PICK YOUR OWN PUMPKIN FARMS IN NY, NJ, AND CT

Pumpkin picking is a perfect fall activity for families in the New York City area. Here you'll find our comprehensive list of pick-your-own pumpkin farms and pumpkin patches throughout the area, including NYC, Southeast New York, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Whether you're looking to add a touch of orange to your seasonal decorations or you're searching for the perfect gourd to greet your trick-or-treaters on Halloween night, you can enlist the whole family in the selection process at a pick-your-own pumpkin farm. Watch the rosy glow rise in their cheeks as they tramp through the pumpkin patch at one of the farms below, then make sure to take advantage of the many fun fall extras, like hay rides and tractor rides, corn and hay bale mazes, petting zoos, and haunted houses-and don't forget the fresh-pressed cider and doughnuts!

And when you return, gather your gang in the kitchen and use your day's harvest to make some delicious Pumpkin Pancakes with Chocolate Filling.

All pick-your-own dates are projected and may change pending weather and customer demand. We recommend calling ahead to confirm availability before visiting any of these locations. Due to damage done by Hurricane Irene this year, many Northeast pumpkin farmers are warning of pumpkin shortages. So be sure to hit the pumpkin patch early this fall for the best pickin'!

NEW YORK CITY

Queens County Farm Museum

73-50 Little Neck Parkway, Floral Park

718-347-3276

Pick your own pumpkins on weekends through October. Three-acre interactive corn maze. Fall activity packages include corn maze, pumpkin picking, and a hayride. Open weekends 11am-4pm.

SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

(Rockland County, Westchester County, Dutchess County, Orange County, Ulster County)

Rockland County

The Orchards of Concklin

2 South Mountain Road, Pomona

845-354-0369

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, weekends only 10am-5pm. Also has a haunted house and giant blow-up slide; plus a farm store with homegrown and local fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and homemade apple cider and peanut butter. School tours and birthday parties by appointment.

Dr. Davies Farm

306 Route 304, Congers

845-268-7020

Pick your own pumpkins and apples, October through the first weekend in November; 10am-4:30pm daily. Hayrides ($5 per person) to the pumpkin fields. Farmers market with homegrown and local produce. Large field with picnic areas.

Westchester County

Amawalk Farm

42 Wood Street, Katonah

914-245-2319

Pick your own pumpkins and vegetables through mid October at this certified organic farm. Open Saturdays 11am-5pm, Sundays 2-5pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-5pm. Main picking field is a cell phone-free zone.

Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center

1271 Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights

914-962-2368

U-pick pumpkins and vegetables through the fall, Saturdays only 10am-4pm. Three hiking trails; guided tours available. Free parking. Farm stand with farm-grown produce, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and cut flowers; open Friday and Saturday 10am-4pm.

Stuart's Fruit Farm

62 Granite Springs Road, Granite Springs

914-245-2784

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through November. Open daily 9am-6pm. School tours available weekdays in October. Group tours available through the barn, cider mill, and cold storage, ending with a chance to pick apples or pumpkins.

Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm

1335 Whitehill Road, Yorktown Heights

914-245-5111

Pick your own pumpkins and apples in October; Friday-Sunday 10am-4:30pm. Tricia's Treats Bake Shop and Appleseed Gift Shop on site, plus a farm market with pre-picked farm produce, snacks, apple cider, and more.

Dutchess County

Barton Orchards

63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag

845-227-2306

Pumpkin picking through October 31. Children's playground open daily. Harvest festivals on weekends through November 1 featuring live entertainment, hayrides, petting zoo, haunted house, corn maze, gemstone mining, and family fun park. Old Country Store on site with bakery, cider and donuts, ice cream, crafts, and produce. Open 9am-5pm daily.

Cedar Heights Orchard

7 Crosby Lane, Rhinebeck

845-876-3231

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Open 9am-dusk daily.

Dykeman Farm 

823 West Dover Road, Pawling

845-832-6068; beth@dykemanfarm.com

Pick your own pumpkins every weekend in October from 9am-5pm. Free hayrides (with pumpkin picking). Farm stand open daily through October from 9am-6pm with a variety of fresh homegrown vegetables, sweet corn, and local peaches and apples in season. Refreshments and face painting available. Free parking.

