KidsView: Local Pumpkin Patches
By Brandilyn Mitchell
Your pumpkin patch guide for 2024!
Sons Farm Fresh
1936 E F Street, Oakdale
Open from September 16-October 31 daily from 10am to 8pm
Parking and admission is free. Included with entry are the corn pits, small maze, picnic areas, tons of photo ops, and pumpkin checkers. You can also buy concessions and entry into the haunted house, petting zoo and gem/arrowhead mining. Don’t forget to purchase your fresh produce, eggs and honey from the fruit stand before you leave!
This is a #KidsView’s favorite!
(Portapotty available.)
https://sonsfarmfresh.com/
Dutch Hollow Farms
2500 Santa Fe Ave, Modesto, CA 95357
Open from September 28-Nov 1 daily 9am to 7pm
Parking is free. Admission is $15 unless you are over 65 or in the military, then its $12. Children 2 and under are free. Trunk or Treat this year will be Friday Nov 1.
Attractions like the petting zoo, corn pit, zip lines, super slide, Tire Dino, Bounce House and the maze are included in the price of the pass. If you want to do the apple cannon, gem mining or pony rides, or food/drink at concessions, those attractions are extra. Definitely go into this thinking you will be here 2-3 hours, there is a lot to do here!
This is a #KidsView’s favorite!
(Portapotty available.)
https://www.dutchhollowfarms.com/
Irwin Acres
7706 Irwin Street, Hilmar
October 1-31 Sat & Sun 9a, – 6pm, Tues-Fri 12pm-6pm. Closed every Monday and on rainy days
Parking free! Admission for adults $10, for kids and seniors $8. Admission covers all attractions aside from pumpkin launchers which are $3 for 6 pumpkins. Corn maze, tractor ride, corn pit, cotton seed pit, tire mountain, haystack pyramid, rat rollers, cornhole, tic-tac-toe tables, basketball game, slides, music stand, and multiple photo ops! This is a #KidsView’s favorite!
(Portapotty available.)
https://www.facebook.com/people/Irwin-Acres-Hilmar-CA/61550873186898/
RAM Farms
716 N Daubenberger Road, Turlock
September 20-Oct 31, daily from 10am-6pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm
Admission $12, kids under 11 are $10. Special “Freaky Flashlight Nites” are $14 and are for ages 12 and up. The Flashlight nights are spook-tacular journeys that begin at dusk on Friday and Saturday nights. Bring your friends, but more importantly you must bring your own flashlight! (You also must be accompanied by an adult) Children under 5 are not recommended for the flashlight nights, but I guarantee they will love visiting the patch earlier in the day!.
https://ramfarms.com/
Rodin Ranch Fruit Stand
5000 Claribel Road, (Corner Of Claribel And Oakdale Road), Modesto
Open daily from 8am-6pm
Parking is free, visiting the patch area of the fruit stand is free. It’s a pretty small patch, but for photos and to buy a few pumpkins, it’s a cute little stop!
www.rodinfarms.com
Indigeny Cider
14679 Summers Ln, Sonora
Open daily 10am-5pm
Special Fall Festival Events: October 19 & October 26th, 2024, 11am-4pm
Parking is $10 on weekends and free on weekdays. Entry to the cidery, pumpkin patch, and kids area is free. This is a small patch too, but there’s a lot of cute photo ops and of course cider, so feel free to make this stop last a few hours!
https://www.indigenyreserve.com/
Fantozzi Farms
2665 Sperry Ave, Patterson
Open from September 28-October 31, Mon-Thur 4pm-7pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-8pm
Parking is free. Admission is $12 Mon-Thur and $15 on Sat & Sun. Kids 2 and under are free.
Two Corn Mazes, one family-friendly and one haunted for older kids. There is also a pumpkin patch, a hay bale maze, hayrides, hay bale pyramid, pipe slides, petting zoo, corn cannons, and a zombie paintball shooting range!
https://fantozzifarms.mazeplay.com/
