is open on Sundays. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. (UPDATED: October 12, 2011)
• Faulkner Farm Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch, hayrides, pony rides, mini train
  14292 W. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Phone: 866-321-9995. Open daily, 10 am to 5:30pm, Cost: Varies according to activities. Takes major credit cards, but bring cash for food and face painting. Email: farminfo@faulknerfarm.com Open: Saturdays and Sundays in October 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Halloween 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Acres of bright orange pumpkins, a giant sunflower forest for the kids, towering hay pyramids, hay rides with historic information about the area, farm animals, pony rides, mini train rides, face painting, a country store, delicious food and great entertainment. (UPDATED: October 20, 2009)
• Forneris Farms - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, train rides, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, Bounce house or pillow, Honey from hives on the farm, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, school tours
  15200 Rinaldi Street, Mission Hills, CA 91345. Phone: 818-730-7709. Alternate Phone: 818-730-7761. Email: fornerisfarms@socal.rr.com. Open: See website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: Located 20 minutes North of Los Angeles off the 405 freeway. Exit Rinaldi Street (either North or South). 1/4 miles East of Sepulveda Blvd on Rinaldi Street. Click here for a map and directions. FarmTastic Family Fun! Fall Harvest Festival October 1 - October 31, 2011. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. Live Entertainment and Refreshment Stand on Weekends only, during the Fall Harvest Festival. See website for Entertainment listing and other events. Visit our outdoor Farm Market featuring fresh picked vine ripened produce on a daily basis...taste the difference! Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: September 27, 2011)
• Friday Night Sing Along: Halloween - It's not a farm; there are no pumpkins  or a corn maze, but it does look like fun. See below
  135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Phone: 213-972-3660. Open: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:30pm to 8:00pm; Free tickets distributed at 6:00pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: A SPOOKTACULAR evening of your favorite Halloween songs! Join hundreds of fellow song lovers and belt out spooky and kooky tunes on the Music Center Plaza. No experience necessary. Come prepared to sing. Lyric sheets provided. Live band accompaniment. Festive attire welcomed. B.Y.O.C. – Bring your own candy! Songs include: The Addams Family Theme, Riders in the Sky, Love Potion #9, and MORE, subject to change.  FREE admission. TICKETS REQUIRED - Tickets will be distributed at 6pm. One ticket per person. First Come, first served. (ADDED: October 15, 2009)
• Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, farm market, gift shop, restrooms
  Farm Store 4102 South University Drive, Pomona, CA 91768. Phone: 909-869-2215. Alternate Phone: 909-869-4906. Email: dmtaccone@csupomona.edu. Open: Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, 2009; from 8 am to 5 pm. Picking updates: Click here for updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: (UPDATED: September 03, 2009)
  Tips from past year's visitors:  Pick your own pumpkins from their HUGE pumpkin patch. Bring a wagon if you have one because carrying the pumpkins from the patch to your car can be heavy! Students from the College of Agriculture plant and care for the crop until it’s ready for harvest in October. Most pumpkins are priced at $4 each (these are 2008 prices - they may have changed), and visitors often bring gloves, shears and perhaps a wagon for their chance to pick a great pumpkin. Pumpkins range from softball to basketball size (some even larger). Pumpkin Festival admission and parking is free.  The popular Insect Fair, featuring educational displays and demonstrations, will run Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 4pm.  It is located in the Bronco Student Center.  Insect Fair admission in 2008 was $4 for adults, $3 for children under 12, and children 2 and under are free
• Halloween Harvest Festival/Rob & Cathy's Christmas Trees - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, corn maze, haunted corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, , prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  20800 Victory Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Phone: 818 999-6300. Fax: 818 700-9720. Email: info@HalloweenHarvestFestival.com. Directions: From 118, exit at DeSoto, Head South on DeSoto for about 6 miles, Turn left at Victory Blvd, Turn Right immediately after your turn into the Halloween Harvest Festival. From 101, exist at DeSoto, Head North on DeSoto for about 2 miles, Turn Right at Victory Blvd, Turn Right immediately after your turn into the Halloween Harvest Festival. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October, November, December. Open: Fall: October 1 to October 31, Sunday through Thursday 10am to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to Midnight Christmas Trees: Day after Thanksgiving through December 24, Sunday through Saturday 10am to 10pm. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Nordman Christmas Trees also available. We offer delivery of your Christmas Tree. We offer custom flocking of your Christmas Tree.
• JL Farms Pumkin Patch - melons, pumpkin patch-pick in the field
  7651 E Avenue U, littlerock, CA 93543. Email us at: Jlfarms@sbcglobal.net. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Saturday 9am to 5pm Sunday 9am to 4pm Payment: Cash, only.
• Kenny O Design - flowers, pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, gift shop
  7353 Clybourn av, sun valley, CA 91352. Phone: 818-759-7159. Fax: 818-759-7166. Email us at: kennyodesign@sbcglobal.net. Directions: 5 freeway north to Sunland Blvd south to Valerio make left to Clybourn av. we are located the corner of Valerio and Clybourn And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Tuesday thru Sunday 9 am to 5 pm Friday open till 7 pm Sunday hours are 10 am to 4 pm call for extended holiday hours October thru December pumpkin patch is open October 6 thru October 31 flower shop and nursery are open year round. cut flowers and arrangements available year round Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. tropical plants, bedding plants, banana trees, hanging baskets, indoor and outdoor plants
• Lombardi Ranch - pumpkins, pumpkin train ride
  29527 Bouquet Canyon Road, Saugus, CA. Phone: 661-296-8697. Email: joann@c-s.net. Directions: Location & Contact Information. Open: Monday through Saturday 9:00am to 6:00pm, Sundays and holidays 9:00am to 5:00pm;  Our months of operation are from approximately mid-August to mid-November. Activities from September 25 through Halloween. Bands perform most weekends, youth groups build Halloween tableaus for Scarecrow Alley, and visitors grab wagons to haul pumpkins.

