Before you head out this fall to select your Jack-o-lantern, I implore you to take your children to a farm or pumpkin patch. There is something very enriching about stomping through the mud of a farm and arriving in a field of orange lovelies, just waiting for you to select the perfect one.
I have compiled a list of farms and patches by the county just for you. Most of these places have kid-friendly activities and a few have adult only scares. It is totally worth your time while. By visiting a local farm, you are educating your children about farm life and sustainable agriculture. These farmers work very hard all year long to bring you nourishment and in the fall, tons of fun. It just isn’t the same to pick up a pumpkin from a local supermarket.
My number one pick is:
Yule Forest Christmas Tree farm and Pumpkin Patch – Stockbridge, GA
Pick your own pumpkin from the patch here. 
This is my number one pick because I have had the pleasure to work a season at this farm and the owners do it right. This is a real working farm, that is geared towards educating toddlers, school-age kids, and adults on farm living. They offer hayride, hay maze, haunted house, zombie laser tag, petting zoo, a science center with an outdoor classroom, bee house, kid zone with inflatables, S.T.E.M garden, dinosaur exhibit, and country general store.
For the grown-up kids – They are known for Fear the Woods haunted trail and house. Check out the video here. I also am also a big fan of this one because my daughter Julia is an actor at Fear the Woods. In addition, you can play laser tag with some zombies, what is better than shooting a zombie?
Hours:
- October 1st – 31st
- Monday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Ticket prices:
- 2 years and younger – Free
- General Admission 3-64 $10
- 65+, Miltary & Fire and Law Enforcement- $8
My number two pick is: Washington Farms – Loganville, GA
Pick your own pumpkin from the patch here.
This working farm has a huge selection of pumpkins. and I mean HUGE! Like, need a wheelbarrow huge! This place is all about the pumpkins, but they also have a corn maze with a 30-foot slide as well as a sunflower patch and flashlight nights. They also have a jumping pillow, cow train, petting zoo, pig races, rubber ducks races, haybale jump, cannons, corn box, and marshmallow roasts. You name it, they probably, got it! I am sold! I need to visit this farm!
Hours:
- The hours vary on the day of the week. Please check their website for hours.
Ticket Prices:
- Children under 2 – No Charge
- Children age 2,-4 – $10.00
- 5 and up – $14.00
- Seniors -age 65+ -$12.00
Other Pumpkin Patches and Farms
Bartow County
Adairsville Pumpkin Patch – Adairsville, GA
Hay maze, petting zoo, stick horse race, ring toss, face painting, and hayride.
Hours:
- Saturday & Sunday10am-5pm
Ticket price:
- $7.50 per person
Pettit Creek Farms · Cartersville, GA
This is a very different kind of farm. Family owned for generations this is a working farm that also houses exotic animals such as camels, reindeer, emu, kangaroo, and lemurs. Currently, they have a baby camel. During the fall the family offers a corn maze, hay ride, petting zoo, bungees, pony rides and the moonwalks…… as many times as you’d like!
Hours:
- Weekdays after 2pm for petting zoo and maze only
- Saturday 10am-6pm
- Sunday 11am-6pm
Ticket price:
- under two are FREE
- $15 for adults
- $12 for children
Bibb County
The Dirt Farm – Macon, GA
This family farm is pretty stinkin awesome. They host an organization of farmers that sell to locals. Please check them out! Local fruits, vegetables, certified organic fruits, grocery items, and dairy products. I don’t see anything about kiddie rides and such, this is a working farm that sells local products. If you want to show your kids a farm, without the fall festival events hubabaloo here is the place.
Hours:
- Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Ticket price:
- Free
Carroll County
Ole McDermitt’s Farm – Carrollton, GA
This is a working farm, that raises show lambs! This farm is perfect for little kids but should be fun for their parents too. Offers: Scarecrow dress up station, farm animal encounter, 2 corn mazes (one perfect for little ones), corn box, duck race, slides, cow “milking”, corn stalk tunnel, hay ride, hay treasure hunt, giant Jenga, checkers cornhole, wooden spoons music wall.
Hours:
- The farms hours vary. Please check their website before going.
Ticket price:
- under two are FREE
- 3 and up – $12
- 65 and up – $8
Cherokee County
The Berry Patch – Woodstock, GA
This is a working berry farm, but in the fall they offer hayride, apple cider, fried pies, boiled peanuts, playground and baby farm
Hours:
- Saturday and Sundays 10:00am – 7:00pm
Ticket price:
- $3.00 parking
Big Springs Farms – Woodstock, GA
Pumpkins, maze, hayrides, farm animals, bounce house, covered bridge.
