If you're in the mood for fall travel and solid pumpkin picking ahead of Halloween, there are plenty of gorgeous gourd gardens planted across America.

From Virginia to Kentucky, Colorado and beyond, here's a list of pumpkin patches to visit for your next family outing.

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Ashland Berry Farm in Beaverdam, Virginia 

Try this property’s doughnut shop as well as the "All You Can Carry Pumpkin" challenge, where you'll take a hayride out to the 30-acre pumpkin patch and grab hold of as many pumpkins as your arms can handle. Take three steps with them, and they're all yours for $25.

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If you're into haunted experiences, be sure to check out Terror on the Farm.

Exploration Acres in Lafayette, Indiana

Here, on top of picking a pumpkin from a big and beautiful patch, you can take a hayride, eat lunch by an open fire pit, take a spin on a pedal car, and fire a three-ear corn cannon salute. Then, walk through Northwest Indiana's largest corn maze – a 23-acre wonderland with 10 miles of paths and four mazes.

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Before leaving, embrace your inner kid, or wrangle up your actual ones and dive into a mound of hay. 

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze in Petaluma, California 

Bring the whole family to Petaluma Pumpkin patch for corn maze exploring and pumpkin picking.

Bring the whole family to Petaluma Pumpkin patch for corn maze exploring and pumpkin picking. (Sonoma County Tourism/Sierra Downey)

In postcard-worthy Sonoma County, over 50 varieties of sustainably grown pumpkins by fourth-generation Petaluma Farmer Jim Groverman are on offer to pick straight from the vine for all of your cooking and carving (and painting) needs.

To make your time at Petaluma even more enjoyable, there’s also a four-acre corn maze and straw mountain with 500-plus straw bales to climb. Kids can visit the petting zoo, a corn kernel sandbox, pony rides, a carnival fun slide and more.

The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences Hobbit House Pumpkin Patch in Richmond, Rhode Island

If you’re looking for a spot to arrange a festive photo shoot, here’s a gourd-eous spot where visitors can reserve a half-hour time slot to check out the Hobbit House.

If you’re looking for a spot to arrange a festive photo shoot, here’s a gourd-eous spot where visitors can reserve a half-hour time slot to check out the Hobbit House. (The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences)

In this spot, visitors can reserve a half-hour time slot to arrange a fall photo shoot. Check out the Hobbit House and take as many photos as you'd like. 

Priced at $200 per group (up to four people), the excursion doesn’t come cheap, but the setting is outfitted with hundreds of carefully arranged pumpkins inside and out, making it a festive backdrop for family photos.

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Pumpkins are priced at $20 each.

Studt's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze in Grand Junction, Colorado

Studt's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze has a 12-acre pumpkin patch with 45+ pumpkin varieties to explore. 

Studt's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze has a 12-acre pumpkin patch with 45+ pumpkin varieties to explore.  (Studt's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze)

At Studt's, you'll mosey through a 12-acre patch with more than 45 pumpkin varieties to explore. 

After you’ve selected a pink, red, brown, yellow, white or orange pumpkin to take home, there are massive pumpkin trampolines, pedal cars in a straw bale track with carts for all ages, corn mazes, pumpkin bowling, a corn cannon target, a barrel train ride, a petting zoo, a horse-drawn carriage hayride, a playground obstacle course for kids and more.

Concessions at Studt's include homemade pumpkin bread, caramel apples, cotton candy, cookies, popcorn, kettle corn and apple cide

Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan

Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan, is perched along Michigan’s scenic Tunnel of Trees route by Lake Michigan. Consider visiting during pumpkin-picking season when there are a scavenger hunt and other family-fun activities.

Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs, Michigan, is perched along Michigan’s scenic Tunnel of Trees route by Lake Michigan. Consider visiting during pumpkin-picking season when there are a scavenger hunt and other family-fun activities. (Kaenon Hardy)

Perched along the scenic Tunnel of Trees route by Lake Michigan is "Pumpkin Weekends on the Farm," complete with giant pumpkins, pumpkin bowling down the vineyard’s hill, apple baseball, pumpkin smashing and a gnome house scavenger hunt through the woods.

