This page provides a detailed list of Maryland's pumpkin patches, corn mazes, hay rides and other Halloween farm stuff!!   Just scroll down this page! 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.  All should 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. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm all information, they don't always report changes to me!

• What is the history of Halloween?
• Halloween around the world
• How to choose a pumpkin
• How to EASILY carve a beautiful Jack-O-Lantern, fully illustrated!
• How to make a pumpkin pie from an actual pumpkin (it's easy!) 
• Other pumpkin recipes (pie, soup, bread, roasted seeds)
• History of the Jack-o-Lantern
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• Pumpkin Facts and What to do with the pumpkin after Halloween.
• Halloween links to Halloween web sites

On our Pick-your-own website, we also have pages with our own simple instructions on canning, freezing and drying  many other fruits and vegetables, such as  how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn  (these links open new pages, just close them to return here).   Be sure to come back at Christmas if you are looking for a cut-your-own Christmas tree farm!   Look at the bottom of the page for links to resources on home canning, picking tips, recipes, etc..

I'm always looking for more to add and feedback about any patch, stand or farm you have visited, so write me using the Feedback form!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on Add My Farm!

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Maryland's Pumpkin Patches, Corn Mazes, Hay Rides and More, by County

Allegany County

• J&B Farms - 7 acre corn maze
  Hinkle Road, Twiggtown, MD. Phone: 301-478-5632

Anne Arundel County

• Dick and Jane's Farm - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms
  4361 Solomons Island Road, Harwood, MD 20776. Phone: 410-867-3264. Fax: 410-867-4101. Email: info@dickandjanesfarm.com. Directions: From Annapolis: Take Route 2 south approximately 11 miles. Dick and Jane's Farm is on the left And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in April through October. Open: Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 6 pm, Sunday and holidays, 9 am to 4 pm. Pumpkins are available from mid-September until October 31. Hayrides are available from mid-September until November 10. We also offer campfires at our campsite in the daytime or in the evening. We provide everything needed except food and beverages. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We sell sno cones every day, and also offer jellies, dressings, sauces and fruit butters in Jane's Jelly House. A variety of perennials, shrubs, roses, annuals and hanging baskets are also available.
• Doepkens Farm - pumpkins, flowers (mums)
  2657 Davidsonville Rd. (Routes 424 and 50), Davidsonville, MD. Phone: 410-721-2739. Open: Tuesday through Sunday 10 to 6 in October; other hours vary seasonally. Closes December 24 and reopens July 10. Cut flowers, including many field-grown mums. The farm's mum field, three-tenths of an acre, blooms in starting in mid October.
• Greenstreet Gardens - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, haunted corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, gift shop, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay rides
  391 West Bay Front Road, Lothian, MD 20711. Phone: 410-867-9500. Fax: 410-867-6130. Email us at: stacy@greenstreetgrowers.com. Directions: from Annapolis: Take Rte 2 South through Edgewater, Harwood, and then Lothian for approximately 12 miles. At the traffic circle, follow it 3/4 of the way around and continue on Rte 2 South. Turn right on Rte 258/West Bay Front Road at the traffic light. We are located 1.5 miles on the left. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Weekends September 29th through Halloween. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Moonlight Maze hosted by Southern High Sports Boosters Friday October 26th and Saturday October 27th from 7pm to 10pm, weather permitting. Bring your own flashlight and dress warmly for a hauntingly fun time getting lost under the stars!
• Homestead Gardens - pumpkins, hayrides, pony rides, pumpkin painting, Pumpkin Patch Express barrel train ride and games for kids.
  743 W. Central Ave. (Routes 424 and 214), Davidsonville, MD. Phone: 301-261-4550 or 410-798-5000. Open: year-round. October hours are Monday through Friday 9 to 8, Saturdays 8 to 8 and Sundays 9 to 6. Fall Festival: Saturdays and Sundays 11 to 4 through October 29, 2006, with free admission and parking. For activities such as hayrides, pony rides, pumpkin painting, pumpkin bowling and concessions tickets are $1 each. Free straw maze from 9am to 7pm and a barn with 60 llamas from 10am to 4pm.
• Knightongale Farm - pumpkins, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo
  3924 Solomons Island Road , Harwood, MD 20776. Phone: 443-871-1073. Fax: 410-798-9115. Email us at: Mumlady37@aol.com. Directions: Directly on the corner of Route 2, (Solomons Island Road) & Route 424, (Birdsville Road) And for a map to our farm, click here.  Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Saturdays & Sundays Only 10:00am. - 5:00pm. OPEN: Saturdays & Sundays Only 10:00am. - 5:00pm. Payment: Cash, Check. Hay Rides, pony rides, 3 acre corn maze, "corn box", peddle tractors, farm animals to pet, all your fall decorating needs available to buy, food sold and so much more!
• Papa John's Farm - pick-your-own pumpkin patch, hayrides, farm animals
  8065 New Cut Rd., Severn, MD. Phone: 410-969-8810. Directions: Take Route 301 north to Interstate 97 north to Exit 12. At the light at the end of the exit ramp, turn left and look for the big red barn on the left. Open: Monday-Saturday 9 to 7, Sundays 9 to 6 through October 31; reopens in April. Established family vegetable farm with a produce stand. Hayrides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch Saturdays and Sundays 11 to 4 during October. In 2007, it's $7.00 per person and includes hayride and a pumpkin out of the field. Pricing is for adults and children ages 2 and up, under 2 is free but does not include a pumpkin.
• Pumphrey's Farm - pumpkins
  8220 Veterans Hwy, Millersville. Directions: Take Route 50 east to Interstate 97 north to Exit 10, Veterans Highway. Go north for about 21/2 miles; farm is on the left, MD. Phone: 410-987-4290. Open: daily 9 to 6 in October; other hours vary seasonally. The farm closes from Thanksgiving until June. Pick pumpkins, all you can carry for $15.

