One of the best parts of fall is the change in the weather. After months of hot summer days and nights, we are ready to put on our sweaters and boots and visit a pumpkin patch or go apple picking.
Are you looking for a fun fall day trip for the family? Do you want to visit some farmer's markets? Maybe your family wants to tackle a giant corn maze or take a tractor ride!
No matter what your destination is, you are sure to create wonderful memories and snap some amazing pictures along the way! Below are some local pumpkin patches, farms, and outdoor festivals that make a perfect fall day for your family.
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Please note: Some of these farms/patches require tickets, charge parking fees or require a bit of planning. Click on the names of the Farms/Pumpkin patches (listed in orange) for links to their business pages and make sure you check them out before you go.
🍎Apple Picking
🎃Pumpkin Patch
🍂 Fall Picture Spots
🍎🎃🍂 Oak Glen - Apple picking opening day is Friday, September 1
Location: Oak Glen, CA
Visit the apple orchard! Petting zoo, hard cider, apples, fresh-pressed cider, apple cider donuts, fresh-baked pies, BBQ, pick your own fruit, and more! Includes Riley's Farms, Oak Tree Mountain, Los Rios Ranch, Apple Annies, Snow-Line Orchard, Pops and Drops Stone Pantry Orchard, Willowbrook Apple Farm, Stone Soup Farm, and more!
🎃🍂 Pumpkin Patch at Tanaka Farms -(Irvine) - Opens Saturday, September 16
Location: 5380 3/4 University Drive, Irvine, California 92612
Have you ever picked your own pumpkin right out of the pumpkin patch? Tanaka Farms is one of the only farms in Orange County with a REAL pumpkin patch! Weekend activities include Wagon Rides, a Barnyard Educational Exhibit, a U-Pick Veggie Patch, a Corn Maze, U-Pick Pumpkin Fields, Arts and crafts, Festival Games, Farmer Golf, and the famous Pumpkin Cannon.
🎃🍂 Pumpkin Patch at Irvine Park Railroad (Orange) - Opens Saturday, September 16
Location: 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869
Train and hayrides are the highlights when you visit Irvine Park Railroad! There is so much to do here! They have game booths, fall picture spots, moon bounce, face painting, panning for gold, John Deere Racers, cookie decorating, pumpkin decorating, a not-so-spooky haunted house, a hay maze, a hay pyramid, great food and more. Visit the pumpkin patch and purchase your pumpkins this year. On Saturday, September 23 they will also host their annual Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off!
🎃🍂 Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Farm (Redlands) - Opens: Friday, September 22
Location: 32335 Live Oak Canyon Rd, Redlands, California 92373
This patch has it all! Come experience the wonder of this pumpkin patch farm with fantastic rides, slides, ponies, games, live entertainment, food, a corn maze, and more! The Farm is HUGE, and there are TONS of pumpkins and photo ops! Admission prices are listed HERE
🎃🍂Peltzer Pumpkin Farm (Temecula)Opening Day is Saturday, September 23
Location: 39925 Calle Contento, Temecula CA 92591
Pumpkins, a petting farm, gem mining, pony rides, a tractor garden, a train ride, John Deere mini carts, and pumpkin painting classes are all waiting for you at the Peltzer Farm & Winery.
🎃🍂Carlsbad Strawberry Company Pumpkin Patch(Carlsbad)-Opening Day: September 23
Location: 1050 Cannon Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Spend the day in Carlsbad with Giant Pumpkin backdrops for pictures, hurdle apples as high as 100 miles per hour with their Apple Cannons, navigate the corn maze or take a tractor ride. On Friday and Saturday Nights, go through their 1.5-mile Haunted Corn Maze!
🎃Seasonal Adventure's Pumpkin Patch (Rancho Cucamonga) -Opens: Friday, September 29
Location: NEW location this year! -11400 Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Mechanical rides, blow-up slides, obstacle courses, bounce houses, a petting zoo, and a train too! Thousands of pumpkins to choose from, squash/gourds, and cornstalks.
🎃Montclair Plaza Pumpkin Patch (Montclair) - Opens Friday, September 29.
