Fun Fall Activity: Pumpkin Patch! | Beach Cities Moms

With trick-or-treating being up in the air this year, we are all looking for fun festive activities to do with our kids to celebrate the Halloween season🎃

We gathered a list of Pumpkin Patches throughout (and outside of) LA. Get the details on each below and decide which one will suit your family the best✨

A heads up! From the research I did for this post, it seems that if you are going to visit on the weekend (especially the last two weekends of the month), it would be best to either choose a farm that requires an advanced reservation, or go early in the morning right when they open. Otherwise, it sounds like the lines could be pretty brutal given Covid restrictions. If you can make a trip during the week it sounds like it should be pretty easy no matter which farm you choose.

Happy pumpkin picking!🧡

Irvine Park Railroad Pumpkin Patch

Irvine Park Railroad

Hours:

Monday-Friday 10am-5pm

Saturday-Sunday 9am-6pm

 

 

Time of Year:

October 1-October 31

 

Cost:

Admission is FREE

 

Location:

 

Available Activities:

  • Train Ride
  • Wagon Ride
  • Game Booths
  • Photo Opportunities
  • Pumpkins will be presented to you behind a counter and you tell the staff which one would you like, you are not picking from a field here.

 

Contact:

(714) 997-3968

Gilchrist Farms

Gilchrist Farm

Hours:

7 days a week 9am-6pm

 

Time of Year:

September 26-November 1

 

Cost:

Admission is FREE

 

Location:

30116 Bouquet Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA, 91390

 

Available Activities:

  • Pumpkin Patch is first come, first serve
  • Farm Visits REQUIRE RESERVATION (Includes pony rides, wagon rides, archery, axe throwing, pumpkin slingshots, fall crafts, and more)

 

Contact:

(661) 645-2517

[email protected]

Tanaka Farms

Tanaka Farms

Hours:

Monday-Friday: Wagon Ride U-Pick Pumpkins 9am-5pm

Saturday & Sunday: Drive-thru U-Pick Pumpkins 9am-5pm

 

Time of Year:

September 19th-October 31st

 

Cost:

Wagon Ride U-Pick: $25 per person ages 3+

Drive-thru U-Pick: $20 per person ages 3+

 

Location:

5380 3/4 University Dr. Irvine, CA 92612

 

Available Activites:

  • Drive-Thru Produce Stand (daily 9am-5pm)
  • The Tanaka Grill

 

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Contact:

(949) 653-2100

info@tanakafarms.com

 

Underwood Family Farms

Underwood Family Farms

Hours:

7 days a week 9am-6pm 

 

Time of Year:

October 1-October 31

 

Cost:

Weekdays: Tickets sold at gate only $8 per person ages 2+

Weekends: Tickets sold at gate AND on-line $15 per person ages 2+

 

Location:

3370 Sunset Valley Rd. Moorpark, CA 93021

 

Available Activities:

  • Wagon Rides
  • Corn Trail Ride-through
  • Gigantic Pumpkin Patch
  • Pick Your Own Fields
  • Photo Opportunities
  • Pumpkin House
  • Giant Tractor Display
  • Giant Spiders
  • Harvest Basket
  • Misting Tunnel
  • Hay Pyramid
  • Animal Center Viewing
  • Pull wagons & wheelbarrows available (Personal wagons & strollers encouraged)
  • Roaming Performers at a distance (Weekends only)

 

ON-LINE TICKET PURCHASE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED FOR WEEKEND VISTITS

Contact:

805-529-3690

[email protected]

 

 

 

Forneris Farms

Forneris Farms

Hours:

7 days a week 9am-6pm

 

Time of Year:

October 10-November 1

 

Cost:

$5 per person ages 2+ for admission into the farm

Additional $10 per person ages 2+ for train ride and U-Pick pumpkin 

 

Location:

15200 Rinaldi Street, Mission Hills, California 91345

 

Available Activites:

  • Farm Market 
  • Train Ride
  • Light refreshments (weekends only- bottled water, soda, kettle corn)

 

THIS FARM IS CASH ONLY

TRAIN RIDE ONLY AVAILABLE M/W/F (1:30p-5p) & Sat/Sun (9a-5p)

Contact:

(818) 361-0714

 

 

 

Tina's Pumpkin Patch

Tina’s Pumpkin Patch

Hours:

7 days a week 10am-8pm (open until 9pm Fridays & Saturdays)

 

Time of Year:

October 2-October 31

 

Cost:

Admission is FREE

 

Location:

4725 Woodman Ave. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

 

Available Activites:

  • Pony Ride (Wed-Sun, $6)
  • Petting Zoo (Daily, $3)
  • Train Ride ($3)
  • Straw Maze

 

Contact:

818-495-8750

 

 

 

 

Shawn's Pumpkin Patch

Shawn’s Pumpkin Patch

Hours:

Mon-Thurs: 1pm-8pm

Friday & Saturday: 10am-9pm

Sunday: 10am-8pm

 

Time of Year:

October 3-October 31

 

Cost:

FREE ADMISSION

Visiting on weekdays or early morning on weekends is strongly encouraged to avoid lines for entrance.  They will enforce a “one family in, one family out” method when the Patch reaches a certain capacity. 

 

Location: (only one location this year due to Covid)

3443 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034

 

Available Activites:

  • Train Ride ($3)
  • Petting Zoo ($3)
  • Select Game Booths
  • U-Pick Pumpkins

 

 

Contact:

323-325-6314

[email protected]

 

 

 

Mr. Jack O' Lanterns

Mr. Jack O’ Lanterns

Hours:

Monday-Thursday 11am-8pm

Friday & Saturday 10am-9pm

Sunday 10am-8pm

 

 

Time of Year:

October 3-October 31

 

Cost:

Admission is FREE

 

Location:

1841 N. Highland Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028

 

Available Activites:

  • Pumpkin Decorating Station
  • Photo Station 
  • Costumes for Sale

 

Contact:

(844) 452-2567

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

It would be a good idea to call ahead before you make a trip out to the farm just to make sure nothing has changed with Covid policies and that they still have available crops.

Make sure you bring a mask!

Check the weather forecast before you go as the weather can vary greatly at this time of year.

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