Baltimore City

• Weber's Cider Mill Farm - apple picking, pumpkins, pumpkin display, mini-maze, Hayrides, Crafts, Scarecrow Workshop, apple Cider, Children's Games, Garden Mums, Music, Farm Animals.
  2526 Proctor Lane, Baltimore, MD. Phone: 410-668-4488. Email: weberpies@aol.com. Directions. Also has "make your own scarecrow". Apple picking on Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5, until the supply runs out (usually at the end of September). The annual Johnny Appleseed Festival is on Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 5pm, with crafts, pit beef, children's games and live bluegrass. Kids' Weekend September 25 and 26 from noon to 4 features hayrides ($1), a large hay maze ($2) and free performances by the Singing Scarecrow from 1 to 2:30 each day. More Fall activities on weekends during October.

Baltimore County

• Albright Farms Produce - pumpkins
  3505 Sweet Air Road, Phoenix, MD. Phone: 410-666-1116. Open May 1-October 31.
• Huber's Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch, corn maze, haunted hayrides and school tours
  12208 Old Philadelphia Road, Bradshaw, Maryland. Phone: 410-679-4018 or Phone: 410-679-1941. Directions. Open from mid-April to November and then weekends in December.
• North Run Farm - pumpkins, corn maze, hay rides, farm animals, straw bale mini-maze
  1701 Greenspring Valley RD, Stevenson, MD 21153. Phone: 410-241-3392. Email: northrunfarm@northrunfarm.com. Directions: Take exit 23B(Falls Road) off the Baltimore Beltway. Take a left at the second light onto Greenspring Valley Rd. Go 2 miles and the farm is on your left. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open September, October. Our hours are: Friday's: 2pm until dark, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am until dark We also offer a cornmaze, a giant corn teepee, farm animal zoo, mini hay maze for younger children and hay rides. We close the gates an hour before closing (9pm on Fridays, 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays) and close at 10pm on Fridays and 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.  Features . Attractions . Rates & Hours . The Farm . Directions . Past Years
• Roha Farms - corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, horse and pony rides, pumpkin painting, face painting, straw climb, Scarecrow making
  6009 Church Lane, Hydes, MD. Phone: 410-592-8040. Email: farmroha@aol.com. Directions: 10 miles northeast of Towson; more directions. Open: Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5 October 2-29, 2006, weekdays by appointment year-round. $3. 4 1/2-acre corn maze. Free hayrides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch are wheelchair-accessible. Scarecrow making, with all materials provided, is $10. Also picnic tables and farm animals.
• Spring Meadow Farms - pumpkin patch, hayrides, scarecrow making
  15513 Hanover Pike, Upperco, Maryland 21155. Phone: 410-239-8505. Email: Kelly@springmeadowfarms.com  Located in N.W. Baltimore County. Open 9 am till 8 pm, Monday thru Sunday. Fall Festival runs through October 29, 2006. History & Directions, Fall Festival & Hayrides. Children's Farm Zoo. Calendar of Events.
• Wind Swept Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hay rides, Turkeys, prepicked produce, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  14517 Hanover Pike, Upperco, MD 21155. Phone: (410) 833-7330. Email: windsweptfarmmd@comcast.net. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November, December. Open: Call or E - mail us for Hours. Christmas trees are from Day after Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. Payment: Cash, Check.

Calvert County

• Pumpkin Painting Fun - pumpkin painting
  Southern Community Center, Lusby, MD. Phone: 410-586-1101. Open: October 21 (2005) from 9:30am -10:30am. Kids will enjoy painting & designing their own pumpkin. Ages 2-5.
• Pumpkin Search - pumpkin festival
  Southern Community Center, Lusby, MD. Phone: 410-586-1101. Open: October 24-31, 2005 (Mon-Fri) 8:30am to 7:30pm. Find hidden pumpkins throughout the Southern Community Center and win a prize!
• Spider Hall Farm - pick-your-own pumpkins, corn maze, hayrides
  3915 Hallowing Point Road, Prince Frederick, MD. Phone: 410-535-5819. Directions: Take Route 4 to Prince Frederick. Turn right onto Route 231 and travel about 3.5 miles to the farm on the right. Open: Saturdays 10 to 6 or dark and Sundays 1 to 6 or dark, September (call!) through November 12. This working corn and soybean farm, with a farmhouse dating to 1900, offers a hayride and an eight-acre corn maze cut in a design featuring spider webs. 2006 prices: $5 for each activity or $8 for a combo.
• SPOOK-FEST - Halloween festival
  Kings Landing Park, Huntingtown, MD. Phone: 410-257-6770.  Open: October 15 (2005) from 1 to 4pm. Come if you dare! Take a hay wagon to pony-rides. Race for the Great Pumpkin. Join the costume contest.
• For many other October events in Calvert County for children and adults, click here!