Evergreen Farm

407 North Tower Hill Road, Millbrook

845-677-3785

Pick your own pumpkins, gourds, and ornamental corn; open 10am-5pm weekends and Columbus Day, October 1-30.

Fishkill Farms

9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction

845-897-4377; info@fishkillfarms.com

Pick your own pumpkins, apples, and pears every day in October from 10am-6pm. Hay rides, live music, and barbecues regularly offered. Farm store and café featuring organically grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and other local products; open10am-6pm daily.

Fraleigh's Rose Hill Farm

19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook

845-758-4215; info@pickrosehillfarm.com

Pick your own pumpkins, raspberries, and apples through November 1. Farm stand with pre-picked produce, baked goods, and fall decorative items. Open weekends 10am-6pm.

Greig Farm

23 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook

845-758-1234

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October; open daily 9am-7pm. Gigi Market on premises with local produce, baked goods, and prepared foods; open Thursday-Monday 8am-6pm. Grandiflora Nursery and Alison Winery located nearby.

Mead Orchards LLC

15 Scism Rd, Tivoli

845-756-5641; info@meadorchards.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October 25. Farm stand with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, honey, and apple cider. Picnic tables and porta potties available. No entrance fee. Call ahead for large groups. Open weekends and Columbus Day, 10am-6pm.

Terhune Orchards

761 North Ave, Salt Point

845-266-5587; rdczech@yahoo.com

Pick your own pumpkins through October 31. Open 9:30am-6pm daily.

Wonderland Farm

191 White Schoolhouse Road, Rhinebeck

845-876-6760

Pick your own pumpkins through the end of October; open Friday-Sunday and Columbus Day, 9:30am-dusk. Wholesale produce also available; gourds, winter squash, corn stalks, and other fall decorations for sale. Dogs welcome.

Orange County

Apple Ridge Orchards

101 Jessup Road, Warwick 

845-987-7717

Pick your own pumpkins from mid-September through October. Monday-Thursday by reservation only, 9am-5pm; Friday-Sunday and all holidays open to the public, 9am-6pm. Enjoy hay wagon rides, fresh-pressed cider, friendly farm animals for petting, glass observation honey beehive, farm store, and bouncy house.

Applewood Orchards & Winery

82 Four Corners Road, Warwick

845-986-1684; applewoodorchards@gmail.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through late October. Wagon rides, herb and rose gardens, country store with pre-picked produce, farm animals. Music, hayrides, puppet shows, and a variety of foods on weekends. School trips available and Applewood Winery on site. Open 9am-5pm daily.

Bellvale Farms 

Iron Forge Road, Warwick

845-988-5414; info@bellvalefarms.com

Pick your own pumpkins and hayrides through October. Open 12-5pm weekends and Columbus Day. 450-acre crop and livestock farm and creamery featuring homemade ice cream, shakes, sundaes, and more.  Creamery open daily, call or check website for times.

Hodgson's Farm & Garden Center

2290 Albany Post Road (at Route 52), Walden

845-778-1432; info@hodgsonfarm.com

Pumpkin picking on Fall Festival weekends beginning October 1 through the end of October. Festivals also include hayrides to the pumpkin field, three-acre corn maze, straw maze, petting zoo, haunted house, bouncy house, face painting, and magic show. Call or visit website for hours and admission pricing.

Lawrence Farms Orchards

39 Colandrea Road, Newburgh

845-562-4268

Pick your own pumpkins, apples, grapes, peppers, and other vegetables through October. Little Play Village, animal visiting, hay bale maze. Horse-drawn carriage rides on weekends. Country store with fruits and vegetables, homemade doughnuts, refreshments, and local dairy farm ice cream. Open 9am-4pm daily.

Manza Family Farm

730 Route 211, Montgomery

845-692-4364

Pick your own pumpkins during Fall Festival weekends in October, which include tractor-drawn hayrides, pony rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, a straw maze, and farm animals. Farm stand with trees, shrubs, flowers, and produce for sale; open 8am-5pm daily.

