20 Best Pumpkin Patches and Fall Farms in Maryland (2024)
The fall season means many things, most of all pumpkins. Going pumpkin picking to find the perfect pumpkin is great fall fun for the whole family.
And if you time your trip right and show up at the pumpkin field during a fall festival or harvest festival, you can also take advantage of lots of fun activities and events.
Need help deciding where to go in Maryland for the best pumpkin patches and fall farms? We've got a list for you to help you plan your fall festivities.
20 Best Pumpkin Patches and Fall Farms In Maryland
1 Montpelier Farms
1720 North Crain Hwy
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
pgcornmaze@gmail.com
(410) 320-0464
Montpelier Farms is located in Prince George's County and also offers special events like birthday parties, picnics, and corporate events. You can even have a private campfire for you and your guests - they'll provide the wood and keep the fire going for you so you can relax and enjoy the crisp fall day.
(Friendly, leashed dogs are allowed in the park, corn maze, and hayrides.)
2 Butler's Orchard
22222 Davis Mill Rd
Germantown, MD 20876
info@butlersorchard.com
(301) 428-0444
Located in Montgomery county, Butler's Orchard features a festival market that also offers pre-picked pumpkins for purchase, along with mums, straw bales, gourds and corn stalks. And food abounds, with selections such as donuts, apple cider, pumpkin butter, apple butter, local honey, fruit pies, caramel apples, and kettle corn.
(Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are not permitted.)
3 Jumbo's Pumpkin Patch
6521 Holter Rd
Middletown, MD 21769
(301) 371-6874
Jumbo's is located at Huffer Family Farm in the Middletown Valley of Maryland, in Frederick County. They offer special events during September, including Yoga featuring baby pigs.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
4 Knightongale Farm
3924 Solomons Island Rd
Harwood, MD 20776
infoknightongalefarm91@gmail.com
(410) 320-1363
Plenty of fall favorites are available for purchase, including pick-your-own pumpkins, gourds, and corn stalks. Pumpkins are available in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Knightongale Farm also offers private birthday parties and is located in Anne Arundel County.
5 Clark's Elioak Farm
10500 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21042
clarkselioakfarm@hotmail.com
(410) 730-4049
Entering their 226th year of farming in Howard County, Clark's Elioak Farm offers hayrides to their pumpkin patch to pick your own pumpkin. Their produce stand offers locally grown fresh produce and cut-your-own flowers for sale. You can also book birthday parties and school field trips year round.
(Pets are not permitted.)
6 Gaver Farm
5501 Detrick Rd
Mount Airy, MD 21771
gaverfarm@gmail.com
(301) 865-3515
With or without park admission, you can take free hayrides to the apple orchards to pick your own apples, or visit the fields to choose your perfect pumpkins. If you go at the right time of year, you can even pick your own sunflowers. Gaver Farm also offers birthday parties, group events, and school field trips.
(Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are not permitted.)
7Weber's Cider Mill Farm
2526 Proctor Ln
Parkville, MD 21234
info@webersfarm.com
(410) 668-4488
Barnyard Fun at Weber's Cider Mill Farm runs from September 14 through November 3, 2024. Admission to the farm includes activities such as Groundhog Mountain, a maze, the Boo Barn, train rides, play structures, farm animals, rubber duck races, hayrides, and hillside slides. On weekends, you'll also enjoy live music and can partake in additional paid activities such as food trucks, gem mining, face painting, balloon creations, glitter tattoos, and caricatures.
While at Weber's, be sure to visit the Farm Market, where you can purchase some of the best locally grown, farm-fresh fruits and vegetables that Baltimore County has to offer. During the fall, this includes 32 varieties of apples, fresh-pressed cider, pumpkins, gourds, pies, and ice cream from Keyes Creamery in Havre de Grace, MD.
(Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are not permitted.)
Parkville, MD 21234
info@webersfarm.com
(410) 668-4488
While at Weber's, be sure to visit the Farm Market, where you can purchase some of the best locally grown, farm-fresh fruits and vegetables that Baltimore County has to offer. During the fall, this includes 32 varieties of apples, fresh-pressed cider, pumpkins, gourds, pies, and ice cream from Keyes Creamery in Havre de Grace, MD.
(Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are not permitted.)
8The Maryland Corn Maze
389 Gambrills Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054
info@mdcornmaze.com
(240) 398-6430
Plenty of food options are available too, such as corn dogs, pizza, hot cider, hot chocolate, cinder donuts, and 25 flavors of snowballs. There's no pumpkin patch on site, but local Amish farmers bring a huge variety of pumpkins to The Maryland Corn Maze weekly for you to peruse, along with their gourds, mums, and fresh whoopie pies.
