Looking for a local pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayride, gourds and other
Halloween activities in Southwest Minnesota? Scroll down this page and you will see the
all of those in Southwest Minnesota, 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!
And if you know of one I missed and want to add it or correct the
information, please let me know!
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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.
New! We just went live with our latest website,
FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings,
active Federal facilities like dams, a mint, NASA, even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas They're fun, inexpensive and educational! And for road
trips and camping, see RoadTrippingAndCamping.com
Updates for March 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
Pumpkin Patch Listings, by county
Click on Resources above, if you need a county map
Blue Earth County
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Blue Earth Fall
Festival & Shopping Extravaganza - Fall Festival
340 Fair Grounds Street, Garden City, MN. Phone: (507) 420-5689.
Open: Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 from 10 am to 4 pm.
Directions: 5 minutes from Lake Crystal, Rapidan & Vernon
Center, 15 minutes from Mankato & Good Thunder, 30 minutes from
Mapleton & St. Peter. Trunks or Treats will be held during the
Fall Festival at the Blue Earth County Fairgrounds - A Safe &
Fun Trick-or-Treating experience for all by participating in our
trunk-or-treat events for kids. This Event will take place at
Shady Oaks Campground where kids can go car-to-car and get their
treats.. Northern Frights at the 2017 Fall Festival.
The will have several interesting and thrilling things for KIDS
of all ages to enjoy and do. Be sure to come check out the
exciting and scary activities that NORTHERN FRIGHTS will have
available. 2017 Fall Festival & Shopping Extravaganza at
Shady Oaks Campground in Garden City, MN. Be sure to SAVE
THE DATE and make plans to come out and spend the day shopping
for Christmas at the many Arts & Craft, Vendor and Artisans
Booth that will be here. There will be lots of things happening
for kids ALL day from games to activities that the whole Family
can enjoy. We will have all kinds of fun, exciting and thrilling
things happening at the Blue Earth County Fairgrounds that day.
Be sure to come and bring the whole family! (ADDED:
September 12, 2017, JBS)
Brown County
Chippewa County
- Connell's Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
19372 Hwy OO, Chippewa Falls, WI. Phone: 715-723-5119. Open 9
to 7 pm 7 days a week August through November. Apples, apple cider, baked
goods, gift baskets, honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn,
pumpkins. Pick your own sometimes. Call first.
- Klinger Farm Market - tomatoes, pumpkins
12756 132nd St, Chippewa Falls, WI. Phone: 715-288-6348. Open 7
days a week year-round. Summer hours 8 to 7 pm. At other times 8 to 5 pm.
Pick your own tomatoes. Apples, cheeses, cranberries, herbs, gift baskets,
honey, jams and jellies, maple syrup, popcorn, pumpkins. Raspberries,
rhubarb, strawberries, peaches, pears and plums in season. Bedding plants in
spring.
Cottonwood County
Faribault County
- Prairie River Camp - corn maze, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, tractor-pulled hay rides, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms,
picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, birthday parties,
weddings and wedding parties, school tours
52792 80th Street,
Bricelyn, MN 56097. Phone: 507-327-7047. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Saturdays & Sundays starting
September 22 thur October 28 1-5 pm; Extended hours October 18 & 19
1-5 pm. Directions: I-90 Exit 134
3 miles south on Highway 253 turn right on 80th Street.
Click here for a map and directions. Additional activities
include wagon rides, rope maze, arrow maze, step over maze, giant
checkers, great playground, 18 hole mini golf and walking trails.
Payment: Cash, Check.
Click here for our Facebook page.
Jackson County
- Poppe's Pumpkin Patch - pumpkin patch, corn maze,
miniature golf, petting zoo, hayrides, barrel train, trike track,
restrooms
46109 840th Street, Lakefield, MN 56150. Phone:
(507) 662-6495. Email:
[email protected]. Open: UPDATE for 2020, Their website is gone; Does anyone have current
information, are they still open? If so,
please write me, their last reported hours were Saturday, September 26th
through Sunday, October 27th from 10 am to 6 pm, daily.
Directions: 1 1/2 miles North of Lakefield on Highway 86 and 1
1/4 miles East on 840th Street; See their website for directions.
Payment: . Try your skill at Miniature Golf. Step into a fairy
tale in Storybook Land. Get lost in 1 of our 3 Mazes: Corn Maze,
Tree Maze and Cemetery. Visit the animals in the Petting Barn.
Take a Hayride out to the Pumpkin Patch. Explore the Trike Track,
Kid's Corral and Kid's World. Check out all our Halloween items -
Pumpkin carving kits, painting kits and decorative items!. Ride
on the barrel train up ABC Hill! Full service cafe Restrooms Pick
your own pumpkin from a hay ride/tractor ride Feed animals
A
visitor writes on September 09, 2014: "It has been a few
years since I have visited, but I took my son when he was only a
few years old. It is very family friendly, and kid friendly. He
went there on a field trip last year, and he still loved it.
