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

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We also have a page with links to 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 .   Be sure to come back at Christmas if you are looking for a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm!   Look at the bottom of the page for links to resources on home canning, picking tips, recipes, etc.

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Central and south Illinois's Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides and More, by County

Click here for the Chicago area and northern Illinois.  Southern Illinois is on the page, below.

Alexander County

Clark County

Clay County

• Streif's Country Market - Pumpkins, ornamental gourds, mums, and fall decorations.
  788 Marble Lane, Louisville, IL 62858. Phone: 618-665-4064. Email: bstreif@wabash.net. Directions: Located 7/10 of a mile north of Flora, IL on route 45. Open: Friday 3-6 PM, Saturday and Sunday 9-6 pm through October.

Clinton County

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Crawford County

Cumberland County

Edwards County

Fayette County

• Happy Hollow Farms - , corn maze, pumpkin patch in the field, pumpkins (brought in from the field)
  Co Rd 2250 E, St. Elmo, IL 62458. Phone: 618-322-6831. Email: happyhollowfarms@yahoo.com. Open: Friday 4pm -7pm Saturday 8am - 7pm Sunday 1pm - 5 pm. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Check . (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: September 07, 2011)

Franklin County

• Breezy Hill Farm - 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, Fresh eggs, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  14395 4 Mile Lane, Benton, IL 62812. Phone: 618-937-2884. Email: breezyhillfarm4@yahoo.com. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Open for Fall Activities and Decorations September 11 thru November 14. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. also grown on our farm, fall mums, Indian corn, and new for this year, a fence maze. (ADDED: August 19, 2010)

Galatin County

Hamilton County

• Organ Farms - Fall Country Fun - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, porta-potties, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  Rr 4 Box 271 4 miles east of McLeansboro on Route 14, Mcleansboro, IL 62859. Phone: 618-643-3800. Alternate Phone: 618-643-2800. Fax: 618-643-2800. Email: organfarms@hamiltoncom.net. Open: Open September 22 to October 31; Monday to Friday open for groups; Call for details on setting up your group for day or evening; Saturday and Sundays open 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: 4 miles east of McLeansboro, IL on Route 14. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Build your own scarecrow, Pumpkin Painting, Miniature golf, Big play area and game area. Homemade Pumpkin Rolls, Pumpkin Bread and Caramel Corn. Mums and lots of gourds to pick from. (UPDATED: October 10, 2012)

Hancock County

• McVeigh's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  956 E County Rd 1800, Hamilton, IL 62341. Phone: (217)847-3246. Directions: 4 1/2 miles North on Connable Road Hamilton Illinois Look for signs And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Pumpkin patch open Monday to Sunday 8 am to 8 pm Corn maze open Thursday to Saturday 10 am to 7 pm Sunday 1 pm to 7 pm Corn maze is open from September 8, 2007 through October 31, 2007. Thursday through Saturday 10 am to 7 pm Sundays 1 pm to 7 pm Pumpkin patch is open daily 8 am to 8 pm September 8 to October 31, 2007 Payment: Cash, Check.

Hardin County

Henderson County

• Roger's Pumpkin Farm - pumpkins, hay rides and a corn maze
  RR 1 Box 108, Lomax, IL 61454. Phone: (217) 449-3486. Email: rogerspumpkin@yahoo.com. 15 acres of pumpkins, squash and gourds. We also offer garden mums and bittersweet. Open: Our season runs from Sept thru Oct 8:00 am till dusk. The first Saturday in October is Family Day. We have a storyteller, TiPi tours, train rides, and a bounce house. Along with these activities are also the corn maze which is open every weekend from 8:00am till dusk. Enjoy an old fashioned country custom. Hop on and take a tractor driven hayride. Hayrides continously on weekends as weather permits.
• Slagel Farms - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field
  Hiway 192, Oquawka, IL 61469. Phone: 309-586-4093. Email us at: slagel@frontiernet.net. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: 9:ooam to 6:00pm 7 days a week Payment: Cash, Check. Also, prepicked sweet corn, green beans, watermelons, muskmelons, watermelons, summer and fall squash, pumpkins, gourds and many other produce items- availability begins in June and ends Nov1. We pick the produce, U pick is not available.