Caroline County

• Malin Farms - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce
  4691 Frazier Neck Road, Preston, MD 21655. Phone: 410-673-2226. Email us at: malin@dmv.com. Directions: From US Rt 50 in Easton, Maryland take rt 331/Dover Bridge road towards Preston for 5.5 miles. Turn right on Frazier neck road, go exactly 1 mile, farm is on the left-strawberries are one half way up the lane Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August. Open: 8am to 8pm 7 days a week Perennials-all summer Lima beans available late July early august Fall flowers and crops September to October 30th Payment: Cash, Check. We have containers full of flowers and hanging baskets. Fresh produce is available all summer long-cantaloupes, corn, watermelons, peppers and tomatoes. We also sell wholesale. Stop by and let us show you the horses!

Carroll County

• Baugher's Orchard (Farm Orchard Market) - pyo apples, pumpkins, wagon rides, petting zoo and hayrides
  1236 Baugher Road, Westminster, MD 21158. Phone: 410-857-0111 or Phone: 410-848-5541. Email: baugher@charm.net. Directions: about three miles west of Westminster, Maryland on Route 140.  Directions and map page. Open daily 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Apples may be picked or bought in November and December.  Homemade ice cream and a petting zoo. PYO pumpkins weekends in October. Wagon rides for PYO customers, free farm zoo June thru October. Fall Fun Days - weekends only in October, hayrides to pumpkin patch, scarecrow workshop.
• Fall Harvest Days at the Carroll County Farm Museum - mule and tractor pulled wagon rides, apple butter making, music, crafts, artisans, demonstrations, scarecrow making
  500 South Center Street, Westminster, MD. Phone: 410-386-3880, 1-800-654-4645. (also website, which seems to be down right now). Fall Harvest Days will take place on Saturday, October 1, and Sunday, October 2, 10 am to 5 p.m. each day. Traditional autumn activities such as stuffing a lifesize
  scarecrow and old-time games. The Mason/ Dixon Historical Society will demonstrate shelling and threshing with old-time steam engines. Admission cost is $5 for adults; $3 for ages 7-18 and 60 and older; age 6 and under are free with paying
  adult. The festival also features guided Farmhouse tours; the Living History Center, exhibit buildings, and the Museum Gift Shop will be open. Artisans, which may include blacksmiths, tinsmiths, spinners, weavers, quilters, etc., will demonstrate old-time skills. There will be a large variety of delicious country
  foods for sale and many craft vendors will have beautiful hand-crafted items to purchase. Continuous on-stage entertainment all day will feature country and bluegrass music.
• Gesell Farm Maize - corn maze - UPDATE: October 15, 2005: no maze in 2005!!!!
  Directions: Off Smith Avenue and Agricultural Drive, near the Carroll County Agricultural Center and Carroll County Farm Museum. 410-386-2842 (recording information).  Open: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting at 5, with last admittance at 8:30. Admission of $10 for ages 13 and older and $5 for ages 6 to 12 benefits the Gesell Farm Board's farm-related programs for the community; admission is free for ages 5 and younger. 17-acre maze. Bring your own flashlight or purchase a small souvenir flashlight ($3) on site. Snack foods and drinks are available.
• Maizefest at River Valley Ranch - corn maze, hayrides, a hay wagon filled with corn kernels in which to play, a mini straw maze, straw crawl, a treehouse, playground, pony rides ($3), a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, and a corn ear launcher
  4443 Grave Run Rd., Manchester, MD 21102. Phone: 443-712-1010 or 800-285-0122. Email: rvr@wrbs.com. Open: See their website for hours and prices (In 2006 prices were: $8, $6 ages 3 to 11, free for ages 2 and younger). Western-themed, Christian camp facility with a 5 1/2-acre maze shaped like a cowboy on a horse. Admission price includes an 80-foot zip line, hayrides, a hay wagon filled with corn kernels in which to play, a mini straw maze and straw crawl, a treehouse and playground. Concessions (e.g., sandwiches and fries) and a picnic area.
• Quality Evergreens - pumpkins, corn maze, pumpkin slingshot, hayride and barnyard zoo. Pick your own pumpkins, Christmas trees
  2020 Garrett Rd., Manchester, MD. Phone: 410-374-1499.  Opens Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5 through October 30; reopens November 25 through December 22 for Christmas trees. Cornfusion maze three-acre corn maze. 2005 admission prices: $7 ages 12 and older, $5 ages 3 to 11 and free for ages 2 and younger. One-acre pumpkin patch.
• Shady Hill Farm & Orchard - Pick-your-own apples, pumpkins and cider
  2001 New Windsor Road, New Windsor, MD. Phone: 410-875-0572. Open mid-September to October.

Cecil County

• Milburn Orchards - pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, bunches of field corn stalks, petting zoo, corn maze and hay mazes.
  1495 Appleton Road, Elkton, MD, 21921. Phone: 410-398-1349 or 800-684-3000. Email: info@milburnorchards.com.  Click here for a map. All types of pumpkins from the huge titanic ones, clear down to the wee-wee baby munchkins, and everything in between. Why we even have a Pumpkin House you may wander through. Remember to bring your camera.
  Tens of thousands of gourds:  From the wee-tiny spoons, warted, angel wings, bird house-type through the huge, green basket gourds, home made pumpkin pies, edible varieties of winter squash. Craft shows, corn and hay mazes.

