Pumpkin Patches in Iowa

Aaron and Jordan's Pumpkin Patch

Boone, IA

Aaron and Jordan's Pumpkin Patch sits near the junction of Route 30 and T Avenue outside Boone. Beyond the name and location, hours and contact details aren't posted online.

Autumn Acres Pumpkin Patch

Oskaloosa, IA

Autumn Acres Pumpkin Patch sits on Highway 92 outside Oskaloosa in Mahaska County. Beyond the name, address, and season, no confirmed hours or contact details are posted online.

Bart's Farm and Pumpkin Patch-Haunted Corn Maze

Marion, IA

Bart's Farm charges no admission or parking fee - pay only for what you pick or ride. The Alburnett Road farm runs pumpkins in every size, a small corn maze, hayrides, and weekend pony rides, open weekdays 3 p.m. to dark and weekends 9 a.m. to dark each fall through Halloween. It's built as an affordable, low-frills alternative to the bigger agritourism farms around Cedar Rapids.

Bode's Moonlight Gardens

Algona, IA

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Buffalo Pumpkin Patch

Buffalo, IA

Buffalo Pumpkin Patch doubles as an event center on Front Street, running pumpkin sales alongside a petting zoo, pony rides, and carnival-style rides through the fall. The event-center side means the grounds get booked for private gatherings too, not just walk-in pumpkin picking. Cash and check only per its business listing.

Colony Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

North Liberty, IA

Colony Pumpkin Patch bills itself as 'a little country in the city,' running a five-acre corn maze alongside pumpkin hunting, hayrides, and a playground just outside North Liberty. It's a compact operation aimed at families who want fall activities without driving out to rural farmland - eastern Iowa's version of a pumpkin patch reachable in fifteen minutes from Iowa City or Cedar Rapids.

DeMoss Pumpkin Farm

Ames, IA

DeMoss Pumpkin Farm grows pumpkins in Ames, in central Iowa's Story County, tied to the fall pumpkin-patch season common across the state's corn country.

Diane's Pumpkin Patch

Ireton, IA

Diane's Pumpkin Patch ran south of Ireton for 17 years before owners Denny and Diane Ten Napel retired and closed the farm, according to the Hawarden Independent/Ireton newspaper. In its run, visitors picked pumpkins and squash straight from the field on Highway C-12. The listing stays here as a record of what operated at this address, not as an invitation to visit.

East Post Pumpkins

Marion, IA

East Post Pumpkins started in 2009 as a hobby patch and has grown into a self-serve roadside stand in Marion, open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through the season. Alongside specialty pumpkins and mums, the farm grows fresh cut flowers — zinnias, sunflowers, strawflowers, peonies — plus honey and lavender, sold on the honor system rather than through a staffed stand.

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Festival

Sherrill, IA

Fall Harvest Days & Pumpkin Festival runs on the Spoerl family's Hammerand Road grounds outside Sherrill, and it's free to get in. The lineup leans toward the low-key end of fall attractions — hay wagon rides, a kiddie train, pedal tractor pulls, running gas engines, pony rides, and fall decorating supplies pulled straight from the farm. It's open dawn to dusk, seven days a week during the season.

Harvest Moon Manor featuring Pumpkin Paradise

Waverly, IA

Harvest Moon Manor runs its Pumpkin Paradise attraction outside Waverly in Bremer County. No independent listing confirms current hours, activities, or season dates — a call ahead is the surest way to plan a visit.

Hoefling's Pumpkin Patch

Marcus, IA

Hoefling's Pumpkin Patch sits on East Spruce Street in Marcus, a small Cherokee County town in northwest Iowa. It's a family pumpkin patch operating each fall on the property.

Howell's Pumpkin Patch

Cumming, IA

Howell's Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch sits 25 miles south of Des Moines off I-35, with an 8-acre corn maze as the anchor and a long list of add-ons: wagon rides, a paintball range, pedal go-karts, a corn cannon, and goat cuddling during the season's first few weekends. The farm stand sells kettle corn, caramel apples, and cider donuts. It runs daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of October.

