This page provides a detailed list of Idaho'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

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!

• To find fruit and vegetable pick-your-own fruit and vegetable farms in Idaho, click here.
• To find choose and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in Idaho, click here.

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

Ada County

• Cabalo's Orchard & Gardens - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce
  2087 W King RD, Kuna, ID 83634. Phone: 208-922-3301. Fax: 208-922-2083. Email: nahc49@yahoo.com. Directions: From Falcon Crest Charter School on Ten Mile Rd. Go south one mile to King Rd. Then right on King Rd one tenth of a mile, first farm on left. Sign Posted. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Mon thru Fri Noon till 7 P.M. Sat, Sun 1 P.M. till 7 P.M. Apples Aug 15 thru Oct, Cucumbers July thru Sept, Blackberries July 15 thru Aug 20. Our produce is all naturally grown without the use of conventional pesticides. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• Idaho's Original MAiZE - 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, child-sized haybale maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
  8685 South Meridian Road I-84 exit 44 south 5 miles-STAY on Meridian Rd., Kuna, ID 83634. Phone: 208-922-LOST. Email: meridianmaze@hotmail.com. Directions: Take I-84 exit 44 South 5 miles. STAY on Meridian Road. We are located on the West side of the road between Columbia and Hubbard. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: September 14 to October 31. Monday to Thursday 4 pm to 9 pm, Friday 12 pm to 11 pm, Saturday 10 am to 11 pm, Sunday closed. Idaho's Original MAiZE is open September 14-October 31 Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We have Idaho's only jumping pillow...new this year!! Come find TREASURE at Treasure Valley's original corn maze back for it's 11th year with a "Pirates of Treaure Valley" theme!
• Jeremy's Pumpkins - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field
  451 S Star Road, Star, ID 83669. Phone: 286-7481. Fax: 286-9527. Email us at: kzcc@aol.com. Directions: Mid way between Boise River and City of Star on Star Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Oct 1 to Oct 31, daylight to dark. (Self serve) Self serve pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, straw bales and Indian corn. Large selection. Payment: Cash, Check.
• Linder Farms - corn maze, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, child-sized haybale maze, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides
  7165 S Linder Rd, Meridian, ID 83642. Phone: (208) 371-0222. Email us at: sherrie@linderfarms.com. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Monday to Friday 5pm - 8pm Saturday 11am to 8pm Opening September 24th, 2005 through Halloween Payment: Cash, Check. We are also accommodating field trips for school children. Teachers, your class can come by appointment during a week day to experience a hay ride and pick a pumpkin. The price includes each child to get a pumpkin and ride the hay wagon.
• The Maize at Meridian - corn maze
  Overland Road, Meridian, ID. Directions: near Mountain View High School.
• Montierth Home Orchard and Garden - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field
  7175 N. Springcrest, Meridian, ID 83642. Phone: 208 888 3081. Fax: 978 246 6364. Email us at: carol@aoksolutions.net. Directions: Just North of the Chinden and Linder intersection. Head North on Linder until you get to Sandy Springs (one half mile). Turn East (right) and go about 400 yards to Springcrest. Our family farm and orchard is in the back at 7175 N. Springcrest. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Saturday, Typically 8 am to 7 pm Payment: Cash, only.  Kid raised produce - father supervised for highest quality.
• Wagner Farms - UPDATE September 15, 2006: It appears as though they are closed / out of business.  Their website is shutdown and I have no means to contact them.
  pumpkins, hayrides, pumpkins shootout, many activities
  Corner of Mace and Eagle Road, Eagle, Idaho.  Located about one quarter mile south of State Street, just past North Channel Bridge over the Boise River. October 1st to 31st they have the treasure Valley Pumpkin Fest.  Open weekdays, 300 pm to 10 pm, weekends, 10 am to 10 pm. 2004 admission: adults: $6.50, children 4yrs to 12yrs,: $3.50.  Discount of $1 per person or groups of 8 or more.

Bingham County

• Great Adventures Corn Maze - corn maze - Anyone know more about this one, like a phone number, website or email address? Write me!
  462 East 1000 North, Firth, ID 83236.

Bonner County

• Riley Creek Blueberry Farms - blueberries, raspberries and blackberries
  PO Box 162, Laclede Idaho 83841, Phone: 208-263-4114,  Email: urmann@nidlink.com. Established in 1994, family owned and operated with 4 acres of blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. u-pick.  While NOT certified organic, they practice sustainable agriculture.  Location: Laclede on Highway 2 between Sandpoint and Priest River Idaho.  On-farm sales and u-pick are encouraged 7 days a week during season.  Saturdays in late July and August, we will celebrate "Family Farm Days"  with tours, pony rides, u-pick specials, blueberry pie and more.  A kids play and picnic area are available at no charge.  Bring the family.  Fresh berries are available during the following seasons.
  Blueberries: mid July-early September
  Raspberries: Late July
  Blackberries: mid August
  "Family Farm Days" are on Saturdays July 27th, August 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. Please call for current prices.

