Nothing says fall like picking the perfect pumpkin. Whether you’re after a classic orange pumpkin for carving, a quirky gourd for decorating, or a full-day fall festival experience, Dayton has plenty of farms and markets to explore.
This guide covers the best places for hayrides, corn mazes, family photo ops, and the perfect pumpkin for your porch.
Pumpkin Patches in Dayton & the Miami Valley
Brumbaugh’s Fruit Farm Pumpkin Patch
Brumbaugh’s pairs a hayride out to the pumpkin patch with more than 25 fall activities included in admission — a zip line, a 40-foot tunnel slide, Storybook Forest, and a petting zoo among them. General admission is $12 per person, $5 for ages 65 and up, and free for kids 3 and under.
6420 Arcanum Hollansburg Rd, Arcanum, OH 45304 | 937-692-8084 | Website
Kleather’s Pumpkin Patch
Kleather’s has sold pumpkins from the same Springboro lot since 1976. Along with the pumpkin patch, you’ll find gourds, squash, apple cider, straw bales, apples and fall snacks. Hours run 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
90 W. Central Ave, Springboro, OH 45066 | 937-748-9826 | Website
Lucas Brothers Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch
Lucas Brothers’ Fall Festival runs September 25 through October 25 at Candlebrook Farm. General admission covers the farm grounds, the Fall Fest Shop, and the pick-your-own pumpkin patch, with pumpkins priced per pound. A wristband adds the hayride, six-acre corn maze, pedal bikes, barrel train and farm animals. Hours are Fridays 5 to 9 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays noon to 5 p.m.
3269 Ferry Rd, Bellbrook, OH 45305 | 513-496-4769 | Website
Majestic Nursery & Gardens Pumpkin Patch
Majestic Nursery’s Amazing Maze covers 15 acres, with an optional treasure hunt through three and a half miles of walkways — finish it and you get a mini pumpkin. The farm grows nearly 45 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds, including a field where you can pick your own. Hours run 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, mid-September through October.
2100 Preble County Line Rd, West Alexandria, OH 45381 | 937-833-5100 | Website
McMonigle Farms Pumpkin Fest
McMonigle Farms offers U-pick pumpkins, a hayride through wooded trails, a corn maze included with the hayride, a cow train, and a free straw maze. Hours run noon to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through late October.
5490 S. Dixie Hwy, Franklin, OH 45005 | 937-672-8248 | Website
Peifer Orchards Pumpkin Patch
Peifer Orchards’ u-pick pumpkin patch is open Saturdays and Sundays; pre-picked pumpkins are also available at the farm market.
4590 US 68 N, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 | 937-767-2208 | Website
Tom’s Maze & Pumpkin Farm
Tom’s Maze runs September 11 through November 1, with an eight-acre corn maze redesigned every year, a pumpkin cannon, a farm animal display, and a pumpkin train. General admission is $12 per person, ages 5 and up; kids 15 and under must stay with an adult in the maze. Hours are Thursdays and Sundays, noon to 6 p.m. (Sunday to 6:30 p.m.), and Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 10 p.m.
4881 Germantown-Liberty Rd, Germantown, OH 45327 | 937-866-2777 | Website
Tuken’s Orchard & Farm Market
Tuken’s is a u-pick destination for pumpkins, apples and gourds, with a free petting zoo and a farm market stocked with preserves and fresh cider. Hours run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
15725 Dayton Eaton Pike, West Alexandria, OH 45381 | 937-687-3848 | Website
Warrick Farm Pumpkins & Mums
Warrick Farm charges no gate fee — you can browse pumpkins and mums for free. The cow-encounter hayride, where riders feed cattle straight from the wagon, runs $8.50 per person; kids under 2 ride free. Open weekends, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., late September through late October.
8055 S. Union Rd, Miamisburg, OH 45342 | 937-671-2989 | Website
Windmill Farm Market Pumpkin Patch & Spooktacular Hayride
Windmill’s Spooktacular runs September 26 through October 31. The $15 all-inclusive ticket covers the 30-minute Adventure Hayride, a pumpkin bounce pad, the cornstalk tunnel, play areas and farm animals; a $5 value ticket covers everything but the hayride. Kids under 2 are free. Weekend hayrides run Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays run 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with $10 tickets. The farm market itself is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
1454 E. State Route 73, Springboro, OH 45066 | 937-885-3965 | Website
Young’s Jersey Dairy Pumpkin Patch
Young’s Jersey Dairy‘s Fall Farm Festival runs daily, August 1 through October 26, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There’s no general admission; pumpkins, the corn maze, the carousel and other attractions are priced individually.
6880 Springfield-Xenia Rd, Yellow Springs, OH 45387 | 937-325-0629 | Website