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For grown-up fun, throw back a homemade pizza with farm-grown ingredients on Fridays, along with a hard cider, beer or wine from the property’s winery or brewery. 

The grounds also have animals and fish to feed, hiking trails and a market with canned goods.

Beck’s Harvest House in Spokane, Washington

Venture to Beck’s Harvest House, a must-see attraction in the Green Bluff collective of family-owned farms. 

Expect a giant corn maze, pumpkin doughnuts and a chance to pick the perfect pumpkin. 

Through Halloween, there’s also live music that is said to pair really well with sweater weather and their fresh apple cider.

Cheekwood Harvest in Nashville, Tennessee

Cheekwood Harvest in Nashville provides endless fall fun with the "Pumpkin Village" pumpkin patch with two life-sized pumpkin houses, children’s art activities, live music, food trucks and more seasonal merriment.

Cheekwood Harvest in Nashville provides endless fall fun with the "Pumpkin Village" pumpkin patch with two life-sized pumpkin houses, children’s art activities, live music, food trucks and more seasonal merriment. (Caitlin Harris)

There are typically thousands of pumpkins and mums on display at Cheekwood Harvest through the end of October.

There's also a scarecrow trail (an artsy experience created by local Nashville community groups) and the weekly live music and booze on a Thursday night.

Or, have some 21-and-over fun at the Cheekwood Beer Garden, with live music acts each weekend.

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There are also a beer garden and art and garden workshops for adults. 

In the Turner Seasons Garden, swing by to see this year's visual artist-themed scarecrows. Frida Kahlo and Jackson Pollock fans definitely will not want to miss journeying to Cheekwood.

Fifer Orchards Pumpkin Patch in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware

Fifer Orchards pumpkin patch

At Fifer Orchards, you and your family can enjoy choosing a bright orange pumpkin right off the vine to carve just in time for Halloween 2023. (Fifer Orchards)

It’s a U-Pick oasis at Fifer Orchards, where in addition to walking around the pumpkin patch, you can take on the six-acre corn maze (this year’s theme is Scooby-Doo) or head to the park or hop on a tractor train ride with little ones. 

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When all is said and picked, sip on some apple cider slushiest and spoon up the homemade ice cream before buying a pack of apple cider donuts for the road. 

The Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm in Winchester, Virginia 

Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm

The Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm has an eight-mile cornfield.  (The Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm, Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau)

Head to this working family farm for the largest corn maze in the area. It has more than three miles of path within an eight-acre cornfield, hayrides (daytime and moonlit) and free children’s activities featuring a petting zoo and a pirate ship jungle gym. 

For a separate admission, visit the Haunted Nightmares haunted house, and ratchet up the scares.

The attraction is open during daylight hours on Saturdays (and Sundays with a less-aggressive show for a younger audience).

Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Omaha, Nebraska

Vala's Pumpkin Patch

Vala's Pumpkin Patch is a 400-acre pumpkin patch and apple orchard, which stays open every day through October 31. (Rick Neibel/Nebraska Tourism)

This 400-acre pumpkin patch and apple orchard stays open every day through Halloween to keep crowds at bay and let those festive sentiments roll and apple cider churn. 

During your visit, kiddos will rejoice in selecting a superlative carving pumpkin as well as making their way through some 50-plus attractions like Graveyard Golf and Stalk Cars and multiple live shows such as the Pigtucky Derby Pig Races. 

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Adults and teens can enjoy target-shooting apples with the Apple Blasters and the Blacklight Paintball Shootout, and everyone can chow down on hand-dipped corn dogs, caramel apples and s’mores roasted to campfire perfection. 

Before you’re on your way, hop on the Hay Rack Ride to the Apple Orchard, and then partake in an adventure at the Haunted Farm House.

