It's fall, my favorite time of year. Football, crisp air leading to sunny afternoons, and trees parting with their green leaves for brighter colors. It's also time for families everywhere to seek out the perfect pumpkin, scoop its guts and carve it, light it, enjoy it, and then watch it decompose (gross!). Since you don't want to miss out on that tradition, Macaroni Kid has compiled a list of local pumpkin-picking places! (Say that three times fast!)
So charge up that camera, grab the rubber boots, and prepare for some great pumpkin pickin'! Please note that we do our best to keep the information updated, but you may want to confirm with the business website before packing up the family!
Things to remember when going to the pumpkin patch:
- Wear clothes that can get dirty. Boots are also a good idea.
- Pick your pumpkin up by the bottom. Too many good pumpkins have met a tragic ending from a stem breaking. Look for a pumpkin that is firm and has an intact stem.
- Avoid pumpkins with dark spots or feel soft.
- Bring your camera and HAVE FUN
Here's your guide to local pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hayrides, and more!
GIG HARBOR |
5925 Artondale Dr NW Gig Harbor
Lots of Pumpkins! A small family-run farm is specializing in organic produce, culinary plant starts, and bath & body products.
Hours of Operation: 11-5, beginning the first weekend in April and running through Christmas Eve.
https://www.facebook.com/artondalefarm/
Harbor Farms
Gig Harbor
Harbor Farms is excited to be a place for the community to come and enjoy farm activities and tours.
Hours of Operation: The first day is 9/29. Reservations are required harborfarmsgh.com
Local Boys Fruit & Produce
6702 Tyee Dr NW, Gig Harbor
Local Fruit and Produce Stand
Daily, 9 am to 9 pm
https://www.facebook.com/LocalBoysInc
Turnbull Farms (N/A)
Key Peninsula, WA
Small family farm with pumpkins, trees & farm yoga!
Weekends 10- dark starting October 7th
MASON County |
Hunters Farm
Union, WA 98592
Hunter Meats. Pumpkin Patch Christmas Trees
Open daily October 1st - October 31st from 9:30am -5:30pm!
WORTH THE DRIVE |
If you are up for a little adventure to go beyond Gig Harbor & Mason County, check out the other "WORTH THE DRIVE" areas sorted by county.
PIERCE |
Spooner Farms Retail Berries & Pumpkin Patch
Puyallup
Corn Maze, slingshots, face painting, pony rides, duck races, pedal karts, and more!
Open: 9 am -5 pm Sunday - Saturday
Puyallup
Pumpkins, Country Hayrides, maze, and more! Enjoy fresh gourmet food and popcorn.
Open: 3 - 6 M - F, 10 - 6 pm Sat - Sun
BUCKLEY
Harvest Festival, Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch
Visit South-Puget-Sound.MacaroniKID.com for more South Sound Farms
THURSTON |
Olympia
Storytime with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, corn hole, swings, a cow train, corn cannon, and don't forget the Haunted Corn Maze and Zombie Paintball!
Open: 10 - 7 pm M-Th, Fr - Sat 10am - 12am, Sunday 10 am - 7 pm
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KITSAP COUNTY |
Creek House Farm
Port Orchard
Home of the Personalized Pumpkin - Enjoy activities and photo opportunities.
Open: 5 - 7 pm M-F, 10 - 6 Sat, 12 - 6 Sun
Check out Kitsap.MacaroniKid.com for more Kitsap area farms
KING County |
Auburn
Pumpkin patch and corn maze.
Open: 10 am - 5:30 pm
Carpinito Bros Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze
Kent
Perfect picture opps in front of Mount Rainier, without corn maze, sea of pumpkins, and activities.
Open 9 am - 6 pm Sun - Saturday
Visit South-Puget-Sound.MacaroniKID.com for more South Sound Farms
Do you know of another farm that should be on this list? Email us the link to the farm to annmariem@macaronikid.com and if it's in our territory, we will add it to our list!
MORE INFO |
Looking to travel a little farther? CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OUR WESTERN WASHINGTON PUMPKIN PATCH GUIDE. Maybe make a day trip out of it? Here are some other options that are worth the drive:
Even though we believe this information to be accurate, we recommend you check websites or call businesses to confirm dates, times and make sure there aren't any private events. If we missed your favorite, email Annmarie at annmariem@macaronikid and we will be sure to add it to the next week's newsletter!
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PIERCE COUNTY
Spooner Farms Retail Berries & Pumpkin Patch Puyallup
Corn Maze, slingshots, face painting, pony rides, duck races, pedal karts, and more!
Open: 9 am -5 pm Sunday - Saturday
(ALWAYS VERIFY ON THEIR WEBSITE AS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WE ARE NOT NOTIFIED)
Picha Farms Puyallup
Pumpkins, Country Hayrides, maze, and more! Enjoy fresh gourmet food and popcorn.
Open: 3 - 6 M - F, 10 - 6 pm Sat - Sun
(ALWAYS VERIFY ON THEIR WEBSITE AS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WE ARE NOT NOTIFIED)
Artondale Farm - Gig Harbor
pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins
Open Fridays and Saturdays 11-6 and Sundays 11-5 until Halloween.
(ALWAYS VERIFY ON THEIR WEBSITE AS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WE ARE NOT NOTIFIED)
THURSTON COUNTY
Rutledge Corn Maze LLC Olympia
Storytime with Spookley the Square Pumpkin, corn hole, swings, a cow train, corn cannon, and don't forget
the Haunted Corn Maze and Zombie Paintball!
Open: 10 - 7 pm M-Th, Fr - Sat 10am - 12am, Sunday 10 am - 7 pm
(ALWAYS VERIFY ON THEIR WEBSITE AS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WE ARE NOT NOTIFIED)
KING COUNTY
Mosby Farms Pumpkin Patch Auburn
Pumpkin patch and corn maze.
Open: 10 am - 5:30 pm
(ALWAYS VERIFY ON THEIR WEBSITE AS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND WE ARE NOT NOTIFIED)
Things to remember when going to a pumpkin patch:
- Wear clothes that can get dirty. Boots are also a good idea.
- Pick your pumpkin up by the bottom. Too many good pumpkins have met a tragic ending from a stem breaking. Look for a pumpkin that is firm and with the stem intact.
- Avoid pumpkins with dark spots or feel soft.
- Bring your camera and HAVE FUN
Macaroni Kid is a free weekly newsletter and website focused on fun family events and information in the South Sound.
We gather together all kinds of local family events and activities each week and add useful information about classes, family-focused businesses, book and product reviews, recipes, crafts, school and camp guides and more.
We proudly serve thousands of families in the Tacoma area and other surrounding communities.
Even though we believe this information to be accurate, we recommend you check websites or call businesses to confirm dates, times and make sure there aren't any private events. If we missed your favorite, email Annmarie at annmariem@macaronikid and we will be sure to add it to next week's newsletter!
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