Charles County

• Middleton's Cedar Hill Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed), prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  5190 Leonardtown Road, Waldorf, MD 20601. Phone: 301.399.9812. Fax: 301.870.8249. Email: middletonfarm@comcast.net. Click here for a map and directions. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Crops are usually available in September, October, November, December. Open: September 15 through October 31: Monday - Friday By Appointment Only Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm November 25 through December 24: Open 7 days a week from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard.
• Serenity Farm Inc. - children's Halloween barn, hayrides, pumpkins, straw maze, petting zoo
  6932 Serenity Farm Rd., Benedict, MD. Phone: 301-399-0491 or 301-399-1634. Directions: Take Route 5 south to Route 231 east; Turn left and go about six miles to the farm on the left.  Open: Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5 in October for the 10th annual Kasper's Kastle, a walk-through barn featuring themed, child-friendly rooms and a visit from "Kasper" the ghost. $7, free for ages 1 and younger, including a hayride; farm tour with several costumed characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer; a Petting Pen; straw maze; pumpkin; and treat bag.
• Shlagel Farms - pumpkins, Mums, fall veggies
  12850 Shlagel Rd Waldorf, Maryland 20601 . Phone: 301 843 9617. Email: shlagelfarms@msn.com. Pick-your-own and pre-picked strawberries are available. Greenhouses with hanging baskets, porch pots and bedding plants. The Shlagel's specialize in vegetable production selling wholesale to Washington area chain stores. They also raise quality hay for the pleasure horse trade, as well as field corn and soybeans to feed their herd of Angus beef cattle. They open the farm to the public in spring so you may enjoy a day in the country relaxing with family and picking strawberries.
• Zekiah Farms - corn maze, hayrides, animals, scarecrow making (bring your own clothes), face painting, straw pit, pick-your-own pumpkins (3-acre patch)
  Booth Place, MD. Directions: off Bryantown Road, off Route 5 (Leonardtown Road), across from Mount Eagle Estates. Phone: 240-216-4065.  Email: zekiahfarms@comcast.net. Open: Saturdays and Sundays 11 to dusk October 1 through November 4th. Prices: $7 for two mazes, free for ages younger than 3. Two mazes for a total of nine acres of mazes. A 3-acre maze with 1 1/2 miles of paths; also a 1-acre maze created from sorghum (a tall plant like corn). Refreshments such as sandwiches, chips and sodas for sale. Picnic tables.

