Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Southwest Michigan? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of thoses in Southwest Michigan, sorted by county. 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. Most 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 the info, they don't always report changes to me!
And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know! If you are looking for pumpkin weigh-offs and the US and world's largest pumpkins, see this page! Want to do a fundraiser selling pumpkins? See this page!
Finally, my boys are in Boy Scouts and raising money for their troop and their trips and activitites, so if you are looking for popcorn (many types), coffee or to donate to both the Socuts and U.S. miltary troops, click here and help the scouts!
Updates for September 2017
Most pumpkin patches and corn mazes usually open by mid September, some earlier! You may also like a local zombie event or Zombie Paintball!. The world's best pumpkin pie recipe is here, and the pie crust recipe is here! And we have home canning, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access many pumpkin and other recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search.
After Halloween, find a Christmas tree at a local Christmas tree farm (and enjoy a bonfire, smore, hot chocolate and free hayrides, and often Santa visits! And next Spring, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!
Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map
Allegan County
- A.W. Overhiser Orchards
- corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, farm market,
restrooms, picnic area, school tours, events at your location (call
for info)
6405-109th Avenue, South Haven, MI 49090. Phone: 269-236-6312. Alternate Phone: 616-836-3341. Fax: 269-236-6312. Email: awo@i2k.com. Open: 9 am to 5 pm, daily (Seven days a Week) . Directions: From South take I-94 E via EXIT 21 toward DETROIT (Crossing into Michigan. Merge onto I-196 N/US-31 N via EXIT 34 toward HOLLAND/GD RAPIDS. Take the 109TH Avenue exit, EXIT 26, toward PULLMAN. Turn left onto 109TH Avenue End at 6405 109th Avenue South Haven, MI 49090-8318. Click here for a map and directions. Updates: Click here for updates. Pumpkins are available from mid to late September through the end of October; Child size corn maze open during the pumpkin harvest. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers. Events: "In Search of The Great Pumpkin" A great way to get the pumpkin of your choice for Halloween and get some great prizes for doing it. Always held during October on the 3rd Saturday at 3 p.m. Raindate the following Sunday; this contest for kids has prizes, a pumpkin and a maze to amaze. 4 to 9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday today through Nov. 2, according to a press release. Activities include a pumpkin patch, barrel train, hay rides and concessions. For more information, call. We have Hayrides - Seasonal Child Cornmaze - Hands On Animal Barn - Farm Market - Local Honey - Michigan Maple Syrup - Fresh Apple Cider - Special Event Weekends. Hay Rides are between the hours of 1-4 pm or by appointment. Feed the chickens, goats, alpacas and bunnies. Farm Market address is 6405-109th Ave., South Haven, MI 49090. - Beard's Produce - strawberries, blueberries, corn, maple
syrup and pumpkins
140th Ave. Dorr, MI 49323. Phone: 269-896-8296. 1 mile South of Burnips to 140th and follow signs, or 4 1/2 miles West of Dorr to 27th Street and follow signs. Open: Call for hours to be sure; Recording on with all information when closed; Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm. Saturday, 8 am to 4 pm. Also pre-picked Asparagus. -
Crane
Orchards Upick - apples, peaches, plums, nectarines, tomatoes,
pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze
6017 24th Ave. (M-89), Fennville, MI 49408. Phone: 269-561-8651 or 269-561-5126. Directions: Located in west Michigan between South Haven and Saugatuck. Take I-196 Exit 34, go E 4 miles on S side of the road, located with Crane's Pie Pantry Restaurant at 6054 124th (M-89), Fennville. Watch for a barn that says Cranes U-Pick on the north side of the road. Open: in early September depending on the season, call for dates; 10 am-6 pm, seven days a week; Close in late October. U-Pick has 15 varieties of apples to pick in season. Hayrides on weekends in October and a corn maze. We offer 14 apple varieties starting with transparent in mid July. 11 peach varieties with picking going through mid-September Plums, nectarines, blueberries, garden produce, pumpkins, squash, gourds, gourd art, apple shipping available Oct-Nov. - Dalton Orchard - peaches, apples and
