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Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, orchards, hayrides, and fall festivals in Iowa.
Iowa Orchard is een boerenmarkt aan de rand van Urbandale met zelfpluk appels, een taartenbakkerij en een seizoensgebonden pompoenveld met een Family Fun Zone die van eind september tot Halloween open is. Een aparte locatie van Iowa Orchard in het nabijgelegen Granger biedt op afspraak zelfpluk bessen en zonnebloemen.
Deal's Orchard, sinds 1917 in beheer van vijf generaties van de familie Deal nabij Jefferson, is een appelboomgaard die elke herfst naast het zelfplukseizoen voor appels ook een pompoenveld, een maïsdoolhof, hoofritten, hard cider en een bakkerij aanbiedt.
Center Grove Orchard, south of Ames near Cambridge, combines a large u-pick pumpkin patch and apple orchard with a corn maze and more than 40 farmyard attractions including slides, zip lines, a corn pool, and pedal-cart and train rides. The farm also runs school-tour and farm-camp programs and a bakery.
The Community Orchard in Fort Dodge grows over 5,000 apple trees and pairs u-pick apples with the Back 40 Playground, a four-acre kids' play area that includes a corn maze, tire mountain, jumping pillow, and animal area, plus a cafe and retail market.
Wilson's Orchard & Farm, just north of Iowa City, is a u-pick fruit farm dating to 1980 that has expanded into pumpkins, sweet corn, and a seasonal corn maze each September and October, alongside a farm market, bakery, cidery, and event space.
Pinter's Gardens and Pumpkins in Decorah grew from a landscaping business into a year-round agritourism destination, with a fall pumpkin patch, corn maze, wagon rides, farm animals, and pedal carts alongside its display gardens, bakery, and orchard.
Appleberry Farm, also known as Atha's Orchard, is a u-pick apple orchard and pumpkin patch in Marshalltown offering pumpkins, gourds, sweet corn, and flowers, with hayrides, a petting barnyard, and a seasonal food truck.
Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard, operating since 1994 in Council Bluffs, is a 70-acre orchard and vineyard with a 5-acre corn maze, a 10-acre u-pick pumpkin patch, a petting zoo, playground, and climbing feature, plus a pizza and cider taproom and an annual Pumpkin Fest in October.
Pioneer Trail Orchard & Pumpkin Patch in Council Bluffs offers apple picking, a corn maze, and a hayrack ride to the pumpkin fields, alongside an on-site grill and bar under the same ownership.