Frederick County

• Brookfield Pumpkins - pumpkins, hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, corn maze.
  8302 Ramsburg Rd., Thurmont, MD. Phone: 301-898-3527.  Open: Monday through Thursday 3 to 6, Friday through Sunday 10 to 6 through October 31. Free hayrides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Free mule rides on Sunday afternoons. New 3 acre corn maze.
• Catoctin Mountain Orchard - Pumpkins, Strawberries, blackberries, black raspberries, blueberries, sweet and sour cherries. 
  US Rt 15, 15036 North Franklinville Road, Thurmont, MD, 21788. Phone: 301-271-2737. Email: CMOinfo@aol.com. Directions: On U.S. 15, north of Thurmont, Maryland.
• Crumland Farm - 8 acre corn maze, hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkin patch
  7612 Willow Road, Frederick, MD. Phone: 301-845-8099. Open: weekends in October from noon through dusk.
• Glade-Link Farms - Pumpkin patch tours
  Route 194, New Midway, MD. Phone: 301-898-7131. Call for appointments. Only given during fall season.
• Family Festival at the Farm - pumpkins, petting zoos, hayrides, pony rides, horse shows, ice-cream making, storytelling, scarecrow making, guided nature hikes, face painting
  Frederick County Office of Economic Development, 5340 Spectrum Dr., Suite A, Frederick, MD. Phone: 301-694-1058 or 800-248-2296. Free, self-guided tour of 13 locations, including working farms, a vineyard, an orchard and a museum. Open annually, from October 21 from 10 to 4 and October 22 from noon to 4.  Check their website for changes in hours and dates!
• Gaver Tree Farm And Pumpkin Patch, Llc - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  5501 Detrick Road, Mt. Airy, MD 21774. Phone: 301-865-3515. Email: gavertreefarm@aol.com. Directions: Frederick Co, Maryland-From I-70 take exit 62 at New Market to Route 75 North briefly to Route 144, Old National Pike East for 1 mile to left on Detrick Road at Farm. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October, December. Open: 10 am to 6 pm for fall and 9 am to 5 pm Christmas season. Fall Fun Festival with corn maze open September 20 to October 31, 2008 Open for tree cutting from Thanksgiving Friday until Christmas eve. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. (ADDED: July 14, 2008)
• Glade-Links Farms - 3 acres of pick-your-own pumpkins, Scarecrow making on certain weekends (Oct 21, 22 in 2006)
  12270 Woodsboro Pike (Route 194), New Midway, MD. Phone: 301-898-7131. Open: daily 9 to 5 through early November. The farm has about . 2006 prices for Scarecrow making: $12 (all materials provided) or $7 (if you bring your own clothes) on October weekends; be sure to call to confirm dates and times.
• Green Meadows Petting Farm - snacks and refreshment stand, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  10102 Fingerboard Road, Ijamsville, MD 21754. Phone: (800) 799-1166. Email us at: info@greenmeadowsevents.com. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June. Open: Call for dates and times. Payment: Cash, only.
• Jeanne Frecon's Fresh Farm Produce - pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce
  13415 Liberty Road, Libertytown, MD 21762. Phone: 301-898-3904. Fax: 301-898-0961. Email us at: reberle500@aol.com. Directions: 2 miles East of intersection of Rtes 26 and 75 in Libertytown, MD Look for Big red barn And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in October, November. Open: Monday-Sunday 9:30 AM till 6:00 pm. Payment: Cash, Check. Also offer Gourds, Squash, heirloom pumpkins and seasonal decorations.
• Jumbo's Pumpkin Patch at Homestead Farms - pumpkins, hayrides, 15 acre pick your own pumpkin patch, petting zoo
  6521 Holter Rd, Middletown, MD 21769. Phone: 301-371-6874. Fax: 301-371-4713. Email us at: jumbos@adelphia.net. Directions: See the website And for a map to our farm, Click here. Our hours are: 10am to 6PM Everyday Pumpkins and Fall Decorations from September 25, - October 31. Pony rides, face painting, more.
• Lawyer’s Moonlight Maze (Winterbrook Farms) - 17 acre corn maze
  13001 Creagerstown Road (Route 550), Thurmont, MD 21788. Phone: 301-271-4826. E-mail: Kristengogirlgo@aol.com. No pumpkins for sale. Boots are recommended, flashlights required (presumably for nights only)
• Mayne's Tree Farm- pumpkin patch, Christmas Trees, corn maze, hayrides
  3420 Buckeystown Pike (Route 85S), Buckeystown. MD. Phone: 301-662-4320. Directions: click here for a Map and Driving Directions. Take Interstate 270 to Exit 31-B (Route 85); the farm is four miles south of I-270, on the right. Open: October weekdays 10 to 6, Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5; reopens in December for Christmas trees. 2005 prices: $5, $2 for ages 4 through 12, free for ages 3 and younger. Also in October, Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 4, free hayrides to the 10-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch, a straw jump for young children, ducks, face painting and scarecrow making (less $ if you bring your own clothes, $8 (in 2005) if all materials are provided). Shoot small pumpkins from a pumpkin slingshot, $1 for three shots (if you get one in a tub of water, you win a large pumpkin). Picnic tables.
• Scenic View Orchards - pumpkins, PYO apples (1 day only), wagon rides (free), horse-drawn hayrides (fee)
  16239 Sabillasville Rd. (Route 550 North), Sabillasville, MD. Phone: 301-271-2149. Directions: see the website for directions. Open: daily. 10am to 6pm through November 23; reopens in May or June. Belgian horse-drawn wagon rides (for a fee) to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch are available on Saturdays and Sundays noon to 5pm through October 30, weather permitting. Free tractor-pulled wagon rides to the apple orchards for picking on October 22 (2006) during Family Festival at the Farm.
• Summers Farm - corn maze, hayrides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch, giant slides, tunnels, mini mazes, hayloft jumping, a tepee, a farm heritage museum and cut-out boards for photos, pony rides,  barrel rides, scarecrow making, goat feeding and for small children: a cattle slide, pedal tractors, a straw pile jump and a corn-filled sandbox
  5614 Butterfly Lane, Frederick, MD. Phone: 301-620-9316. Email: tsum130@aol.com.  Directions near Interstate 70 west). Open: Annual Fall-For-All Festival Saturdays and Sundays and Columbus Day in October, 10am to 5pm. 2006 prices: $7 weekends, $5 weekdays, free for ages 2 and younger. $1 discount coupon on their website. 2 miles of trails.  Other highlights include . Pony rides from noon to 4. Picnic tables.
• Thanksgiving Farms - pick your own apples; mums and asters, Pumpkins, and, at Christmas time poinsettias and cyclamens.
  1619 Buckeystown Pike, Adamstown, MD. Phone: 301-662-1291. Directions: Take Interstate 270 to Route 85 south (Buckeystown Pike) and go seven miles to the farm on the left. Open daily 9 to 5 through Dec. 24; reopens about March 1. Apple picking is expected to run September 20 through October on 1 1/2 acres of semi-dwarf trees featuring Golden Delicious, Red Delicious and Rome apples. Also limited supplies of pick-your-own fall vegetables (tomatoes, collards, kale, cabbage and unusual varieties). Sample different varieties of apples on the weekends, and educational activities take place on October weekends. Picnic tables. are provided.

Garrett County

• Cove Run Farms - 10 acre corn maze
  596 Griffith Road, Accident, MD 21520. Phone: 301-746-6111. Email: abender@coverunfarms.com. Also see: Hours and information, Directions.  Located in the scenic Cove area of Garrett County, Maryland, it is a working dairy farm consisting of a herd of approximately 120 milking registered Holsteins and another 150 heifers, and a corn maze!

Harford County

• Applewood Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, train rides, corn maze, haunted corn maze, child-sized haybale maze, horse-drawn hay rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, , prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties
  4435 Prospect Road, Whiteford, MD 21160. 21160. Phone: 410-836-1140. Fax: 410-836-1140. Email: applewoodfarm@earthlink.net. Directions: 14 Miles N of Bel Air. From I-95 take Exit 80, Route 543 N 2 miles to Route 136 N thru Churchville. Go 11 more miles. Turn right on Prospect Road. Go 2 and a half miles to farm on Route . Click here for a map and directions. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Crops are usually available in October, November, December. Open: Pumpkins: Last Weekend in September through October Christmas Trees: Saturday after Thanksgiving Thru Sunday before Christmas. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. Christmas Trees. Also see: Autumn at Applewood, Haunted Hayrides & Maze, Christmas at Applewood, Animals at Applewood, School Tours Private Parties, Applewood Reindeer, Hours & Directions
• Belvedere Farm - Pumpkins, hay rides, hay tunnel, apples, cider and a children's maze
  2840 Pleasantville Road, Fallston, MD. Phone: 410-877-1927. Open July - October.
• Brad’s Produce - Corn maze, hayrides, PYO pumpkins
  550 Asbury Lane, Churchville, MD 21028. Phone: 410-734-4769. For directions, click here. Also see corn maze and special events.
• Harman’s Farm - PYO pumpkins, hayrides, children’s hay maze, school tours.
  2633 Churchville Road, Churchville, MD 21028. Phone: 410-734-7400.
• Lohr's Orchard - Strawberries, sour cherries, peaches, apples
  Phone: 410-836-2783.
  3212 Snake Lane, Churchville.
• Quaker Hill Farm - Corn maze, petting zoo, hayrides
  1953 Grafton Shop Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050. Phone: 410-879-8359.