pumpkins
Fennville, MI. Phone: 269-561-2210. U-pick many varieties of peaches, apples and pumpkins. Open in season from 8 am-7 pm. Call anytime, someone's always here. Directions: M-89, one quarter mile E of the city of Fennville to sign at 55th Street. - Dutch Farm Market
- prepicked pumpkins and apples,
6967 109th Ave., South Haven, MI 49090. Phone: 269-637-8334. Email: braak@shps.org . Directions: N of South Haven on I-96, Exit 26 (Pullman Rd.) Open mid-May - July 4, 9 am to 6 pm; July 5-Labor Day, 8 am to 7 pm. Labor Day to October 31, 9 am to 6 pm, seven days a week. Dutch Farm Market is a family run farm/business specializing in homegrown fruits and vegetables. Fruit pies and bakery items are another specialty of the market. Easy on/off highway access, picnic area, and public restrooms available. Ice cream shop available along with Dutch treats. U-pick. Retail market/bakery complete with already-picked fruits and vegetables. Ice cream, baked goods, pies, jams and jellies. Picnic area. Buses welcome. -
Farview Farms - pumpkin patch, hayrides, pig races
6271 Whitehorse Lane, Saugatuck, MI 49453. Phone: (269)857-3163. Fax: (269)857-8168. Email: farview@sirus.com. Open: I have not received an update about this farm since 2009 and their website is down; so be sure to call before you go and please email me if you have any information. Farview Farms is a family-owned and operated 86 acre working farm with many added amenities such as Sanctuary Grove, the wedding spot complete w/ a Gazebo and dove releases! There's also Piney Woods Natural Trail, Timbers Picnic Area, volleyball, football tire toss, Frisbee golf, a labyrinth, bingo, pig races, rubber duckie races, carnival booths, fishing pond, corn maze, pumpkin patch, basketball 1/2 court, putt-putt golf, horseshoes, hayrides & more. It's the perfect setting for a wedding a company picnic, a school trip, or a day of family fun! Open June - October. - Fun Pumpkins - pumpkins for sale in the shop or
farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already
gathered from the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale
maze, we also have pie pumpkins, horse drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides,
bounce house, picnic
area, face painting, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties,
school tours
4764 49th Street, Holland, MI 49423. Phone: 616-706-0888. Email: kujo@nightvisionam.com. Open: September 28th thru October 31, every day from 8am till 8pm. Directions: take 31 to 32nd street go 3 miles to 49th street. right on 49th for 1/4 mile. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Fun Pumpkins is a very family friendly farm. designed for families to have a real fall experience together! we have over 15,000 pumpkins to choose from in over 30 varieties: blue, pink, bumpy and yes our big boys club of 50 lbs or larger! Make sure you stop at the farm animal petting zoo on you way in:) but most important: Have Fun! This year we are adding a 14 foot bouncy castle, a bunny house for children to hold over 10 different varities and horse drawn hay rides. Click here for our Facebook page. (UPDATED: March 04, 2015) - McIntosh Apple Orchards - pumpkins,
cherries (sweet and tart), peaches, pears, apples and plums
6431 107th Ave., South Haven, MI 49090. Phone: 269-637-7922. Email: apple1941@aol.com. Directions: South Haven. From I-94, take I-96 (Exit 34) N to Exit 26 (109th Ave.), E on 109th to 64th (approximately 2.5 miles); S to 107th Ave. (1 mile ); W to orchard (150 yards.) Look for signs. Enjoy a lovely day in the country, visit our orchard, browse through our farm market and cider mill. Watch cider being fermented into hard cider. We have u-pick and ready-picked cherries (sweet and tart), peaches, pears, apples and plums. Pitted tart cherries (fresh and frozen). Seasonal vegetables. Open: June to October, Tues.-Sun., 8 am to 6 pm. -
Mistee Creek Farms
- apples, corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides
2471 4th St. Shelbyville, MI 49344. Phone: 269-672-7076
vantuinen@accn.org. Open: I have not received an update about this farm since 2009 and there is nothing on their website about a corn maze or pumpkin patch; so be sure to call before you go and please email me if you have any information. Directions: US-131 to Exit 59 (Shelbyville), E 4 miles to farm. 8-acre corn maze that is guaranteed to confuse you. Free hayrides (Oct, Saturday 1 pm-6pm) 8 varieties of apples, 15 acres of pumpkins as well as gourds and squash. - New Salem Corn Maze - pumpkin patch-pick in the field,
pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, corn
maze, haunted corn maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides,
haunted trail, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic
area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, events at your
location (call for info)
4516 24th Street, Dorr, MI 49323. Phone: 616-681-2342. Fax: 616-681-2342. Email: info@witchesofnewsalem.com. Open: Daytime Corn Maze open Saturdays and Sundays beginning September 26th through November 2; Hours are from 11am until dusk Nighttime maze and Witches' Woods open Fridays and Saturdays in October; Hours are dusk until 11pm (last tickets are sold at 11pm) Weekdays are available by appointment for groups. Directions: 131 to 142nd Ave/Dorr exit, west five miles to 24th street, north 1 and 1/2 miles to farm on the left. M-6 to Wilson Avenue , South to 146th Avenue , west one mile to 24th street, south 1/2 mile to farm on the right. Click here for a map and directions. Daytime Corn Maze open Saturdays and Sundays beginning September 26th through November 1; Hours are from 11am until dusk Nighttime maze and Witches' Woods open Fridays and Saturdays in October; Hours are dusk until 11pm (last tickets are sold at 11pm) Weekdays are available by appointment for groups. Payment: Cash, only. Free parking, jam sessions with local musicians on Sunday afternoons, donut machine makes fresh donuts daily, new and extremely improved Woods and nighttime maze. Separate mazes for day and night. It gets better and better every year. - Stephenson Farms - pumpkins.
6783 Baseline Rd. South Haven, MI 49090. Phone: 269-637-4824. Directions: 3 miles E of South Haven on Baseline Rd. and 68th Street From Exit 22 off I-196, or 3 miles E of South Haven. From Exit 20 off I-196 on Phoenix Road, then left at 68th Street 1 mile N to Baseline Road, next to Kal Haven Trail. Open: July-December, seven days a week, 9 am-6 pm. Fresh handpicked and u-pick, blueberry butter and preserves. Clean fields, friendly atmosphere. Peaches (in season. In Fall, apples, apple cider, large display of pumpkins. Also Winter squash, gourds, Indian corn. Michigan honey, maple syrup, fruit butters and preserves.
Barry County
- Cotant's Farm Market - pumpkins,
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, u-pick apples, wagon rides
2500 S M-37 Hwy, Hastings, MI 49058. Phone: 269-945-4180. Email: cotantsfarmmarket@gmail.com. Open: Monday-Saturday from Mid-April to October 31st; Monday—Friday 8:30am—6pm, Saturday 8:30am—5pm, Closed Sunday. (UPDATED: June 30, 2016, JBS)
A visitor writes on November 01, 2008: "We LOVE it! We go every year, they're organized, clean, courteous, affordable. . They have other items to buy, but I don't know if any of it is you pick. They also have greenhouses where you can buy flats of vegetables, flower and the like for gardens. Many varieties of potted plants, seeds, etc. They have a lot they do and it is a wonderful place to go: people, atmosphere, produce, community." - Harvest Time - corn maze, hayrides, pumpkins, a pumpkin
"maze"
902 E Freeport Rd, Freeport, MI 49325-9778. Phone: (616) 765-3310. Open: Call for for hours and availability; October 1st through October 31st, and schools and tour groups can call to schedule a tour date beginning September 1st. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only.. The farm market is open to everyone, but additional activities (which vary by year and may include hayrides, animal barnyard, corn maze, pumpkin maze, obstacle course, pumpkin bowling, river crossing, games, etc.) requires admission for anyone over 2 years of age and children must be accompanied by a paid adult (Infants: FREE; 2-3 year olds: $3.00; Adults: $4.00). Our one-price, one-time admission offers unlimited access to all of these activities during your visit. Family owned and operated for over 20 years, Our goal is to offer an affordable place for families to spend time and play together. (UPDATED: July 20, 2016, JBS)
A visitor writes on October 19, 2010: "love it! Cute farm with a small shop selling material, sewing crafts, cider, etc. They also sell a large assortment of pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks, and my favorite, the "Scarecrow To Go" - all the makings of a scarecrow wrapped up for one price. They have a petting zoo, corn maze, pumpkin bowling, a pumpkin maze, and lots of other activities geared toward young children."