Maples Farm & Garden Center

749 Route 17M, Middletown

845-344-0330

Pumpkin picking through October. Hayrides, barnyard animals, hay maze, pony rides, face painting, and haunted barn. Store with local produce, homemade fudge and baked goods, country crafts, flowers, and gifts. Open Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 9am-6pm.

Masker Orchards

45 Ball Road, Warwick

845-986-1058

Pumpkin and apple picking through early November. Barnyard animals, pony rides, wagon rides. Free parking and admission. Open 9am-5pm daily.

Ochs Orchard

4 Ochs Lane, Warwick

845-986-1591

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Farm market with homegrown and local fruits and vegetables (in season), apple cider and doughnuts, jams and jellies, honey, maple syrup, hot food, and homemade ice cream. Petting zoo, gazebo, and picnic area on site. Open 9am-5pm daily for picking (as available). Store open 9am-6pm through December.

Overlook Farm Market & Country Store

5417 Route 9W, Newburgh

800-291-9137 or 845-562-5780

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, 8am-6pm daily. Fall harvest weekends in October feature trailer rides through the orchard, harvest picnics, and picnicking at Blossom Pond. Farm market with homegrown produce, garden center greenhouse, petting zoo, bakery, and deli open March through December, 8am-6pm (closed Tuesdays).

Pierson's Evergreen Farm

1448 Route 211 West, Middletown

845-386-1882

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Weekends feature tractor-pulled hayrides to feed the animals, corn maze, challenging hay bale maze, and kiddy maze. Fright Nights (October 21-22 and 28-29) feature the Haunted Barn and Corn Maze. Snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, and store on site with pre-picked produce, homemade goods, gifts, holiday decorations, and antiques. Birthday parties and school tours welcome.

Slate Hill Orchards

2580 Route 6, Slate Hill

845-355-4493

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily. Roadside market with homegrown fruits and vegetables, pies, doughnuts, and other baked goods; open Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm, Sunday 9am-6pm.

Soons Orchard

23 Soons Circle, New Hampton

845-374-5471

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October, weekends and Columbus Day 10am-4pm. Wagon rides to pumpkin patch. Farm store with homegrown and local produce, fresh-pressed apple cider, homemade goodies, apple gift baskets, and other specialties. Scotty's Country Kitchen with baked goods. Store and kitchen open 9am-6pm daily.

Weed Orchards

43 Mount Zion Road, Marlboro

845-236-2684 or 845-236-0237

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Apple bakery, farm market, gift shop, free hayrides, picnic tables, petting zoo, hay maze, one-acre corn maze, sand art, and face painting. Harvest Festival October 2-3; Apple Harvest Festival October 10-11; Pumpkin Festival October 16-17; Halloween Costume Party October 30-31. Open daily through October 31; Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, weekends and holidays 9am-5pm.

Ulster County

Apple Hill Farm

124 Route 32 South, New Paltz

845-255-1605

U-pick pumpkins, gourds, and apples through October. Free hayrides and fire truck rides on weekends; picnic areas available. Barn with homegrown produce, fresh-pressed apple cider and donuts. Open daily 10am-5pm.

DuBois Farms U-Pick

209 Perkinsville Road, Highland

845-795-4037; upick@duboisfarms.com

U-pick pumpkins, apples, and pears through October. Fall Festival October 1-2; Harvest Festival October 8-10; Scarecrow Jamboree October 15-16; Pumpkin Festival October 22-23. Corn maze, hayrides, farm animals, and children's play area and activities on site; restrooms available. Farm market, café, and bakery on site; weekend barbecues. Free admission. Open 10am-5pm daily through early November.

Hurds Family Farm

2187 Route 32, Modena

845-883-7825; info@hurdsfamilyfarm.com

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October. Giant corn maze and group campfire sites. Educational school tours available. Pumpkin Harvest Fiesta the last three weekends in October will be open 9am-5pm and reopen each day from 6pm-9pm. General hours of operation are 9am-5pm daily.