A visitor writes on October 08, 2011: "Sweet couple that own the place. Very friendly environment. I take my kids there aver year to pick out their pumpkins for carving and grab a few extra goodies."
A visitor writes on October 12, 2009: "Its in Santa Clarita. Its the best"
A visitor writes on October 05, 2009: "We love this farm...we go every year to get our pumpkins. I even have my boyfriend going with us - he is more excited than our daughter most of the time. Enormous amounts of pumpkins to choose from...and we always get the Indian corn and some fruit/veggies on the way out."
• Lopez Ranch Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
  800 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Phone: 323-804-5618. Email: lalorenala@gmail.com. Directions: Enter free parking lot on Waring Avenue. At Waring between Melrose and Santa Monica.  Crops are usually available in October, December. Open: Monday to Friday 10am -8PM - sometimes later closer to Halloween. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Come see Chango! Lopez Pumpkin Patch celebrates 44 years of great pumpkins this year - originally on Jefferson Blvd, one of the first in California -- Pumpkins, straw bales, gourds, Fall decor and much more! Where the stars shop- you just might see your favorite celebrity! $1 to $500-all sizes, types, colors and so much more -- it is a great stop to purchase all your fall decorations. We have moved just a few minutes from original location!! It's bigger and better than ever... we are on the Sunset Strip. We added activities and face painting on the weekends!!! We are owned by a native Angeleno -- US Army Veteran celebrating 44 years of your Halloween tradition. We will see you at our new digs! Hours of operation are 10am-8pm(sometimes later, please call to confirm!) Face painting on Saturdays and Sundays - FREE from 1-3pm. And as always, free balloons everyday! (UPDATED: October 06, 2011)
• Lost Adventures Corn Maze at Woodley Park - corn maze, petting zoo, pony and train rides, kiddie maze, 100-ft. observation bridge
  6335 Woodley Avenue, Van Nuys, CA. Phone: (888) 409-6293. Open: from 10 am to dusk daily through October. Directions: Located on eight acres next to Woodley Park on the east side of Woodley, between Victory and Burbank boulevards. 2011 Admission is $9 adults, $7 children and seniors. (UPDATED: October 25, 2011, from a news story)
• Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  702 N Doheny, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Phone: 310-276-9827. Open: Monday through Sunday (every day) 9 am to 8 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. October 3 pm to October 31, 2009. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (UPDATED: September 11, 2009)
• Nancy's Ranch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, restrooms
  25039 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91355. Phone: 661 255-6943. Fax: 661 255 6943. Email: NancysRanch@aol.com. Open: Weekdays from 10am until 7pm; Weekends from 9am until 7pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 1/4 mile East of Interstate 5 on Magic Mountain Pkwy. Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin Season: Open first Saturday in October thru Halloween; Christmas Tree Season: Open Friday after Thanksgiving thru Christmas Eve. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. (UPDATED: October 23, 2009)
• PA's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch, rides, 2 bouncers
  6701 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, CA 90803. Phone: (562) 596-7741. Email: info@paspumpkinpatch.com. Directions: on PCH, near PCH and 2nd street, across the street from Whole Foods Download a map by clicking here. Open: October 3 through Halloween in 2008, call for hours. Rides for little kids and a petting zoo. There is a little train ride, a carousel and a tank of water that has one-person boat rides for little kids. It is kind of like bumper cars in a pool of water. And of course, loads of pumpkins. (UPDATED: October 2, 2008)
• Pasadena Pumpkin Patch - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Bounce house, porta-potties, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals
  900 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91104. Phone: 626-622-4893. Email: pasadenapumpkinpatch@gmail.com. Open: Everyday (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday) from 10:30 am to 9 pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: We are located at the CVS parking lot On the corner of Mountain Street and North Lake Avenue North of the 210 Freeway. Click here for a map and directions. Pasadena Pumpkin Patch October 1st to October 31st. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page. Celebrate Halloween in Pasadena with a visit to our family-friendly Halloween Pumpkin Patch filled with Activities for all ages! Wander through the pumpkin patch to pick your perfect pumpkin! Explore the petting zoo, where kids and adults are welcome to meet and feed goats, rabbits, pigs, ponies, sheep, chickens, donkeys and more! Slide down our Spectacular Super Slides! Laugh and bounce in our Fun Giant Bounce Houses! Bring your camera for pony ride photos! Book your child’s Birthday Party and Special Events!. (ADDED: October 19, 2011)
• Pierce College Halloween Harvest Festival - pumpkins, farm animals, corn maze, haunted house, hay rides, haunted trail, Kids Activities and Rides
  20800 Victory Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Phone: (818) 999-6300. Email: info@halloweenharvestFestival.com. Open: September 25th thru November 1st; Festival Hours
  10 AM - 10 PM Sun - Thurs; 10 AM - 12 AM Friday - Sat;
  Corn Maze Hours: from 10 AM - 10 PM Sun - Thurs, and 10 AM - 12 AM Friday - Sat;
  Haunted House & Trail Hours - see their website. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. (ADDED: October 23, 2009: )
• Santa Monica Farmers' Market - One-day pumpkin sale
  Wednesday Farmers Market, 2nd St at Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401-3126. Phone: 310-458-8712.  The state's largest farmers' market opens its "All-You-Can-Carry Pumpkin Patch" is held on Wednesday October 31st ONLY - it takes place at the Wednesday Farmers Market, from 8:30 am - 11:30 am (or until the pumpkins are gone.)
• Shawn's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, petting zoo, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, Petting zoo, face painting, birthday parties
  2300 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403. Phone: To call before October 12th, 2010, please dial 323-325-6314; after that, please call the patch number , which is 310-586-6800. Fax: N/A. Email: shawnstrees@hotmail.com. Open: October 12th, 2011 to October 31st, daily from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Directions: Coming from the 405 Freeway, exit on Wilshire Blvd. going west, towards the beach, until you hit 23rd Street. Our pumpkin patch will be on the left side. Or, take the 10 Freeway towards the beach, (West) and exit on Cloverfield going North (it only goes North off the Freeway) . Drive until it becomes a dead end (only about four blocks), which is Santa Monica Blvd., make a left on Santa Monica Blvd. and an immediate right. That will be 23rd Street. Our pumpkin patch will be at the corner of Wilshire Blvd. and 23rd Street. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Our pumpkin patch has a bouncer, Petting zoo, face painting (certain hours only), a huge variety of pumpkins, gourds, squashes, bales of hay ( to sell or rent), corn stocks, etc. We carry a large selection of carving tools and carving kits. We also rent our pumpkin patch for parties (for kids and adult parties). (UPDATED: September 06, 2011)
• Shawn's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, Bouncer, Giant Slide, Thomas Trackless Train rides, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  5748 Mesmer Ave, Culver City, CA 90230. Phone: To call before October 8th, 2010, please dial 323-325-6314; after that, please call the patch number, which is 310-341-4181 . Email: Shawnstrees@hotmail.com. Open: from Saturday October 8, 2011 to October 31st, daily from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Exit the 405 Freeway going West(Direction to the Ocean) About 1/4 of a mile to the Denny's Restaurant at the corner of Mesmer Avenue turn left.200 yards on the left side of the street in the Albertson's and CVS shopping center. And for a map to our farm, click here.  Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. More attractions:Kids mini train,Shawn's play area, Straw maze and Sand art. Ponies will not be available on Monday and Tuesdays: they need their rest!! (UPDATED: September 06, 2011)
• Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, rides, bouncy castles, petting zoo, Christmas trees,
  They have many locations. Click here for their table of locations and more information.
• Tapia Bros. Farm - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, train rides, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house, farm market, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  5251 Hayvenhurst Ave, Encino, CA 91436. Phone: 818-905-6155. Email: TapiaFarm@gmail.com. Open: Pumpkin Patch and Farm Produce Stand: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday; Hayride, Corn Maze, and tractor - pulled train ride hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Directions: We are located at 5251 Hayvenhurt Ave, Encino, CA. At the corner of Hayvenhurst and Burbank Blvd, just off the 101 freeway. From the 405: Exit Burbank, head west about 2.5 miles and make a left onto Hayvenhurst, patch will be on the right-hand side. Click here for a map and directions. Farm Stand featuring "world famous" sweet corn and vine ripened tomatoes open almost year-round; Open for Christmas trees from the 1st of December to Christmas eve; We are also home to "Tomatomania" in March. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. We also offer a spook-house, mini cave, kid's jail, and a wide variety of fall decorations such as leaves, gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks, and hay bales. (UPDATED: September 11, 2011)
  A visitor writes on October 27, 2010: "I went to school with the Tapia Bros. and will support them alllllll the way. Great prices, family works hard! During pumpkin patch weekends, sell roasted corn and have a picnic area.. Popular farm stand in the middle of the city during the rest of the year; known for their tomatoes and corn"
• Tyler Family Farm - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, porta-potties, picnic area
  18245 Lancaster Road, Lancaster, CA 93536. Phone: 661-724-1735. Email: chuckwt@yahoo.com. Open: 10 am to 5:30 pm on Monday to Sunday from October 1 to October 30. Directions: We are located 4 miles west of the Cslif. Poppy Reserve. From Lancaster ar Highway 14 take Avenue I, West appx. 22 miles (Avenue I becomes Lancaster Road at 120th Street West). From Highway 5 take Highway 138 East for appx. 25 miles to 170th Street West(look for Calif. Poppy Reseerve sign), turn South/right for appx. 23/4 miles(170th Street ends at Lancaster Road) Turn West/right on Lancaster Road for 1 1/4 miles. Click here for a map and directions. Admission is free for pumpkin patch and farm zoo; U pick peaches also available beginning October 1. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: October 22, 2011)
• West Coast Bad Boyz and Youth Authority League Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours
  17475 Gale Avenue, City Of Industry, CA 91748. Phone: (818) 590-3813. Email: rickyarce@ymail.com. Open: Monday to Thursday from 3pm to 10pm; and Friday to Sunday from 9am to 11pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. There will be monster truck rides, live entertainment, carnival rides, kiddie rides, horizontal inflatable rides, vertical inflatable rides, and quad racing!!!!! Fun for all ages!!!!. (ADDED: September 14, 2010)
• Whittiers Pumpkin Patch and Christmas Trees - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, restrooms, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, school tours
  11760 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90601. Phone: (562) 822-9259. Email: jumperlandrentals@gmail.com. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin Patches opens October 1 through October 31 Christmas trees from Thanksgiving until Christmas eve. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: May 28, 2010)
• Do you know of any other pumpkin patches that are within an hour or so of Los Angeles?  If you do, tell me about them using the Feedback form!  Thanks!!!!!  
  

Orange County

• Irvine Park Railroad - Train Rides, pumpkin patch, panning for gold, child-friendly haunted house, hay rides, pumpkin bounce house, hay maze, carnival games, pony rides, picture stands, face painting (weekends only) and a lot more fun for the entire family to enjoy.  Irvine Park Railroad is located at 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869. Phone: (714) 997-3968. Email: info@irvineparkrailroad.com or click here for our contact form. For directions: click here.  Open: September 17, 2011 through October 31, 2011. -- weekdays 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and weekends 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Entrance into the Pumpkin Patch is FREE.  The cost to ride the train is $4.00 per person - children 12 months and younger ride FREE.  For full details and pricing on all other activities, click here.  Centrally-located in Orange County, Irvine Park Railroad offers great food for purchase from hot dogs and hamburgers to cotton candy and freshly-popped pop corn.  There are plenty of shade-covered benches throughout the Pumpkin Patch to enjoy a great picnic. Visit Irvine Regional Park’s other activities including Wheel Fun Rentals at Irvine Park — fun and unique bike rentals that can be enjoyed by single riders or an entire family — paddle boat rentals, the OC Zoo and pony rides. Bike and paddle boat rentals are open daily through October 31^st.  Irvine Park Railroad welcomes schools and groups for Pumpkin Patch tours; call (714) 997-3968 for weekday group rates.  Parking Fees for Irvine Regional Park: Weekdays are $3.00 per vehicle and weekends $5.00 per vehicle. For additional information, including coupons and photos from last year’s event, please visit us online at http://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/content/pumpkin-patch.
  
  
  