Hours:
- Fridays 12pm-6pm Saturday and Sundays 10am – 6pm
Ticket price:
- Free admission – pay per activity
Cobb County
Sleepy Hollow Farm & Escape Woods – Powder Springs, GA
For the kiddies, they offer Tractor rides, corn maze, pumpkin patch, farm playground, farm animals, country store
For big kids, they offer an escape the room like no other… Escape Woods escape game adventures (reservation required) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow haunted attraction.
Hours:
- Through Oct 31st
- Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 6pm
- Tuesday – Friday: 2pm – 6pm
Ticket price:
- 2 years and younger – Free
- 3 and up – $12
Still Family Farm – Powder Springs, GA
Pumpkin patch, hayrides, roly-poly tubes (human size hamster wheel), hay bale climb, duck races, maze, tractors, train.
Hours:
- Through Oct 29th
- Saturday & Sunday: 10am – Dusk
Ticket price:
- 4 years and younger – Free
- 4 and up – $15
- Military – $13
Coweta
Uncle Bob’s Pumpkin Patch – Newnan, GA
Offers hayride, corn maze, corn gun, petting zoo, chicken house, pottery demonstration, mushroom education station, worm factory, nature trail, 80′ vine tunnel, honeybee farm, story time, puppet show, vegetable and herb garden.
Hours:
- Through Nov 5th
- Fridays & Sundays, 1:00pm-6:00pm
- Saturdays, 10:00am – 6:00pm
Ticket price:
- 2 years and younger – Free
- 3 and up – $18
Dawson County
Uncle Shuck’s Pumpkin Patch – Dawsonville, GA
Hayride, maze, bonfire, sunflowers, fall festival
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- Rates and Hours vary on day of the week, check out their site for times
Bradley’s Pumpkin Patch – Dawsonville, GA
Kid games, corn box, local vegetables, homemade jams. This farm is run by an 18-year-old and his parents as a local ministry.
- Mon – Thurs: 3pm –7 pm
- Fri, Sat & Sun: 10am–7 pm
Burt’s Farm -Dawsonville, GA
The 2-mile hayride travels around the pumpkin patch and through the woods along the way you go through a covered bridge surrounded by 8,000 zinnia flowers! At the end of the ride, you will get a glimpse of Amicalola Falls. It’s a beautiful sight. Offers: Hayride, country store, pumpkin picking.
Hours:
- Until October 31
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Ticket Price for Hayride:
- $6.00 per person
Decatur County
Springhill Farm – Bainbridge, GA
Pick your pumpkin right from the vine. Crop maze, pan for gold, corn crib, hayrides, horseback riding, nature trail
Hours:
- Until October 31
- Saturdays 10am-6pm
- Sundays 12pm-6pm
Ticket prices vary please check the website for prices.
Effingham County
Madrac Farms – Rincon GA
This family farm lost most of its crop this year due to the rain and hurricanes. They do have pumpkins but you-pick is not an option this year. – Farm animals, maze, big slide, pumpkin pickin’ hayrides, corn maze, the big pumpkin
Hours
- Until October 31
- Thursday & Friday 10am-2pm
- Saturdays 10am-6pm
- Sundays 12pm-6pm
Ticket price:
- 2 years and younger – Free
- 3 and up – $7
- Military and Seniors – $5
Fannin County
Hillside Valley Farms -Lakemont, GA
Pick your own pumpkin from the patch here.
Animals, hayride, train, maze, you pick apples and pumpkins, gem mine, bakery.
Call 1800-262-9429 for hours of operation
Forsyth County
The Kinsey Family Farm – Gainesville, GA
This is a working farm. They have fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as herbs. Offers: hayrides, petting zoo, apples, honey, fish feeding, pumpkins, and a fantastic variety of fall harvest crops to wade through.
Hours:
- Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday – Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ticket price for hayride: $3.00
Warbington Farms – Cumming, GA – is a working you pick strawberry farm in the spring. In the fall, they work with local farmers to bring thousands of pumpkins to the fields for your selection. They offer a hayride, petting zoo, inflatables, all jumping pillow, tire yard, corn crib, roller slides, and swings.
Hours:
- Through November 5
- Friday 5pm-10pm
- Saturday 10am-10pm
- Sunday 10am-7pm
Ticket prices:
- Age 3 and under FREE
- Age 3 and up – $12
Fulton
Scottsdale Farms Garden Center & Nursery – Alpharetta, GA
This farm is for the grownups. Gardening, décor and a café on-premise make it a great day date destination.