Berrien County
- Barbott
Farms - corn maze, Pedal Cars, play area
7155 Cleveland Avenue, Stevensville, MI 49127. Phone: (269) 422-2378. Directions: 5 minutes from I-94, 8 minutes from Bypass 31. 1.7 Miles South of Lakeshore High School. Open: see our website for hours and admission prices. The Ultimate Corn Maze! So why is it that you can’t tell a secret in a corn field? Because there’s too many ears! The corn maze at Barbott Farms is certainly no secret! Come join the fun! Enjoy family fun on the farm at the Ultimate Corn Maze and the ever popular Pumpkinville! Adults enjoy a fun night out or bring the whole family. Groups (20+) welcome weeknights by reservation, contact us for group rates. Picnic Area and campfire pit available upon your request. A play area for both the young and the old! A great place for families to play together. Bags, Pedal Cars, Hayfort, Life Size game boards. We have two mazes that you can choose between or both if you desire. One is our Farm Scene Investigation Maze (FSI). It is similiar to the game of clue. For the game, Farmer Joe is missing and there are some really guilty and suspicious looking farm animals. At each checkpoint you will rule out our animal, farm location & farm tool to help us solve the mystery. (UPDATED: June 12, 2017) - Dinges Fall Harvest -
corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized
haybale maze, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon
rides, pumpkin patch-pick in the field,
pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand,
restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm
animals, birthday parties, school tours
15219 Mill Road, Three Oaks, MI 49128. Phone: 269-426-4034. Directions: I-94 to exit 6 Union pier and follow signs (approximately 7 miles off of I-94) And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: 9 am to 9 pm every day in September and October Payment: Cash, Check. general produce stand is open in July and August. In the Fall: Tractor Hayrides, Belgium Horse-Drawn Hayrides, Pony Rides, Motor Speedway Cars and Dinges Express Train Ride on weekends (unless prearranged). Pumpkin Bounce, No Left Turn Maze, Haunted House, Spooky Semi, Lost In Space Corn Maze, Educational Corn Maze, Free Large Interactive Children's Play Area Including: Peacock Palace, Baby Bunnies, Corn Teepee, Corn Tunnel, Giant Playhouse Pumpkin, Picnic Areas with Fire Pit, Photo Picture Boards...and more! Fresh Popcorn, Candy, Various Sodas, Juice, Bottled Water, Hot Chocolate, Hot & Cold Apple Cider, Free Coffee, Hot Dogs & Bratwurzt (sponsored by area youth groups on weekends only)...and more! Field Trip, Scout, Birthday Parties & Youth Group farm tours available. School Groups have an educational & fun time. - Frank Farms -
U-pick Apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch-
already gathered from the field, cherries, peaches, raspberries,
strawberries,prepicked produce, restrooms,
picnic area
8249 Deans Hill Rd., Berrien Center, MI 49102. Phone: 269-461-4125. Fax: 269-461-3422. Email: frank@frankfarms.com. Directions: Take I-94 to Watervliet/M-140 Exit. Take M-140 South to M-62, take a left onto M-62 and then a right onto Painter School Rd. Take a left onto Deans Hill Rd. We are on the left. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: 7 days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 pm. Call ahead when the weather is questionable. Strawberries June 10th, Tart Cherries 1st of July, Red & Black Raspberries July 1st, Peaches August 1st, Apples September 15th Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We have a variety of fruits & vegetables available for sale as well as our u-pick.