McCurdy's Pumpkins

Atlantic, IA

McCurdy's Pumpkins has grown pumpkins at the junction of Highway 6 and 71 outside Atlantic since the mid-2000s, building a following for its field days and photo-op farm scenes. The walk-through patch itself is no longer open to visitors, but the family still grows pumpkins each year and sells them directly — call ahead to arrange pickup.

Papa's Pumpkin Patch

Bellevue, IA

Papa's Pumpkin Patch sits on 360th Avenue outside Bellevue, a Mississippi River town in Jackson County known for its bluffs and lock and dam. It's a family pumpkin patch operating each fall on the property.

Patch's Pumpkins & Honey Farm

Adel, IA

Patch's Pumpkins & Honey Farm combines a fall pumpkin patch with honey production on L Lane outside Adel, in the Raccoon River valley west of Des Moines. The pairing of pumpkins and hives is uncommon among Iowa's agritourism farms.

Pierce's Pumpkin Patch

Chariton, IA

Pierce's Pumpkin Patch has grown pumpkins on the same Chariton ground since 1981, cultivating more than 120 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds each season. Visitors work through a hay-bale maze populated with farm animals, then pick up fall décor and treats before heading home. The patch opens the last weekend of September and runs through October, with its Fall Festival held the second weekend of October.

Pinter's Gardens and Pumpkins

Decorah, IA

The Pinter family has run landscaping and greenhouse work out of Decorah since 1998, and built it into a year-round destination with a pumpkin patch, u-pick apples, and a bakery selling scones and cupcakes alongside perennials, shrubs, and trees. The Highway 9 property doubles as a working nursery and a fall agritourism stop in northeast Iowa.

Pioneer Trail Orchard & Pumpkin Patch

Council Bluffs, IA

Pioneer Trail Orchard & Pumpkin Patch is located on Chestnut Road in Council Bluffs. Current details on what's grown, hours, and contact information aren't available online — the name suggests a combined orchard and pumpkin operation typical of the area's fall circuit.

Pumpkin City Corn Maze

Sioux City, IA

Pumpkin City Corn Maze sits along Harbor Drive on Sioux City's Missouri River side. As the name implies, expect a fall corn maze paired with pumpkin picking — call ahead for current hours, since no independent listing confirms this season's dates.

Pumpkinland

Orange City, IA

Pumpkinland grows what it calls the biggest pumpkins in the area on Jackson Avenue in Orange City, in Iowa's Dutch-settled northwest corner, with corn mazes, hayrides, and a petting zoo each fall. Summer visits include u-pick blueberries and farm tours, and the off-season brings pheasant and dove hunting on the same ground.

Pumpkin Palooza

Yale, IA

Pumpkin Palooza is a seasonal pumpkin operation on B Avenue outside Yale, in Guthrie County. Beyond the name and address, little is published online — no confirmed hours, so a call ahead is the safer bet before visiting.

Pumpkin Patch Pizzazz

Monticello, IA

Pumpkin Patch Pizzazz built its fall visit around more than picking a pumpkin - a bale-and-tire maze, a human hamster roll, and a corn maze walk, plus gourds and fall decor for sale at the stand. The farm sits at 16359 170th Ave outside Monticello. Some listings note the operation paused after the 2019 season, so call ahead before planning a visit.

Pumpkinville & Corn Maze in Mitchellville

Mitchellville, IA

Pumpkinville charges no general admission - walk in free and pay only for the corn maze, pumpkins, or produce you actually want. The fourth-generation family farm sits two blocks south of Casey's, about 12 miles from the I-80/I-35 interchange in Des Moines, with a full corn maze plus a smaller maze built for younger kids. Hayrides and seasonal decorations round out the visit, and the family has run the place for more than 30 years.

Red Barn Pumpkin Farm

Muscatine, IA

Red Barn Pumpkin Farm is located on New Era Road outside Muscatine, near the Mississippi River. Current hours and contact information aren't published in any listing found — confirm before visiting.

