Best Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes Around Seattle
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Pumpkin patches near Tacoma and the South Sound
Double R Farms, Puyallup
Dates: Open in October, check the website or call 253-227-5385 for more information.
Cost: Admission is free, some activities have a fee.
Location: 5820 44th St. E., Puyallup
Every October this third-generation family farm welcomes guests for a 5-acre corn maze and a large selection of pumpkins. Try your hand at one of three pumpkin slingshots, including one just for kids, and enjoy free tractor-pulled hayrides on the weekends. Concessions are available on weekends.
McMillin Farm, Puyallup
Editor’s note: 2024 info coming soon!
Dates: Currently open daily, check the Facebook page for updates.
Cost: Admission is free. Pumpkins and produce for purchase.
Location: 12517 WA-162, Puyallup
The well-known, fourth-generation Scholz Farm handed over its fall festival responsibilities to McMillin Farm, just down the road. Scholz Farm will still be selling their locally grown sweet corn and pumpkins at the festival. You will also find a U-pick pumpkin patch this year, awesome photo ops and impressive fall produce in the market to fill your dinner plates.
Spooner Farms, Puyallup
Dates: Harvest Festival is open daily, Sept. 28–Oct. 31. Check the Facebook page for updates.
Cost: Free admission to the pumpkin patch; the corn maze is $12 ages 13 and older, $10 ages 31–2 (2 and younger are free)
Location: 9710 State Route 162, Puyallup
Family favorites at this fifth-generation family farm include Pumpkin Pete’s Playtown, Becky’s Animal Barn, a corn maze and a huge pumpkin patch. Note: Most activities are open on weekends only. No pets allowed.
Picha Farms, Puyallup
Dates: Open daily Sept. 28–Oct. 31. Check the Facebook page for updates.
Cost: Admission is free but specific activities have a fee: The corn maze is $7 per person, ages 3 and younger free; hayride is $5 per person, ages 2 and younger free; slingshot $2 per shot; train rides (on weekends) $2 per person.
Location: 6502 52nd St. E., Puyallup
This family farm offers fun without the scary stuff. Enjoy the pumpkin patch, hayrides, pumpkin slinging (hit the target and win $5 off your pumpkin purchase!), and a 5-acre corn maze with trivia. If you can find the answers to the eight questions hidden throughout the maze, you’ll win a prize. Leashed dogs are allowed (but not in the maze or on hayrides).
Knutson Farms, Sumner
Dates: Open Sept. 27–Oct. 30 (closed on Mondays).
Cost: $15 per person and includes most activities. Select activities require an additional fee. Combo packages are available. Book tickets online.
Location: 16406 78th St. E., Sumner
This is another patch where selecting a pumpkin may not be the most exciting thing for kids. Standard admission includes access to a dizzying array of kiddie fun, including the cow train, hay maze, tricycle course, digger pit, barnyard animal visiting and lots more.
Maris Farms, Buckley
Dates: Open Sept. 28–Oct. 27. Closed on various days, see the website for details.
Cost: Monday and Thursday, tickets are $24 online ($30 at the gate); Friday–Sunday tickets are $31 online, $40 at the gate. Ages 2 and younger are free. Haunted Woods general admission is $40 plus fees.
Location: 25001 Sumner-Buckley Hwy., Buckley
Your crew will find pumpkins here, and will want to take a crack at the 5-acre corn maze; there is also an array of what Maris Farms calls “agri-tainment.” Activities include zip lines, wagon rides, pig races, catch-and-release trout fishing, mega slides, an animal barn, trike racing and tons more. Maris Farms has evening attractions, too: a not-haunted flashlight maze and a very haunted forest (yikes!).
Rutledge Family Farm, Olympia
Dates: Open daily Sept. 17–Oct. 31, check the website or Facebook page for more details.
Cost: Visiting the pumpkin patch only is free. Tickets that allow you to access the Fall on the Farm activities are $10 per person on weekdays and $13 on weekends. See the website for details and tickets.
Haunted maze access starts at $25 per person. Purchasing tickets online in advance is a good idea if you don’t want to miss out!
Location: 302 93rd Ave. S.E., Olympia
Fun for all ages, this pumpkin farm features a haunted maze plus plenty of activities for little ones during the day. Activities include a corn maze, wagon ride, wall ball, cow train, jump pad and so much more!
Schilter Family Farm Fall Harvest Festival, Olympia
Dates: Open Wednesday–Monday (closed Tuesdays) Sept. 28–Oct. 31, hours vary.
Cost: Wristbands granting access to most activities cost $12–$17. Select additional activities, such as weekend pony rides and gem mining, require an additional fee.
Location: 141 Nisqually Cutoff Rd. S.E., Olympia
Pumpkin picking at this farm may get short shrift from your crew when they see all the other activities on offer. Explore two pumpkin patches, a 5-acre corn maze and family-friendly activities during the fall harvest festival. It’s free to access the pumpkin patch, but if you want in on all the fun (including a hay pyramid, zip swings, bounce pillow, outdoor trike trek, low ropes obstacle course and tons more) you’ll need to purchase a wristband.
Lattin’s Country Cider Mill & Farm, Olympia
Dates: Fall Festival runs from the end of September to the end of October. Check the Facebook page for updates.
Cost: Fall Festival bracelets are $20–$25. Parking is $5.
Location: 9402 Rich Rd. S.E., Olympia
Lattin’s Fall Festival is a staple in many families’ fall calendars. Pick your own pumpkins, feed the animals, go for a wagon ride, go to the petting zoo, stock up on all the apple goodies at the farm store and more!
Carpinito Brothers, Kent
Dates: Typically open the last Friday in September, and open every day in October. Check Facebook for updates.
Cost: The pumpkin patch has a $7 entrance fee that is applied toward pumpkin purchases. Corn maze, hayride and Farm Fun Yard range from $5–$12. Check the website for more details.
Location: Patch and corn maze: 27508 W. Valley Hwy. N., Kent. Farm Fun Yard: 6720 S. 277th St., Kent
Carpinito Brothers offer U-pick pumpkins, two giant corn mazes and yummy harvest snacks such as roasted corn on the cob. The farm’s intricately designed maze features a new design every year. Head to the Farm Fun Yard across the street to visit the farm animals, take a tractor-drawn hayride, race rubber ducks, explore the hay maze and feed the goats on the goat walk.
Briscot Farm and Pumpkin Patch, Kent
Dates: Open Saturday–Sunday, Oct. 1–29. Check the Facebook page for updates.
Cost: Admission is $10 per person.
Location: 27329 78th Ave., Kent
This family farm has a U-pick pumpkin patch, adorable animals you can feed and pet, yummy concession food, a bounce house when the weather cooperates, and a spooky haunted house!
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