It’s pumpkin season! Better yet, it’s PUMPKIN PATCH season! Therefore, it’s time to load up the kids and head out to one of Southern California’s 50+ pumpkin patches in the south land! What is your favorite pumpkin patch in the area?
Annually my family ventures out to the Irvine Park Railroad’s Annual Pumpkin Patch in Orange, California for a good time. Field Trip Girl especially enjoys this pumpkin patch, because of their face painting, tractor rides and playing the carnival games. The Irvine Park Railroad also does a great job at creating a classic pumpkin patch feeling, along with a few games and activities.
This season we also plan to visit Peltzers Farms in Temecula to go through their gigantic corn maze. Field Trip Boy loves mazes! He also enjoys building, creating and solving anything related to them. This summer he even built two mazes out of Legos after simply watching a YouTube video. Field Trip Boy is going to be stoked when he finds out where we are actually going!
In preparation for this year’s pumpkin patch season, I complied “The Ultimate Guide to Pumpkin Patches in Southern California” (2015). I surveyed several my friends who live in the area to find out which pumpkin patches they like to visit with their families. The majority of them said that they prefer the more old-fashioned, classic type pumpkin patches. However, my family enjoys them all. So for you, my readers, I compiled a list of a variety of pumpkin patches that are sure to please everyone in the family!
Plus if you know of a pumpkin patch in your area that you really like and should be added to this list, please send us an email to jilleen@jilleen.com and we will gladly do so.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUMPKIN PATCHES
Calabasas Pumpkin Festival, Calabasas (October 17 & 18)
Cottone and Sons PCH, Torrance (open since 1959)
Debbie and Jeff’s Pumpkin Patch, Redondo Beach
Forneris Farms, Mission Hills (annual pumpkin patch and Harvest Festival)
Foursquare Favorite: Santa Monica Farmers Market (Wednesdays leading up to Halloween, pumpkins are added to the bounty along the 3rd Street Promenade)
Lombardi Ranch, Saugus
Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch, West Hollywood
Halloween Harvest Festival @ Pierce College, Woodland Hills
Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch, Torrance
Cotton and Sons PCH, Torrance
Farm Lot 59, Long Beach (local urban farm)
Pa’s Pumpkin Patch, Long Beach
Tina’s Pumpkin Patch, Sherman Oaks
Tapia Bros. Farm, Encino (they have a pumpkin patch in October and some chickens, sheep, and goats to keep kids entertained)
Tahoe Scotty’s Pumpkin Patch, Pasadena
ORANGE COUNTY PUMPKIN PATCHES
Enchanted Country Pumpkins, Brea
Orange County Great Park, Irvine (we are going next Saturday!)
The Pumpkin Patch, Placentia (founded in 1977)
Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch, Irvine
Johnson Brothers Pumpkin Patch @ Irvine Valley College, Irvine (has smaller rides which are great for preschoolers)
South Coast Farms, San Juan Capistrano (a small, but charming pumpkin patch)
Tanaka Farms Pumpkin Tours, Irvine (offers pumpkin tours / school field trips)
The Pumpkin Factory @ Westminster Mall, Westminster
The Pumpkin Factory @ Westfield Main Place Mall, Santa Ana
Pumpkin City’s Pumpkin Farm, Anaheim
Pumpkin City’s Pumpkin Farm, Laguna Hills (good for all ages)
Pumpkin City’s Pumpkin Farm, Rancho Santa Margarita
Santa’s Garden Pumpkin Patch, Irvine
Santa’s Garden Pumpkin Patch, La Habra
Zoomar’s Petting Zoo, San Juan Capistrano (a small petting zoo with a little pumpkin patch)
RIVERSIDE / SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES
Riley’s Farm, Oak Glen (classic style – they grow the pumpkins and you pick them)
The Pumpkin Patch @ Live Oak Canyon, Redlands (classic style – over 5 people recommended this one!)
Greenspot Farms, Mentone (classic and beautiful farm)
Cal Poly Ponoma’s Pumpkin Festival, Pomona (October 17-18, a classic pumpkin farm with a few games and activities)
The Pumpkin Factory, Corona
Tom’s Farms, Corona
Peltzer Farms, Temecula (pumpkin patch and corn maze)
SAN DIEGO COUNTY PUMPKIN PATCHES
Carlsbad Stawberry Company Annual Pumpkin Patch, Carlsbad
Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center (classic and comes highly recommended by several people)
Lavender Hill Pumpkins, Fallbrook (a beautiful hidden gem)
Oma’s Pumpkin Patch, Lakeside
Pumpkin Station, Del Mar
Pumpkin Station, Rancho Bernardo
Pumpkin Station, El Cajon
Pumpkin Station, National City
Pumpkin Station, Bonita
Pumpkin Station, Mission Valley
Suzie’s Farm, Imperial Beach (they are hosting a festival called Pumpkin Palooza on October 17, 10 am – 3 pm)
Summer Past Farms, El Cajon (classic)
The Farmstand West, Escondido (u-pick pumpkin patch)
VENTURA COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS PUMPKIN PATCHES
Pete’s Pumpkin Patch, Camarillo
Underwood Family Farms, Moorepark (amazingly fun!)
Underwood Family Farms, Somas (amazingly fun!)
The Painted Pony, Santa Paula (small, but fun)
Avila Valley Barn, San Luis Obispo (a bit far, but worth the drive I have been told)
Happy Field Tripping this fall!
Jilleen
Disclosure: This post is for informational purposes only. All points of view and opinions are my own.
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