9 of Seattle’s best pumpkin patches that also offer corn mazes, fall festivals

In addition to apple picking and pressing in the state’s orchards and razor clam digging along the coast, another fall activity is resuming in Washington as the days get shorter and colorful leaves begin to fall: pumpkin fields.

With many of the area’s U-Pick pumpkin fields opening for their fall season next week, it’s time to get your flannels out, sharpen your pumpkin carving tools, and go on a weekend adventure.

Whether you’re looking to comb the fields for the biggest pumpkin or snap some fall photos of the family, read on for a look at the best pumpkins less than an hour from Seattle.

Pumpkins sit in a field at Remlinger Farms.

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1. Remlinger farms, carnation

In addition to U-Pick pumpkins, this family-run farm has fall fare (and its famous U-Bake Pies) in the Railway Cafe and Market. Not to mention, they have antique cars to drive, ponies to ride, and other farm animals to stroke, and a variety of rides like a roller coaster, merry-go-round, and ferris wheel.

Their annual Fall Festival, which begins September 25th and continues every weekend in October, offers all of the fall fun that could fit into a day, including pumpkin picking, corn mazes, and tractor hay rides. This year all entries must be reserved in advance. Tickets are available here.

Pumpkin prices at the Thomasson Family Farm

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2. Thomasson Family Farm, Enumclaw

On the way into its 15th fall season, the Thomasson Family Farm begins picking pumpkins at their fall festival from September 25th to 26th and then all of October. While the U-Pick Pumpkin Field is free to enter, the Fall Festival requires tickets and includes activities like corn mazes, laser tag, farm animals, and more. Her home decor and candy store, The Parlor, also opens in October with treats like fudge, caramel apples, and pepper jellies.

Tickets can be bought online or at the farm.

A couple select a pumpkin at Swans Trail Farms.

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3. Swans Trail Farms, Snohomish

Located on the banks of the Snohomish River, this centuries-old farm opens on September 18 with an Fall Festival that includes 5 acres of apple picking, corn mazes, and U-Pick pumpkin fields that run from September 25 through October.

The farm is open from September 25th to October 31st from 10am to 6pm. Guests are asked to purchase their tickets online prior to arrival, but walkups are allowed.

Carleton Farms

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4. Carleton Farm, Lake Stevens

Carleton Farm is family owned and operated as a dairy farm in the 1960s. Now they welcome guests to a pumpkin patch, wagon rides, tube slides, and haystacks. Not to mention there is a 5 acre corn maze.

Access to the pumpkin patch is free, but there is an entrance fee for the corn maze and all other activities. The farm autumn festivities start on October 1st.

Craven Farms in Snohomish.

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5. Craven Farms, Snohomish

Craven Farm has a 15-acre corn maze ($ 8), mini golf ($ 5), and over 50 varieties of pumpkin to sift through while you sip an apple cider, snack on a funnel cake, or sip chili from a bread bowl. Their 39th annual autumn festival begins on September 18th.

The farm is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. No reservations are required.

Mount Rainier stands behind the pumpkin patch on the Carpinito Brothers Farm.

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6. Carpinito Brothers Farm, Kent

The Carpinito Brothers started out as two gentlemen selling products from a street stall. Now they open their huge pumpkin patch, grocery store and corn maze to families every year. With Mount Rainier visible from the maze of orange vegetables, visitors can also test their wits in two corn mazes.

Carpinito Brothers will officially open the Pumpkin Field and Corn Maze for the season on September 24th. There is a $ 5 entry fee to pumpkin fields, but this will count towards pumpkin purchases.

Bailey Farm

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7. Bailey Farm, Snohomish

Drive just under an hour north of downtown Seattle and stumble upon the 5th generation family farm known as Bailey Farm, Cabbage for an Fall Vegetable Medley. The pumpkin patch is expected to open in mid-September. Check their website for details.

Entrance to a corn maze.

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8. Bob’s Corn and Pumpkin Farm, Maltby

An hour northeast of downtown Seattle, Bob’s Corn & Pumpkin Farm has a corn maze, a pumpkin patch with over 60 varieties, hay rides, and a country store with all sorts of apple butters and sweet breads. For hungry pumpkin pickers, the farm also offers weekend dishes such as roasted corn, Bavarian roasted almonds, delicious pumpkin donuts and portions of corn dogs with a side dish of curly fries.

Your fall season will officially start on September 18th and last through October 31st. The operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shop opening times are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tickets must be purchased online and in advance. No exceptions on the October weekends.

Access to groceries and concessions, the country store and pre-picked pumpkins is free.

Pumpkins on a pumpkin farm near Seattle.

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9. Stocker Farms, Snohomish

Enjoy hay rides, a corn maze and more than 30 other festive attractions on this popular farm just 50 minutes north of town. With the backdrop of the Cascade Mountains in the background, the farm also offers several photo opportunities.

The farm’s Fall Festival begins September 18-19 and runs September 25-26 and October 1-31. Tickets are available here.