  
• Enchanted Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, Bounce house, Jumping pillow, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  480 N State College Blvd, Brea, CA 92822. Phone: 714-990-9627. Email: enchantedtreesandpumpkins@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Thursday from 8 am to 9 pm, Friday to Sunday from 8 am to 10 pm. Directions: Cross Streets Lambert and State College Off the 57 freeway (Next to the Brea United Methodist Church). Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards. A perfect family outing We have all size pumpkins ,Big Macs, Minies, white pumpkins, straw patch and Hay bales.We also have a giant play pumpkin,giant slide and John Deer mini tractor rides. (ADDED: October 23, 2011)
• Enchanted Pumpkins - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Bounce house, porta-potties, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  5840 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92623. Phone: 714-990-9627. Open: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 9pm;Saturday and Sunday 8am to 10pm October 1st to October 31st. Directions: Exit 5 freeway at Jefferey and head south.Turn right on walnut we'll be by the strawberry patch. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. We have all size pumpkins ,Big Macs, Minies, white pumpkins, straw patch and Hay bales.We also have a giant play pumpkin,giant slide and tepee. (ADDED: October 14, 2011)
• Johnson Brothers Pumpkins & Christmas Trees - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, , gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, pony rides, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  15670 Jeffery Road S. W. Corner of Jeffery Rd & Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618. Phone: 949 733-0650. Email: info@johnsonbros.net. Directions: From the 405 or 5 freeways, take Jeffery Road exit. We are on Jeffery Road between the 405 and 5 freeway at Irvine Center Drive, next to Irvine Valley College.. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in October, November, December. Open: 7 days, 9 am to 9 pm. Pumpkin Patch is open October 1st to the 31st. The Christmas tree lot opens Thanksgiving day, until December 23rd. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Full service, selling fresh wreaths & garland, custom flocking, color flocking (blue, pink, green, purple, Santa dust). We are officially licensed Calif. Fire Marshall flame retarding applicator. Loading & tying, Christmas music. Tree stands & mistletoe. All trees displayed in water. Delivery/Removal service. Tree shakers to remove loose needles. Tree baler/netting. Fresh cut on every tree. Commercial/Business accounts welcome. Personal checks accepted as well as Visa, Master Card, American Express & Discover. Order by phone, we Deliver. We are what you're looking for. Satisfaction guaranteed.
• Laguna Hills Mall - pumpkins
  24155 Laguna Hills Mall Road, Laguna Hills. Phone; (949-586-8282.  Pumpkin City's annual patch in the mall's parking lot.  There is a petting zoo throughout October. Despite being in a parking lot asphalt location, it's a fun atmosphere for families with carnival rides, game booths, and live music.
• Mountain Pines Christmas Tree Farm - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, restrooms, picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties
  29932 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. Phone: 949-364-1270. Open: Pumpkin Season begins October 8, 2010 through October 31, 2010; Monday through Thursday 1:00pm to dusk Friday through Sunday 10:00am to dusk. Directions: We are located off the 5 Fwy between Avery and Junipero Serra in the city of San Juan Capistrano. Click here for a map and directions. The pumpkin patch opens October 8th through the 31st; We will have bouncers, a petting zoo, and pony rides to enjoy; Christmas Tree season opens the day after Thanksgiving through December 22nd; We grow our own trees(Leyland Cypress and Monterey Pines); You can pick the tree you want and we'll cut it down right there for you; We also bring in some of the freshest Nobles, Nordmanns, and Grand Firs from Oregon; The location is decorated with Christmas lights during the season, has picnic benches and restrooms on site; We also accept credit cards which makes paying very convenient; There is ample lighting and parking as well; We have many activities for the kids that include: jumpers/bouncers, pony rides(pumpkin season only), petting zoo(pumpkin season only), cut-outs for photo ops of Halloween and Christmas characters, and more; We are a a Toys for Tots sponsor and drop-off location; Come on down and make Mountain Pines Christmas Tree Farm a part of your family's tradition. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Pumpkin Season: Pony rides and petting zoo dates are October 23rd, 24th, and 30th. (ADDED: September 04, 2010)
• Peltzer Farms, Inc - Pumpkins and gourds, pig races, corn maze, pony rides, Christmas Tree farm. UPDATE September 15, 2006: This location is closed. They relocated and opened in Temecula Wine Country.Click here for their new listing
  8415 E Chapman Ave, Orange, CA, 92864.
• The Pumpkin Factory LLC - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  92879 Westfield Main Place Mall, 2800 n. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92705 . Phone: 800-719-4420. Email: Reactress@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Thursday 12 pm to 9pm; Friday and Saturday 10am to 10pm; Sunday 10 am to 9 pm; Field Trips available Tuesday to Thursday 9am and 10:30am; Unlimited Wristbands: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5pm to 9pm. Directions: Main Place Mall is located off the 5 and 22 Freeways. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Free admission and parking. Inflatable Rides: Slides, Obstacle Courses, Bounces. Bungee Jump, ATV Train, and MORE! Group rates available for afternoon groups (scouts, sports teams etc.) We specialize in Birthday Parties on Weekdays. We grow all of our own pumpkins. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: October 02, 2009) (UPDATED: September 29, 2011) (UPDATED: October 13, 2011)
• The Pumpkin Factory LLC - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours
  1025 Westminster Mall, Westminster, CA 92683. Phone: 714-912-9703. Alternate Phone: 323-639-1639. Email: reactress@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Thursday 12 pm to 9pm; Friday and Saturday 10am to 10pm; Sunday 10 am to 9 pm. Directions: Westminster Mall is located off the 405 freeway. In the parking lot between Sears and JC Pennys. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. No wristbands. Inflatable Rides (Slides, Obstacle Courses, Bounces), Helicopter Ride, and more!! Please call in regards to fieldtrips and group rates for this location. We specialize in Birthday Parties on weekdays. We grow all of our own pumpkins. Click here for our Facebook page.   (ADDED: September 18, 2008) (UPDATED: October 13, 2011)
• Pumpkinpalooza at Zoomars - petting zoo, pumpkins and hay maze
  31791 Los Rios, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. Phone: 949 831-6550. Email: carolyn@zoomars.com. Directions: Click here for directions. Open: October 11 through 31 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily . 2008 Admission: It is 25 cents to enter.  Restrooms and a picnic area. Payment: CAsh, check, Visa/MasterCard. A home town pumpkin patch located at Zoomars Petting Zoo in the old historic part of San Juan Capistrano. There is a craft section, games, pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks, a Hay Maze, a train table and sand box - Kettle Corn and much more.  |
• Sonshine Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, birthday parties, school tours
  1200 N Harbor Bl, Anaheim, CA 92801. Phone: 7147766857. Alternate Phone: 7146808600. Email: jslope1634@aol.com. Open: Monday to Thursday from 11am to 9pm; Friday from 11am to 10pm; Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 10pm. Directions: Located south of the 91 freeway on Harbor bl next to carls jr. Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin Patch open October 9th to Oct31st; Open 11am to 9pm. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. (ADDED: October 14, 2009)
• Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, rides, bouncy castles, petting zoo, Christmas trees,
  They have many locations. Click here for their table of locations and more information.
• Tanaka Farms - pumpkins, strawberries
  5380 three quarters University Drive, Irvine, California 92612. Phone: 949-653-2100. Fax: 949-653-9050. Email us at: TanakaFarms@tanakafarms.com . Directions: 405 freeway, take the University Drive off-ramp, south one half mile to Strawberry Farms Road. Farm and Produce stand is on the left. Click here for a map to our farm. and another map is here. We are open Mid-March through October 31st., Mon thru Friday 9am to 5:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 5pm. Open again Thanksgiving Weekend for Christmas Trees. The produce stand is open all year around seven days a week 9 am to 5 pm

Riverside County

• 123 Farm - Organic, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties
  10600 Highland Springs Avenue, Cherry Valley, CA 92223. Phone: 951 845 1151. Open: Saturdays from 10am to 2 pm. Directions: Exit the I-10, Highland Springs Avenue, drive about 7 Minutes North until the Road ends in a 90-Degree left turn. You are now in Cherry Valley Avenue West. Make a right turn into Overland trail and Enter into the Highland Springs Resort after a few hundred feet. You have arrived!. Click here for a map and directions. Lavender Harvest and Distillation in June Pumpkin Festival in September Olive Harvest in October. We are certified organic for some crops. Payment: Cash, only. Fine Dining Restaurant. (ADDED: April 07, 2010)
• Big Horse Feed & Mercantile  - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house or pillow, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, farm animals, school tours
  33320 Temecula Parkway, Temecula, CA 92592. Phone: (951) 389-4621. Email: bighorsemaze@gmail.com. Open: Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze is open week days and weekends starting October 8th thru October 31st; Festival and Pumpkin area is open only on weekends: 10:00am to 4:00pm; Corn Maze is open weekdays 1:00pm to 5:00pm, and weekends 10:00am to 4:00pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Take I-15 to the Hwy79s/Temecula Parkway exit and proceed East approx. 4 miles. We're at the northeast corner of Highway 79s & Butterfield Stage Road. Click here for a map and directions. Open: Weekdays 1:00pm to 5:00pm; Weekends 10:00am to 4:00pm. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page.  Every week end is a special event at Big Horse with special guests and themed entertainment. So come and plan to spend a few hours in some old-fashioned fun down on the farm in Temecula. We're in south Temecula just past the Pechanga turnoff.  (ADDED: September 21, 2009) (UPDATED: September 20, 2011)
• Cali-Dragon Farm and Orchard - Certified Organic, pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, U-pick and already picked, school tours
  2308 Washington Street, Riverside, CA 92506. Phone: 626-688-4306. Alternate Phone: 626-589-7337. Email: calidragon888@gmail.com. Open: September 16 to October 31; 9am to 6pm; Please check our facebook page for any changes to schedule, or call before you come if you are coming from afar just in case we might be close for unexpected circumstance. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 60 East to 91 west, exit Madison and turn right, then left on Victoria and right on Washington street, the first fenced field on your right.  Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: September 14, 2011) (ADDED: September 19, 2009)
• Corona Pumpkin Farm at CJ's Ranch - Uses integrated pest management practices, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, we also have pie pumpkins, Bounce house, Fresh eggs, farm market, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, Bouncy castle, farm animals
  19835 Gavilan Road, Lake Mathews (perris), CA 92570Email: farmer@CoronaPumpkinFarm.com. Open: Monday to Thursday, from 1 pm to 7 pm; Friday, from 2 pm to 8 pm; Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm; and Sunday, from Noon to 8 pm, September 30 to October 31. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: September 13, 2011)
• Cowboy Jacks Pumpkin Farm and Cowboy Jack's Christmas tree - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, Fall festival, haunted corn maze, kiddie (mini) corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, Bounce house or pillow, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, Bouncy castle
  Calle Tampico, La Quinta Right In Old Town La Quin, La Quinta, CA 92253. Phone: 760-851-9679. Email: universal_mechanical@verizon.net. Open: Haunted maze after pumpkin patch closes; 9 pm to 1 am. Directions: Take Washington South going towards Old Town La Quinta. Make Right on Calle Tampico. We are half a block down on the left. We're right next door to the La Quinta Library and Senior Center. Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin patch goes from October 1st to October 31st; Christmas tree farm goes from the day after Thanksgiving opens at 10 am until December 22 each year. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. (ADDED: December 19, 2010)
• Peltzer Farms - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, corn maze, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  39925 Calle Contento, Temecula, CA 92559. Phone: 951-695-1115. Fax: 951-695-1117. Email: carriepeltzer@cs.com. Directions: see website Open: Saturday, September 26th through Saturday October 31st  9 am- 8 pm Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. (UPDATED: July 19, 2009)
  A visitor writes on November 16, 2009: "School Tours, Railroad Ride ,Pig Races , Pony Rides, Petting Farm ,Birthday Party, Tractor Collection, Corn Maze, Old Fashion Train, "
• Providence Farm - tractor-pulled hay rides, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties
  40376 Brookside Avenue, Cherry Valley, CA 92223. Phone: (951) 845-1210. Fax: (9510 845-1210. Email: mycherryfarm@yahoo.com. Directions: From Los Angeles, take either the 60 Fwy East or the 10 Fwy East. Exit off the 10 Fwy on Beaumont Avenue. Turn left and head north on Beaumont. Turn right on Brookside Avenue. From Palm Springs, tkae the 10 fwy West and exit onto Highland Springs Blvd. Turn right and travel north on Highland Springs Blvd. until you reach the country club. Turn left onto Brookside Avenue. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September. Open: Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 5 pm. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. We are a small, family owned farm. We sustainably grow wall of our crops and never use any chemicals. Weeds are controlled with our sheep and pests with natural predation. We also harvest and sell Asian pears, Shiro plums, Meyer Lemons, English walnuts, Fuji apples, apricots, a variety of fresh and dry herbs, farm fresh eggs, honey, and smoking chips in our country stand. An admission fee applies during the cherry season. Hold your next private outdoor function at our farm.  Below are examples of some of the events Providence Farm hosts. Parties - When you celebrate a birthday at Providence farm, you and your guests will enjoy a country ambience complete with hay rides for you and your guests and interaction with farm animals.  Your reservation ($100 minimum) will provide you with use of two picnic tables for up to 15 guests for two hours.  Additional guests $6 each.  Extra options available include a clown, treat bags, fruit picking experience, and more.  Please call or email to inquire. Special Events - Providence Farm provides you and your guests with a fun, relaxed country atmosphere.  Providence Farm has hosted weddings, anniversary parties, and community barbecues, all customized.  Let us know how we can help make your next event a memorable one.
• Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, Christmas trees,
  They have many locations. See the table below for 2009 locations (their  website gets updated every year).  On their website, they say "Our pumpkin lots are designed to be a fun family experience. Each of our lots has a bungee jump, mechanical rides, games, petting zoo, a giant inflatable slide and other inflatables."
  (UPDATED: October 24, 2009)
  

