Where to Pick Pumpkins in and Around Philadelphia This Fall
Check out these delightful local pumpkin patches where you can stock up on all the fall gourds.
Gather your fall-loving friends and hit one of these local pumpkin patches boasting gourds of orange, white, and everything in between. / Photograph courtesy of Linvilla Orchards
The eternal autumnal debate: Pumpkin spice or apple cider? Our answer: Why not both?
The Philly-area boasts a number of amazing apple orchards and pumpkin patches so you never have to choose between the two. We’ve already rounded up the best apple-picking spots in the area, and now we’re giving you a list of local farms to visit for gourds, squash, and of course, pumpkins. Take advantage of this season’s harvest with an afternoon spent pumpkin picking within one hour of Philly.
Arasapha Farms
When: Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through October 26th.
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (1835 Middletown Road, Glen Mills)
This weekends-only farm in Glen Mills runs harvest hayrides out to their four-acre pumpkin garden for you to pick your own. They’ve also got a corn maze (additional $5), mini golf, and pedal cars, so the fun never stops. It costs nothing for adults to visit, but a ticket for anyone 12 and under costs $20.
Charlann Farms
When: Fall Festival runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from September 20th through October 26th
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (586 Stony Hill Road, Morrisville)
Head to this sixth-generation family-run farm for its annual Fall Festival, which features a pumpkin patch, hayrides, pumpkin painting, rotating food trucks, and plenty of activities for kids. There’s also an on-site market where you can buy pre-picked pumpkins and a variety of other crops.
Cityside Pumpkin Patch
When: 5 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, through November 2nd
Drive from Philly: 10 minutes from City Hall (211 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard)
A city pumpkin patch just popped up at Liberty Point on Penn’s Landing! Now through November 2nd, go to the waterfront destination for an abundance of pumpkins, plus games, a ghost slingshot, and even pumpkin smashing. Tickets start at $16.75, and kids three and under get in for free.
Duffield’s Farm Market
When: Pumpkin picking hayrides run noon to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Closed on Sunday.
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (280 Chapel Heights Road, Sewell)
Duffield’s offers pumpkin picking in the fall months, so you can make a full day out of the autumnal festivities. Opt for the hayride/pumpkin picking combo, which includes one pumpkin. If you don’t want to take home any gourds, but want the photo op, you can enjoy just the hayride. Don’t forget to stop by the bakery for delicious pies and donuts.
Hellerick’s Adventure Farm
When: The Fall Festival is open 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily, through November 9th.
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (5500 North Easton Road, Doylestown)
Reservations are highly recommended for the fall festival at Hellerick’s Family Farm. Admission ($14.99 per person; children under 36 inches in height are free) gets you access to a hayride, their pumpkin, squash, and gourd fields, the five-acre corn maze, and a ton of family-friendly activities.
Highland Orchards
When: Picking is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Road, West Chester)
In addition to pick-your-own apples, Highland Orchards also offers PYO pumpkins that are expected to be ripe through the end of October. No reservations required! Plus, from noon to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in September and October, you can enjoy a 15-minute hayride through the orchard. (The hayride doesn’t take you to the pick-your-own field, just FYI!)
Hill Creek Farms
When: Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., through November 16th
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (1631 State Highway 45, Mullica Hill)
Join Hill Creek Farms for its last season in operation. The Mullica Hill spot has pumpkins and gourds, plus apples, veggies, and sunflowers up for grabs. Reservations are strongly recommended; you can buy your ticket in advance here.
Indian Acres Tree Farm
When: Pumpkin-picking wagon rides happen noon to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through October 31st.
Drive from Philly: 30 minutes (111 Tuckerton Road, Medford)
Don’t let the name fool you — this farm offers more than just Christmas trees. You can enjoy a wagon ride ($8) and pick pumpkins every day of the week, then stay for the barrel train rides and seasonal snacks. Pumpkins sold separately.
Johnson’s Corner Farm
When: Wagon rides run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through October 31st.
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (133 Church Road, Medford)
Another Medford-based farm that offers a ton of fun for the whole fam. If you’ve already picked enough apples to make a bunch of homemade applesauce and apple pies, opt to pick a perfect pumpkin or gourd with a ticket to their weekend fall harvest festivals ($7-$12 per person for the wagon ride; children under 12 months ride for free).
Photograph courtesy of Johnson’s Corner Farm
Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm
When: Park & Pick: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through October 26th.
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (2691 Monmouth Road, Jobstown)
Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm offers a Park & Pick option, where you’ll drive your car at your leisure to the pumpkin patch, apple orchard, sunflower photo trails, and corn maze ($8.75 per person on Fridays, $16.75 per person on Saturdays and Sundays; kids under two enter for free). While there, take a scenic hayride tour, enjoy live music, and partake in some fall-inspired fun. Picked pumpkins cost 92 cents per pound.
Linvilla Orchards
When: Pumpkinland is open daily through November 2nd. Pumpkinland hours change based on fall weekends, so check the website for the hours of the weekend you are visiting.
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (137 West Knowlton Road, Media)
Linvilla is a mainstay fall hub in the Philly area. It’s worth noting that pumpkins at Linvilla are pre-harvested, meaning you won’t pick from a patch, just purchase from a pumpkin display. But we promise that they’ve got quite the variety to choose from, and their Pumpkinland has so many activities to enjoy all day long.
Merrymead Farm
When: Fall harvest days occur Thursday through Sunday, with varying times.
Drive from Philly: 45 minutes (2222 South Valley Forge Road, Lansdale)
In addition to picking your favorite pumpkin, gourd, or squash in the corral, this local farm is home to an astounding five-acre corn maze. Merrymead also features a moonlit maze you can go to on Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays evenings for some nighttime fun.