Location: 5060 E Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair, CA 91763 -in the outside parking lot Between AMC Dine-In Theatre and Central Ave.
Montclair Place has its own pumpkin patch! Come for pumpkins, pony rides, a petting zoo, meet and greet characters, photo stations, a corn maze and more. They will be holding a costume parade and contest on October 31.
🎃Frosty's Forest & Pumpkin Patch (Chino) - Opening Day: Friday, September 29
Location: 14861 Ramona Ave, Chino, CA 91710
Carnival games, a 4-acre corn maze, slide, rides, a haunted corn maze (Thursday-Sunday nights only), a sunflower labyrinth, plenty of amazing backdrops for photos, concessions stands and MORE!
🎃Riverside Pumpkin Patch (Riverside) - Opening Day: Friday, September 29
Location: 17501 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, Ca 92504
Pony ride, petting zoo, slides, jumps, and inflatables.
🎃🍂Cal Poly Pomona (Pomona) - Opening Day is Saturday, September 30.
Location: Pumpkin Festival at AGRIscapes, 4102 S. University Drive, Pomona, 91768
The Pumpkin Fest is BACK! This year the festival isn't just for one weekend... It's ALL 5 weekends in October. Admission tickets with a capacity limit ARE available NOW! You must purchase an admission ticket to enter the pumpkin patch. Visitors are advised to buy their tickets online for the best prices. They will sell a limited number of admission tickets at the event.
🎃🍂Greenspot Farms (Mentone): Opening Day Saturday, September 30
Location: 10133 Ward Way, Mentone, Ca. 92359
An authentic country farm, open to the community to experience the beauty of nature! Pumpkin patch, haunted hayride & crafts, train rides, bouncers, hay maze, activities, small animal farm, duck races, tractor rides and more! This year, they offer lots of colorful pumpkins, too, including "blue," "ghost" and "Cinderella's."
🎃🍂Underwood Family Farms - (Moorpark) - Opening Day Saturday, September 30
Location: 3370 Sunset Valley Road, Moorpark, CA 93021
Fall Harvest on the Farm features a gigantic pumpkin patch, Pick your own fields, and a Fall Harvest experience with games, rides, a corn maze, photo ops, 5 weekends of live entertainment and MORE!
🎃🍂The Pumpkin Factory (Corona) - Opening Day: Sunday, October 1
Location: 1545 Circle City Dr, Corona, CA 92879
Experience the wonder of The Pumpkin Factory pumpkin patch with fantastic rides, slides, ponies, petting zoos, games and more! Funnel cakes, nacho fries, sandwiches available and more.
🎃Pumpkin City-(Hesperia) - Opening Day Saturday, October 1
Location: 13445 Avenal St., Hesperia, CA 92345
Petting zoo, bounce house, inflatables, Kiddie Rides, a Train, Games, Ring Toss, and thousands of pumpkins to choose from.
🎃Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch -(Hesperia) - Opening Day Saturday, October 1
Location: 13445 Avenal St., Hesperia, CA 92345
Petting zoo, bounce house, inflatables, Kiddie Rides, a Train, Games, Ring Toss, and thousands of pumpkins to choose from.
🎃Upland Cougar Mountain Pumpkin Patch (Upland) - Opening Day, Sunday, October 1
Location: 1090 W Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA 91786
Grand Opening of Upland's very own Pumpkin Patch! "Bigger isn't always better." This pumpkin patch is designed with an intimate and festive setting so they can cater to locals for a hometown feel! Along with the pumpkin patch, the family can enjoy inflatable bouncers, Penny arcade carnival games and a fall photo area.
🎃The Pumpkin Patch at Heritage Park (La Verne) - Opening Day: Friday, October 6
Location: Heritage Park, 5001 Via De Mansion, La Verne, CA 91750
The rural atmosphere makes the Heritage Foundation Pumpkin Patch a wonderful place to pick your pumpkin. Aside from purchasing your pumpkins, you can take a tractor-pulled ride, visit the petting farm, take family photos and celebrate the season.