  Stu Miller's 2009 Pumpkin Lot Locations
  Lot	Address		Phone
  Victorville	11760 Dunia Road at Amargosa Road	Victorville, CA 92392	(760) 244-6197
  Simi Valley	1898 1/2 Simi Town Center Way	Simi Valley, CA 93065	(805) 955-0642
  Lancaster	1010 1/2 Ave. L West	Lancaster, CA 93534	(661) 940-3394
  Murrieta	38244 Murrieta Hot Springs Rd.	Murrieta, CA 92563	(951) 894-1338
  Thousand Oaks	450 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.	Thousand Oaks, CA 91360	(805) 557-0385
  Encinitas	105 Rancho Santa Fe Rd.	Encinitas, CA 92024	(760) 635-5618
  Aliso Viejo	26861 Aliso Creek Rd.	Aliso Viejo, CA 92656	TBD
  Mira Mesa	10510 Reagan Road	San Diego, CA 92126	TBD
  San Marcos	1187 W. San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos, CA 92069	(760) 471-0036
  Rancho Cucamonga	11200 Foothill Blvd.	Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730	(909) 941-3145

  
  A visitor writes on October 25, 2011: "Took my family to stu millers pumpkin patch thinking their little activities for the kids were free since it said free admission but when we got there, they wanted 3 tickets per child just to jump in the jumper!! When you have 3 kids, it gets pricey!! I don't think it was right for them to put a big sign that says free admission and when you get inside with your your kids who are ready to play, you then see the signs that everything needs tickets!!!"
  A visitor writes on October 13, 2008: "Usually the first week of October they open on the corner of Winchester road and Murrieta Hot Springs Road for the season. They have bouncers with slides, a few carnival rids such as swings and trampoline. Farm animals, pony ride, Kettle corn. After October and November they put up the Christmas trees. I have been bringing my kids to this even since 2005. They always talk about the pumpkin patch by the end of September looking for signs of the pumpkin patch.  Prices are reasonable, you purchase tickets for rides. If you do not use them all you can use them another day. I could not find them via internet. It would be nice if they had a page." (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 13, 2008)
• The Pumpkin Factory LLC - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours
  1545 Circle Drive, Corona, CA 92879. Phone: 800-719-4420. Email: reactress@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Thursday 12 pm to 9pm; Friday and Saturday 10am to 10pm; Sunday 10 am to 9 pm; Field Trips available Tuesday to Thursday 9am and 10:30am; Unlimited Wristbands: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5pm to 9pm; Opens October 1st, 2009. P Directions: Corona is located off the 15 freeway, Magnolia Exit is next to Coco's. One exit from the 91 freeway. Click here for a map and directions. ayment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Inflatable Rides (Slides, Obstacle Courses, Bounces), Bungee, ATV Train Ride, Rock Wall, AND MORE! Group Rates available for afternoon groups (i.e. scouts, sports teams, etc.) We specialize in Birthday Parties on weekdays. We grow all of our own pumpkins. Click here for our Facebook page.
  (ADDED: October 02, 2009) (UPDATED: September 29, 2011) (UPDATED: October 13, 2011)
• Temecula Pumpkin Patch at TEMECULA PROMENADE MALL - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, Bounce house, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, face painting, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  40820 Winchester Road, Temecula, CA 92596. Phone: 9519260660. Email: sherryfife1@aol.com. Open: October 1st through October 31st 10:00am to 9:00pm Daily. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: We are located in the Temecula Promenade MALL next to Red Robin and Lucilles Restaurant in the parking lot. Click here for a map and directions. We have fresh Pumpkins arrive weekly. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: September 15, 2011)
• Unity farm - Certified Organic, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours
  4800 Crestmore Road, Rubidoux, CA 92509. Phone: 213-268-0455. Email: unityfarm@me.com. Open: 7 days a week 9 am to 5; please call ahead for appointment. Directions: Crestmore and Loring ranch rd. Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: May 14, 2010) (UPDATED: May 21, 2010)
• The Wickerd Farm - Pumpkins, honey, Christmas trees
  26852 Scott Road, Menifee, CA, 92584. Phone: 951-672-3020 or 951-679-5910. Open: December, 10 - 6. Seasonal Farmers Market call to see if it's in progress. Indian Pow Wow before Veteran's Day weekend (call for exact dates). Tipi Village Camp. Directions: From the 215 freeway in Menifee take the Scott Rd exit. Go west 1 mile. From the I-15 in Lake Elsinore exit Bundy Canyon Rd, go east 6 miles. (UPDATED: October 24, 2010)