Jenkins-Lueken Orchards

69 Yankee Folley Road, New Paltz

845-255-0999; jlorchards@yahoo.com

Pick your own pumpkins, raspberries, and apples through October. Corn maze, bakery, and fresh-pressed apple cider available. Open Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm and Friday-Sunday 9am-7pm.

Kelder's Farm & U-Pick

5755 Route 209, Kerhonkson

845-626-7137; info@kelderfarm.com

Pick-your own pumpkins and raspberries through October. Eight-acre corn maze, petting zoo, mini-golf course, greenhouse. School tours and birthday parties by appointment. Open daily 10am-6pm.

Maynard Farms & Orchards

326 River Road, Ulster Park

845-331-6908; Maynardorchards@aol.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples in October. Picnic tables available. Open weekends 10am-5pm.

Prospect Hill Orchards

40 Clarkes Lane, Milton

845-795-2383; info@prospecthillorchards.com

Pumpkin and apple picking through October; weekends only from 9am-4pm. Pre-picked produce, apple cider and donuts, and other baked goods available. Farm tours by appointment. Free Johnny Appleseed Cider Festival October 15-16.

Saunderskill Farms

5100 Route 209, Accord

845-626-2676; info@saunderskill.com

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Tractor-drawn hayrides, free corn maze, horse-drawn hayrides on weekends. Farm market with pre-picked homegrown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, apple cider and donuts, local maple syrup and honey, ice cream, flower garden, and more. Open 7am-6pm (closed Mondays).

Tantillo's Farm Market

730 State Road Route 208, Gardiner

845-256-9109

Pick your own pumpkins, squash, and apples through October; open 9am-4:30pm daily. This farm uses sustainable farming methods. Farm market with pre-picked homegrown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, and ice cream on site; open 9am-6pm daily.

Wallkill View Farm Market

15 Route 299 West, New Paltz

845-255-8050; info@wallkillview.com

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Haunted Pumpkin Mountain with hay tunnel. Free hayrides and corn maze on weekends. Greenhouse and garden center, bakery with homemade goods, fresh-pressed apple cider and donuts, fall decorations. Open 9am-6:30pm daily through Christmas.

Wilklow Orchards

341 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland

845-691-2339

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October. Hayrides, farm animals to pet and feed, picnic areas. Roadside stand with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, baked goods, snacks, fresh-pressed apple cider and donuts, homemade jams, and fall items; open 9am-5pm daily.

Wright's Apple Farm

699 State Route 208, Gardiner

845-255-5300; eatapples@hvc.rr.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October on a 500-acre farm. U-pick is open daily (including holidays) 8am-4:30pm. Farm market with pre-picked fruits and vegetables, homemade baked goods, 21 flavors of jams, cider donuts, candy and caramel apples, autumn decorations, and more; open daily 8am-7pm, year-round.

LONG ISLAND

Albert H. Schmitt Family Farms

6 Bagatelle Road, Dix Hills

631-549-1159

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hayrides and haunted maze on weekends. Fall decorations for sale. Open 9am-6pm daily.

Benner's Farm

56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket

631-689-8172

Pick your own pumpkins through October, weekends only 12-4pm. Hayrides (including the Haunted Hayride), Big Swing, and farm animals. Admission: $6; $5 children (includes corn and hayrides).

Borellas Farm Stand

485 Edgewood Avenue, Saint James

631-862-7330

U-pick pumpkins every weekend in October. Hayrides, snacks, corn maze, live music, and other activities. Farm stand with homegrown fruits and vegetables. Free parking. Admission: $10, free children under 3. Open 9am-6pm daily.

Brightwaters Farms & Nursery

1624 Manatuck Boulevard, Bay Shore

631-665-5411

U-pick pumpkins through October. Hayrides, inflatable rides, store with novelty decorations, apples, candy apples, and full concession stand. Open 9am-5pm daily.

F & W Schmitt's Family Farm

26 Pinelawn Road, Melville

631-271-3276

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily. Free hayrides. Corn maze with admission. Weekend and Columbus Day activities include inflatable rides and food concessions.