River Valley Pumpkins

Steamboat Rock, IA

River Valley Pumpkins ran a fall pumpkin patch on 200th Street outside Steamboat Rock, in the Iowa River bottomland of Hardin County. A regional pumpkin-patch directory reported in 2021 that the farm had closed permanently. The listing stays here as a record of what operated at this address - call ahead before making a special trip.

Schusters Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze

Dubuque, IA

Schuster's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze operates on Schueller Heights Road outside Dubuque, offering pumpkins and a corn maze as its core fall draw. The farm maintains a standing website, though current hours and pricing weren't independently confirmed — check before visiting.

Sherman's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze

Manchester, IA

Dean and Jackie Sherman started this farm in 1980 and added the corn maze in 2004; their daughter and son-in-law, Scott and Sarah Hermanson, took over in 2024. The six-acre maze includes interactive stations built around a pirate ship, a train, and a firetruck, and the farm sells pumpkins, gourds, squash, and Indian corn straight off the vine. Free hay rides run on weekend afternoons as staffing allows.

Shima Pumpkin Patch

Solon, IA

Shima Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal pumpkin farm on Highway 382 outside Solon, in Johnson County's cluster of fall patches. Hours and current offerings aren't posted online, so a call ahead is worth it before visiting.

The Pumpkin Barn

Council Bluffs, IA

The Pumpkin Barn sits on Highway 92 outside Council Bluffs, in Iowa's Loess Hills area. Beyond the name and address, details on hours and what's grown on-site aren't published online.

The Pumpkin Patch

Sioux City, IA

The Pumpkin Patch operates on Gordon Drive on Sioux City's south side, a separate operation from the Harbor Drive corn maze across town. No independent listing confirms current hours or pricing — check before visiting during pumpkin season.

The Pumpkin Ranch

Winterset, IA

The Pumpkin Ranch sits on Hiatt Apple Trail in Winterset, the Madison County seat famous for its covered bridges and as John Wayne's birthplace. Its address alone suggests an apple orchard alongside the fall pumpkin patch.

Uncle Bill's Farm & Carroll's Pumpkin Farm

Grinnell, IA

Uncle Bill's Farm was once named one of the best pumpkin farms in America by Travel + Leisure, with ten acres of pumpkin picking, a corn maze, a train depot, and farm animals outside Grinnell. The property also runs a gift shop and sells donuts, popcorn, apple cider, and candy apples through the fall season.

Uncle LeRoy's Pumpkin Patch

Denison, IA

LeRoy Childress opened this pumpkin patch on Highway 59 South in 2008 and built it around a full afternoon of activities - a hayride out to the patch, a corn maze, a petting zoo, and a haunted house for those who want it. It's Crawford County's family-run answer to the bigger agritourism farms near the metro areas.

Upah's Pumpkin Patch

Toledo, IA

Upah's Pumpkin Patch is a five-acre operation about a mile northeast of Toledo, growing pumpkins, mini pumpkins, gourds, and squash alongside fall decorations. It's a smaller, straightforward stop compared to the festival-style patches nearby — no corn maze or midway, just a family growing and selling what's in the field that week.

U-pick Pumpkins & More

Osage, IA

This u-pick patch sits along Highway 218 outside Osage, in Mitchell County's corn-and-bean country of north-central Iowa. As the name suggests, pumpkins are the draw, with fall the season to call ahead and check what's ready.

Welch's Orchard Pumpkin Patch

Council Bluffs, IA

Welch's Orchard grows five apple varieties alongside pumpkins and gourds on its Council Bluffs farm, and keeps its own bees for honey sold on-site. Visitors can pick apples straight from the trees or take a honeybee tour before browsing the farm stand. Hours run 4 to 7pm weekdays and 9am to 7pm on weekends during picking season. Cash only.

Aaron and Jordan's Pumpkin Patch

Boone, IA

Allsup's Farm Pumpkinville and Corn Maze

Mitchellville, IA

Indianola Bloom - produce, pumpkins, & flowers

Indianola, IA

The Pumpkin Ranch

Winterset, IA