Hours: Mon-Sat: 8am-7pm Sun: 9am-6pm
Gordon
Copper Creek Farm – Calhoun, GA
This is a working farm. This farm offers fireworks every Saturday night through October. Offers: Pumpkin Cannon, pig races candy cannon, flashlight maze, barnyard adventure, hayride, bonfire with marshmallows. gem mining, jumping pillow.
Hours:
- October 21 & 28 10am to 6pm
- 20, 27, 30, 31 – 6pm -10:30pm
Ticket price: $15.75
Gilmer
Red Apple Barn – Ellijay, GA
This is a working apple orchard and pumpkin farm – Pick your own pumpkin out of the field. This late in Oct you can pick Pink Lady apples as well. Offers: A covered bridge, cornhole, horseshoes, field, picnic area, and pick flowers. There is only a cost of the flowers and produce you pick.
Hours:
- Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm
- Sunday 12:30pm-5:30pm
Hall
Jaemor Farms – Alton, GA
This is a working pumpkin farm and has harvested over 120 acres of the orange guys! Pick your favorite right off the vine or from precut. They also offer a corn maze, hayrides, canning classes, a pumpkin train, petting zoo, farm slides, skeeball, duck races and apple cannon. This farm also offers something a little different. Date night on the farm!
Hours: the farm hours vary by day please check their site for farm and maze hours.
Ticket price: $14 – all ages 3 and up
Buford Corn Maze – Buford, GA
Acorn maze, hayrides, train, petting zoo, farm slides, haunted trail, and pony rides.
Ticket price includes the above
- $15 Corn Maze
- $15 Haunted Forest
- $25 Combo Ticket
Hours:
- Monday & Wednesday 10am-7pm
- Fridays & Saturdays 10am-12am
- Sundays 10am-10pm
- October 30 & 31 10am-10pm
Henry County
Yule Forest Christmas Tree farm and Pumpkin Patch – Stockbridge, GA
Pick your own pumpkin from the patch here.
I have had the pleasure to work a season at this farm and the owners do it right. This is a real working farm. This farm is geared towards educating toddlers and school-age kids on farm living. They offer hayride, hay maze, haunted house, zombie laser tag, petting zoo, a science center with an outdoor classroom, bee house, kid zone with inflatables, S.T.E.M garden, dinosaur exhibit, and country general store.
For the grown-up kids – They also are known for Fear the Woods haunted trail and house. Check out the video here. I also am also a big fan of this one because my daughter Julia is an actor at Fear the Woods.
Hours:
- October 1st – 31st
- Monday – Friday: 4pm – 7pm
- Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Ticket prices:
- 2 years and younger – Free
- General Admission 3-64 $10
- 65+, Miltary & Fire and Law Enforcement- $8
Southern Belle Farm – McDonough, GA
This is a working farm that offers: pig races, kiddie corral, corn cannon, Belle’s Barn, cow train, pedal carts, jumping pillow, rubber duck races, corn box, corn maze, and U-Pick Flowers. You can rent a bonfire at night and make sure you take a photo at the silos!
Tickets price:
- 2 years and younger – Free
- 3-64 -$14
- 65+- $12
- Military &First Responders- $12
Hours:
- Fridays in October: 4pm-9pm
- Saturdays through Nov 5: 10am-9pm
- Sundays through Nov 5: 1pm-6pm
Lowndes County
Raisin Cane– Valdosta, GA
This is a working farm. Corn Maze, Hay Rides, Play area, Farm Animals. See life on the farm here.
Tickets price:
- 3years and younger – Free
- 4 and older – $10
Hours:
- Fridays: 2pm-7pm
- Saturdays: 10am-7pm
Lumpkin County
Lee Anderson Farm – Dahlonega, GA
This farm separates itself from the rest of the life by offering a history tour featuring the 7 Clans of the Cherokee Indians. They have a hayride and corn maze as well as a tractor display. This is a working farm.
Hours:
Call for hours 706-864-6560
Tickets price:
- Hay Ride – $5
- Corn Maze – $10
- Combo – $14
Newton County
Mitcham Farm – Oxford, GA
Pick your own pumpkin from the patch here.
Take a hayride to Pumpkin Patch and pick the pumpkin that is just right for you. Also, offers bonfires.
