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Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other Halloween activities in Washtenaw County, Michigan? Scroll down this page and you will see the all of those in Washtenaw County, Michigan, 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. ALWAYS call before you go to confirm the info, they don't always report changes to me!

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New for this year, see our Top Ten list of best pumpkins to make pumpkin pies and for baking and cooking. Also, our Master List of 100 Varieties of Pumpkins for every purpose. Then see this page for our easy pumpkin pie from a real pumpkin recipe.

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Updates for April 2025

Get out to the corn mazes and pumpkin patches!  Most close either at Halloween or a week later! 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. You can access many pumpkin and other recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search.  If you are looking for pick your own apples with pumpkins and often also fun activities, see this page.

After Halloween, find a Christmas tree at a local Christmas tree farm (and enjoy a bonfire, smore, hot chocolate and free hayrides, and often Santa visits! And next Spring, you'll want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! And Find a a local farm market here

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Washtenaw County

  • Alber Orchard & Cider Mill - pumpkin patch in the field, corn maze, strawbale maze, apple cider mill, hayrides, already picked apples
    13011 Bethel Church Road, Manchester, MI 48158. Phone: 734-428-9310. Email: [email protected]. Open: Labor Day through November 7th. Directions: Click here for directions. Payment: Cash, only. We offer horse-drawn hayrides, 7-acre corn maze, a you-pick pumpkin patch, kids play area, tours of our vintage cider press, fall events and entertainment, and delicious, crisp heirloom and family favorite apples. You'll also love our specially blended apple cider, pressed on site with the cider press and poured to your glass or jug.
  • Coleman's Farm and Corn Maze - apples, pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze,
    12758 Jordan Road, Saline, MI 48176. Phone: 734.429.1212. Email: [email protected]. U-Pick Apple Season starts around the beginning of fall, and in late September and October you may select your pumpkin from the pumpkin patch. Corn maze season starts September 5th. Our seventeen acre corn field three has three professionally designed and cut corn mazes which total over five miles of challenging trails, excellent day or night. The mazes appeal to all ages. The mazes are open Friday evenings, Saturdays and Sundays in September and seven days a week during October. There are three games for you to play within the mazes. Find all 18 checkpoints, F.S.I. (Farm Scene Investigation - like “Clue”), and Farm Treasure Hunt. We alos have Farm Animals; Our miniature donkeys, calves and baby goats enjoy attention from kids of all ages; Donuts & Cider - Coleman's homemade donuts are said to be the best around, priced at only $7 per dozen. Hayrides, Enjoy the scenery from the hayride which travels around the farm and along a creek. Deer sightings are common and you may catch a glimpse of a wild turkey. Groups of 15 or more benefit from excellent group rates when booked in advance. Bring your church group, 4-H group, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, sport group and birthday parties to Coleman's for a great time. We have a huge 30' x 60' tent and plenty of picnic tables for your use. Three fire pits will be roaring on cold days and in the evenings. Hunker down and enjoy yourself with a cup a hot apple cider or hot cocoa.
  • Coleman's Farm Market - pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks & straw, Christmas trees
    5415 W Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Phone: 734-434-5454. Email: [email protected]. Directions: West on Michigan Ave., just east of Carpenter Road between I-94 & US-23, from N/S: US-23
    to Exit 134, go east & it's 1/4 miles on your right. Open: April-Oct, daily 9 am to 7 pm; Nov-Dec, daily 10 am to 8 pm. Easter flowers, hanging baskets, annual & perennial bedding plants. Bakery & Dairy products, farm fresh eggs & local honey. Full line of locally grown produce; sweet corn picked fresh daily. Fresh & dried flowers. Hardy mums. 22 apple varieties. Coleman grown pumpkins, gourds, cornstalks & straw. Seven different varieties Christmas trees. Wreaths & roping. We carry all the things you need to decorate your home, yard or business with the colors and sights of fall. From tiny pumpkin gourds to bales of straw, we can help you make your home and yard appropriately dressed for the season.