Branch County
Calhoun County
- Black Cat Pumpkin Patch - UPDATE: October 03, 2016: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed
12987 G Drive South, Marshall , MI 49068. . - Bosserd Family Farm - corn maze, straw or hay bale maze,
child-sized haybale maze, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides,
wagon rides, pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already
gathered from the field, prepicked produce, petting zoo, farm animals, school
tours, events at your location (call for info)
14721 Verona Rd, Marshall, MI 49068. Phone: 269-781-4905. Email: bos2p@aol.com. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. Raspberries July 10 to 30th August 15th through September Corn Maze September 1 pm to October 31th U-Pick Pumpkins - October. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. In the fall, bring the family to pick your own pumpkins in the field, try to find your way through the 5-acre corn maze, and feed the animals at the petting farm. School tours for children ages 3-8 are available in the fall - tours include a wagon ride to the pumpkin field, your own pumpkin picked from the field, food for the petting farm animals, and a walk through the corn maze. The cost is $4 per child, and we do ask that an adult chaperone be available for every six children. \
Cass County
- Amazing Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch - corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw
or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon
rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting,
farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
18430 US highway 12, Edwardsburg, MI 49112. Phone: 574-370-3403. Email: cornmaze@aol.com. Open: Please visit our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 4 miles north of Elkhart Indiana or between Edwardsburg and Union. Click here for a map and directions. Amazing Acres opens for adventures on September 15, 2010 and will close for the season on October 31, 2010. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. - Sprague's Family Fun Farm - corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, straw or hay bale
maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, restrooms, school
tours
33120 Middle Crossing Road, Dowagiac, MI 49047. Phone: (269) 782-8578. Email: spraguesfamilyfunfarm@gmail.com. Open: Summer hours Monday to Saturday Fall hours Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm Sundays 11am to 6pm. Directions: Take Indian lake Road South from Sister Lakes until you see our sign on the right at Middle Crossing Road Just down a ways on Middle Crossing. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
A visitor writes on October 12, 2010: "I took my boys (ages 6 and 3) to the Spague's Family Fun Farm, which I found through your site. We live in IL, but were in MI at the summer house for the weekend. I was looking for a place that was on the way home, open on Mondays and had activities for kids such as pick your own pumpkins, hayrides and corn mazes. The Spagues' farm was fantastic! We had such a wonderful time. They had everything I was looking for, they were so nice and friendly, the farm was beautiful and everything was well kept. We will continue to go back every year! I have passed on your site information to friends and information about the Sprague's Family Fun Farm as well. Keep up the great work! Thanks ~Sara B."
A visitor writes on March 20, 2010: "Great farm in Dowagiac Mi. close to Sister Lakes. Fresh produce all summer long with U-pick raspberries. Get your blueberries, peaches, nectarines, Sweet cherries, Plums, Tomatoes, and Sweet corn from Sprague's Family Fun Farm. There are restroom facilities available. Come see the six and a half acre corn maze! Hay rides and Pumpkins in the fall. Choose from a wide selection of apples including Honeycrisp apples. Kids playground completes the ensemble for some great family fun. "
Eaton County
Kalamazoo County
- Gull Meadow Farms - corn maze, pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, train rides, child-sized haybale maze, wagon rides, gift
shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
8854 Gull Road, Richland, MI 49083. Phone: 269-629-4214. Email: gullmeadowfarms@gmail.com. Directions: We are located 3/4 of a mile west of Richland on M-43. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: See our website for current hours. Pumpkins, apples, wagon rides, corn maze, and all kids activities open from early September until Halloween. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
St. Joseph County
- Green Valley Campground - corn maze, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, straw or hay bale maze,
child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and
refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals,
birthday parties, school tours
25499 West Fawn River Road, Sturgis, MI 49091. Phone: 269-651-8760. Alternate Phone: 269-506-9316. Fax: 1-269-651-3680. Email: jnettleman@yahoo.com. Open: Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm; Open Monday through Thursday by appointment only for groups of 20 or more. Directions: Located 1.5 miles west of south Centreville Road (M66) on West Fawn River Road in Sturgis Michigan 49091. Click here for a map and directions. All activities are open from September10, 2010 through November7, 2010; Special Halloween weekend is planned for October 1 pm to 3, 2010. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page.
Van Buren County
- Harvest Moon Acres, LLC - straw or hay bale
maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, pumpkin
patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the
field, snacks and
refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals,
school tours
18725 M-40, Gobles, MI 49055. Phone: 269-628-5401. Email: fun@harvestmoonfun.com. Open: See our website for specific dates and times for this season. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
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