The Best Twin Cities Pumpkin Patches 2026

Anoka County Farms

LOCATION: 125 Bunker Lake Blvd NE, Ham Lake, MN

Anoka County Farm in Ham Lake is a go-to spot for fall family fun, especially during their annual Pumpkin Festival running from September 20 through October 31, 2025. With just $5 admission, families can enjoy a wide variety of festive activities, including exploring a massive pumpkin patch filled with every size and color of pumpkin imaginable. The farm is packed with kid-friendly attractions like hayrides, slides, and games, making it perfect for toddlers to school-age kids. Special events like the Scott R. Bromley Memorial Pumpkin Car Show add extra excitement, and the laid-back outdoor setting makes it easy to spend a few hours soaking up the season. Whether you’re snapping fall photos, picking pumpkins, or enjoying a wagon ride, Anoka County Farms offers a simple and affordable way to celebrate autumn together.

Dehn’s Pumpkin Patch

LOCATION: 17270 125th Ave N, Dayton, MN 

Dehn’s Pumpkin Patch admission is free, and the farm offers a wide range of family‑friendly attractions—such as a corn maze, corn pit, hayrides, train rides, inflatable slides and jumpers, air cannons, gourd slingers, and hay‑bale climbing: super fun for all ages!

Eveland Family Farm

LOCATION: 2575 Andover Blvd NW, Andover, MN

Eveland Family Farm is a great destination for families, offering hands-on fun for kids and adults alike. Visitors can take a self-guided tour to meet animals like goats, llamas, alpacas, miniature horses, and pot-bellied pigs. Other attractions include hayrides, a kid-friendly corn maze, and a picnic area, all set among festive fall decorations and pumpkin picking. Admission is typically around $5 and includes most activities, with a lower-priced option for just visiting the animals.

Lendt’s Pumpkin Patch

LOCATION: 6903 Wyoming Trl, Wyoming, MN

HOURS: Daily 9 AM – Dusk

At Lendt’s Pumpkin Patch, families can enjoy picking their own pumpkins for $5, hayrides, a corn box play area, face painting, and weekend concessions. With plenty of space to explore and fun seasonal activities, it’s a great spot for a fall outing with kids.

Molin Meadows Farm

LOCATION: 32147 Tucker St NE, Cambridge, MN

Molin’s Meadows Farm is a charming, family-run sustainable farm of about 25–26 acres. With its open green fields, friendly farm animals, hayrides, garden tours, and hands-on picking experiences, Molin’s Meadows is a relaxed countryside outing that’s ideal for families looking to enjoy nature, meet farm animals, and pick pumpkins or flowers together.

Pleasant Valley Orchard

LOCATION: 17325 Pleasant Valley Rd, Shafer, MN

Pleasant Valley Orchard is a family-owned Minnesota apple orchard just south of Taylors Falls in Shafer, overlooking the scenic St. Croix Valley, and it’s an inviting fall destination for families. It’s a great spot because it blends classic fall fun, including hayrides, pick-your-own pumpkins, and rolling orchard views, with extras like apple donuts, caramel apples, live music, and a “Twelve Days of Halloween” event featuring spooky story time for kids, a kids’ scavenger hunt with prizes, and a pumpkin baking contest.

Tom’s Pumpkin Farm

LOCATION: 15281 Panola Dr, Lindstrom, MN

Tom’s Pumpkin Farm is a family‑friendly spot, ideal for parents seeking early-evening flexibility, a wide selection of pumpkins priced per pick, and a relaxed local-feel patch without large crowds or the need for reservations. The later weekend hours offer added flexibility for parents juggling daytime plans, and the simple per-pumpkin price appeals to families of all sizes.

Waldoch Farm and Garden Center

LOCATION: 8174 Lake Dr, Lino Lakes, MN

Waldoch Farm in Lino Lakes offers a fun-filled fall experience perfect for families, featuring Joyer Adventure Farm with a large pumpkin patch, corn maze, hayrides, and over 20 farm attractions. With engaging barnyard animals, a variety of pumpkins, and plenty of space to play and explore, it’s an ideal autumn destination for families looking to make lasting memories.

pumpkin patches

Afton Apple Orchard

LOCATION: 14421 90th St S, Hastings, MN

Afton Apple Orchard in Hastings is a great fall destination for families, offering a large pumpkin patch along with a variety of kid-friendly activities like hayrides, a playground, and corn mazes. The wide range of attractions, combined with U-pick options and seasonal treats, creates a festive and memorable pumpkin patch experience for all ages.

Country Sun Farm

LOCATION: 11211 60th St N, Lake Elmo, MN

Country Sun Farm is a festive, family-friendly destination in the fall with pumpkins, a petting zoo, corn maze, hayrides, and other fun attractions. It offers both free and paid activities ideal for kids. With vibrant fall décor and seasonal produce, it’s a great spot for a full day of autumn fun.