San Bernardino County

• Boulder Creek Ranch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, face painting, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, petting zoo, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties
  19099 Lemon Street, Hesepria, CA 92345. Phone: 760-244-0096. Email: bouldercreekharvestfestival@live.com. Open: 7 days a week October 15th to the 31st 11 am to Dusk. Directions: 15 Freeway exit Main Street in Hesperia go East to I Avenue turn left on I Avenue to Lemon Street turn right on Lemon Street to Boulder Creek Ranch 19099 Lemon Street Hesperia, California. Click here for a map and directions. Harvest Festival and Pumpkin Patch open 7 days a week October 9 to the 31; In addition to our daily pumpkin patch and kids activities, we have great activities every weekend: Fundraiser Chili Cookoff , Battle of the Bands, Huck Finn Fish Off and Trick or Treating!! Please check out our website for details on our calendar of events, you won't want to miss it!. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. This is a breathtaking location with a 2 acre lake surrounded by trees, a full park size playground, farm animals, equestrian area, horse boarding, and much more. It's worth the drive just to enjoy a day outdoors in a one of a kind location! We are an oasis in the desert!. (ADDED: August 30, 2010) (UPDATED: October 11, 2011)
• Enchanted Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, Bounce house, Jumping pillow, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  264 E Foothill Blvd, San Dimas, CA 91773. Phone: 714-990-9627. Email: enchantedtreesandpumpkins@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday 8 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 10 pm. Directions: Cross street San Dimas and Foothill Blvd. (Next to the StarberryFruit Stand. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. (ADDED: October 23, 2011)
• Frazier's U-Pick Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, gift shop, restrooms, pony rides, farm animals, school tours
  19773 Bear Valley Rd, Apple Valley,, CA 92308. Phone: 760-247-8423. Email: hiimprloxfords@aol.com. Open: every day starting October 16th thru October 31st 2010, from 9 am to 6 pm. Directions: From interstate 15 - exit on Bear Valley Road go east approx 7 miles on right side of road watch for orange/black flags and banners. Click here for a map and directions. Train ride $3;50 ea; person - Corn Maize $3;50 ea; person; No parking fee or admittance fee; Pony rides on weekends only, shaded picnic area weekends only; For school tours call. Pumpkins all sizes and different kinds. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: September 20, 2010)
• Greenspot Farms - Apples, other berries, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
  10133 Ward Wy., Mentone, CA 92359. Phone: 909 794-7653. Directions: From I-10 in Redlands Take university off ramp go left to Lugonia right to Ward Wy. about 4 miles go right on Ward Wy. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, October, November, December. Open: Monday to Sunday 8 am to 6 pm. Haunted hayride last 2 weekends of October.Evenings only. Payment: Cash, Check.
• Live Oak Canyon Christmas Tree Farm and Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, kiddie (mini) corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house, Jumping pillow, farm market, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle, Bouncy pillow, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  32335 Live Oak Canyon Road, Redlands, CA 92373. Phone: 909-795-8733. Fax: 909-446-8883. Email: info@liveoakcanyon.com. Open: Seven Days A Week, September 24 thru October 31, September 9am to 6pm, October 9am to 9pm. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: Take the I-10 freeway to Yucaipa. We are just off the Live Oak Canyon Road/Oak Glen Road Exit. Click here for a map and directions. Music at the Campfire Circle is offered Fridays at 7pm, and Music on the Main Stage is Saturdays and Sundays at noon and 3pm; There will be a Pet Parade and Costume Contest October 29 at 10am and a Pumpkin Carving Contest October 30 at 10am; The third annual Free Trunk-or-Treat will be held October 30 3pm to 6pm. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. 12 acres of U-Pick Pumpkins, 40 varieties of pumpkins, 35 varieties of winter squash, 10 varieties of Indian corn. We have a fantastic Gift Shop for Fall and Halloween. Visit our wonderful Petting Zoo and Bird Aviary. Over a dozen games and rides including the brand new Pirate Blaster and Mini Quad Race. Every night in October our Glowing Corn Maze comes to life. Bring the kids for this family friendly night time fun. Please visit our Website and Facebook pages. (UPDATED: September 26, 2011)
• Los Rios Rancho - Apples, Raspberries, Pears, Pumpkins, many events and activities
  39611 Oak Glen Rd. #13, Oak Glen, California, 92399. Phone: (909) 797-1005. Fax:(909) 797-2207. Email: info@losriosrancho.com. Open: Labor Day thru Thanksgiving: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 7 days a week, and Thanksgiving until Labor Day: Wed. - Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Picking: Apples mid-August until they are picked out (call!); Berries - Available from mid-August until the end of September and Pumpkins - Available from the end of September through the end of October; U-Press Cider 12-4, (7 days a week).
  And, on weekends only: Horse-drawn Hayrides from 11-4, Little Seedling Ranch from 11 -4, Large cider press in operation from 11 - 2 and Packing House Tours at 1:00 pm. They have an annual Thanksgiving weekend Apple Butter Festival celebrates this fine old tradition, and we invite families to come up and share in it. We’ll have a hands-on demonstration of apple butter making the old-time (and slow!) way - outdoors in a big copper kettle; plus many more activities. There are restrooms, picnic, hiking, take credit cards, offer tours to groups, cider pressing, hay rides, petting zoo, and a great barbeque and gift shop. Also offer up public dinners with a live band that plays bluegrass.  (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 05, 2009)
  A visitor writes on October 05, 2009: "I love this place. I am addicted to it. I have to go back every fall."
• Northwest Christmas Trees and Pumpkins - pumpkins, restrooms, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  Interstate 10 at Waterman Ave., San Bernardino, CA 92408. Phone: 503-931-0017. Open: 10-10. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx . (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 18, 2010)
  A visitor writes on October 18, 2010: " Lots of Inflatables, Pock Climbing Wall, Mechanical Bull, 5 Acres on I-10--So. Calif's Largest Christmas Tree Lot-Wholesale- Retail Up to 49 semi loads of trees a few years ago. Outrageous Pumpkin Patch and Major supplier of trees to many tree lots "
• Riley's Farm & Orchard - Apples, cherries, corn (sweet), olallieberries, pears, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, prepicked produce, tractor-pulled hay rides
  12261 S. Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen, CA 92399. Phone: 909-797-7534. Fax: 909-790-2552. Email us at: info@rileysfarm.com. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October, November. Open: Monday - Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Living History, Revolutionary War and Civil War field trips, Banquets, Dances, General Store
• Rileys At Los Rios Rancho - follows organic methods, pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  39611 Oak Glen Road, Oak Glen, CA 92399. Phone: 909-797-1005. Fax: 909-797-2207. Email: info@losriosrancho.com. Directions: From the I-10 Freeway Exit Yucaipa Blvd and go north Make a Left onto Oak Glen Road Follow Oak Glen Road to Los Rios Rancho. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: 7 Days a Week, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Raspberries: Late July through 1st frost Apples: August - November Pumpkins: Late September - end of October Chestnuts: November - December Pears: August - September. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Supper Shows and Hoedowns Apple Butter Hoedown Currier and Ives Christmas Dinner and Dance Chuckwagon Supper Shows. (UPDATED: May 28, 2008)
• Riley's Log Cabin Farm - U-Pick Apples, Raspberries, U-Press Cider, Hayrides, Bakery, BBX, Archery/Tomahawks, Living history & Hoedowns
  12201 South Oak Glen Road, Yucaipa, CA 92399. Phone: (909) 797-4061. Open: weekends from 10-4 from August through November (fall) and May-June (spring). We are closed on Mondays. See this page for hours and directions.
• Snow-Line Orchards - Raspberry PYO.
  39400 Oak Glen Rd, Yucaipa, CA. Phone: 909-797-3415. Hours Open: 9:00 to 5:00 seven days a week mid-August to mid-December. (Snow-Line we open for the season on Labor Day weekend; August 30th) Email: snow-line.com,  Email Linda:  linda@snow-line.com, Email Scott: scott@snow-line.com, Email Mert:  mert@snow-line.com.
• Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, rides, bouncy castles, petting zoo, Christmas trees,
  They have many locations. Click here for their table of locations and more information.

