List of Local Pumpkin Patches for Solano, Napa and Surrounding Area’s
Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Marin and Sonoma Counties in California? Scroll down and you will see local pumpkin patches for Napa and Solano counties. I have also provided a link to all patches and activities throughout California, sorted by county. Some are farms, where you take a hay ride out into the field, others are elaborate farm stands with mountains of pumpkins and other activities and some are simple roadside stands. Most have loads of pumpkins to choose from. To really make it fun for your kids, look for those that have the extra activities, like a corn maze, spook house, or hayride. There is usually a small fee for the mazes (of course, the more elaborate mazes tend to charge more. Hayrides are often free. You can take a vintage train ride at the Western Railway Museum, Most pumpkin patches and corn mazes usually open by mid-September, some earlier! You may also like a local zombie event or Zombie Paintball!. The world’s best pumpkin pie recipe is here, and the pie crust recipe is here! And we have home canning, preserving, drying and freezing directions. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm the info. Enjoy
List of Local Pumpkin Patches for Solano, Napa and Surrounding Area’s
Napa County
- Pick of the Patch Pumpkins -American Canyon – pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, gift shop, snacks, and refreshment stand, restrooms, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, birthday parties, school tours
4225 Broadway, American Canyon, CA 94503. Phone: (408) 393-6303. Email: pickofthepatchpumpkins@yahoo.com. Open: Hours vary by location, please Click here for current hours; Saturday 10 am to 10 pm, Sunday 10 am to 9 pm. Directions: Located on Highway 29 directly across from Wal-Mart in American Canyon, CA. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. With 18 pumpkin patches serving the San Francisco Bay Area, Pick of the Patch Pumpkins has something for everyone. We offer a wide variety of inflatable amusements including bounce houses, slides and obstacle courses for the kids as well as different types of pumpkins, retail stores and much much more.
- Stanly Lane Pumpkin Patch – Pumpkin Patch (brought in from the field), gift shop, farm animals
3100 Golden Gate Dr., Napa, CA. Phone: 707-253-7512. Open: September 22-October 31, daily, from 9 am-7 pm. There is a field with a straw pyramid for the children and adults to climb on made of about 1,800 bales of straw and is 13 layers high. The pyramid also has a maze in it. No admission charge.
A visitor writes on October 13, 2014: “Very cute. Nice pumpkin patch. Little carts to cart around your chosen pumpkins and/or for photo ops. Farm equipment for climbing and/or photo op. Baby piglets to watch. I actually had to drive by there this year to make sure they were still open as I could not find any info on the web. Rows of corn, a pyramid of hay, lots of interesting pumpkins. I hear they have hayrides to the actual location of where the pumpkins are grown but have not looked myself. (The gift/food store is closed at the moment for remodel but the patch is open! The pumpkin patch is open in the fall. Rest of the year they have a shop and also sell wine barrels.”
Solano County
- Cool Patch Pumpkins – pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
8700 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA 95620. Phone: 530-304-0163. Email: mcool@sbcglobal.net. Phone: (530) 746-8725. Open: 9 am to 8 pm, daily in late September and October. Directions: Just north of the old Milk Farm on I80 And for a map to our farm, click here. Labeled as “The Coolest Maze on the Planet,” this year’s mind-twister will not disappoint coming in at over 40 acres. We’ve got plenty of activities for everyone in the family, including an African Grass maze for the little ones, the ever popular Corn Bath quicksand pit, tractor-pulled hay rides, pedal cars, an Indian village complete with TeePees, a fully stocked refreshment stand with specialty coffee drinks, sandwiches and candy, and endless varieties of pumpkins. Visit our new “Fun Zone,” which features a corn bath, straw mountain, kiddie straw maze, and more. Young and old alike will enjoy strolling through the acres of orange in search of just the right shape and size pumpkin. If you can’t find the perfect pumpkin here…it probably doesn’t exist. No one can match the diversity of the tens of thousands of pumpkins we grow. Here are some others: Cinderella, Turks Turban, Caveman Club, Birdhouse, Indian Corn Bloody Butcher, Super Herc, Cannonball, Flying Saucer, Magic Lantern and…., Dozens more. We have just about every kind of pumpkin known to man—and we have all the special pumpkins that kids love. Payment: Cash, Check. Click here for a link to our Facebook page.
- Erickson’s Ranch – U-pick pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, herbs, watermelons and flowers.