(Pets are not permitted, except during "Bring Your Dog Weekend" at the end of the season)
9 Bowles Farm
11880 Budds Creek Rd
Clements, MD 20624
bowlesfarms@rcn.com
(301) 475-2139
You can head to the pumpkin patch for pick-your-own pumpkins or purchase a pre-picked pumpkin from the stand. Bowles Farm also offers school field trips and private parties, as well as barn rental for special occasions like weddings.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
10Sharp's at Waterford Farm
4003 Jennings Chapel Rd
Brookeville, MD 20833
farmquestions@gmail.com
(410) 489-2572
On select days this fall you can even catch a spectacular view of horses, riders, hunt master, and lots of happy hound dogs during a traditional fox chase put on by the "Howard County Iron Bridge Horses and Hounds". For an educational experience, consider the farm animal tour, where kids can feed the friendly farm animals and learn about each one, or the Day in the Life of a Farmer tour where you'll learn about beehives and crops.
(Dogs are permitted.)
11Queen Anne Farm
18102 Central Ave
Mitchellville, MD 20716
(301) 249-2427
Stop at Queen Anne Farm's country store to shop for pumpkin carving tools and patterns, as well as farm-fresh produce from Prince George's County, including butternut squash, sweet potatoes, and Maryland apples.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
12Milburn Orchards
1495 Appleton Rd
Elkton, MD 21921
(410) 398-1349
The Milburn's Farm Market also offers locally-grown Cecil County fruits and vegetables as well as fresh apple cider. The Bake Shoppe has seasonal pies, apple cider donuts made fresh daily, and gourmet caramel apples. Milburn is available for private and corporate events, birthday parties, group bonfires, and farm tours
(Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are not permitted.)
13Baugher's Orchards and Farm
1015 Baugher Rd
Westminster, MD 21158
(410) 857-5313
The free petting zoo at this Carroll County orchard is open daily from May through October, and features donkeys, chickens, lambs, pigs, ducks, cows, rabbits, alpacas, peacocks, emus, goats, and more. The friendly animals will love to see you, especially if you make a stop at the coin-operated feed machines to get them a snack.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
14Cornfusion Corn Maze
2020 Garrett Rd
Manchester, MD 21102
info@cornfusion.net
(410) 374-1499
Cornfusion is also a great place for pick-your-own pumpkins, and you can access the pumpkin patch without park admission. If you make it out for the nighttime Flashlight Maze, you can also arrange for a private firepit area complete with seating and a fire. You bring the s'mores and ghost stories!
(Service animals are welcome. Comfort and emotional support animals are not permitted. Leashed pets are permitted, except in the maze.)
15Brookfield Pumpkins
8302 Ramsburg Rd
Thurmont, MD 21788
info@brookfieldpumpkins.com
(301) 898-3527
While you're at the Frederick County farm, be sure to visit the Corn Maze, and you can feel good knowing that 100% of your maze admission proceeds go directly to charity. You even get to choose which of this year's causes your fee will support.
16Miller Farms
10140 Piscataway Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
(301) 297-9370
After picking out your perfect pumpkin, be sure to stop by the farm market for barbecue and ice cream, then explore the bakery's fresh-baked goodies like donuts, pies, and rolls. Miller Farms is also available for weekday school field trips and groups in Prince George's County.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
17Rock Hill Orchard
28600 Ridge Rd
Mount Airy, MD 21771
info@rockhillorchard.com
(301) 831-7427
Don't forget to visit Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill Orchard, Montgomery County's only cow-to-cone creamery, for delicious ice cream and dairy products. You can also visit the calves and watch the cows being milked at the dairy.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
18Brad's Farm Market
550 Asbury Rd
Churchville, MD 21028
info@bradsfarmmarket.com
(410) 734-4769
Be sure to check out the Farm Market, where you can find fresh local produce and many mums available for purchase, as well as decor items such as cornstalks, straw bales, and specialty pumpkins.
(Service animals are welcome. Pets are not permitted.)
19Horsmon Farm
1865 Horsmon Farm Ln
St. Leonard, MD 20685
inquire@horsmonfarm.com
(445) 532-5761
Horsmon also offers private parties, farm visits, field trips, and a mobile petting zoo.
(Leashed, behaved pets are welcome.)
20Shlagel Farms
12850 Shlagel Rd
Waldorf, MD 20601
info@shlagelfarms.com
Before you leave Shlagel farms, be sure to stop by the Shake Shack to satisfy your pumpkin spice cravings, then shop for some mums to add to your decor.
info@chicaandjo.com