Fairview Farm

69 Horsemill Lane, Bridgehampton (GPS: 69 Horsemill Road, Watermill)

631-537-6154

Pick-your-own pumpkins, gourds, and squash through the first week of November. Eight-acre corn maze. Open Thursday-Sunday and Columbus Day 10am-6pm. Admission: $10; $8 children 11 and under; free children 3 and under.

Grammas Flower Cottage

2891 Montauk Highway, Brookhaven

631-730-6264; grammasflowers@optonline.net

U-pick pumpkins through October. Plants, perennials, shrubs, and trees available. Open 9am-6pm daily.

Greenland Family Farms

17155 County Road 48, Cutchogue

631-734-5791

Pumpkin picking on weekends in October. Hayrides available. Fall decorations, trees, bushes, and perennials for sale. Open 9am-5pm daily.

Harbes Family Farm's Middle Earth Pumpkin Farm

5698 Sound Avenue, Riverhead

631-298-0800

U-pick pumpkins every weekend through November 1. Hayrides, corn maze, pony rides, farm animals, snacks, fall decorations, restrooms, and more. Open 9am-6pm.

Hanks Pumpkintown

240 Montauk Highway, Watermill

631-726-4667

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October. Corn mazes, wagon rides, tractor rides, pedal cart race track, and more. Admission: $10. Open weekends and holidays 9:30am-6pm.

Krupski's Vegetable & Pumpkin Farm

38030 Route 25, Peconic

631-734-6847 or 631-734-7841

U-pick pumpkins through October. Farm-fresh produce for sale. Open Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm and Friday-Sunday 9am-7pm.

Lewin Farms

812 Sound Avenue, Calverton

631-929-4327

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Open 9am-5pm daily (closed Tuesdays).

Stakey's Pumpkin Farm

270 West Lane, Aquebogue

631-722-3467

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hayrides, corn maze, bounce house, face painting, pony rides. greenhouse, country store, and Snack Shack with roasted corn. Open Monday-Friday 12-5pm; weekends and Columbus Day 9am-6pm. Open weekdays for schools and other groups 9am-5pm.

The Milk Pail Farm & Orchard

50 Horsemill Lane, Water Mill

631-537-2565

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October. Open Friday-Sunday and holidays 10am-5:30pm.

White Post Farms

250 Old Country Road, Melville

631-351-9373

U-pick pumpkins through October 25. Fall festival weekends through the end of October include live entertainment, hayrides, pony rides, games, and more; 10am-4pm and $14 admission per person. Open weekdays 10am-4pm, no admission.

Woodside Nursery & Garden Center Inc.

134 E Woodside Avenue, Patchogue

631-758-1491

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-6pm daily. Haunted tunnel, face painting, scarecrow making, balloon bounce, and "Octobercation" activities (fee per activity; no admission price). Birthday parties and field trips available.

NEW JERSEY

Abma's Farm Market & Nursery

700 Lawlins Road, Wycoff

201-891-0278

Pumpkin picking, pony rides, and hay rides ($5) through October; Saturdays 8am-5:30pm. Weekdays 8am-6pm by appointment only (groups of 20 or more). Offer hayride/pumpkin picking birthday parties in October.

Alstede Farms

84 County Route 513 (old route 24), Chester

908-879-7189

Pick your own pumpkins and gourds through mid November; apples, peaches, raspberries, and other vegetables through October. Pony rides, wagon rides, and moon bounce open Friday-Sunday. Daily hayrides, corn maze, friendly farm animals, and giant hay bale pyramid and tunnel. Open 9am-7pm daily.

Demarest Farms

244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale

201-666-0472

Pumpkin and apple picking in the fall, Saturday-Sunday and holidays 10am-4:30pm; weekdays 3-4:30pm. Group picking during the week by appointment only.

Hamilton Farms

130 Old Denville Road, Boonton Township

973-334-6528

U-pick pumpkins on weekends in October. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch, Halloween displays, hay maze, and farm animals. Farm stand with fresh fall produce, garden mums, apples, and apple cider. Field trips and birthday parties by appointment. Open 9am-6pm Monday-Saturday and 9am-5pm Sunday.

