It's not all about chunky knits and crunchy leaves: Fall is the prime time for pumpkins. Here are a few D.C.-area pumpkin patches to visit in the new season.
This spot in Loudoun County, Virginia, has pick-your-own pumpkins and apples through the month of October. The farm’s market sells local honey, jams and freshly baked goods, and the concession stand serves cider doughnuts and made-to-order flat bread pizzas.ÌýPro tip: is just across the street. The local brewery makes its beers with produce grown at Great Country Farms. .
(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic
Cox Farms is so much more than a pumpkin patch. Located in Centreville, Virginia, it hosts a complete with hayrides, slides, animals, live entertainment, food, and yes, pumpkins. The pumpkins aren’t pick-your-own, but there are plenty from which to choose. Ìý
(Photo courtesy Cox Farms)
Photo courtesy Cox Farms
In Middletown, Maryland, Jumbo’s Pumpkin Patch has acres of pick-your-own pumpkinsÌý— plus a 15-acre corn maze, a petting zoo, hayrides and a 3,000-square-foot “craft attic” stocked with homemade goods for sale. The 2018 season runs Sept. 22 to Oct. 31.
(Getty Images/Matt Cardy)
Getty Images/Matt Cardy
Out at The Plains in Fauquier County, Virginia, visitors will find a corn maze, hayrides, farm animals, a pumpkin patch (promising thousands of pumpkins), games and more. The fall festival, which runs Sept. 22 to Nov. 4, is $11 for general admission.Ìý
(AP Photo/Jack Sauer)
AP Photo/Jack Sauer
Tuesdays through Fridays, from Oct. 2 to Nov. 2, Butler’s Orchard offers “,” where visitors can explore the farm’s learning stations, wander through the straw maze and pick a pumpkin in the pumpkin patchÌý— all for $7.50. The Germantown, Maryland, farm also celebrates the fall season with its . Expect hayrides,Ìýa jump in the hay loft, giant slides, caramel applesÌýand more. Admission to the festival is $12.
(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Enjoy pig races, a goat walk, playgrounds, a jumping pillow and pick your own pumpkin in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Berryville, Virginia. You can also partake in the corn maze (similar to last year’s portrait of Kirk Cousins above). Food and farm-related gifts are also available. is $10; free for kids 2 and younger.Ìý
(Courtesy Wayside Fun Farm)
Courtesy Wayside Fun Farm
Montpelier Farms’ fall festival runs Sept. 15 to Nov. 4. Attractions at the Upper Marlboro, Maryland, site include a corn maze, face painting, hayrides, straw art and more. The pumpkin patch is pick-your-own, and all pumpkins under 5 pounds are $3. is $12.
(Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Located in Prince William County, Virginia, Yankey Farms is home to a , as well as other fall-themed farmyard activities. Ìý
(Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Throughout the month of October, Marker-Miller Orchards in Winchester, Virginia, has pick-your-own pumpkins, apples and winter squash. the farm will hold its annual Pumpkin Festival with pumpkin pie, pumpkin rolls, pumpkin bars and pumpkin doughnuts.
(Getty Images/Matt Cardy)
Getty Images/Matt Cardy
On weekends in the fall, Rock Hill OrchardÌýin northern Montgomery County, Maryland, . There are also two corn mazes, a pumpkin cannon and pick-your-own apples. Craving something sweet? Stop by Woodbourne Creamery at Rock Hill OrchardÌýfor ice cream made right there on the farm.
(Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Ìý
Both the pumpkin patch and apple orchard at Gaver Farm are pick-your-own, and from Sept. 7 to Nov. 4, the Mount Airy, Maryland, farm is hosting its, which has 45 activities, including a corn maze, duck races andÌýgiant slides.
(Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Ìý
Weekends in October, Knighongale Farm in Harwood, Maryland, is open for pumpkin picking, a corn maze, hayrides, pony rides and more. There is no admission fee to the fall festivities.
(Thinkstock)
Thinkstock
Fall fun at this Frederick, Maryland, site include a corn maze (2015’s, above, was of Taylor Swift), giant slides, apple blaster cannon, live weekend entertainment, fireworks and even wood-fired pizza.
(Summers Farm via YouTube)
Summers Farm via YouTube
A gigantic 24-acre maze at this site nearÌýLeesburg, Virginia, is regarded as legendary, drawing big crowds every weekend. Also enjoy pumpkin blasters, corn cannons, live music and pig races. Pumpkins and other treats are available at the general store.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
Hardcore fanatics flock to this Somerset, Virginia, farm. And for the most advanced fanatics, are available. Also enjoy wagon rides and pumpkin picking. .
(AP Photo/David Mercer)
AP Photo/David Mercer
The “Home of Maryland’s Largest Corn Maze” is at this farm in Thurmont. (Their design skills are reflected in an earlier maze — a portrait of Larry Hogan). The less-ambitious can check out smaller mazes, apple cannons, a pumpkin patch, a farm animal experience area, mountain slides and zip lines.
(Courtesy Lawyer’s Farm)
WASHINGTONÌý— It’s not all about chunky knits and crunchy leaves: Fall is the prime time for pumpkins.
And, in the D.C. area, there’s no shortage of farms and orchards with pick-your-own patches and harvest festivals to usher in the season. Here are a few to visit this fall.