Jackson County

Jasper County

Jefferson County

Johnson County

Lawrence County

Madison County

• Demange Farm - 
  10349 W. Astor Road, Saint Jacob, IL 62281 Phone: 618-644-9218. 
  You pick or they pick. Ready end of May. Open: Around May 20, 7 am to 7 pm daily (only)
• The Great Godfrey Maze - corn maze, restrooms, gift shop, picnic area
  6810 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035. Phone: 618) 466-3324 . Open: August 31st to Oct 28th Friday: 6-10 PM Saturday: 10AM - 10PM Sunday: 1PM - Dusk Labor Day: Monday, September 3: 10AM - Dusk Fall corn festival: Saturday, October 6th: 10 AM - 10 PM Games, Live Music & Much More! Columbus: Monday, October 8: 10 AM - Dusk Hunted maze: October: 12, 13, 14 & October 19-28th . Directions: See their website for directions. Payment: Cash, only..   Directions | Contact Us | Our Sponsors | What is it? | How was it designed? | Group Rates/Reservations | Haunted Maze-(A Spooktacular Event) Maze After Dark | Helicopter Rides | Field Trips | Admission Prices | $1.00 Off COUPON. (UPDATED: February 24, 2011)
  A visitor writes on February 24, 2011: "LOVE to come here.This isn't a farm - just the maze. The also have a "corn pit" - kind of like a sand pit, where the kids get in and play. "
• Mills Apple Farm - U-Pick: apples, Christmas trees, 
  11477 Pocahontas Road, Marine, IL (Madison County) Phone: 618-887-4732.  Email: Jerry@millsapplefarm.com. Open: 2nd week in July. 2005 Events , Directions to the Farm, Crop Schedule, Bakery Info & Prices, Hayrides, Educational Tours, About the Farm.... , Farm History, Our Windmill Restored!
• Reinhardt's Berry Patch - pumpkins,
  7503 Kerin Road,  Alhambra, IL 62001 (Madison County)  Phone: 618-633-2888.  pumpkins and gourds. Call for availability and picking appointments.
• Relleke Farms Pumpkin Patch -Pick-your-own Pumpkins.
  1526 Sand Prairie Lane, Granite City, IL 62040. Phone: 618-797-6858. Directions: 1 mile north of Cahokia Mounds on Sand Prairie Lane. Open: Hours: October only, Daily, 9 am to 5 p.m.   In market: Pumpkins, gourds, crafts. Other: Festivals every weekend: pony rides, entertainment, live music, crafts, games, petting zoo, food.
• Rhodes Family Farm - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, train rides, corn maze, kiddie (mini) corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, Bounce house or pillow, Honey from hives on the farm, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, Bouncy pillow, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  8863 Dustman Rd, Worden, IL 62097. Phone: 618-307-4989. Email: pumpkinpatch@rhodesfamilyfarm.com. Open: Monday through Friday, from 9am to 3pm; Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm; Opening the last weekend in September all the way through Halloween. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From the intersection of Interstate 55 and Route 4, go North on Route 4 till you reach Renken Road (4.4 miles). Turn Left (West) on Renken Road and go approximately 5 miles to Dustman Road Make a Right (North) on Dustman Road and go about 1/4 mile to Rhodes Family Farm on your left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard. (ADDED: December 02, 2010)