Milky Way Farm
When: Pumpkin harvest season runs Fridays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through October 26th.
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (521 East Uwchlan Avenue, Chester Springs)
This 103-acre family farm in Chester Springs includes an eight-acre pumpkin patch that can yield as many as 25,000 pumpkins in a good year. Stroll to the pumpkin patch, wander through the corn maze, take family photos, and visit the farm animals. Bonus: There’s a creamery on site, and yes, pumpkin flavored ice cream is available. If you’re visiting on the weekend, tickets must be purchased in advance.
Northern Star Farm
When: Fall Fest runs Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 26th.
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (112 East 3rd Avenue, Trappe)
Northern Star Farm in Montgomery County runs its Fall Fest every weekend in October. Your $14 ticket (free for kids 23 months and younger!) includes a hayride to the pumpkin patch, a seven-acre corn maze, a visit with the farm animals, two museums, and lawn games. Any pumpkins you pick are sold separately, and you can paint them on site for $8.
Olszanowski Farm
When: Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. through October 26th.
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (315 Pughtown Road, Spring City)
At this year-long functioning farm, you can take a hayride out to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch. All you’ll need to pay for is $3 for the hayride and the price of your picked pumpkin (80 cents per pound), plus $8 for the corn maze if you want to add that to your experience. (Children ages five and under get in for free.) Bonus: Dogs are allowed at Olszanowski Farm — even on the hayride to the pumpkin patch! — so long as your furry friend is friendly and leashed at all times.
Russo’s Fruit & Vegetable Farm
When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through October 31st
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (299 Flyatt Road, Tabernacle)
This 900-acre Jersey farm has lots of pumpkins that you can pick on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. You can only access the PYO field via a wagon ride, which costs $6 per person. (Children two and under are free.)
Rustic Valley Orchard
When: Fridays 1 to 9 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (1220 Upper Stump Road, Chalfont)
Rustic Valley Orchard — a division of nearby Tabora Farms — hosts its Fall Festival every weekend in October. You’ll be able to pick your own pumpkin, hit the corn maze, go on a wagon ride, climb hay bales, and much more.
Shady Brook Farm
When: The schedule for the farm’s FallFest varies, so check it out here before you visit. It runs Wednesday through Sunday, through October 30th.
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley)
Shady Brook Farm in Yardley hosts their annual FallFest, which features a wagon ride to the pumpkin patch, entry to the corn maze, a farm-animal petting area, and more. Pumpkin picking is an additional cost, and your pickings will be priced by weight (80 cents per pound).
Snipes Farm and Education Center
When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays through October 26th
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville)
Snipes Farm in Morrisville hosts its annual Fall Festival every weekend in October. While visiting, you can pick your own pumpkins from the patch, enjoy a hayride, say hi to the farm animals, and more. The $13 entrance fee (for anyone ages three and older) includes all activities except for your pumpkin, flower, and concession purchases. You can buy in advance online or purchase upon arrival.
Photograph by Laura Swartz
Solly Brother’s Farm
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (707 Almshouse Road, Warminster)
This Warminster-based family-run farm has a large selection of pumpkins for you to pick from the patch. If the weather permits, you can take a hayride to see scarecrows and enjoy the surrounding scenery. Check their Facebook for updates.
Springdale Farms
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through October 26th
Drive from Philly: 30 minutes (1638 South Springdale Road, Cherry Hill)
Head to Cherry Hill’s last working farm for pumpkin picking on Saturdays and Sundays this month. A hayride will take you out to the patch, where you can snag your perfect pumpkins to take back home. Admission is $7.50 per person (kids under 12 months are free).
Styer Orchard
When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday through the end of October
Drive from Philly: 40 minutes (97 Styers Lane, Langhorne)
In addition to being an apple orchard, Styer has a pumpkin patch filled with pumpkins and gourds of all colors, varieties, and sizes. There’s no entry fee for the Langhorne-based farm, nor is there a fee for the hayride that brings you out to the patch and orchard, but picked pumpkins are sold separately.
Sugartown Strawberries
When: 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in October
Drive from Philly: 50 minutes (650 Sugartown Road, Malvern)
Sugartown Strawberries sells more than fresh, juicy strawberries. During fall, the Malvern farm runs wagon rides out to its pumpkin patch so you can pick your perfect gourd. Pre-picked pumpkins are also available.
Terhune Orchards
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through November 2nd
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton)
Head to this Princeton-based farm and orchard for fall fun, including PYO pumpkins (and apples), corn mazes, pony rides, and more. Terhune also sets up a station where little ones can paint and decorate their picked pumpkins. Opt for the Pick A Pumpkin package ($25.50 per person; free for kids under three), which includes admission, all the fall fun activities, and one pumpkin under five pounds.
Weaver’s Orchard
When: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Drive from Philly: 1 hour (40 Fruit Lane, Morgantown)
Weaver’s Orchard has more than just apples (though, their apples are very good) — it also has a field where you can pick your own pumpkins, plus PYO corn, pears, veggies, berries, and flowers. Plus, every Saturday in October sees family-friendly fall festivals boasting hayrides, barrel train rides, face painting, live music, farm animals, and more.
Winding Brook Farm
When: Pumpkin patch hours vary by day. You can view the calendar here.
Drive from Philly: 55 minutes (3014 Bristol Road, Warrington)
Winding Brook Farm features a walk-to-patch in the front field, which is filled with pumpkins, gourds, and squash, plus corn stalks and mums. If you don’t want to walk, opt for the $6 hayride that takes you to a pumpkin patch further out in the farm. Kids two and under ride for free.
Additional reporting by Gina Tomaine and Molly Dooling.