San Diego County

• The Farmstand - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshments, restrooms, and picnic area. 2115 Miller Ave., Escondido, CA 92025. Phone: (760)738-9014. Email: farmstandwest@gmail.com. Directions: From I-15 Take Felicita exit and go East on Citricado Pkwy. to Miller Ave. Go left on Miller Ave. and take immediate left into parking lot. Click here for a map to our farm. . Crops are usually available in April-October. Open: Tuesday to Friday, 12-6, Saturday and Sunday, 10-6, closed Monday. Open April-October. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Formerly called "American Barnyard Company". (UPDATED: October 30, 2011)
• Apple Lane Orchard - apples
  2641 Apple Lane, Julian, CA  Phone: 760-765-2645  
• Bates Nut Farm - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house, farm market, gift shop, porta-potties, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, Bouncy castle, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  15954 Woods Valley Road, Valley Center, CA 92082. Phone: 760-749-3333. Email: info@batesnutfarm.biz. Open: September 24th to October 31st, Monday to Sunday, from 9 am to 6 pm. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Farm Education Day, Saturday and Sunday, September 24th and 25 Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm, includes Bates 90 year history, "Life of a Pumpkin" educational talk, antique tractors, engines, washing machines, blacksmithing and rope making; Live entertainment every weekend from 12 pm to 3 pm; Arts 'n Crafts Fair, Saturday and Sunday, October 1st and 2nd, 9am to 4 pm; Fine Art Fair, Saturday and Sunday, October 8th and 9 Thursday, 9 am to 4 pm; Scarecrow contest is held Saturday, October 8 Thursday, bring a scarecrow find an application online; Childrens' Costume Contest, Saturday, October 22nd at 1 pm; Dog Costume Contest, Sunday, October 23rd at 11 am. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Bates Nut Farm was established in 1921. Over 3 generations of families have been made it a family tradition to visit the farm each year. The wheelbarrows assist our guests in hauling pumpkins from 50 pounds to 200 lbs out of the growing fields. Pumpkin, gourds, and squash of all sizes may be purchased on the farm. Bates Nut Farm is where memories are made. (UPDATED: August 27, 2011)
  One reader reports: "This is the best place to go for pick your own pumpkins. They have everything you could want from Big Macs (100+ pound pumpkins) to small decorative gourds, hay bales and corn stalks are also for sale. Year round, they have a wonderful store filled with nuts, candies and cute hand made items and small animals for the kids to feed. During pumpkin season they have a hay maze, pony rides, petting zoo, tractor rides, face painting, bounce houses, many, many activities. And the first 2 weekends in October they have an arts and crafts festival that is enormous. This is truly the most fun family outing!! I go there every year with my kids! Please add!" 
  Another visitor writes:  (October 18, 2005): "I just wanted to RAVE about the fun my family had at the Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Festival.  There were so many activities, food was great and the pumpkins, WOW, so many to choose from.  I have a 3 year old son and he did not want to come home, we will definitely return next year. Thanks for taking the time to have this website available to people.  It helped us."
• Bar 2 Ranch -  Pick your own fruits 
  14797 Hwy 76, Pauma Valley, CA 92061. Phone: 760-742-3614. Their web site has disappeared, so call before you go!
• Gourd & Pumpkin Fest - pumpkins, gourds
  Welburn Gourd Farm. 40635 De Luz Road, Fallbrook, CA. Phone: 760-728-4271. Gourd art and crafts, meet the artists, and take a gourd-crafting class. The farm is open to the Public: Monday to Sat: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Closed: Sunday and some Holidays. The 10th Annual International Gourd Art Festival is happening June 24th & 25th, 2006! Exibitor applications will be available soon. Be sure to join us for the October Gourd & Pumpkin Fest, a mini-version of the Int'l Gourd Art Festival, happening Saturday, October 8th, 2005! To Register for one of the October Fest gourd art classes, CLICK HERE! For festival applications and more information, phone and ask for Danny.
•  Heritage Farms Pumpkin Patch - U-pick pumpkins , U-Pick strawberries, corn maze, farm market, petting corral, tortoise races, picnic area
  21345 San Pasqual Road, Escondido, CA. Phone: (760) 746-8822. Open: through October 31, 2009 from 12 noon to 6 pm. Offers customers fresh organic produce, corn maze (in the Fall), petting corral, tortoise races, picnic area. Admission in 2009 is $5 per person and includes a pumpkin.
• Julian Mining Company - Follows organic practices, pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, Fall festival, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  4444 Highway 78, Julian, CA 92036. Phone: 951-313-0166. Email: julianminingco@aol.com. Open: Saturday 10 am to 6, Sunday 10 am to 6 in the fall; Weekdays by appointment. Directions: 3 Miles West of Main Street Julian on highway 78. Click here for a map and directions. September through December. We follow organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. We also have year around gem mining and gold panning as well as field trips featuring Pioneer Life, The Civil War, The Revolutionary War, The Gold Rush and Native Americans. (UPDATED: August 09, 2010)
• Lavender Hill Pumpkins - follows organic methods, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
  1509 East Mission Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028. Phone: (760) 728-9192. Fax: (760) 728-2022. Email: michaelpierce@lavenderclose.org. Directions: And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: September 27,28 and all weekends in October: 10am to 5pm, appointments for professional design clients by arrangement. We follow organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: September 13, 2008)
• Mountain Valley Ranch Pumpkin Patch - Pumpkin patch, corn maze, corn cannon.
  842 Hwy 78, Ramona, CA. Phone: 760-788-8703. Email: mountainunicorn337@yahoo.com. Payment: Cash, only.  Petting zoo with birds, calves, pigs and ponies. Large corn maze and take a hayride tour of the ranch.  (UPDATED: October 14, 2011, from their website)
• Oma’s Pumpkin Patch at Van Ommering Dairy - Pumpkin patch, hayride, hay maze, petting zoo, cottonseed mountain,
  14950 El Monte Road, Lakeside. Phone: 619-390-2929. Directions: Highway 8 east, exit Lake Jennings Park Road. Turn right at end of offramp and go 1.8 miles to a stop sign. Turn right and go 2.3 miles down El Monte Rd. Make a left off El Monte Rd onto Circle V Dairy Rd and follow dirt road to pumpkin patch. Open October 5-30. Tues.-Saturday, from 10 am to7 pm; closed Sun. & Monday More information: Admissions & Fees, Hay Rides, Photo Gallery, Directions. 2011 prices: Admission  $7 including 1 adult, each additional adult is $3 and includes a dairy tour hayride, hay maze, petting zoo, cottonseed mountain, a jack pumpkin and water bottle.  The included pumpkins are about 3 lbs each - 1 per paying child, there is no field to pick your own pumpkin. (UPDATED: October 29, 2011)
• Pinery Pumpkin Patch Tours - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties
  5437 Bonita Road, Bonita, CA 91902. Phone: 858-566-7466. Alternate Phone: 619-475-8733. Fax: 858-536-9876. Email: nosborn1@san.rr.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin Patch is open from October 1 pm to October 31; Group tours scheduled Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm includes pumpkin (up to $4 value) orientation and coloring book on How we Grow Pumpkins, tractor pulled hay wagon ride, 8 ft; tall corn maze, snack area and farm animals; Birthday parties also available. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (UPDATED: September 26, 2009)
• Pumpkin Station - Chula Vista - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, restrooms, Bouncy castle or moon bounce
  900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Phone: 858-566-7466. Alternate Phone: 858-603.6056. Fax: 858-536-9876. Email: nosborn1@san.rr.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Giant Slide, El Paso Train ride, Swing Ride, Play Center, Mini Slide, Pumpkin Jump, Game Zone; Admission is free with a small cost for rides; Ride Packages are available; Large selection of pumpkins to choose from. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (ADDED: September 26, 2009)
• Pinery Pumpkin Patch - Rancho Bernardo - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties
  13421 Highland Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92128. Phone: 858-566-7466. Alternate Phone: 858-487-5128. Fax: 858-536-9876. Email: nosborn1@san.rr.com. Open: See our websitd for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Group tours scheduled Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm; Tour includes pumpkin (up to $4 value),orientation and coloring book on "How We Grow Pumpkins", tractor- pulled hay ride, 8' tall Corn maze, snack area and farm animals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (ADDED: September 26, 2009)
• Pumpkin Station at Del Mar - pumpkins, prepicked pumpkin patch, children's events
  15555 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, CA 92014. Phone: (888) 302-8733. Directions:  East Lot, off Jimmy Durante Boulevard, across from the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Open: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily through Oct. 31. Free admission; school tour program, Admission is free, but tickets are sold for rides. Kiddie rides, petting zoo, jumps, haunted house. Pumpkin Station also offers a wide variety of gourds, squashes, Indian corn, and pumpkins.
• Pumpkin Station - El Cajon - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, petting zoo, school tours
  415 1/2 Parkway Plaza, El Cajon, CA 92020. Phone: 858-566-7466. Alternate Phone: 858-603-6056. Fax: 858-536-9876. Email: nosborn1@san.rr.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Giant Slide, El Paso Train Ride, Kiddie Ferris Wheel, Kiddie Kopter, Swing Ride, Lil' Tood Ride, Play Center, Mini Slide, Pumpkin Jump and Petting Zoo; There is free, live entertainment on the weekends; Admission is free with a small cost for rides; Ride packages are available; Thousands of pumpkins to choose from. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (ADDED: September 26, 2009)
• Pumpkin Station - Mission Valley - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, restrooms, petting zoo
  1640 1/2 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA 92108. Phone: 858-566-7466. Alternate Phone: 858-603-6056. Fax: 858-536-9876. Email: nosborn1@san.rr.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Giant Slide, El Paso train, Kiddie Ferris Wheel, Dry Boat Ride, Swing Ride, Castle Jump, petting zoo; Admission is free with a small cost for rides; Ride packages are available; Thousands of pumpkins to choose from; Open October 2nd - October 31st. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (ADDED: September 26, 2009)
• Pumpkin Station at Plaza Bonita - pumpkins, prepicked pumpkin patch, children's events
  3030 Plaza Bonita Road, National City, CA. Phone: 858-566-7466. Directions: click here for directions. Open: October 1-31, See their website for current hours. There is a giant slide, play center, pumpkin jump, train ride, swing ride, boat ride, car ride, bee ride, petting zoo and games. There is free, live entertainment on the weekends. Admission is free with a small cost for rides. Ride packages are available. There are thousands of pumpkins, of all sizes, to choose from.
• Sentenac Ranch - No pesticides are used, pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, we also have pie pumpkins, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties UPDATE: October 19, 2011: The owner tells me they are closed until 2012
  3515 Highway 78, Julian, CA 92036. Phone: 619-518-9335. Email: info@sentenacranch.com. Open: Saturdays and Sundays in October from 10am to 4:30pm. Directions: From San Diego, take the 8 East to 67 North, which becomes the 78. From Escondido: Head east on the 78. Make left when you enter Ramona onto Main Street which becomes the 78. Turn right into driveway at 3515 highway 78. Follow driveway all the way in - 1.2 miles There is a wooden sign that says Sentenac Ranch, look hard because it's easy to miss. The driveway is shared with 3663, and that sign is more visible. Just follow the driveway all the way in. Please Google Map for a visual. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. 2011 is our first year open for you-pick! Cash only for the pumpkin patch and apple orchard. (ADDED: October 03, 2011)
• Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, rides, bouncy castles, petting zoo, Christmas trees,
  They have many locations. Click here for their table of locations and more information.
• Summer's Past Farm - herbs, pumpkin patch, corn maze, herbal soapmaking
  15602 Old Hwy 80, Flinn Springs, CA, 92021. Phone: (619) 390-1523.
  A visitor writes: "There is a lot to do for children like making a fairy garden, corn mazes, sweet pea mazes. There is also herb paper making, herb soap making, herbal oil, vinegar, and more in there class schedule, Very child friendly, coffee bar with pastries, fun, touristy, and wonderful animals everywhere. A shop for those who want to buy the harvested goodies.."
• Victoria's Garden - UPDATE: September 16, 2011: A visitor tells me they are now permanently closed
  U-Pick Pumpkins, Hay Rides, Corn Maze, Pony Rides, and more
  13120 Willow Road, Lakeside, CA 92040. Phone: 619-390-9571. Hours: 10am to 7PM, 7 Days a Week. Also: Flower Mazes, Straw Horses, Picnic Areas, Feed Animals, Fun Jump, Barnyard Animals, Straw Play Ground, Picture Area. For group< reservations call Phone: 619-390-9571 or (800) 578-7324- Please call soon, as dates fill early. Tell them you saw them on PumpkinPatchesAndMore.Org! Located at the corner of Willow Road and Wild Cat Canyon / Ashwood, 0.5 miles north of El Capitan High School. For a map and directions, click heree!
• Wholesome Heritage Farms Pumpkin Patch -
  See Heritage Farms, above.