Pochuck Valley Farm Market and Deli

962 Route 517 (McAfee-Glenwood Road), Glenwood

973-764-4732

Pick your own pumpkins, apples, pears, and vegetables in October and November from 9am-4pm daily. Wagon rides available. Farm store and gift shop with pre-picked seasonal produce, apple cider, baked goods, deli, and specialty items. Craft vendors on the weekends. Open Monday-Friday 5am-6pm and weekends 5am-5pm. No pets allowed.

Riamede Farm

122 Oakdale Road, Chester

908-879-5353

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through early November. Free hayrides to pumpkin field on weekends. Open 9am-4:30pm daily.

Secor Farms

85 Airmont Avenue, Mahwah

201-529-2595

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hay maze, animal farm, and flower garden. Hayrides offered 10:30am-4:30pm daily. Farm stand open 8am-6pm daily.

Stony Hill Gardens

8 Route 24 (Route 513), Chester

908-879-2696

U-pick pumpkins and apples through Halloween from 10am-5pm daily. Wagon rides to fields available. Floral shop, greenhouse, and farm market; open 9am-6pm daily.

Sun High Orchard

19 Canfield Avenue, Randolph

973-584-4734

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Hayrides to the pumpkin patch on weekends. Open 9am-6pm daily.

Terhune Orchards

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton

609-924-2310

Pick your own pumpkins, gourds, and apples through October; open 9am-5pm daily. Fall Family Fun Weekends in October with pick-your-own, pony rides, wagon rides, cornstalk maze, farm animals, food, and live music; 10am-5pm, free admission. Parking available. Farm store with homegrown fruits and vegetables, homemade apple cider, bakery, mums, and local foods; open year-round Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, weekends 9am-6pm. One-mile nature trail.

CONNECTICUT

Belltown Hill Orchards

483 Matson Hill Road, South Glastonbury

860-633-2789

U-pick pumpkins and apples through October; weekdays 9am-5:30pm, weekends 8am-5:30pm. Farm market, bakery, and Grandma's Pantry with goat milk soaps, mohair yarns, and gifts for sale.

Bishop's Orchards

1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford

203-458-PICK (7425) or 203-453-2338

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through late October (call for hours). Farm market with pre-picked produce, bakery, and winery.

Blue Jay Orchards

125 Plumtrees Road, Bethel

203-748-0119

Pick-your-own pumpkins and apples through October. Open daily 9am-6pm.

Brown's Harvest

1911 Poguonock Avenue, Windsor

860-683-0266

Pumpkin picking in the fall. Mums, cornstalks, and fall decorations for sale, along with apple cider, homemade cider donuts, and fresh-baked apple and pumpkin pies. Hayrides, face painting, and children's corn maze on weekends.

Buell's Orchard

108 Crystal Pond Road, Eastford

860-974-1150; information@buellsorchard.com

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through Halloween. Also available: gourds, cornstalks, Indian corn, and hardy mums. Annual Columbus Day Harvest Festival includes apple picking, pumpkin picking, hayrides, cider, donuts, live music, and chicken BBQ. Open Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 1-5pm.

Bunnell Farm

498 Maple Street, Litchfield

860-567-9576; bunnellfarm@yahoo.com

Pick your own pumpkins in October; Friday-Sunday and Columbus Day 10:30am-5:30pm. Free hayrides on weekends. Groups on weekdays by appointment. Store with fruits and vegetables, fall decorations, apple cider, gourds, mums, squash, cornstalks, and more. School tours and birthday parties available.

Castle Hill Farm

40 Sugar Lane, Newtown

203-426-5487

Pick your own pumpkins through October; 11am-5pm weekends and school holidays, 1-5pm weekdays. Four-acre pumpkin patch, seven-acre corn maze, pony rides, hayrides, face painting, and refreshments available on the weekends. Weekdays feature pick-your-own pumpkins and corn maze only.