Waldvogel Farm in Juneau, Wisconsin

Waldvogel Farm pumpkin patch

Pick-your-own pumpkin patches are a seasonal favorite in Wisconsin.  (Noah Katsma)

At Waldvogel’s, you can scope out some 70 attractions like wagon rides, 150-foot super mega slide and the Pumpkin Pad — the world's largest inflatable pumpkin. 

Billed as the largest pumpkin patch in the dairy state, the grounds sell several varieties and sizes of pumpkins, fresh produce and baked goods. 

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Challenge yourself at the nine-acre corn maze, snap a photo in the pumpkin carriage and "big cheese" sculpture, and start dreaming of jack-o'-lanterns you’ll be carving when you get home.

Neltner’s Farm Fall Fest in Camp Springs, Kentucky 

Neltner’s Farm Fall Fest Pumpkin patch

Neltner’s Farm is located in Camp Springs, Kentucky.  (Neltner’s Farm)

Located 20 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, this sixth generation Neltner family farm welcomes guests every fall amid the verdant, rolling hills of the Bluegrass State. 

Some of the favorite things to do here? 

Frolic in the three-plus acre corn maze (or the toddler corn maze), soak up the live music from local favorites, take a ride on a barrel train or sip vino at wine tastings from nearby wineries. 

Don’t miss the homemade Neltner’s family ice cream.

Harvestfest at EZ Orchards in Salem, Oregon

Harvestfest at EZ Orchard

This pumpkin patch in Oregon offers face-painting, live music, a corn maze, a petting zoo and games like a ring toss and mining for gold.  (Willamette Valley Visitors Association)

Situated in the picturesque Willamette Valley, these orchards first opened in 1929 and have been doling out hits like tasty apples, pumpkins galore and hay rides ever since. 

Other standouts include face-painting, live music, a corn maze, a petting zoo and games like a ring toss and mining for gold. 

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Harvestfest runs through October 30th.

If you just want to swing by for pumpkins, you can do so without paying admission to Harvestfest by buying your gourd from an orange-y oasis. 

Schnepf Farms Pumpkin and Chili Party Event in Queen Creek, Arizona

Schnepf Farms Pumpkin and Chili Party

Schnepf Farms pumpkin patch is located in Queen Creek, Arizona.  (Visit Mesa)

Schnepf Farms offers a pumpkin patch, hayrides, a petting zoo, a deer-feeding farm, two play yards for children, mini golf, chili dinners and outdoor games. 

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When your stomach starts to rumble, reach for fare from Schnepf Bakery, such as their famed pies, cookies or freshly baked breads. 

Schnepf Farms also has a glamping site on property called The Cozy Peach, where you can post up in renovated vintage Airstream trailers. 

Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville, Tennessee

Lucky Ladd Farms Pumpkin patch

A child enjoys fall festivities at Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville, Tennessee. (Crystal Freemon Photography)

This bucolic fall fun festival features a petting farm, pony rides and more than 70 activities and educational adventures across 60-acres of Volunteer State farmland. 

For kids, there are farm-themed playgrounds, mega slides, wagon rides, tire climbs, games and tractor trains, while grownups (and youngsters, too) can weave their way through the corn maze, browse and shop at the on-site market or explore the Cedar Glade trails for rare plants and fossils.

Gary's Farm Fest in Grantville, Kansas

gary's farm fest pumpkin house

Gary's Farm Fest has activities and treats the whole family will enjoy, including the fun fall pumpkin house. (Gary's Farm Fest/Savor the Journey Photography)

For 30 years, Gary's Farm Fest has entertained families all across the state of Kansas with the numerous activities and a variety of fall themed treats made on the farm's premises. 

There is truly something for everyone — from pig races, a corn maze and a giant tube slide to freshly made pumpkin donuts, kettle corn and caramel apples. 

You have over 30 activities to choose from, and there is no better way to finish off your time at Gary's Berries than by firing off the popular apple cannons.

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Don't miss the chance to snap a picture on the giant rocking chair upon your arrival.

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