You can find pumpkins, goats, and more in the top pumpkin patches in the Bay Area.
Haunted hayrides and organic pumpkins. Allure you to the Bay Area’s most fantastic pumpkin patches
The entire Bay Area turns into a pumpkin patch when October rolls around. There are so many options that picking one might be difficult. Local pumpkin fields in the Bay Area let you reach your holiday spirit potential, whether you want to carve a jack-o’-lantern, wander through a Bay Area corn maze with the kids, or arrange a festive horn-shaped basket of multicolored squash for the Thanksgiving table.
All the top pumpkin patches in the Bay Area can be reached in two hours or less from San Francisco. There are both large-scale, ticketed events with seemingly endless activities and smaller, more personal gatherings. After you’ve found your perfect pumpkin, head to one of the Bay Area’s scariest attractions or dress up and hit the dance floor at one of San Francisco’s best Halloween parties.
Half Moon Bay, California | Arata’s Pumpkin Farm
In the weeks preceding Halloween, you may choose from a wide variety of excellent pumpkin farms in and around Half Moon Bay, which is well known for its annual Pumpkin Festival. However, Arata’s land is unlike any other, as it provides for every item on your autumn must-do list (and more). This farm has been open for business since 1932, and it features a giant hay maze in the shape of a Minotaur’s labyrinth made out of thousands of hay bales, as well as a haunted barn, hay rides, a petting zoo, a train ride, and, of course, pumpkins.
San Francisco’s Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch
While many Bay Area pumpkin patches go to extremes to attract customers, Clancy’s keeps things simple. There’s no fanfare, just you and your family picking out a pumpkin at this San Francisco institution that’s been in the same family for three generations. It opened in December 1949, and it only sold Christmas trees for the first 30 years. Since its 1979 inception, Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch has been a staple of the San Francisco community. In October, the pumpkin patch is stocked with an array of great gourds, pumpkins, corn stalks, and Indian corn.
Petaluma Pumpkins | Petaluma, California
Pet the animals, jump in the corn kernel sandbox, scale the 500-bale haystack pyramid, and get lost in one of two corn mazes at Petaluma Pumpkin Patch. The celebration’s 30th year begins on September 23 this year. Don’t miss out on the fun; don’t leave without picking your pumpkin from the patch farmed by Jim, a fourth-generation farmer.
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Half Moon Bay | Lemos Farm
Lemos Farm may have everything a person could want in a pumpkin farm. In essence, it’s a theme park with a farmyard setting. Visit a haunted home, go on a hayride, or ride the Ghost Train. Children will also appreciate the non-scary haunted house, bouncy houses, pony rides, and petting zoo (with goats, pigs, lambs, and bunnies). Children can also enjoy the “dig zone,” where they can control a child-sized excavator, and the “car barn,” where they can drive about in a little automated automobile. Benefit two: there’s a deli on the farm where you can get sandwiches to eat throughout the day.
Fremont’s Perry Family Pumpkin Patch
Without Farmer Joe, owner of J.E. Perry Farms in Fremont, Halloween in Alameda County would be a huge letdown. The organic pumpkin patch is a working farm with tractor rides and forklifts, which visitors may observe during their visit.
Petaluma’s Great Peter’s Pumpkin Patch
This pumpkin patch is on a thriving dairy farm in Petaluma, another popular destination with various patch options. It’s not too big to be boring, and there are lots to do, so it’s the ideal size. There will be a corn maze, a cow milking demonstration, potato digging, live music, and free hay rides, among other activities, for guests to enjoy while they shop for the perfect gourd. The most excellent part is that you can buy and try some delicious homemade ice cream and cheese. We welcome well-behaved dogs on leashes.
The 7th Annual Pumpkin Festival | Half Moon Bay, California | Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm
Farmer John’s in Half Moon Bay is famous because of the plethora of pumpkins it sells. The Atlantic Giant pumpkin or squash can weigh anywhere from 250 to 500 pounds and is only one of more than 60 types available. There are also hay rides and other fun at the pumpkin patch.
Alameda, California’s Speer Family Farms
Speer Family Farms transform Alameda’s Naval Air Station on the ocean into a spooky carnival for a holiday. This pumpkin patch may not be as large or ornate as others located further from the city, but it is closer and handier. There will be a little train ride. Pumpkins are produced in the valley as a petting zoo, a slide that drops you from four stories up the side of a ship, a playground, and more.
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Pumpkin Patch at Spina Farms | Morgan Hill
Visit the petting zoo and explore the sunflower fields in this beautiful pumpkin patch. Another one-of-a-kind attraction, this one is known for its pumpkin blasters. In its 80 years of operation, the farm has migrated from San Jose to Morgan Hill, and its current season spans from September 26 through November 6.
Nicasio Valley Farms | Nicasio
Located in Marin County, just across the Golden Gate Bridge, Nicasio Valley Farms has over a thousand acres of land cultivated by the same family since the early 1900s. It’s a sustainable ranch that raises cows on pasture all year long so that they may make a variety of tasty cheeses. In the fall, it becomes a charming pumpkin patch with hay rides, mazes, bouncy houses, pony rides, and a petting zoo, among other activities. Weekends also feature live music, BBQ, and ice cream.
