The 29 Best Pumpkin Patches in Virginia

The arrival of fall means crunching, colorful leaves, an apple pie in the oven, and your favorite cable-knit sweater. What’s missing? Pumpkins! Pumpkins for your doorstep, small pumpkins to decorate your dining table, pumpkins for painting, for baking, for carving jack o’ lanterns…the list goes on!

Head to these pumpkin patches in Virginia for a full autumnal experience.

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Best Northern Virginia Pumpkin Patches

Sky Meadows State Park

Delaplane, Virginia

Sky Meadows State Park offers Fall Farm Days, where you’ll find live music, local food vendors, interpretive programs, blacksmith demonstrations, Mount Bleak House Tours, a children’s play area including a corn maze, and of course, pick your own pumpkins! Little ones can meet farm animals, taste some cornbread, learn how to shuck corn, and climb aboard a tractor. 

The Cox Farm

Centreville, Virginia

The Cox Farm‘s Fall festival commences in September. Expect live music, a cow milking demo, farm activities, a hayride, hay tunnels, slides, swings, a kiddie zone, a goat village, and tastings of local goodies. And there are pumpkins, of course!

Back Home on the Farm

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Back Home on the Farm has one of the most atmospheric pumpkin patches in Virginia, a corn maze, farm animals, and a “Spook-tacular Enchanted Garden.” Snack on yummy warm apple cider doughnuts, whoopie pies, funnel cakes, fudge, pies, and apple cider slushies, once you’ve had one of their home-grown burgers. And be sure to take home some more homemade treats from the shop. 

The Marker-Miller Orchards

Winchester, Virginia

When you hear about the Marker-Miller Pumpkin Festival, think pumpkin-spice baked goods! Pumpkin pie, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin bars, and pumpkin donuts are just some of the options you can munch on as you choose the perfect pumpkin to take home. There’s also a farmer’s market with craft vendors and a scenic wagon ride you can take around this Virginia pumpkin patch with your family. 

Critzer Family Farm

Afton, Virginia

Critzer Family Farm is a fifth-generation family farm functional throughout the year. When the leaves start to fall, you’ll find cider, pumpkins, and mums at this Virginia pumpkin patch.

Dickie Brothers Orchard

Roseland, Virginia

Whether you’re looking for a big pumpkin, a tiny one, or the gnarliest gourd around, Dickie Brothers Orchard will have just the right one. Pick up some local honey and be sure to ask the owners of this ninth-generation family farm about their 270-year history! 

Belvedere Plantation

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Belvedere Plantation is the place to explore acres of pick-your-own pumpkins. Take a hayride, explore the “maize-maze,” and have your little ones try out the games and slides around this Virginia pumpkin patch. 

Liberty Mills Farm

Somerset, Virginia

Liberty Mills Farm has four themed mazes that will take you anywhere between half an hour and three hours to complete! Find the perfect pumpkin directly in the patch and cut it from its vine.

Wegmeyer Farms

Hamilton, Virginia

Wegmeyer Farms offers pumpkins ready to be picked from the vine in a self-pick field and are also available pre-picked at three locations around the farm. You’ll also find a wide selection of gourds, cornstalks and mums to take home for some cozy, sustainable fall decorations!

Reston Farm Market

Reston, Virginia

Reston Farm Market is the Virginia pumpkin patch of your kids’ dreams: with multiple inflatable bouncy castles and slides, adorable baby farm animals to pet, and local food to keep rumbling bellies full, you’ll be sure to make great memories here. 

Blue Ridge Mountain Maze

Charlottesville, Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountain Maze boasts much more than a singe maze. With a full selection of orange, white, and green pumpkins, farm animals, a huge outdoor play area, and an obstacle course, your family will make lasting memories at this Virginia pumpkin patch on a family-owned farm. 

Great Country Farms

Bluemont, Virginia

Great Country Farms presents you with an array of activities: a pumpkin jumping pillow, cow pie putt putt, a farm play area, a fishing pond, a barn yard, mazes, a farm ninja course, and wagon rides will keep you entertained long after you’ve selected your dream pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. 

Temple Hall Fall Pumpkin Patch

Leesburg, Virginia

Temple Hall Pumpkin Patch lets you pick your own pumpkin, ride the wagon around the farm, take photos in the sunflower fields before picking your own, pet farm animals, jump on inflatable pillows, slide down the hill slides, and more! There’s plenty of wholesome family fun at this Virginia pumpkin patch.

The Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm

Winchester, Virginia

The Pumpkin Patch at Hill High Farm is open for daytime and nighttime hay rides, so this is the perfect spot for families or dates. Their corn maze and pumpkin patch are also open day and night. Remember to bring a flashlight if you visit after dark!

Yankey Farms Pumpkin Patch

Nokesville, Virginia

Yankey Farms Pumpkin Patch is one of the few in North Virginia where you can actually pick the pumpkin right from the vine where it grew. The pumpkins come in a variety of colors and shapes. You can also try their corn maze and scavenger hunt. 

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Best Eastern Virginia Pumpkin Patches

Hunt Club Farm

Virginia Beach, Virginia

At Hunt Club Farm, jump into a huge straw pile, ride a pony, take a hayride, enjoy the carnival rides, and listen to live music on the weekends–and choose a pumpkin from this Virginia pumpkin patch! Be sure to stop at the farm market for gourds, cider, hot chocolate, and novelty gifts from local vendors. 

Lloyd Family Farms

Rockville, Virginia

Lloyd Family Farms is a working family farm offering plenty of games and snacks as well as a huge pumpkin patch. Expect the classics, including a corn maze, hayride, and petting zoo, in addition to some unusual attractions, like the straw castle, a sand pile, and a giant pinball field!

