Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other
Halloween activities in Roanoke area of Virginia? Scroll down this page and you will see the
all of those in Roanoke area of Virginia, 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!
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New for this year, see our Top Ten list of best pumpkins to make pumpkin pies and for
baking and cooking. Also, our Master List of 100 Varieties of Pumpkins for
every purpose. Then see this page for our easy pumpkin pie from a real pumpkin recipe.
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Updates for January 2025
Get out to the corn mazes and pumpkin patches! Most close either at Halloween or a week later! The world's best
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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. If you are looking for pick your own apples with
pumpkins and often also fun activities, see this page.
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! And Find a a local farm market here
Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map
Alleghany County
Bedford (City of)
Bedford County
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Appleseed Country - Johnson's Orchards and Peaks of Otter Winery - Pick-your-own or fresh-picked apples, pumpkins
2122 Sheep Creek Road, Route 680, Bedford, VA 24523. Phone:
(540) 586-3707, 1-800-PIC-OURS (1-800-742-6877).
E-mail: [email protected] Directions: Take Route 460 1 mile west of Bedford. Turn right on Route
680 north for 5.5 miles. Follow the "yellow apples." From the
Peaks of Otter and Blue Ridge Parkway, take Route 43 south for 3.5 miles,
turn right on Route 682 for 3 miles, turn right on Route 680 for 1 mile.
Follow the "yellow apples." Open: 8 am to 5 pm Open daily, August through October. A drive to our farm is spectacular anytime but
especially in the fall when the leaves start turning. Roadside stand open year round, 5 miles west of Bedford on Route
460. 15' high Johnny Appleseed statue. Restrooms. Picnic pavilion. Tour
buses welcome anytime - appointments preferred. Call for antique tractor
pull held the third weekend in September, and special educational tours and
school field trip information. On-farm winery featuring "Fruit of the
Farm" wines is open daily April-December and January, February and
March by appointment.
Over 170 different varieties of apples including Red and Golden Delicious,
Johnny Grimes, Jonathan, Johnny Dels, Grimes Golden, McIntosh Granny Smith,
Rome, Black Twig, Arkansas Black, Stayman, Winesap, Gala, plus many more
antique apples.
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Layman Family Farms, LLC - Uses
integrated pest management practices, pumpkins for sale in
the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the
ground or lawn, corn maze, kiddie (mini) corn maze, cow train /
barrel train rides, corn cannon, goat walk, we also have pie
pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, Fall festival, farm
market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties,
jumping pillow, ziplines, mining for gems, farm animals, school
tours, group reservations
1815 Mountain View Church Road, Blue
Ridge, VA 24064. Phone: (540) 947-2844. Email:
[email protected]. Open: September 21 to November 9, 2019 Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm Sunday from 11 am to 7 pm. Directions:
We are located off US Route 460 in the Montvale area. Driving from
Roanoke, we are just 16 miles from the Roanoke Civic Center heading
east toward Bedford. Driving from Bedford or Lynchburg area we are
just 12 miles from the National D-Day Memorial.
Click here for a map and directions. We use integrated pest
management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard,
Discover.
Click here for our Facebook page. Visit our websites "News
& Events" page for special events and promotions. (UPDATED: September 26, 2024, JBS) (ADDED: September
02, 2019)
Bland County
Botetourt County
- Ikenberry Orchards - Pumpkins
2557 Roanoke Road (US 220), Daleville, VA 24083. Phone:
540-992-6166. Fax: 540-992-2441.
Email: [email protected].
Directions: I-81 exit 150-B to U.S. 220 north, 2.5 miles. Open: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday-Saturday; 12
noon to 5 pm, Sunday. Extended hours in
summer. Containers furnished. Gift packed apples for shipping. Cider,
apple butter, preserves, country ham. Also Fresh-picked apples — Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, York, Winesap, Stayman, Rome. Peaches, sweet corn, and other summer vegetables
available in season. Pumpkins, Indian corn, straw in season.
- Jeter Farm Fall Festival and Country Store -
pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin
patch-pick in the field, Fall festival, cow train / barrel train
rides, corn maze, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay
rides, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties,
picnic area (bring your own food), petting zoo, farm animals,
birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
181 Blue Ridge
Blvd, Roanoke, VA 24175. Phone: 540-977-5314. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Weekends September 27 to
October 26: Friday 3 pm to 6 pm, Saturday 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday 12 pm to 6 pm.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions:
We're located on highway 460 at the Boeteourt/Roanoke County line at 181 Blue Ridge Blv,
Roanoke, VA. Just one mile on the left past the Bonsack Walmart &
Lowes heading towards Bedford.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check,
Visa/MasterCard.
Click here for our Facebook page.
(UPDATED: September 26, 2024, JBS)
Campbell County
- Yoders' Farm - pumpkins, corn maze
1134 Browns Mill Road,
Rustburg, VA 24588. Phone: 434-401-4864. Alternate Phone:
434-332-6657. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 7 am to 7
pm; Closed Sunday; April 28 to May 26. Directions: If you are
coming south on 29, turn left at McDonalds onto Calohan Rd. After
about 1.9 miles you'll come to a four way light at 24, go
straight through the light. The road becomes Wisecarver Rd.