Hours:
- Fridays: 5:30PM – 10PM
- Saturdays: 12PM – 10PM
- Sundays: 1PM – 5PM
Ticket Prices: Please visit website for pricing
Oconee County
Washington Farms – Loganville, GA
Pick your own pumpkin from the patch here.
This working farm has a huge selection of pumpkins. Some are HUGE! like, need a wheelbarrow huge! This place is all about the pumpkins, but they also have a corn maze with a 30-foot slide as well as a sunflower patch and flashlight nights. They also have a jumping pillow, cow train, petting zoo, pig races, rubber ducks races, haybale jump, cannons, corn box, and marshmallow roasts. You name it, they probably, got it! I am sold! I need to visit this farm!
Hours: The hours vary on the day of the week. Please check their website for hours.
Ticket Prices:
- Children under 2 – No Charge
- Children age 2,-4 – $10.00
- 5 and up – $14.00
- Seniors -age 65+ -$12.00
Pikens county
Yahoo Farm – Jasper, GA
This is a working farm. Every Sunday in October at 2 O’clock Yahoo farm holds a pumpkin hunt free for children 8 and under. The children get to keep the pumpkin they find. Offers: Corn cannon, hayride into a secret meadow, fossil and gem hunting, petting zoo, pumpkin hunt, corn maze, haunted hayride, butterfly garden.
Hours:
- October
- Open Daily 10am to 6pm
- Haunted Hayride Hours – Saturday Night Only 7pm -10pm
Ticket price:
- This farm has an “a la carte” system. You pay for what you do. Please check their website for prices.
Tift County
The Market at Rutland Farms – Tifton, GA
Pick your own pumpkin right from the patch! Corn maze offering flashlight nights and a mini maze for the kiddos. They have sunflowers, petting zoo and face painting also.
Hours and Ticket Prices – please visit the for prices and hours. This farm has an “a la carte” system. You pay for what you do.
Turner County
Calhoun Produce – Ashburn, GA
8 acre corn maze, wagon rides, pig races, pumpkins & gourds, picnic area, visit with farm animals, visit our honey bee house, duck race, bean bag toss, bonfire and s’more roasting.
Hours:
- Saturdays 11am-4pm / Flashlight nights 8pm-10pm
Tickets:
- $8 per person
Walker County
Blowing Springs Farm – Flintstone, GA
Offers a maze, Critter Corral, Pedal Carts, Corn Crib, Duck Races, Hayrides, Cow Train, and Corn Slingshot!
Hours:
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10am-7pm
Tickets:
- $10 per person gets you 4 tokens. This is a per token farm. Check their website for purchase.
Walton County
Corn Dawgs Corn Maze – Loganville, GA
Offers: corn maze, hayrides, corn hole, cow train, a giant checkerboard, giant corn box, hay bale jump, hamster wheel, Labyrinth, playground, petting zoo, Maggie the Milking Cow, Pumpkin Patch. gem mining jumping pillows, corn cannon, pumpkin blaster, bungees
Hours:
- Through November 5
- Friday 5pm-10pm
- Saturday 10am-10pm
- Sunday 10am-7pm
Ticket prices:
- General Admission: includes everything except that shown below for adventure band:
- Age 2 and under FREE
- Age 3 and up – $12
- Senior Citizens 55 – $10
- Adventure Band: Age 3 and up – $20 – includes gem mining, cannons, jumping pillow and bungees
Wayne County
Poppell Farms – Odum, GA
This is a working farm. 2017 corn maze pays homage to those who serve, military, firefights, police and other first responders. Offers: horses, pony rides, jumping pillow, hayrides, petting zoo, corn maze, haunted woods, catfish pond, play area with “steer roping”, cow train rides, and swings.
Hours:
- October
- Friday 5pm-10pm
- Saturday 10am-10pm
- Sunday 12:00pm-5pm
Ticket prices:
- 3 and under Free
- 4-11 – $13.00
- 12+ – $15.00
Whitfield County
Freeman Springs Farm – Rocky Face, GA
I believe they allow you pick pumpkin harvesting here. this is a working farm, simple visit to a hard-working farm on this trip
Hours:
- Wednesday – Sunday 9 am to 6 pm.
Ticket prices:
- $10 per person for hayride and corn maze
Keep the Lust for Wandering Y’all!
Fran
Thank you to all the hardworking farmers who make these pumpkin patches possible. I used their stock photos on this blog and they get credit for their amazingness.
To help me compose my list of farms and patches, thank you also to:
http://www.pickyourown.org/GA.htm
https://www.georgiagrown.com/find/agritourism/pick-your-own
https://pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/GACOpumpkins.php
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