Just across the line in Pennsylvania:

• Shaw Orchards - Apples, apricots, beans, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, grapes, melons, nectarines, other berries, pears, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, wagon rides
  21901 Barrens Road South, Stewartstown, MD 17363. Phone: 410-692-2429. Email us at: shaw@cyberia.com. Directions: From Baltimore, I 83 North to exit 36. East on 439 to Bond Road. Left on Bond and stay straight for 6 miles to Pa. Route 24. Right (South) on Rt. 24 (Barrens Road South) for about 2 miles. Market on the Right at the Mason-Dixon-Line. Open: Open Monday thru Friday 8 to 6 (8 to 5 in Nov.) Saturday 8 to 5 and closed Sunday Pick-Your-own Strawberries in Late May, early June. Pick-your-own Sweet cherries in June/July. Pick-your-own Blueberries June through August. Pick-your-own apples Friday and Saturday's in September and October. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. We provide a weekly e-mail service called the RipeLine with up to the minute seasonal information. Sign up by going to Shaw Orchards and click on Ripeline at the lower right of home page.

Howard County

• Clark's Elioak Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, child-sized haybale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  10500 Route 108, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: 410-730-4049. Fax: 410-730-0664. Email: clarkselioakfarm@hotmail.com. Open: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm; Also opened Mondays in October; April 1 through early November. Our pumpkin patch is open from late September through October; Pumpkin Chucking weekend is the weekend after Halloween;. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. In addition to a chance to visit our farm animals and take a pony ride and hayride, you can visit the many Enchanted Forest attractions we have moved from their original home on Route 40 to our farm and lovingly restored for another generation of families and children. See Willie the Whale, Little Toot, Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach, the Three Bears, the Three Pigs and Mother Goose. Special weekend events. (UPDATED: June 22, 2008)
• Larriland Farm - Pick-your-own pumpkins, apples, hayrides, straw maze
  2415 Route 94/Woodbine Road, Woodbine. Phone: 301-854-6110. Email: contactus@pickyourown.com. Directions: three miles south of I-70 Exit 73, near Lisbon, Maryland. Open Weekdays 9 am to 6 pm; Weekends 9 am to 5 pm in October, different hours in November. See: Fall festival. (Note: This farm is not affiliated with Pickyourown.org - they just have a similar domain - they just got the .com before I could!  Blake! )
• Sharp's at Waterford Farm - 5-acre maze, 30-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch, pyo gourds, pyo mini pumpkins and pyo popcorn, free hayrides, animals, face painting, observation beehives, farm museum, scarecrow making
  4003 Jennings Chapel Rd., Brookeville, MD. Phone: 410 489-2572. Email: farmquestions@sharpfarm.com. Open: Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5 through October 30. Scarecrow making workshops (cheaper if you bring the clothes) take place Saturdays and Sundays noon to 3. Country store, greenhouses, picnic tables, pond-side picnic area. Pumpkin Picking, Corn Mazes, Hayrides, Campfires, Nature Trails, Farm Museum, Feeding the Animals, and Country Store. You can also make your own scarecrow and pick popping corn off the stalk. They will be open every weekend through November 4th from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M Admission to the Corn Maze is Saturday and Sundays from 10 to 5 in late-September to mid-November or by appointment for groups. The 2007 admission price is $7.50 for adult (over age 12) and $5.50 for children ages 5 to 12. Children age 4 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. The admission priced into the Corn Maze includes as many tries or readmissions as you desire for the entire day..
• Triadelphia Lake View Farm (aka TLV Tree Farm) - Corn maze, hay rides, hay maze, scarecrow workshop, pick-your-own pumpkin patch, Christmas trees
  15155 Triadelphia Mill Road, Glenelg, MD 21737. Phone: 410-489-4460. Email: trilakeview@earthlink.net. Directions: From Olney, take Route 97 north 8.5 miles and turn right on Roxbury Road. At end of road, turn right on Triadelphia Mill Road; farm is two miles on the right. Open: Saturdays and Sundays 10 to 5 in October; reopens after Thanksgiving for Christmas-tree cutting. A new "corn pit," a large sandbox filled with corn kernels, and other children's barnyard activities, $2 admission (in 2006). Take a hayride, $1, to the six-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch at this Christmas tree and vegetable farm, in the Brown family since 1896. Bring your own old clothes for scarecrow making, $2 per scarecrow.