You'll go about 1.6 miles and come to a stop sign. At the stop
sign turn right onto Browns Mill Rd. Go about .75 mile and look
for the farm on your left.
Click here for a map and directions.
Strawberries: April 28 to May 26. Payment: Cash, Check. Hydroponic tomatoes Thanksgiving through July
4th. (UPDATED: September 26, 2024, JBS)
Covington (City of)
Craig County
Danville (City of)
Floyd County
Franklin County
Giles County
- Ponderosa Pumpkins - UPDATE: October 16, 2020: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed,
Pembroke, VA 24136
Halifax County
- Giant Oaks Farm and Orchard, Bed & Breakfast -
Follows organic practices,
Pick-your-own apples, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, child-sized haybale maze, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay
rides, wagon rides, haunted trail, Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Turkeys
(organic, not-hormone-fed), Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh
eggs, Cider mill with fresh apple cider made on the premises, gift
shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, petting
zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties,
school tours
3035 Neals Corner Road, Clover, VA 24534. Phone: 850
691 9661. Alternate Phone: 804 712-1738. Email:
[email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone and there's nothing else about them that is current on the internet - I presume they have closed. Does anyone
have current information, are they still offering pumpkins, corn maze or Fall activities or are even open? If so,
please write me. Farm store open Monday through
Saturday from 9 am until 6:30 pm Closed Sundays; Farm and Home
Tours by appointment; Bed and Breakfast opens September 1, 2010;
Special Events, Activities and Classes year round; Cooking, Baking,
and Canning classes by Master Farm Chef Erica Kay. Directions: From
Highway 360 Take Clover Exit. Take Mountain Laurel Road in Clover to
Hunting Creek Road turn left go to Neals Corner Road turn right, go
approximately 4 miles, drive will be on left(look for signs)
driveway to Giant Oaks is 4/10 of a mile long. Signs along the way
to welcome you.
Click here for a map and directions. Spring Fling at Giant Oaks
March 15th through March 20th from noon till 9 pm Games, Hayrides,
Live Bluegrass Music, Hot Dogs, Campfire and Roasted Marshmallows;
Free event; Special Family Event Weekends all year. We follow
organic practices, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check,
Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We are a USDA
Registered Farm and working on Organic Certification with all
sustainable practices already in place. The Piedmontese Cattle that
we are raising are a special breed from Northern Italy. They contain
a gene that reduces their fat and cholesterol to half that of other
breeds once pasture fed on legumes, clover, and high protein
grasses. Our hogs forage naturally in our woods. We have two
streams, a spring, and four beaver ponds. Our farm dates back to the
1700's and is considered a historic farm property. We also have an
online store.
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Reese Farm Fresh - pumpkins, hayrides
8125 James D.
Hagood Highway, Scottsburg, VA 24589. Phone: (804) 454-6808; FAX
(804) 454-6849. E-mail:
[email protected].
Directions: Highway 360 east, 8 miles east of South Boston and Halifax, Virginia. Open: 8 am to 7 pm, Monday
to Saturday; 1-7 pm, Sunday; February- December. Farm tours; pumpkin hayrides. We feature our own farm-grown
produce, picked fresh daily. Halifax cantaloupes, watermelons, specialty melons, tomatoes, sweet corn, fresh
vegetables grown in season; pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, winter squash; pick-your-own or fresh-picked
strawberries. Pat's pickles and preserves. Bedding plants, potted plants, and hanging baskets also
available. We grow and sell fresh garden vegetable, strawberries, cantaloupes, watermelons, & sweet corn. We
also have 2 large greenhouse full of bedding plants in season and mums in the fall. We also grow and sell
pumpkins and fall decor. Reese's ends the season with fresh cut Christmas trees, we custom-make fresh
wreaths & garlands with evergreens from the farm made in most any desired size. Handmade wreaths and roping;
gift baskets. ((UPDATED: September 26, 2024, JBS)
Henry County
Martinsville (City of)
Montgomery County
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Crow's Nest Greenhouses - Pick-your-own
raspberries, pumpkins
859 Brooksfield Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Phone:
(540) 552-4195. Directions: From U.S. 460 Blacksburg bypass, take Prices Fork exit onto
S.R. 685, Prices Fork Road, and drive west about 3 miles, passing M and M
Tire Company on your right. Proceed another ½ mile on Route 685, turn right
onto Brooksfield Road at the Crows Nest Farm sign, come ½ mile on
Brooksfield Road to Berry Parking signs. Open: 8 am to 12 noon, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for
pick-your-own crops; 9 am to 6 pm Monday to Saturday; 1-5 pm, Sundays for
greenhouses.
Pick-your-own primocane late summer raspberries (late
July-early October). Fall pumpkins and school tours with wagon rides by
appointment. Greenhouse plants - annuals, perennials, Christmas poinsettias.