Marion County

• Glorify God Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Fresh eggs, concessions / refreshment stand, picnic area, face painting, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  3042 Cannon Gardens, Salem, IL 62881. Phone: 618-315-4444. Alternate Phone: 618-740-1215. Email: itspumpkintime@live.com. Open: Friday nights 7:38 am to 10:30pm, Saturdays 11:00am to 6:30pm, Sundays 1:00 am to 6:00pm. Directions: Take Route 50 East from Salem 5 miles and turn right on 5 Mile Creek (Signs posted), Hang left at Cannon Gardens, wind around the lake and you are there. Click here for a map and directions. Open each year from the 2nd weekend in September till October 31st. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for our Facebook page. Check with us for special event dates such as pumpkin painting contests, & champion mazer contests. We offer pumpkin painting with the purchase of any pumpkin. We have a climbable haystack and a corn box for children to play in. We often have homemade specials in the concession stand such as pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, chili, chicken noodle soup, and other pies. (ADDED: October 18, 2010)
• Schwartz Farms - apples, pumpkins
  1941 Copple Road,  P. O. Box 885, Centralia, IL 62801 (Marion County)  Phone: 618-532-8058 or Phone: 618-249-8546. Also apple cider, honey, molasses & apple butter. 

Massac County

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Monroe County

• Stuckmeyer’s Plants & Produce - U-pick pumpkins .  
  9204 Bluff Road,  Waterloo, IL (Monroe County)  Phone: 618-935-2501.     Market: tomatoes, corn, beans, melons, pumpkins. 

Perry County

Pope County

Pulaski County

Randolph County

• G & C Meyer Farm - pumpkins. 
  4370 Rockcastle Road, Steeleville, IL 62288 Phone: 618-965-3800. Open April 26 - Halloween, 8 am to 6 pm, Monday-Friday; 1 pm - 5 pm, Sunday; call for appointment otherwise.
• Guten Tag Orchard - apples, pumpkins
  3946 State Route #3, Chester, IL (Randolph County) 6 hours from Chicago. Phone: 618-826-3300.

Richland County

St. Clair County

• Braeutigam Orchards - U-pick: apples, pumpkins
  2765 Turkey Hill Lane, Belleville, IL.  Phone: 618-233-4059
• Eckert's Country Store and Farms - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  951 South Green Mount Road, Belleville, IL 62220. Phone: (618) 233-0513. Email: eckert-info@eckerts.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Pumpkin updates: Click here for updates. Directions: See our website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. See our website for current crop information. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Starting as a simple roadside stand in 1910, the sixth and seventh generations of the Eckert family now operates three retail, entertainment and farming establishments in southern Illinois. Eckert's Belleville location is open year round and is home to the Country Store, Restaurant, Garden Center, Custard Shop and Pick-Your-Own farm. Visit our website to learn more about our wide array of products, ripening dates, activities and so much more!. (ADDED: April 27, 2011)
• Eckert’s Millstadt Farm - apples, hayrides, jumping pillows, pumpkin cannon, strawberries, blackberries, peaches, pumpkins, Christmas trees
  2719 Eckert Orchard Lane, Millstadt, IL 62260. Phone: (800)745-0513. Open:  See our website for current hours. Directions: Click here for farm directions. Only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, your whole family will love Eckert’s Millstadt Fun Farm! Visit the incredible creations in Uncle Aubrey’s Workshop, squeal with delight at Billy Bob’s pig races, ride the Deere Express through the orchard, then plunge into the 70-foot underground slide at Eckert’s Mining Company! Wagon rides to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch are a favorite for all. Visit Uncle Aubrey’s Workshop, or join us for a Haunted Hayride this September & October – if you dare! There’s so many activities for the kids see and do... you’ll wear the kids out... and Mom and Dad, too! Our jumping pillow is a giant colorful, inflatable pillow that is so much fun and will keep your kids entertained. Fun for adults, too! We can't forget about the amazing pumpkin cannon, the Jack-O-Lobber. The Jack-O-Lobber fires a pumpkin a half-mile! Shows are every hour on the hour Friday through Sunday. If you are craving mouth-watering country food like roasted sweet corn or chicken shish kababs be sure to stop by Bob’s N’Cobs Food Stand. Of course, hotdogs, bratwurst, KettleKorn, homemade ice cream and funnel cakes are always on the menu too! Eckert’s is known far and wide for its great country entertainment. Watch a real live melodrama play out on the Grand Stage. (ADDED: August 26, 2011, by Blake)