Kent County

• Tribute to Farming Maze (Mason's Farm) - 10 acre corn maze
  23991 Melitota Road, Chestertown, MD 21620. Phone: 410-810-0686 or 410-778-0349. E-mail: fawnwood@friend.ly.net

Montgomery County

• MNCPPC Agricultural History Farm Park - Harvest Festival with hayrides, old-time games, music, crafts, sheep dog demonstrations, food
  18400 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD. Phone: 301-721-0312. Open: October 6th and 7th (in 2007) from 11 am to 4 pm. Cclick the link to their website for later years dates. Admission is $5 per car. There is no pumpkin patch on the property and hayrides are not given days other than for the Harvest Festival. The Farm Park is open to the public to explore the historical farm site.
• Arora Hills Corn Maze - UPDATE September 22, 2006 - CLOSED - Apparently it is now a housing development.
  22900 Ridge Rd., Clarksburg, MD.
• Butler's Orchard - pumpkin patch, 1-acre corn maze, straw maze, pumpkin coach, pony rides and more
  22200 Davis Mill Road, Germantown, MD. Phone: 301-972-3299. the pumpkin patch is open Tuesday to Friday for Pumpkin Harvest Days. the farm market is open Tuesday through Sunday. Open for Harvest Days, Tuesdays-Fridays, 9:30-5 pm; Pumpkin Festival, 10 am to 5 pm (weekends and Columbus Day, October). Admission (in 2006) is $9/person for weekend pumpkin festivals (under 2 is FREE).  Directions and map.   Evening hayrides May to December. Click here for the events calendar. Credit cards accepted. Click here for current hours and crops that are ready!
• Gazebo Garden Center and Nursery - pumpkins, a pumpkin and straw mountain.
  13101 Clopper Rd., Germantown, MD. Phone: 301-972-1010. Through October 20, Open: Monday through Saturday 9 to 7, Sundays 10 to 6; October 21-31, Open: Monday through Saturday 9 to 8, Sundays 10 to 7. Free pumpkin patch play area with stuffed cartoon characters.
• Great Meadows Farm - pumpkins, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, child-sized haybale maze, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  6901 Annapolis Rock Rd., Woodbine, MD 21702. Phone: 301-253-5038. Email us at: luisandjenell@hotmail.com. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October, November. Open: We are open by appointment September through November. Payment: Cash, Check. We are a family owned/operated petting farm specializing in pre-k/ special education classes. We have chickens, pigs, horses, sheep, goats, cats, a hay ride, picnic area, and maze. Children can feed and pet the animals, play games, and stay for a picnic lunch. We also do birthday parties and church events.
• Homestead Farm - apples, Christmas trees, hayrides, 6 acre corn maze
  15600 Sugarland Road, Poolesville, MD.  Phone: 301-977-3761. Click here for a map to the farm. Please call Phone: 301-977-3761 for daily harvest information. Hayrides on weekends. Corn maze is geared for the 4 to 13 year olds. Comments from a visitor, May 28, 2008: "My friends and I go to homestead farm (Poolesville, MD) every year for Apple and Pumpkin picking. This is the first year that we are going to do Strawberries. They have their own canned goods and cider, hayrides, and fun activities for the kids in summer and autumn.  It's an easy ride outside of DC or from VA (and no, there are NO farms in DC to have any PYO). I love your site! thank you for your VERY valuable service! :) "
• Phillips Farm - pumpkin patch, free hayrides, petting zoo, weekend pony rides
  13710 Schaeffer Road, Germantown. Phone: 301-540-2364. Email: phllpsfarm@aol.com. Open weekdays from 3 pm to dark; weekends from 10 am to dark. Admission is free. Recipes: Fried Green Tomatoes, Marinated Fried Green Tomatoes, Grilled Sweet Corn, Taste of Summer Salad, Stuffed Pattypan Squash.
• Rock Hill Orchard - Apples, beans, blackberries, cherries, flowers, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, prepicked produce, tractor-pulled hay rides
  28600 Ridge Road, Mount Airy, MD 21771. Phone: 301-831-7427 And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Late April through October each day 9am-5pm. Open for pick your own June through October. Call for specific dates and times. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. pick your own tart cherries.
• Rockville Flower & Garden Spot - straw maze, straw mountain, petting zoo, pony rides
  Mid-Pike Plaza Shopping Center, 11800B Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. Phone: 301-984-3565 or 301-294-6800. Open: Through October 20, Monday-Saturday 9 to 7, Sundays 10 to 6; October 21-31, open Monday-Saturday 9 to 9, Sundays 10 to 7. Free Pumpkinville Festival takes place daily through October 31. Kids can play on a straw mountain and walk through a free, 300-foot straw maze decorated with stuffed cartoon characters. For additional fees October 21, 22 and 29, pony rides, moon bounces and other children's activities. The Haunted Trail of Terror, an electronic walk-through attraction for ages 10 and older, additional fee required, is open Saturdays and Sundays in October.
• Sharp's at Waterford Farm - Pumpkins, corn maze, Indian corn, gourds, cider, winter squash, apples and farm museum
  4003 Jennings Chapel Road, Brookeville, MD. Phone: 301-854-6275. Open 10 am to 5 pm, weekends (from mid-September to mid-November). Admission is free.