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Fithian Farms-The Dark Woods -
Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, pumpkin patch-
harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, haunted house, haunted
trail, porta-potties
228 Shire Lane, Radford, VA 24073. Phone:
(540) 382-3138. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Kids Crafts - Pumpkin Painting and
Kids Haunted Trail - October Saturdays - 11 am to 5 pm Sundays -
1 pm to 6 pm. Directions: Rt.114, Approximately 4 1/2 miles from
New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, Va. Located on Shires Lane
on the right hand side of 114.(Peppers Ferry Road ).
Click here for a map and directions. We minimize use of
pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards,
Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
Click here for our Facebook page. (ADDED: June 25, 2018)
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Sinkland Farms - pumpkins for sale in the shop or
farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, Fall festival, corn
maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides,
concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face
painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties,
weddings and wedding parties, school tours
3020 Riner Road,
Christiansburg, VA 24073. Phone: (540) 382-4647. Alternate Phone:
(540) 230-8976. Email:
[email protected]. Open: weekends only,
(season opens the last weekend of September and continues every
weekend in October) on Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm, Sundays 1 pm to 5
pm.
. Directions:
Sinkland Farms is located just outside of Christiansburg. Take I-81
to Exit 114, travel south on Route 8 towards Riner/Floyd for 2.2
miles. The farm is on the left.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit
cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
Click here for our Facebook page. The
Sinkland
Farms Pumpkin Festival has something for everyone! Barnyard
animals, corn cannons, pumpkin sling shots, horse-trail riding, corn
maze, hayrides to the pumpkin patch, hot coffee, hot dogs, hot apple
cider, and more! The ONLY pyo crops offered are pumpkins,
gourds, winter squash. . There will be Music, Food, Drink Specials,
Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre. 3 Stages, 10 Days,
24 Shows from 1:30 to 4:30 every Sat. and Sun. Music. Hay Rides to
the Pumpkin Patch. 3 Giant Slides and a NEW Kid’s Zone! Corn Maze
and Farm Animals. Wine Tastings from a different Virginia winery
each weekend. Beer Tastings from Sinkland Farms own beer.
Ride-A-Rescue Horse for $10 a trail ride. Kettle Corn, Ice Cream,
and Great Food. HokieTRON, Pony Rides, and Face Painting.
Blacksmith, Chainsaw, and Corn Shelling Demos. Ed’s Carved Pumpkin
Demo and Lasso Demos. Marya Katz, Kid’s Entertainer, and Children’s
Activities. Roving Local Musicians, Cheerleaders and Dance Squads.
Pumpkins, Gourds & Fall Décor. All pumpkins will be priced $10 and
under. Arts, Crafts, Artist in Residence and MORE. *Dogs welcome on
a leash. Cost (in 2017) was Adult: $10.00, Children Ages 2-12:
$8.00, Children Under 2: Free. All Day: Punkin’ Chunkin’ (UPDATED: September 26, 2024, JBS)
A visitor writes on October 17, 2013:
"Parking has now gone up to $5.00 per carload in 2013."
A visitor writes on October 08, 2010:
"Sinkland Farms is now charging $3.00 for parking."
Patrick County
Pittsylvania County
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Owen Farm Tours - corn maze, pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale
maze, goat walk, tractor-pulled hay rides, Bounce house, Honey
from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting,
Bounce house, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday
parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at
your location (call for info)
1668 Silver Creek Road,
Danville, VA 24540. Phone: 434-685-4123. Alternate Phone:
434-728-2698. Email:
[email protected]. Open: See our Website for current
hours.
Click here for current open hours, days and dates.
Directions: From Riverside Drive in Danville, Virginia. Turn onto
Mt. Cross Road, travel 7 miles and turn left onto State Road
#868-Silver Creek Road, travel 1.3 miles and the farm is located
on the right. Signage present.
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check,
Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. We host farm tours,
schedule birthday parties, family reunions, weddings at the Loft,
egg hunts, pumpkin pickin, corn mazes and much more. We host
school groups and each tour is age appropriate and our lessons
are SOL based. Now serving our customers from our farmers market.
(UPDATED: May 24, 2017, JBS) (UPDATED: December 22,
2016, JBS)
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White Fall Farm
- 2023 permanently closed
6135
Riceville Road, Gretna, VA 24557. Phone: (434) 221-4993. Email:
[email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2023, Their website is gone and their Facebook page hasn't been updated in years, so I assume they have closed permanently. If you know anything for sure,
please write me,
their last reported hours were .pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field where they grow,
pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, corn
maze, straw or hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides,
concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area (bring your own food), petting zoo, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties,
school tours, group reservation (UPDATED: September 29, 2019)
The owner writes on August 20, 2010: "This farm is family
owned and operated, we keep all our decisions within our family
and do what we can to offer our best to our community. We love
hosting this event every year, and we can honestly say that we
look forward to it as one of our favorite parts of our year. We
have heard from many of our loyal customers how much they
appreciate the event and what a wonderful time they and their
families have at the Pumpkin Hunt. It is truly fun for kids of
all ages, and parents and grandparents love it, too. We hope you'll
come see us."
Pulaski County
Radford (City of)
Roanoke (City of)
Roanoke County
Salem (City of)
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