  • Donahee Farms - straw maze and u-pick pumpkins
    North Territorial and Tower Road, Salem, MI. Phone: 734-459-0655. We strive to supply you with products produced from our farm. Spring: potted plants, hanging baskets, bedding plants, perennials and strawberries. Summer: sweet corn by July 1, followed by melons, tomatoes and many more fresh vegetables in season. Fall: corn stalks, gourds, Indian corn, pumpkins of all sizes, straw, straw maze and u-pick pumpkins. Open April for bedding plants. July-October for vegetables. Mid-September-October for pumpkins. Directions: Plymouth/Ann Arbor. US-23 Exit 49 (N. Territorial) E or M-14 Exit Gotfredson Rd. N one half mile to N. Territorial. Main Farm/Greenhouses: corner of N. Territorial and Tower Road, 7 miles E of US-23 or 3 miles W of Gotfredson Rd. off M-14. Two roadside stands.
  • Nixons Blast Corn Maze - pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, straw or hay bale maze, wagon rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals
    6175 Daly Road, Dexter, MI 48130. Phone: 734-845-7127. Email: [email protected]. Open: September 21st to November 9th, See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: The Blast Corn Maze is located in Dexter, not far from Ann Arbor. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. We have a 10 acre field of corn with 3 1/2 miles of trails. It has 3 exits - short, medium, and full maze to accommodate all corn maze enthusiasts. We have a Corn Maze Express map with marks that you will be able to purchase to help you through the maze. For the kids - They can play in the mountain of straw or the corn box either before or after the maze. Attractions: Corn Cannon ~ Cow Train ~ Duck Races ~ Pedal Cars ~ Picture Props. In October we will have pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, corn stalks, and straw bales for sale. Trailsend Stable from Ann Arbor will be available for private events/parties.
  • Obstbaum Orchards - U-Pick apples and pumpkins
    9252 Currie Road, Northville, MI 48167. Phone; 248-349-5569. Email: [email protected]. Directions; M-14 or I-96 to Beck, Beck to 8 mile Rd. 4 miles west to Currie Rd. Between 7 & 8 Mile. Open: Sep-mid Nov, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. We have a very large selection of apples, pumpkins, flowers, jams, jellies, and bakery. We also have cherry concentrate, honey, and lots of other products. This is a working Orchard and cider mill that is family owned and operated since 1975.
  • Plymouth Orchards & Cider Mill - pumpkins, U-pick pumpkin patch on weekends only.
    10685 Warren Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. Phone: 734-455-2290. Directions: Centrally located W of 275 & M-14. Open: Sep & Oct, daily 9 am to 7 pm; Nov, daily 10 am to 6 pm; U-Pick pumpkins, Jack-o-lanterns Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 5:30 pm, small pie pumpkins Monday to Friday from 10 am to 5 pm. Leisurely wagon ride through the orchard. Fresh donuts and apple cider, music the month of October on Sun afternoons. Visit our farm animals. School tours offered Monday to Friday with reservations. Home-made pies.
  • Slow Farm - Certified Organic, pumpkins, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field where they grow, pumpkin patch- harvested and laid out on the ground or lawn, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties, school tours
    4700 Whitmore Lake Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105. Phone: (917) 837-0975. Email: [email protected]. Open: Friday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm, October 1 to October 31. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for updates. Directions: From M-14 West: - Take Whitmore Lake Road Exit (Exit 4) - Turn right on Whitmore Lake Road - Continue north on Whitmore Lake Road , approximately 2 miles - Slow Farm is on the left. Look for field with a camper/market stand and a deer fence. - 4700 Whitmore Lake Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Click here for a map and directions. Asparagus season: May to June; Strawberry season: June; Flower season: June or July to October; Tomato season: August to September; Pumpkin and Squash season: September to November;. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Slow Farm is certified organic by OEFFA since June 2018. We practice collaborative agroecology and welcome visitors during our open hours. Slow Farm is a certified organic U-pick farm with an on-site farmstand. We open the organic U-pick in May for asparagus, June brings strawberries, July is flowers and early season produce. August and September are big months for tomatoes, peppers, corn, herbs, flowers. We wrap up the season in October and November with our U-pick pumpkin patch and dozens of varieties of heirloom squash. Watch facebook for updates, hours, weather closings and farm fun(ADDED: October 09, 2018)
  • Talladay Farms - corn maze
    6270 Judd Rd, Milan, MI 48160. Phone: (734) 439-2313. The mazes cover 25 acres with almost 10 miles of total paths. We have 2 mazes. One maze takes about 45-60 minutes to go through and the other maze takes about an hour to an hour and a half to go through. Both mazes are included in the price and you can do both if you wish! Right next to the maze is Wasem's Apple Orchard. Here you can pick your own apples and pumpkins and enjoy homemade donuts and apple cider. The maze and orchard make a nice trip together. If you want to see what our mazes look like, check out the Corn Maze Photos.
  • Three Cedars Farm - corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
    7897 6 Mile Rd, Northville, MI 48167. Phone: 248-437-8200. Fax: 248-437-8252. Email: [email protected]. Open: Fall hours: Monday to Thursday, 10 am til dusk. Friday to Sunday 10 am til 10 pm. Christmas: Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm. Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.  Directions: And for a map to our farm, Click here. Crops are usually available in September, October, November, December. Santa's Hours: Friday from 4 pm to 8 pm. Saturday from 4 pm to 8 pm. Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Pumpkins, corn stalks ,straw, gourds and mums. Bonfires, Donuts and Cider, Country Store. September 14 to November 4. Payment: Cash, Check.
    A visitor writes on September 15, 2019: "We went here a couple of years ago, and it is such a nice place. Am thinking about going back.
  • Wasem Fruit Farm - apples, pumpkins
    6580 Judd Rd, Milan, MI. Phone: Phone: 734-482-2342. Open: during tart cherry season (approximately July 1-20), 9 am-6 pm, everyday; Then open again approximately September 10-October 31, 9 am-6 pm, everyday. Reduced hours Nov. 1. Directions: Exit US-23 at Willis Rd. (Exit 31), go E 3 miles to Pitman Road, S 1 mile to Judd Road, left to 6580 Judd Rd. Or exit I-94 at Rawsonville Rd. (Exit 187). Go S 4-one half miles to Willis Road, W 4-one half miles to Pitman Road, S 1 mile to Judd Road, left to 6580 Judd Rd. U-pick tart cherries beginning about July 1. U-pick and already picked apples beginning about September 10. Apple cider, donuts, pumpkins, squash, plums and farm market. Pre-arranged school tours (September 15-October 31).
  • Wiards Orchards and Country Fair - apples, pumpkins, wagon rides
    5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Phone: 734-482-7744. Open: Click here for current hours; after Labor Day thru the month of October. Please visit website for detailed info.Directions: Click here for their map page. I-94 to Exit 183, Huron Street, Ypsilanti. Go S on Huron St. to Stoney Creek Rd. Right on Stoney Creek Rd. Follow signs. Approx. 4 miles from I-94.  . U-pick apples, pumpkins, cider mill, donut shop, bakery, wagon rides Fall weekends. Country Fair on Fall weekends with family entertainment.
    A visitor writes on October 03, 2011: "We went to Waird's this weekend and were greatly disappointing that to pick either apples or pumpkins, we had to pay $12.50 per person to get in and then also pay for the produce. The handful of activities they have in addition to the picking is really not worth the $12.50. It was a total rip-off. I thought you may want to add this information so people who are looking to pick produce know how excessively expensive this place is. "
  • Willow Greenhouse - pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand,
    7839 Curtis Road, Northville, MI 48168. Phone: (248) 437-7219. Email: [email protected]. Open: See our website for current hours. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page.

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