Coverly Farm

Amelia, Virginia

Coverly Farm, open every weekend in October, includes a hay ride, corn maze, barrel cart train, and more for the price of admission. They’re known for their spray-painted hay bales that resemble everything from farm animals to the American flag. 

Ashland Berry Farm

Beaverdam, Virginia

Ashland Berry Farm is run by a local couple whose mission it is to create the spookiest possible Halloween pumpkin patch experience. There are 30 acres of pumpkin patch and fall activities, including a haunted experience called “Terror on the Farm.”

Berkeley Plantation

Charles City, Virginia

Berkeley Plantation has a history as long as this country’s. Learn about the farm’s Georgian mansion and wander the incredible grounds as you pick your pumpkin. 

Hickory Ridge Farm

Chesapeake

At Hickory Ridge Farm, kids can pick pumpkins right off the vine, take a hayride around the 18-acre working farm, greet the farm animals, play in the sand piles and playhouses,  climb hay bales, and wander the children’s corn maze. They can also learn about the life cycle of the pumpkin plant and details about the farm’s growing process. Adults will enjoy the farm stand, where you’ll find locally made jams, salsa, local honey, pumpkin bread, cookies, pie and more!

Holly Fork Farm

Barhamsville, Virginia

Holly Fork Farm offers individual fire pits and s’mores kits to rent out once you’ve chosen your pumpkin. Check out the farm store for locally made salsas, jams, and relishes. 

Pumpkinville Farm

Toano, Virginia

Pumpkinville Farm is the place to stock up on pumpkins, gourds, winter squash, flowers, wooden cut-outs, arts and crafts, and fall decorations, like bundles of cornstalks and bales of straw. 

Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch

Chesapeake, Virginia

Great Bridge Pumpkin Patch has an unbelievable amount of bouncy castles for little ones to burn off the sugary treats you’ll pick up here. Teens and adults will be thoroughly spooked by the terror woods, a haunted trail. “Come if you dare, leave if you can” is the motto of this Virginia pumpkin patch. 

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Best Western Virginia Pumpkin Patches

Crab Orchard Museum

Tazewell, Virginia

Crab Orchard Museum is one of the most charming historical farms with a pumpkin patch in Virginia. With local crafts and a gift shop, you’ll learn about the cottage’s history, explore the corn maze, and locate your ideal jack o’ lantern. 

Doe Run Farm

Ararat, Virginia

Doe Run Farm offers fresh produce, pumpkins, fall decorations, mouthwatering apple pies, peanut butter delight, sunflower maze t-shirts, and snacks and drinks. The day will fly by as you wander the 6 acre Sunflower Maze, take a hay ride, and join your kids trying out the 30 x 30 bounce pad, apple launcher, pumpkin bowling, swings, slide, and corn hole. Be sure to take some pictures in the pick-your-own sunflower field!

Jeter Farm

Roanoake, Virginia

Jeter Farm is a Virginia pumpkin patch with an incredible selection. Gourds, small pie pumpkins,  
carving jack o’ lantern pumpkins, pre-picked carving pumpkins, and heirloom pumpkins of different colors and shapes are all available for your choosing. There’s no shortage of snacks!

Layman Family Farms

Blue Ridge, Virginia

Layman Family Farms, open with seasonal activities all year, is a particularly exciting destination in the fall, when the 10-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch open. Fall activities like pumpkin and gemstone mining, as well as a cow train for toddlers, a corn cannon and pumpkin blaster, slides, a mini zip line, and a petting zoo will be sure to work up an appetite that you can satiate at the Fry Shack and concessions stand offering classic carnival food like fried Oreos. 

Smith’s Pumpkin Patch

Lynchburg, Virginia

At Smith’s Pumpkin Patch, you’ll find slides, bounce houses, pumpkins for painting, corn bushes, and mini decorative pumpkins and gourds. There are plenty of photo ops at this Virginia pumpkin patch. 

Sinkland Farms Pumpkin Festival

Christiansburg, Virginia

Not only is Sinkland Farms located in one of the most gorgeous parts of Virginia, but it’s also clearly the place to be during pumpkin season!  Owner Susan Sink has drawn upon her years of experience in marketing and fundraising to make the festival what it is today.

Originally founded as a dairy farm in the 1890s, Sinkland’s Pumpkin Festival has been delighting visitors for more than 30 years. It’s also earned Virginia Tourism’s #1 rating for fall fun in the state.  We think you’ll see why this six-weekend event (from late September through October) is not to be missed.

Each weekend brings a different lineup of activities, so it’s worth making repeat trips to see what’s new.  What’s certain is there are plenty of things to do and see that appeal to adults and kids alike.

Various performers, artists, and craftsmen are on hand to entertain, educate, and impress.  You’ll want to be sure to check out:

• Ed Kirkman’s pumpkin art
• Mark Petersen’s on-demand typewriter poems
• Blacksmith demonstrations
• Live musicians
• A living scarecrow
• Pumpkintron (aka., Jesse Johnson, for you ANW fans)

For kids, there’s a Kidz zone with activities to help youngsters blow off steam, such as zip lines and a giant slide.  There are also barrel train rides, hayrides, and face painting.

For horse-lovers, there are rides around the farm on rescue horses, as well as ponies for the little riders.

Some of the other attractions include a mechanical bull, axe-throwing, pig races, rocket launches, a sunflower field, arts and crafts vendors, food trucks offering a wide array of fall favorites, craft beer and wine, and (of course) pumpkins.

We hope you’re getting the picture that a visit to Sinkland Farms is an absolute must this fall!

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Whether it’s hayrides, corn mazes, or apple cider donuts that make you feel like it’s finally autumn, you’ll be able to find everything you can imagine to make the season memorable at these farms.

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