Ellsworth Hill Orchard and Berry Farm

461 Cornwall Bridge Road (Route 4), Sharon

860-364-0025

Pick your own pumpkins through October; U-pick raspberries and pears through mid October; U-pick apples through November. Corn maze. Store with pre-picked produce, bakery, cider and donuts, pies, cookies, jams, and honey. Open 9am-5pm daily.

Harris Hill Farm

114 Ridge Road, New Milford

860-354-3791

Pick your own pumpkins on weekends in October, 10am-5pm. Family-owned farm with pumpkin patch, animals, corn maze, and hayrides.

Hickory Hill Orchards

351 South Meriden Road (Route 70), Cheshire

203-272-3824

Pumpkin and apple picking through November (pending availability). Country store with fresh-baked pies, cider donuts, cider, jams, and jellies. Open 9:30am-5pm daily.

Johnny Appleseed's Farm

185 West Road, Ellington

860-875-1030 or 860-875-1000

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Free wagon rides to picking fields on weekends. Open 9am-5pm daily (weather permitting).

Jones Family Farms

Pumpkinseed Hill Farm, 130 Beardsley Road, Shelton

203-929-8425

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Squash, gourds, and handmade crafts available. Hayrides to pumpkin fields. Corn maze on weekends. UNICEF Family Festival during last weekend before Halloween. Open 10am-5:30pm daily. Jones Winery and The Harvest Kitchen nearby.

Karabin Farms

894 Andrews Street, Southington

860-620-0194

Pick your own pumpkins on weekends in October. Wagon rides to pumpkin fields. Field trips on weekdays by appointment. Open 9am-5pm daily.

Lyman Orchards

Junction of Routes 147 & 157, Middlefield

860-349-6015

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Golf courses on site. Home of Connecticut's largest indoor, year-round farmers market, open 9am-5pm in October.

March Farm

160 Munger Lane, Bethlehem

203-266-7721

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Farm market and bakery, five-acre corn maze, animal yard, scenic walking trail, and hayloft playscape on site. Hayrides on weekends in September and October. Open 9am-5pm daily. 

McLaughlin Vineyards

14 Albert's Hill Road, Sandy Hook

203-426-1533 or 866-599-9463; info@mclaughlinvineyards.org

Wine tasting, pumpkin picking, hayrides, hiking trails, and bald eagle viewing. Wine tasting open Monday-Thursday 11am-5pm and Friday-Sunday 11am-5:30pm. Call for dates and times for pumpkin picking and hayrides.

Pell Farms

96 Kibbe Grove Road, Somers

860-749-3582

Pick your own pumpkins through October, 9am-5pm daily. Weekdays ($4 admission): hay maze, corn maze, petting zoo. Weekends ($5 admission): hay maze, corn maze, petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides, face painting, games. Snacks and fall decorative items for sale.

Plasko's Farm

670 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull

203-268-2716; plaskosfarm@aol.com

Giant corn maze and large selection of pumpkins. Country store, farmers market, greenhouse, and bakery. Open 9am-6pm daily. 

Ruwet Farm

1600 Torringford Street, Torrington

860-489-9580

Pick your own pumpkins through October. Farm stand with homegrown produce. Open 10am-5:30pm daily.

Sweet Wind Farm

339 South Road, East Hartland

860-653-2038

Pick your own pumpkins and other vegetables through October; Saturdays 10am-4pm, other days by appointment only. Farm stand with fresh produce and maple products. Pumpkin festival at the end of October with hayrides, games, contests, story time, food, live music, and more; call for more information.

Warrup's Farm  

11 John Read Road, Redding

203-938-9403

Pick your own pumpkins on weekends in October, 11am-5pm. Tractor-drawn hayrides, friendly barnyard animals. Farm stand with pre-picked vegetables, cider, apples, gourds, Indian corn, maple syrup, maple candy, gift items.

Wright's Orchard and Dried Flower Farm

271 South River Road, Tolland

860-872-1665

Pick your own pumpkins and apples through October. Wright's store with homegrown produce, apple cider and donuts, pies, and more. Dried flower and basket barn. Open Monday-Saturday 12:30-5:30pm, Sunday 1-5:30pm.

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