Bonneville County

• Grandpa's Pumpkin Patch and MAiZE - corn maze, pumpkin patch, cow train, haunted maze
  Hwy. 20, Idaho Falls, ID. Phone: (208) 200-6293. Open: 9/10/2005 to 10/31/2005.  Claims to be the largest pumpkin patch in Idaho Falls. Activities like Trick-or-treat storytime hayrides, free pumpkin hunt for kids (call for this year's date), barnyard miniature golf, bean bag tosses, and tricycle trails. Directions: Hwy. 20 next to Bish’s RV center. 

Canyon County

• The Berry Ranch - pumpkins
  7988 Highway 20/26, Nampa, ID 83686. Phone: 466-3860 or 1-800-801-3860. Directions: Located 4.5 miles North of I-84, Northeast corner of Franklin Rd. & Highway 20/26 as you leave Nampa.  The Berry Ranch offers a wide range of fruits and vegetables grown right on the ranch. You can pick your own pumpkins on a "pickers hayride". Picnic tables, antique machinery and a petting shed are available at our store-in-a-barn.

Fremont County

• Woods Gardens - pumpkins, winter squash, tomatoes, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce. UPDATE October 13, 2006: "All of our pumpkins have had to be picked due to frost, so for the  2006 season, there is no picking in the patch, but we do have picked pumpkins for sale!"
  1882 E. 350 N., St. Anthony, ID 83445. Phone: (208) 624-4598. Email us at: law@fretel.com. Directions: We are 7 miles north of the Rexburg Walmart. If you are coming on Hwy 20, take exit 337 (North Rexburg), turn North, go approximately 5 miles (you will see a Woods Garden sign), turn left (West) on 350 N. We are the 2nd place on the left. Look for the Amsoil Sign. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 7 pm, Saturdays we go to the Farmer's Market in Idaho Falls from 9 am to 1pm we are open from 4 pm to 7 pm on Saturdays. Thursday's we set up by the Dairy Queen in Rexburg from 4 pm to 8 pm. We have over 16,000 strawberry plants that start coming on in June and usually go through September depending on the heat. Payment: Cash, Check. Peas, red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, gourmet fingerling potatoes. We sell frozen Idaho Trout in 5 lb. boxes, breaded or unbreaded. Free range eggs (brown and green), homemade apple pie filling, homemade beef jerky. Coke products.

Gem County

• Pumpkins Galore - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides,
  west end of 12th Street, Emmett, ID 83617. Phone: 208-365-8040Directions: From Highway 52, north on Mill, left on 12th to end of street. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October. Open: Open every Friday in October 5pm to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm. $5 per family (includes 1 pumpkin, wagon ride, and petting zoo) Additional pumpkins $2 each. Group rates: $2 per student. Groups weekdays by appointment only. Payment: Cash, only.
• Wee King's Orchard - Apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
  2955 W South Slope Rd, Emmett, ID 83617. Phone: 208-398-8047. Email us at: weekingsorchard@msn.com. Directions: Coming from Boise, take highway 52 to Star Lane, 3 miles west of Albertsons. Turn left onto Star Lane, continue to the end of Star Lane and turn left onto South Slope Road. We are the 3rd driveway on the right, look for the Wee King's Orchard sign. Coming from Payette, take highway 52 to Star Lane, turn right, continue to the end, turn left onto South Slope Road. We are the 3rd driveway on the right, look for the Wee King's Orchard sign. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 6 pm Payment: Cash, Check.

Owyhee County

• Quey's Maze, punpkin patch and hayrides - 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, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  48803 Hiway 78 near Bruneau, Mountain Home, ID 83647. Phone: 208-366-7734. Fax: 208-366-2649. Email: mjohns@mstar2.net. Directions: From Mountain Home, Get on Airbase road and take hwy 51 South. Cross the Snake River and take the first left on Hwy 78 heading east towards Hammett. The pumpkin patch and maze signs are located 3 miles from the intersection of 51 and 78. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October, November. Open: Thursday, 4pm to 11pm Fridays and Saturdays, 10am to 11pm closed on Sundays Reservations available for Mondays through Wednesdays Corn Maze, pumpkin patch and hayrides open from mid-September to end of November depending on weather. Payment: Cash, Check.

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