Plan a great getaway during "Fall-o-Ween" season, with:
- Fall Foliage
- Corn Mazes
- Halloween Weekends at Country Inns
- ... and that rite of passage with little kids, the pumpkin patch!
Tips for Visiting a Pumpkin Patch
- many pumpkin patches also offer a corn maze, hay rides, petting farm, or other fun for families
- to choose your fruit (yes, fruit) : come with a carving pattern in mind; or get inspired by the shapes you find
- make sure your pumpkin can sit level on the ground
- ripe ones will have a dryish stem
- leave the stem on! You'll need a handle for the "lid" of your carved pumpkin. (And don't carry the pumpkin by the stem or it might break off.)
- see more tips about picking, carving, cooking; free carving patterns too
Find a Pumpkin Patch
See list below; wherever your fall getaway, you can probably find a local pumpkin patch. Watch out, though: some pumpkin patches are real, where you really pick your own; some are just fields where pumpkins have been laid out.
Below are some good places to find a pumpkin patch:
- New England: the "pick your own" variety of pumpkin patch, in each of the New England states
- Pick a Pumpkin Patch- 35 miles from Albany NY; hayrides, hay tunnel, farm animals, cider donuts, and more
- Pittsburgh: a guide to Fall Festivals and Pumpkin Patches
- Pumpkin Patches in Portland and Southern Maine: the pick-your-own kind!
- Pumpkin Patches in Maryland and Virginia: Fall Festivals, Hayrides and Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins
- Arizona Pumpkin Patches: with contests, festivities, and festivals
*photo courtesy of PickaPumpkin.com