There is a play place with a great set up, easy corn maze for the
kids, story book land where you can play and climb around in Old
Mother's Shoe, a sweet face cut out of Hansel and Gretel, and
other classic story book related buildings. You can even feed a
few goats from your hand. They have a small kid sized train that
the kids can ride on, and then you climb into a hay trailer with
hay, and go ride around the pumpkin patch looking for your
pumpkin that you can pick yourself. The food is amazing as well.
Homemade pies that you can either buy whole and take home, or
just buy a slice. "
Kandiyohi County
- Hinkemeyer's Pumpkin Patch -
2024 permanently closed, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in
the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, farm
market, concessions or refreshment stand
14401 Highway 71
Northeast, New London, MN 56273. Phone: 320-354-3083. Email:
[email protected]. Open:
UPDATE for 2024, There is NOTHING current about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed permanently. If you know anything for sure,
please write me,
their last reported hours were Thursday from 3 pm to 6 pm, Friday from 1 pm to 6 pm, Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm;
Opening the third week of September. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
Numerous varieties of squash, decorative corn and various gourds.
Lac Qui Parle County
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Sam's Pumpkin Patch - Uses natural growing practices, 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, child-sized haybale maze, cow train /
barrel train rides, tractor-pulled hay rides, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, trike track,
mini-golf, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations, events at your location (call for info)
4425 186th
St, Montevideo, MN 56265. Phone: (320) 226-9370. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Saturday's and Sunday's, and Thursday and Friday of MEA from 10 am to 6 pm each day; September 11th -
October 31st. Directions: Click here for a map and directions.
We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Payment: Cash, Check. Sam's Pumpkin Patch Facebook page. (ADDED: September 07, 2021)
Lincoln County
Lyon County
Martin County
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Center Creek Orchard - pumpkins, Pick-your-own apples,
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered
from the field, Fall festival, train rides, corn maze, straw or
hay bale maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, already-picked produce
(of the pyo crop), snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms,
picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, petting zoo, birthday
parties, school tours
663 254th Ave, Fairmont, MN 56031.
Phone: 507-773-4547. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Weekends September and
October, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. Directions: FROM
FAIRMONT: South on Highway 15 4 miles, East on County Road 18 4
miles FROM I-90: Exit 107 East Chain/Granada, South on County
Road 53 5 miles, West on County Road 18 1/2 mile.
Click here for a map and directions. FALL FESTIVAL: weekends
in September and October; Activities include pumpkin patch,
storytelling, corn pile, scarecrow building, castle bouncer,
giant maze, apple sling, barrel ride, hayride, petting farm,
super slide and haunted forest; For sale in APPLE BARN: over a
dozen varieties of Minnesota grown apples, jams, jellies, pie,
apple crisp and apple cider; Pick-Your-Own apples October 19th to
31st. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard.
Click here for our Facebook page. Proud members of Minnesota
Apples Growers and Minnesota Grown Associations.
Murray County
Nobels County
Pipestone County
Redwood County
- Hacker's tree farm, greenhouse and nursery - pumpkins,
pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered
from the field, train rides, wagon rides, gift shop, snacks and
refreshment stand, restrooms, farm animals, school tours, events
at your location (call for info)
45372 190th Street, Sleepy
Eye, MN 56085. Phone: 507-794-2462. Alternate Phone:
507-227-1077. Fax: 507-794-5092. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Monday to Friday from
9 am to 7 pm, Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 to 5 pm.
Directions: from Sleepy eye 7 miles west on Highway 14,3 miles
north on county road 7,1 1/2 miles west on gravel.
Click here for a map and directions. Spring bedding plants
April 20th to July 30; Christmas tree season opens the day after
Thanksgiving. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard,
Discover.
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Holmberg Orchard -
apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or
farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch-
already gathered from the field, Fall festival, we also have pie
pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting,
inflatables/bounce house, pony rides
12697 325th St, Vesta, MN
56292. Phone: 507-762-3131. Email:
[email protected]. Open: Holmberg Orchard opens for
the season on September 1; We are open daily 10 am to 6 pm until
October 31; Weekend activities include wagon rides to the Pumpkin
Patch to PYO pumpkins, clowns, inflatables, corn boats; Our Apple
Core Lunch stand is open on Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm;
Enjoy hot dogs, sloppy joes, taco in a bag, cinnaMonday to laced
apple crisp and the best caramel apples in southwest Minnesota.
Directions: From Marshall:13 miles E on Highway 19, 5 miles north
on Redwood county 8. From Redwood Falls: 6 miles west of Vesta, 1 mile north on Redwood county 8. We specialize in
Minnesota grown apples, Zestar, Honeycrisp, SweeTango, SnoSweet;
Visit our Gif Shop and check out our jams, jellies, dip mixes.
Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover.
Click here for our Facebook page.
(UPDATED: September 22, 2024, JBS) (UPDATED:
August 31, 2016).
Renville County
Rock County
Swift County
Wantonwan County
Yellow Medicine County
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