🎃 Fall harvest season
SoCal pumpkin patches & fall festivals
Curated by Simir Shah
22 spots within 60 miles of 92692
Pumpkin City
Laguna Hills
Carnival/harvest vibe with thousands of pumpkins, kiddie rides, pony rides and a petting zoo.
🗓️ Late Sept–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Manassero Farms
Irvine
Relaxed farm-stand patch with a playground, photo ops and a Halloween boutique.
🗓️ ~Sept 23–Oct 31
Get directions →Zoomars Petting Zoo Pumpkin Patch
San Juan Capistrano
Petting zoo with pony rides, a train and a guinea-pig area plus a small, charming pumpkin patch.
🗓️ ~Sept 23–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Tanaka Farms
Irvine
Big farm with wagon hayrides, U-pick patch, a weekend Fall Harvest Festival and a pumpkin cannon.
🗓️ Mid Sept–Oct 31
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch
Orange
Classic patch with train rides, hay maze, hayrides and carnival games; October weekend reservations required.
🗓️ Mid Sept–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Big Horse Corn Maze & Harvest Festival
Temecula
Weekend harvest fest with a big corn maze, hayride, corn cannon and pillow jump.
🗓️ Late Sept–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Inland Empire Fall Festival
Perris
Evening festival with a spooky trail, hay maze, giant slide, movies and themed food.
🗓️ Oct 9–Nov 1
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Enchanted Country Pumpkins
Brea
Suburban pick-your-own with inflatables, carnival games, baby chicks and a petting zoo.
🗓️ Early Oct–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Peltzer Pumpkin Farm
Temecula
Petting farm with pony rides, gem panning, a train, carnival games and pig races.
🗓️ Late Sept–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival
Pomona
One of LA's biggest patches — U-pick fields, corn maze, an insect fair and food on a university farm.
🗓️ Weekends Oct 4–26
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Pa's Pumpkin Patch
Long Beach
A 40-year country-fair patch with rides, games and pumpkins; a community-benefit operation.
🗓️ October
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Carlsbad Strawberry Company
Carlsbad
Tractor rides, a haunted corn maze, marigold fields and farm animals.
🗓️ ~Sept–Nov 3
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Live Oak Canyon Pumpkin Patch
Redlands
Big gated patch with 44+ games/rides, a petting zoo, train and U-pick pumpkins.
🗓️ Late Sept–Oct 31
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Bates Nut Farm
Valley Center
Marquee SD patch with hayrides, a straw maze, pony rides and a petting zoo; weekend fall festivals.
🗓️ ~Sept 18–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Greenspot Farms
Mentone
28-acre farm with a hay maze, inflatable corn maze, horse rides and a petting zoo.
🗓️ Late Sept–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Los Rios Rancho
Oak Glen
SoCal's largest apple farm (since 1906) — U-pick apples, cider, BBQ and a harvest store.
🗓️ Labor Day–Thanksgiving
Get directions →Snow-Line Orchard
Oak Glen
Famous for raspberry picking, mini apple-cider donuts and wine tasting.
🗓️ Sept–Nov
Get directions →Riley's Farm
Oak Glen
Working apple orchard and living-history farm with U-pick fruit, a cider press and dinner theater.
🗓️ Sept–Nov (apple season)
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Pumpkin Station — Del Mar
Del Mar
Fairgrounds location with rides, slides and a petting zoo; free admission and parking.
🗓️ Sept 26–Oct 31
Get directions →SkyPark at Santa's Village — Fall
Skyforest
Mountain theme-park fall weekends with a park-wide patch, pumpkin painting and puppet shows.
🗓️ Oct 11–26
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch
Culver City
Upscale patch with life-size pumpkin houses, a hay maze, petting zoo and giant slides; buy tickets ahead.
🗓️ ~Oct 4–Oct 31
💵 $$ ticketed
Get directions →Mountain Valley Ranch
Ramona
Mountain-town patch with a giant corn maze, corn cannon and farm animals.
🗓️ ~Sept 27–Oct 31
💵 $ paid attractions
Get directions →Get the pumpkin-patch roundup each fall
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Heads up:patch season runs roughly late September to October 31, but exact dates, hours and reservation rules change each year — and the big ones (Mr. Bones, Cal Poly Pomona, Irvine Park Railroad) sell out. Confirm on each farm's site before you go.