Govin’s Farm

LOCATION: N6134 670th St, Menomonie, WI 

Govin’s Farm hosts an expansive 11‑acre corn maze (including flashlight nights), on‑farm pumpkin picking, wagon rides, giant slides, mini‑golf, zip lines, hay jumps, and yard games, with farm baby animal visits on weekends. Tailored to families, the farm blends gentle interactive experiences like baby lamb and chick encounters with more adventurous attractions to entertain visitors of all ages.

Schiltgen Farms

LOCATION: 515 Keats Ave N, Lake Elmo, MN

Schiltgen Farms is a family-owned farm offering over 75 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds, along with corn stalks, straw bales, and colorful mums—making it a great spot for fall decorating and family fun. With a wide selection of unique pumpkins and a welcoming, local feel, it’s a perfect destination for families looking to enjoy a traditional autumn outing.

---

Whistling Well Farm

LOCATION: 8973 St Croix Trail S, Hastings, MN

Whistling Well Farm is a welcoming, family-friendly destination open daily during the fall season. It’s a great spot for families looking to enjoy a pumpkin patch experience, offering a peaceful country setting with pumpkins, apples, farm animals, and plenty of outdoor space for kids to explore and enjoy.

 

---

Ziertman’s Pumpkin Farm

LOCATION: 5761 Keats Ave N, Lake Elmo, MN

Ziertman’s Pumpkin Farm is a charming, family-owned, non-commercial pumpkin farm in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, with over 40 years of experience growing and selling pumpkins. The farm offers a wide selection of produce, from mini-pumpkins, gourds, decorative corn, corn stalks, and more than five types of squash, alongside pumpkins ranging from 2 to 200 pounds. Families will especially enjoy feeding the pet goats, snapping photos with kids perched on tractors surrounded by pumpkins, and picking out the perfect gourd or squash for seasonal fun.

Ask ChatG

Barten Pumpkins

LOCATION: 5716 W 280th St, New Prague, MN

Barten Pumpkinshas over 30 years of tradition on a family farm originally devoted to sweet corn; they now offer 10 acres of pumpkins across every variety. It’s a standout for families because of its welcoming, relaxed atmosphere for kids and adults! Families can roam the patch using provided wagons; enjoy free, seasonal activities like musical guests, stilts, straw bale climbing, grain‑cart basketball, and a nature play area; plus, October weekends bring kettle corn treats.

Pahls Market

LOCATION: 6885 160th St W, Apple Valley, MN

Pahl’s Market is a family-friendly destination ideal for pumpkin patch outings, featuring a vibrant greenhouse, garden center, nursery, and plenty of seasonal charm. Its welcoming atmosphere, vast selection of produce and plants, and engaging events make it a great spot to stroll, pick pumpkins, and enjoy an autumn outing with the family.

Peter’s Pumpkins & Carmen’s Corn

LOCATION: 12860 Old Brick Yard Rd, Shakopee, MN

Peter’s Pumpkins & Carmen’s Corn is a charming family‑run pumpkin farm and roadside stand that offers a fun, hands‑on fall experience. In October, families can enjoy daily U‑pick pumpkins and a corn maze, with extra weekend treats like U‑pick apples, free hayrides, freshly roasted sweet corn, and croffles—making it a delightful spot for fall outings.

Sever’s Festivals

LOCATION: 3121 W 150th St, Shakopee, MN

Sever’s is a family-centered destination offers over 30 fun-filled activities that are ideal for pumpkin‑patch lovers. These activities include the iconic corn maze and corn maze challenge, pumpkin patch, petting zoo, jumping pillows, giant slide, hay rides, pony rides, pumpkin blasters, pumpkin picking, wildlife shows, and much more. Its wide-open, stroller-friendly layout, inclusive pricing (kids under 3 are free), and flat terrain with ADA-accessible facilities make it especially welcoming for families.

Fall Harvest Orchard

LOCATION: 9048 Ahern Ave SE, Delano, MN

Fall Harvest Orchard offers a fun-filled, family‑friendly experience highlighted by over 20 varieties of apples and a chance to pick your pumpkins and squash beginning in mid‑September. With free parking and admission, more than 40 attractions, weekend food trucks, and live music on Saturdays and Sundays (1–3 pm), it’s an ideal pumpkin‑patch destination that combines agritourism with seasonal entertainment for families.

Klingelhutz Farm

LOCATION: 8971 Crossroads Blvd, Chanhassen, MN 

Klingelhutz Farm and CSA is a fifth-generation family fruit and vegetable farm in Waconia that rounds out its growing season each October with pumpkins and fall decorations alongside its produce and CSA program.

Knapton’s 

LOCATION: 5695 Hwy 55, Rockford, MN

Knapton’s offers a pick-your-own experience with more than 100 varieties of multi-colored pumpkins, gourds, squash, ornamental corn, corn shocks, birdhouse gourds, and fall decorations, perfect for families looking to wander a pumpkin patch and soak in the season.