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Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, orchards, hayrides, and fall festivals in California.
Swank Farms is een boerderij in Hollister die sinds 1928 actief is en in oktober een herfstfestival organiseert rondom een grote maïsdoolhof, dat jaarlijks naar schatting meer dan 30.000 bezoekers trekt. De boerderij exploiteert tijdens het seizoen ook een nachtelijke spookattractie genaamd Terror in the Corn en levert het hele jaar door producten aan markten en restaurants in de Bay Area.
Visalia pumpkin patch and corn maze with daytime and evening hours, hayrides, rides, vendors and selected Field of Screams nights.
Half Moon Bay working farm and fall pumpkin destination with hay, pony and train rides, a petting zoo, children's play areas, a haunted house and seasonal food.
High Hill Ranch is een grote, langlopende boerderij in Apple Hill nabij Placerville, bekend om het plukken van appels, een bakkerij en herfstactiviteiten voor families, waaronder pompoenen. De Apple Hill Growers Association beschrijft het als de grootste en meest bezochte ranch van de regio.
Forneris Farms is een boerenmarkt in de San Fernando Valley in Mission Hills die elke oktober een maïsdoolhof met herfstthema, een pompoenveld en een treinrit toevoegt. De markt werkt uitsluitend met contant geld en huisdieren zijn niet toegestaan; producten worden verkocht bij de markttafel in plaats van dat ze zelf geplukt mogen worden.
Anderson working farm's fall festival with pumpkins, daytime and haunted corn mazes, flower fields, farm animals, rides, trains, food and live entertainment.
Brookshire Farms is billed as home to the largest corn maze on the Central Coast, a roughly 7-acre design with about four miles of trail, alongside a smaller kids' maze and a child-sized hay-bale maze. The fall festival also includes a pumpkin patch, corn cannon, tractor-pulled hayrides, and farm animals.
Tanaka Farms is an Irvine farm running a fall pumpkin patch with a corn maze designed to be approachable for young children, wagon rides past pumpkin fields, a petting zoo, and u-pick produce. The 2026 season runs September 20 through November 2, with expanded weekend Fall Harvest Festival activities including ATV rides and a pumpkin cannon.
Simonian Farms is a long-running Fresno farm market that adds a small children's corn maze and pumpkin patch each fall, along with a goat-feeding area as part of its Fall Festival.
Live Oak Canyon markets itself as the largest pumpkin patch in Southern California, operating for 45 years with over 70 rides and attractions, a corn maze, and a petting zoo of more than 400 animals. The 2026 Fall Harvest Festival opens September 17.
Lathrop's large October farm event with a giant corn maze, pumpkin patch, haunted house, hayrides, train, mini golf, slides, races, animals and pumpkin blasters.
Irvine Park Railroad operates a pumpkin patch within Irvine Regional Park in Orange, running daily throughout October with a hay maze and its signature miniature train ride through the park.
Big Horse Corn Maze & Harvest Festival is an 11-plus-acre corn maze in Temecula run by Big Horse Feed & Mercantile each October, with a pumpkin patch, wagon rides, farm animals, and a pumpkin launcher as added attractions.
Cal Poly Pomona's PumpkinFest at Kellogg Ranch is a university-run pumpkin patch billed as one of the largest in California, growing more than 70,000 pumpkins across a 10-acre field. The 2026 festival runs October 10-31, open Thursdays and Fridays afternoons and full days on weekends, with organized field trips available.
Underwood Family Farms runs its 29th Annual Fall Harvest Festival at its Moorpark location from September 26 through October 31, 2026. The event includes a two-acre corn maze, a pumpkin patch, tractor-drawn wagon rides, hay pyramids, and an animal center, with different themed activities on different weekends.