• Avila Valley Barn - Apples, nectarines, olallieberries, peaches, pumpkins, Other fruit or veg, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  560 Avila Valley Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA 93402. Phone: 805-595-2810. Fax: 805-595-2810. Email us at: customer_support@avilavalleybarn.com. Directions: Coming north or south on Hwy 101 take the Avila Valley Drive exit and go west. Avila Valley Barn is located just past Ontario Rd on the right side. Parking available on property. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: seasonally from May through December, 9 am to 6 pm. Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. We also grow and sell the following fruit: olallieberries, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, apricots, peaches, white peaches, nectarines, white nectarines, apriums, pluots, pears, gravenstein apples, gala apples, golden delicious apples, mutsu apples, jonagold apples, braeburn apples, fuji apples, empire apples, granny smith apples, laura red apples. We also grow and sell the following vegetables: tomatoes, sweet onions, summer squash, green beans, and winter squash. Anything we don't grow on our farms, we get from neighboring farms including broccoli, cauliflower, lettuces, potatoes, peppers, garlic, green onions, eggplant, green and red cabbages, carrots, leeks, brussel sprouts, fresh herbs, cilantro, parsley, and basil.
  A visitor writes: Apple picking starts in September and pumpkins in October.  The farm also offers a market, hay-bale maze, hot roasted corn harvested from its fields, and fresh-baked pies, including olallieberry and pumpkin pie. You can feed the goats, pigs, cow, ponies, ostrich, peacocks, turtle, etc... Hayrides for fruit picking and pumpkins too. A haybale maze for the little ones and one for the adults. Christmas trees already cut for sale. Nice clean restrooms. Open: They sell BBQ'd corn, fresh apple cider and great coffee..
• Cal Poly Fruit and Cropsops - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, haunted corn maze, Pick-your-own apples, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, restrooms, school tours
  California Polytechnic State University Use the Highland Drive entance off of Hwy 1, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407. Phone: 805-756-2224. Email: orchardmanager@calpolyfruitandcrops.com. Directions: From Hwy 101 in San Luis Obispo, Take Highway 1 north toward Morro Bay, Right on Highland Drive, Follow the signs to the designated U-Pick area, Parking is free on weekends. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in All year. Open: Saturdays 10am to 1pm Occasionally Wednesdays 3pm to 5pm Picking is available when the crops are ready. Please click here for for information on what's in season. Payment: Cash, Check. We have Satsuma Tangerines in the Winter months and Various Navel Oranges, blood oranges and other citrus for most of the year. We also have many varieties of prepicked avocados that change throughout the year.
• Cheesebrough Farmarm - pumpkin patch
  PO Box 85 Templeton, CA, 93465. Phone: 805-434-0843 or 661-257-1288. Open: October - 5 days a week, 9 am to 5 PM. This is a working farm operation. Observe fields at different stages, barn, tractors, small cattle operation. Farm stand and pumpkin patch available in October only.   Directions: Templeton is located between Atascadero and Paso Robles. Take Hwy 101, exit at Vineyard, travel east to Mosslane. At El Pamor turn right onto dirt road. The farm is located on mile on the right.
• Dos Pasos Ranch - Lemons, avocados, pumpkins, squash, gourds, and other produce in season
  4330 Santa Rosa Creek Road, Cambria, CA, 93428. Phone: 805-924-1008. Phone: 805-927-0463. Email: dospasos@aol.com. Open: Seasonal produce at unmanned farm stand year round.  Large selection of fall harvest products sold at the farm weekends in late September and October from 9am to 5pm. Directions: Located 2 one half miles east of Main St and Santa Rosa Creek Rd intersection.
• Jack Creek Farms - Follows organic practices, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, child-sized haybale maze, Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  5000 Highway 46 West, Templeton, CA 93465. Phone: 805-238-3799. Alternate Phone: 805-239-1915 . Email: info@JackCreekFarms.com. Open: Late May through September Thursday, Friday Saturday and Monday 10 am to 6 pm Sunday 11 am to 6 pm Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday; October Thursday, Friday Saturday, Monday and Tuesday 10 am to 6 pm Sunday 11 am to 6 pm Closed on Wednesday November Thursday, Friday Saturday and Monday 10 am to 5 pm Sunday 11 am to 5 pm Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday; December Please check website - dates and hours are dependent upon weather. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Our farm is midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles in San Luis Obispo County, about a half hour drive from Hearst Castle. We are located west of Templeton and Paso Robles; and east of Cambria, Harmony and Cayucos, on Highway 46 West. If you are coming from the north or south on Highway 101, we are located about 7 miles west of Highway 101 on Highway 46 West. If you are traveling from Highway 1, we are exactly 16 miles east of Highway 1 on Highway 46 West. Click here for a map and directions. Our farm offers a number of special events each year including an annual Kid's Day on the Farm (August), Old-fashioned Threshing Bee (September - Labor Day Weekend), Heirloom Tomato Tasting (September), Scarecrow Contest (September through October), Pumpkin Painting Workshop (October) and more; Please check our website for exact dates and times; For updates on our current harvest, please check the bottom left-hand side of every page on our website. We follow organic practices, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. We are small 5th generation family farm. Our current harvest changes with the seasons. All of the crops we grow are available for u-pick except for orchard fruit. We have lots of things for kids and families to taste, see and do. Our farm stand offers free apple cider and pomegranate cider tasting as well as free honey tasting. We have an on-site bakery and have homemade cookies, biscotti, scones and fudge for sale. We invite folks to come out, enjoy the farm and take home a memory!. (UPDATED: August 16, 2010)
• La Famillia - corn maze,  haunted forrest and a jail! Lots of pumpkins
  Los Osos Valley Rd and Turri Ranch rd, Los Osos, CA, Phone: 805-528-0636. They are open 7 days a week. Also homegrown dried beans, broom corn, acorn and spaghetti squash, butternut squash. White, orange pumpkins- turks turbans and all sizes. A cat and dog to pet, goats- sheep, baby cow and mini mule. A visitor writes: "Very nice folks- huge orange sign on Los Osos Valley rd alerts you- clean restroom provided! Beautiful Indian corn for sale too!"
• McCall Farm B&B - apples, avocados, peppers, plums, tomatoes, pumpkins
  6250 Santa Rosa Creek Rd, Cambria, CA .Phone: 805-927-3140.  Apples: mid August through October, Avocados: Year round, Peppers: mid August through October, Plums: July, Tomatoes: mid August through October, Oranges: Year round, Pumpkins.  Email: mccallfarm@earthlink.net  
• Oak Flat Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, school tours
  4760 Oak Flat Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. Phone: 805-237-9560. Email: oakflatpumpkinpatch@hotmail.com. Directions: Take Nacimiento Lake Drive west four miles from the intersection of Spring Street and 24th/Lake Nacimiento Lake Drive. Follow signs that will be posted and turn left at the second Oak Flat Road sign. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm beginning September 30, 2007 The Oak Flat Pumpkin Patch will be open Saturday and Sunday beginning Sunday, September 30. Hours are 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. There will also be locally grown gourds, homemade jam and jellies for sale as well as crafts and gifts. We will offer a child-size straw/hay maze, a make your-own scarecrow booth (nominal charge), a picnic area, pony rides and a BBQ (sponsored by local youth organizations). Payment: Cash, Check.
• River K Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, horse-drawn hay rides, picnic area, school tours
  7325 N River Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446. Phone: 805-467-3737. Email: mvr3k@airspeedwireless.net. Open: October 2, 2009 through October 31,  from 9am until dark. Directions: Take Hwy 46 to Experimental Road to N River Road. We offer many types of pumpkins , Gourds and Corn in season The Corn Maze is 2 acres. Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: September 27, 2010)
• San Marcos Ranch - 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, haunted house, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, farm animals
  775 San Marcos Rd, Paso Robles, CA 90045. Phone: (805) 467-3315. Email: sanmarcosranch@gmail.net. Open: Monday through Sunday, from 10 am to Dusk, October 1 to Thanksgiving. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Grand Opening October 1st and 2nd. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. (ADDED: September 21, 2011)
• SLO Creek Farms - No pesticides are used, pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, Honey from hives on the farm, porta-potties, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  6455 Monte Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. Phone: (702)245-3135. Fax: (702)261-0060. Email: slocreekfarms@live.com. Open: Open everyday, from 11:00am to 5:00pm, Mid August through Mid December. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: On the East side of highway 101 and San Luis Bay Drive. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: November 06, 2011)
• The Tiny Trotters - Pony Rides And Farm Animal Petting Zoo - wagon rides, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  2210 Cimarron Way, Los Osos, CA 93402. Phone: 805-748-9158. Email: thetinytrotters@hotmail.com,. Directions: Our place is off of Los Osos Valley Road in Los Osos, CA. 2210 Cimarron Way is on a dirt road bordering Los Osos Valley Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in All year. Open: Seven days a week call first see our website for contact information; We offer pony rides, friendly farm animal petting zoo animals We can bring the farm to you for your small or large event or you can bring a child here to enjoy the farm. Payment: Cash, Check. We have pony rides and friendly petting farm animals. We are licensed and insured. We bring pony rides and petting zoo animals to parties and special events. Or we also offer our down on the farm visit for very small groups here at our place. We offer discounts to educational programs and most weekday events. Our animals are clean and friendly and will delight both young and old.
  (ADDED: September 24, 2008)

Santa Barbara County

• Big Wave Dave's Christmas Trees And Pumpkin Patches - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, parking provide free, restrooms
  251 S Hope Ave, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Phone: 805-218-0282. Directions: From 101 North bound exit La Cumbre/Hope Avenue Straight on Hope Avenue , 2 blocks on left. From 101 South bound exit La Cumbre, left over freeway, at first light turn right along frontage road. Left on Hope Avenue , 2 blocks on left. Crops are usually available in October. Open: 7 days a week from 10 am to 8 pm. Payment: Cash, Check. Tons of pumpkins from mini to giant! Harvest items: Squash, gourds, Indian Corn, corn stalks and hay bales, everything you need for your fall decor. Don't forget your carving kits and candles. Free Bounce House, Kids Games and Prizes for the kids.
  (ADDED: October 13, 2008)
• Classic Organic Farm & Market - Certified Organic, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  2323 Old Coast Hwy, Gaviota, CA 93117. Phone: 805-714-4420. Email: helmut@classicorganic.org. Open: October, daily from 10 am to 7 pm. Directions: Classic Organic Farm and Market is located 40 miles north of Santa Barbara & 4 miles south of Buellton, just off of highway 101. Traveling either North or South on highway 101, watch for the small brown freeway sign that reads: "Nojoqui Park." The turnoff puts you on Old Coast Highway, an historic country road that runs through the farm. Classic Organic Farm and Market is just 400 yards down Old Coast Highway, after the turnoff from highway 101. Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: August 26, 2010)
• Lane Family Farms - pumpkin patch, small corn maze, hayrides, petting zoo
  Corner of Hollister and Walnut, Goleta, CA. Phone: 805-964-3773 or 805-967-1459. Directions: The Lane Farms Pumpkin patch is located at Hollister Avenue and Walnut Lane. behind the produce stand. Open: 9 a.m. every day through October 31. The  harvest-themed patch has 2 1/2 acres of pumpkins in the field as well as picked varieties including turban, white, miniature, sugar and Cinderella. There are also hayrides, a corn maze, Indian corn and other homegrown produce for sale, small petting zoo. They sell other crops such as strawberries in other seasons. Hayrides are offered on weekends on a horse-drawn 1901 Studebaker school wagon.
  A visitor writes on September 14, 2011: "love it! fun corn maze and great pumpkins; also great for photos "
• Quacken Farms - follows organic practices, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, farm animals
  2921 Ontiveros Road, Santa Ynez, CA 93460. Phone: 805-688-3613. Email: info@quackenfarms.com. Directions: Driving North from Santa Barbara, take Highway 154 North to Roblar. Turn left or West on Roblar, in a 1/4 mile at the fork in the road, veer left onto Ontiveros. We are 1/4 mile down on the right. Driving South from Santa Maria, take Highway 154 South to Roblar. Turn right or West on Roblar, in a 1/4 mile at the fork in the road, veer left onto Ontiveros. We are 1/4 mile down on the right. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in September, October, November. Open: Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm, please check our website for updated hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Opening September 27th through November. We follow organic practices, but are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, only. Fun for the whole family! We also offer a Toddlers Play Area and Country Store. Organically grown fresh fruits and vegetables: apples, walnuts, lettuce, carrots, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, radishes. Fresh flowers in season. (ADDED: September 08, 2008)
• Santa Ynez Valley Farms LLC - pumpkins, farm market
  8700 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton, CA 93427. Phone: 805-245-8539. Open: 8am to 6pm every day except Tuesday. Field Trip for preschool thru grade 2 available. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 25, 2009)
  A visitor writes on October 25, 2009: "I took my granddaughter today. She enjoyed it. We got a med. pumpkin which was pretty big, a baby pumpkin, some apples and corn all for $5.00. Pumpkins EX large $3.80 and these are big. Large $3.00 Med. $2.00 and baby pumpkins .50 cents. They also have apples $1.00 per pound Corn 4 ears for$1.00 Squash .40 Cents # Strawberries and raspberries. No mazes, but nice people and great produce at great prices. "
• Summerset Farms - Corn maze, pumpkins, farm market
  3450 Baseline Ave. , Santa Ynez, CA 93460. Phone: 805-895-1199 or 805-729-4367. Email: summersetfarm@gmail.com. Open: every day, from 9am to 9pm during October. There is a corn maze, pumpkins as well as other fresh produce. They provide a venue for weddings, birthday parties, field trips, etc. (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: October 25, 2009)
  A visitor writes on October 25, 2009: "I have been there a few times. It has an open barn feeling. Friendly, busy place for fresh produce all year. Fun place for kids and to take photos. "