Prince George's County

• Billingsley House Museum - pumpkins, pumpkin patch ($1 pumpkins), hayrides, corn maze with 1 mile of paths
  Upper Marlboro, MD. Phone: 301-627-0730. Directions: Call for directions. Open: October (through the last Sunday) Sundays noon to 5, with last house tour beginning one hour before closing. $5 adults, free ages 5 and younger.
• C & E Farms, L.L.C. - pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, prepicked produce, tractor-pulled hay rides, face painting, petting zoo, flowers, melons, onions, pears, peas, peppers, persimmons, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, walnuts, Other fruit or veg,
  11415 Old Pond Drive, Glenn Dale, MD 20769. Phone: 301-352-2958. Fax: 301-352-2958 . Email us at: emmadudley0906@yahoo.com. Directions: Washington Beltway 495/95 to MD Route 450 East. Proceed approximately 2 and 1/2 miles to Route 953 Glenn Dale Road. Left onto Glenn Dale Road to first street on right Old Pond Drive. Farm is first driveway on right--11415. House in the rear. Open: Monday to Thursday, by appointment Friday and Saturday, 8am to 5pm Pick your own Greens: Spring and Fall (Late September through Thanksgiving. Harvest Fest Each Saturday in October, 10am to 4pm We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. We have Herbs, both potted and cut; Collaloo and Potatoleaf, White Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes and southern varieties of vegetables. All farm products are grown without use of synthetic chemicals. We have firewood all year round, Group Activities can be scheduled for young and old.
• Cherry Hill Farm - UPDATE September 4, 2007: Cherry Hill Farm in Clinton, MD no longer exists. A visitor wites: "My family and I have been going there for years and when we went last year to our surprise they were closing. They have relocated to Tennessee
  pumpkin patch, apples, nature trail, many scarecrows
  12300 Gallahan Road, Clinton, Maryland. Phone: 301-292-1928 or Phone: 301-292-4642. Email: chfarm@comcast.net.
• Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze - UPDATE September 25, 2007: They are not doing any pumpkins or Halloween activities this year: The farm reports: OUR PUMPKIN PATCH & CORN MAZE IS CLOSED THIS SEASON DUE TO THE DROUGHT AND DEER DAMAGE. WE HOPE TO OPEN NEXT YEAR 2008
  pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce
  Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772. Phone: 410-798-9631. Email: denisectoney@aol.com. Directions: off of route 214- about 1 mile past Watkins park And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in September, October. Open: Thursday to Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm; open until October 31. Payment: Cash, only. We have kale, collard, rape & turnips
• Queen Anne Farm - PYO pumpkins, children's corn maze, petting farm, hayrides, school tours
  18102 Central Avenue, Mitchellville, MD 20716. Phone: 301-249-2427. Open: weekdays 10 to 5 and Saturdays and Sundays 10 to dusk through October 31. Hayrides to the 12-acre pick-your-own pumpkin patch on weekends from 10am to 6pm.
• Robin Hill Farm Nursery - UPDATE: They stopped doing pumpkin patches, etc. in 2005
  15800 Croom Rd., Brandywine, MD. Phone: 301-579-6844

Queen Anne County

• Kent Fort Farm - Apples, blackberries, cucumbers, eggplant, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  135 Eastern Lane, Stevensville, MD 21666. Phone: 410 643-1650. Email us at: kentfort@crosslink.net. Directions: Route 50 to exit 37 south(east of Bay Bridge). Go 8 miles to Kent point rd on right. Follow 3 miles to Evans lane on left. Go 200 yards to Eastern lane on right. 2nd entrance on left. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, October. Open: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm. Open weekends only in October, 10am to 4pm, or by appointment. Peaches: Mid July-August. Peach Fest: 1st Saturday in August. Pumpkins: October weekends 11am-4pm Payment: Cash, only.

Saint Mary's County

• The Maize at Bowles Farm - Pick-your-own pumpkins, 15 acres corn maze, farm animals, straw maze
  22880 Budds Creek Road, Clements, MD 20624. Phone: 301-475-2139. E-mail: bowlesfarms@erols.com. Open: Fridays 4 to 9, Saturdays 10 to 9 and Sundays 11 to 6 through October 31. $8, free for children 5 and younger accompanied by an adult. The admission price also includes a straw maze, straw mountain, hay rides and a farm animal petting zoo.  Large picnic area, souvenirs and concessions, snacks and country-style meals. Heated/air-conditioned restrooms . Special events.
• Forrest Hall Farm and Orchard - Crazy corn maze, hayrides, kids games, farm animals, face painting, a hay wagon slide, a stationary tractor to play on and a grain pit playground (a small building filled with six inches of wheat)
  39136 Avie Lane, Mechanicsville, MD. Phone: 301-884-3086.  (recording with directions). Email: woodm@olg.com. Directions: off Route 5, 1 1/2 miles from intersection with Route 235, Mechanicsville. Open: Saturdays and Sundays from 11 to dusk through October 31; Also open until 9pm for evening maze walks October 29 - 31. 2006 prices: $7, free for ages younger than 3; haunted hayrides, offered during the maze's evening hours, are $3. Picnic tables are available.
• T & A Farm - mini corn maze, a straw maze, farm animals and a barn with pumpkins
  18281 St. Jerome's Neck Rd., Dameron. Take Route 301 south to Route 235 south. Phone: 301-872-5003. Directions: About 45 minutes from Waldorf, turn left on St. Jerome's Neck Road and go one mile to the farm on the right. Open: weekdays 3 to 6 and Saturdays and Sundays 9 to 7 during October. This small farm offers a mini corn maze for young children, a straw bale maze, farm animals and a barn with pumpkins. Visitors can create prints on paper using corn cobs Saturday and Sunday. Admission is by donation.

Wicomico County

• Oakley's Farm Market - Corn maze, scarecrow making, on-site pumpkin patches and u-dig mums, Create your own scarecrow
  27466 Ocean Gateway (Rt. 50 West), Hebron, MD 21830. Phone: 410-860-8553. E-mail: melonsforyou@msn.com.
• Wright’s Farm - Corn maze, hay ride farm tours, school tours
  9300 Old Railroad Road, Mardela Springs, MD 21837. Phone: 410-742-8845.

Worcester County

• Jones Produce Farm - Pick-your-own fruits, vegetables and pumpkins
  2303 Snow Road, Edgewood, MD. Phone: 410-676-3709. Open April through November.

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