Best Chicago Area Pumpkin Patches (Picked by Parents)

Richardson Adventure Farm boasts the world's largest corn maze, a 700' zip line, a 50' observation tower, live pig races, jumping pillows, giant slides, pedal carts, wagon rides, and a pumpkin patch.

Stade Farm is a popular pick-your-own destination, including both pumpkins and apples. Visit on a weekend in September or October to pick your own, and to enjoy their annual “Shades of Autumn” family festival, featuring 40+ farm-related attractions, pumpkin picking, special events, great food, and lots of family-orientated fun.

Sugar Grove Pumpkin Farm focuses on fall décor and offers over 100 pumpkin/gourd varieties. Other activities include a 3/4-acre corn maze, straw mound & tunnel, playhouses, and more.

In addition to pumpkins, Fall on the Farm at Tom's Farm Market features GaGa Ball, pumpkin putt-putt, a straw maze, a 6-acre corn maze, a climbing spider web, a straw mound, a petting zoo, a pedal tractor track, and much more!

In addition to their apple orchard and pumpkin patch. Goebbert's Farm features a pumpkin express train, a pumpkin slide, a pumpkin-eating dinosaur, a corn box, a carousel, a jumping pillow, pedal karts, a wagon ride, a playground, and more.

Von Bergen's Fall Pumpkin Festival Activities feature a corn maze & giant straw bale maze, barnyard animals, a bubble barn, a pumpkin house, and more!

Head to Kuipers Family Farm to pick your own apples or pumpkins. They also have pig races, a jumping pillow, a tree-top tube slide, a corn maze, and more!

Erika Roh... said:  We always look forward to our annual visit here! Best apple cider donuts ever!

All Seasons Orchard is one of the largest u-pick apple orchards in northern Illinois, with more than 16,000 apple trees and two orchards. Their wagon ride will take you to one or both orchards, depending on the pick-your-own apple varieties that are available. They also have thousands of pumpkins to choose from, whether you want to pick your own or grab an already-picked pumpkin from their pumpkin farm. The orchard also includes a corn maze, petting zoo, bunny village, giant swings, pedal karts, and more.

Alexandra F. said:  Our family loves coming to All Season's every year. The petting zoo, corn maze, zip line, bounce pillow, and many other kid-friendly activities are lots of fun, clean, and well-kept, and all of us enjoy the day out.  The apple-spiced donuts and cider are a particular treat!

For one weekend only, at Autumn Drive you can pick your own pumpkin, and enjoy the hayrides, petting zoo and tractor rides that will be available for extra fun! While there you can also shop fresh produce, arts and crafts, and explore some antiques!

The Yaegers Farm Market comes alive with colorful gourds, pumpkins, and traditional fall décor every fall. The lawns are full of pumpkins in all shapes and sizes. Chrysanthemums ranging in color from red, orange, and yellow to pink, purple, and green add to the excitement of fall decorating. Every weekend a free hayride takes riders out to the hidden pumpkin patch to pick their own pumpkin.

Royal Oak Farm Orchard is a 120-acre U-Pick apple orchard. They also grow pumpkins, gourds, and squash. And they have the country's first apple tree maze, Amaze 'N Apples, where you can wander through 1.5 miles of trails with 9 varieties of apples.

Cody's Farm & Orchards offers hayrides to pick your own pumpkin, a 5-acre corn maze, and a kids' play area with a corn box, sandbox, play tractor, and photo ops.

Honey Hill Orchard offers u-pick pumpkins as well as apples. Kids will enjoy the petting zoo and get busy running/navigating though a straw maze and more. Don't forget to visit their bakery for some tasty treats!

Jonamac Orchard is a four-generation family Apple Orchard and Pumpkin Patch that has been in operation since 1984. The apple orchard is part of the 105-acre farm in Northern Illinois, with over 20,000 apple trees. They also have a huge selection of pumpkins you can pick yourself from their massive 12-acre patch!