Ventura County

• Big Wave Dave's Christmas Trees & Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins
  4075 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA. Phone: (805) 218-0282. Open: 7 days a week from 10am to 9pm. Directions: Cross street is Ashwood, Near Ventura college. Big Wave Dave's Pumpkin Patch and Christmas Trees has tons of pumpkins from mini to giant. Free kids games and prizes! (UPDATED: October 12, 2008)
• Boccali Ranch Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, haunted rides, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  3277 Santa Paula Ojai Rd (Hwy 150 at Reeves Rd), Ojai, CA 93023. Phone: 805-646-6116. Email: boccali@sbcglobal.net. Open: 7 days a week from 10am to dusk; Extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays from 10am to 9pm, starting 10/14. Directions: From the 101 freeway: Exit highway 33, Go to highway 150, East Go through town, At bottom of Dennison Grade behind Boccali's Pizza & Pasta (Reeves Road & highway 150). Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Wide selection of pumpkins from tiny to extra large, variety of squash, gourds, Indian corn & seasonal farm-fresh produce. Free admission, Free daytime hayrides on the weekends from 11am to 5pm. Special haunted evening hayrides on Friday & Saturday nights; 10/14 & 15, 21 & 22, 28, 29 & Sunday 10/30, from 7 to 9pm. Tickets for our haunted hayrides are $7. Click here for our Facebook page.  (UPDATED: September 21, 2011)
• EMIS pumpkin patch - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Honey from hives on the farm, concessions / refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, school tours
  2600 Old Telegraph Rd, Fillmore, CA 93030. Phone: 805-607-6449. Alternate Phone: 805-415-2595. Email: nocnacho805@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 7 pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 7 am to 7 pm. Directions: Look for the angry strawberry on top of the barn. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. (ADDED: September 22, 2011)
• Faulkner Farm - Sunflower maze, wholesale pumpkins
  14292 W. Telegraph Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060.  Phone: 805-525-2226. OPEN DAILY, October 1st - October 31st, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Located 1 mile west of Santa Paula and 4 miles east of Ventura on Briggs Road. From 126 take Briggs Road off-ramp north one quarter mile to our entrance on the left. Directions and a map. Also wholesale pumpkin sales.   Acres of pumpkins to choose from - tiny to giant. 25 varieties of winter squash, Indian corn, mini pumpkins and gourds. Haystacks to climb and sit on. Lots of farm animals on display. Giant sunflower forest! Picnic areas to enjoy a meal. Toddler's Play Area. Designated Photo Spots. Ventura County master Gardener's Exhibition garden. And on the weekends: Musical Entertainment, Children's Story Time, and Many Special Exhibits & Demonstrations throughout the month.
  A visitor writes on October 16, 2009: "Wonderful!"
• Fillmore & Western Railway - pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, straw or hay bale maze, , gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, school tours
  351 Santa Clara, Fillmore, CA 93015. Phone: 805-524-2546. Email: info@fwry.com. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Runs on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of October. Come ride the Pumpkinliners running during the month of October. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard.
• McGrath Brothers Great Pacific Pumpkins - pumpkins
  5100 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura, CA. Phone: 805-648-1189. Directions: In Ventura, exit HWY. 101 at Victoria Ave., go south on Victoria (towards Oxnard), right onto Olivas Park Drive, continue on Olivas Park Drive for about 1/2 mile. Pumpkin patch is on the left (school tours meet at the produce stand).  Open: October 1st through the 31st. Groups reservations accepted beginning July 1st. For school tours, they have a pumpkin life cycle lesson and harvest talk, hay ride, barn animal viewing. Directions: between Victoria Avenue and Telephone Road. Bathrooms, produce stand (selling Indian corn, gourds, squash), teaching packet available.
• McGrath Street Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch, hayrides
  5156 McGrath Street, Ventura, CA 93003. Phone: (805) 658-9972. Directions: Off Market Street& Knoll Drive; Take northbound 101 exit Victoria; go west or left a short distance; right on Valentine Road; left on Knoll Drive short distance to signs at McGrath. Open: October 1-31st, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. seven days a week: Pumpkin Patch, Free hayrides daily after 3pm and all day on weekends. Variety of pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn and farm animals. 9am-dusk.
• McGrath Family Farm - Certified Organic, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze,
  1012 Ventura Boulevard, Camarillo, CA 93010. Phone: 805 983-0333. Alternate Phone: 805 485-4210. Fax: 805 983-3388. Email: McGrath.familyfarms@verizon.net. Open: from 9 to 6 daily March 17th through December 31st. Directions: Headed south on 101 freeway exit Central Avenue in Camarillo and right turn on to Ventura Blvd. Market is on your left. Heading north on 101 freeway exit Central Avenue in Camarillo and go left over freeway overpass and right turn on to Ventura Blvd. Click here for a map and directions. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. School tours welcome. Check our website for more information and for prices. We offer a Community Supported Agriculture program Spring Summer and Fall. Call for prices or visit our website. (ADDED: August 01, 2010)
• The Painted Pony Farm - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, petting zoo, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  15315 Ojai Road, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Phone: 805-525-9820. Email: paintedponyfarm @gmail.com. Open: March 15 pm to October 31 Monday to Friday 10 am 2 pm Reservation are a must October open every Saturday 10 am to 4. Directions: Located 6 miles from Santa Paula and 9 miles from Ojai on highway 150. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: September 01, 2009)
• Pete's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, school tours
  Exit Off 101 Freeway At Central Avenue, Camarillo, CA 93010. Phone: 805-207-3363. Alternate Phone: 805-983-8589. Fax: 805-988-9452. Open: October 1st to October 31st; Open 7 days a week from 9am to till dark. Directions: Exit 101 freeway at Central Avenue look North/East to the Hillside. Can't miss us. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. (ADDED: September 29, 2009)
• Pumpkinliner and Christmas Tree Train - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, train rides, corn maze, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, school tours
  351 Santa Clara, Fillmore, CA 93015. Phone: 805-524-2546. Alternate Phone: 1-800-773-8724. Fax: 805-524-1838. Email: rebecca@fwry.com. Open: Weekends in October from 9am to 5pm. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Train trips to our pumpkin patch (Ichabog);Saturdays and Sundays in October Departing at 10am,Noon,and 2pm; Train rides to the Christmas Tree Farm Saturdays and Sundays November 27,2010 to December 19,2010 Departing at 10am and 2pm. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. (UPDATED: July 28, 2010)
• Stu Miller's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkins, rides, bouncy castles, petting zoo, Christmas trees,
  They have many locations. Click here for their table of locations and more information.
• Underwood Family Farms is a pick-your-own grower of a wide variety of fresh vegetables and fruits in Ventura County, California. They offer a wide variety of services and activities tailored for the entire family, including pick-your-own produce, birthday parties at their Farm Animal Center, school tours, gift baskets (shipped anywhere in the U.S.), and the Fall Harvest Festival in October. The 2010 festival will be open from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm October 1st through October 31st. Admission to the festival is $12.00 per person on Saturdays and Sundays and $3.00 per person Monday through Friday. Children under 2 are free.  On the weekends, each person will receive a tractor-drawn wagon ride with their paid admission. Plus - Parking is FREE and on October 31st - Halloween - kids dressed in a full costume will receive FREE admission!! We are proud contributors to many local non-profit organizations.  A portion of all proceeds helps support 4-H, the Rotary Club, Pleasant Valley Lions Club, Boy Scouts of America, and several other non-profit organizations.. (UPDATED: July 24, 2010)

  Underwood Family Farms - Somis
  5696 Los Angeles Avenue Somis, CA 93066
  Phone: 805-386-4660
  Fax: 805-386-3994
  Farm Market, Animal Center, Gift Baskets, Specialty Produce

  Underwood Family Farms - Moorpark (Tierra Rejada)
  3370 Sunset Valley Road (Formerly Moorpark Road)
  Moorpark, Ca 93066
  Phone: 805-529-3690
  Fax: 805-529-6037
  Farm Market, Animal Center, Pick Your Own Produce, Fall Festival at Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark (see below) Wagon Rides, Birthday Parties, Educational Tours

  Fall Harvest Festival at Tierra Rejada Family Farms, October 1- 31, 2010,  from 9 am to 6 pm. Phone:  529-3690. Admission:  $12 (Saturday and Sunday); $3 (Monday to Friday);  (Children Under 2 Free); Parking is free. 
  Pick-your-own pumpkin in our HUGE pumpkin patch, Clydesdale-drawn hay rides, antique and new farm equipment and machinery displays, fun photo ops, GIANT PUMPKIN display, and pick-your-own fruits and vegetables. Baby animal petting and grooming corral, Pony rides. 

  A visitor writes on November 18, 2011: "The events are wonderful! Last weekend they had hay rides and a Civil War Reenactment as a fundraiser for the Rotary Club.The entire experience was delightful for our entire family!"

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