2482 Cordelia Road, Suisun Valley, CA 94534. Phone: (707) 864-0557. Email: info@ericksonranch.com. Open Tuesday through Sunday from June 23 until November 30, 9am-6pm. The season starts in late June with Blenheim apricots and Dahlias. On October 26, 2013 we have a festival with Charlie Wade Blues Band, Nick’s BBQ, Wildlife, Master gardener, Jam tasting, Sepay Olive oil, Angelinas Biscotti, Hayrides, and pumpkin carving. They have over 20 varieties of peaches & nectarines. U-pick tomatoes, peppers, herbs, watermelon, pumpkins and flowers. They are affiliated with Suisun Valley Growers and they have Fun Family Farm Days in August, September, and October and a wonderful field of you pick pumpkins each fall. They have giant pumpkins: Atlantic Giant, Prizewinner, Big Rock as well as small, medium and large varieties. A large variety of autumn ornamentals such as decorative gourds and Indian corn. - Larry’s Produce – pumpkins, hay maze 4606 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, CA 94534. Phone: 707-864-8068. Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. We have pumpkins from A to Z – Aladdins, Atlantic Giants, Cinderellas, Jarrahdales, Lil Pump-ke-mons, and Munchkins and many more. Larry’s offers local peaches, apricots, plums, pears, sweet corn, melons and much more. U-Pick crops available including tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, eggplants, hot chiles, peppers…you’ll find everything you need at Larry’s. Halloween is a special time of the year at Larry’s! Nothing is quite as exciting to a youngster as Halloween – the cool nights, the full moon, the eerie shadows of gremlins and goblins lurking at every turn – and the anticipation of collecting more ‘treats’ from friends and neighbors than at any other time of the year. Of course, carving a pumpkin or two precedes the festivities and our stand is decked out in pumpkin splendor! Over 50 varieties grace our pumpkin patch, from the tiniest pumpkin to the 1,000 lb. Atlantic Giants! (Check our Instagram page for more pics) (UPDATED: May 12, 2017, JBS)
- Silveyville Pumpkin and Christmas Treefarm – pumpkins, winter squash, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, birthday parties, school tours
6208 Silveyville Road, Dixon, CA 95620. Phone: 707-678-2304. Fax: 7076785152. Email: info@silveyvilletreefarm.com. Open: Pumpkin Farm open from 10 am to 6 PM Christmas Tree Farm from 9 AM til Dusk Pumpkin Farm is open from October 1st till October 31st; Tree Farm is open the day after Thanksgiving to December 23rd. Directions: I-80 to Dixon turn on the Pitt School Road Exit. Head North for 3/4 mile to Silveyville Road turn left follow signs and look for the Smiling Barn. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October, November, December. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. We have a load of activities for the children and children at heart. Activity tables, pumpkin painting, a straw Igloo, bounce area for the toddlers and a large gift boutique with unique and different items. Free admission, lots of paved free parking and mime’s during the weekends.
- Sweet Pea’s Pumpkin Patch – Certified Organic, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, child-sized haybale maze, Trick-or-treating event, farm market, gift shop, concessions / refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, picnic area (bring your own food), face painting, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations. 891 Alamo Drive, Vacaville, CA 95688. Phone: 707-474-9807. Alternate Phone: 707-448-6568. Email: sweetpeasvacaville@gmail.com. Open: Monday through Friday 11am to 6pm Saturdays: 10am to 4pm Sundays: 11am to 4pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Pumpkin Patch every year beginning late September open through late November. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page.
- Western Railway Museum Pumpkin Patch – pumpkin patch, train ride
5848 State Highway 12, Suisun City, CA 94585. Phone: 707-374-2978. Fax: 707-374-6742. Email: Contact the Museum by E-mail. Open: Get your Halloween pumpkins and Jack-o-Lanterns, test your strength with the pumpkin launcher, explore our huge hay bale fortress, and spend a great day at the Pumpkin Patch; Each Saturday and Sunday from October 10 – 25 (Oct 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25), the Western Railway Museum will run special “Pumpkin Patch Trains” from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Directions: The Western Railway Museum is located on State Highway 12 in Solano County, 12 miles east of Interstate 80, and halfway between Fairfield and Rio Vista. Open: Each Saturday and Sunday from October 11 – 26, the Western Railway Museum will run special “Pumpkin Patch Trains” from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Get your Halloween Jack-o-Lantern and spend a great day in the country. Each Saturday and Sunday from October 12 – 27, the Western Railway Museum will run special “Pumpkin Patch Trains” from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Gather the family and begin at the Western Railway Museum. The first electric express train leaves at 10:00 AM with departures every half-hour until 4pm. The ride on a historic life-sized electric train takes visitors back in time on a scenic five-mile trip to Gum Grove Station, a wooded glen far from the trappings of modern life.
A visitor writes on October 17, 2008: “The western railway museum has a pumpkin patch every year. All of the details are on the website I have put up above. It is every weekend in October. You get to ride an electric train for the 10 minute ride to the pumpkin patch. It is incredible. There is a huge hay bale fort, gigantic tree swings, animals, hay rides, food, live music and puppets, homemade treats and jams, and lots and lots of pumpkins. “
