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Get Your Great Pumpkin Here! | New England Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins
Yankee’s Guide to Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Patches in New England
Get Your Great Pumpkin Here! | New England Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins
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Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins in New England
MARCH FARM
Bethlehem, Connecticut A fourth-generation family farm with a 10-acre hilltop pumpkin field, offering views that stretch seemingly forever. The corn mazes and “Hayloft Playscape” for kids are great bonuses. 160 Munger Lane. 203-266-7721; marchfarm.comPUMPKIN VALLEY FARM
Dayton, Maine Enjoy a hayride out to the four-acre patch and pick from white, red, and traditional orange jack-o’-lantern-worthy pumpkins. Reasonably priced (five pounds and under for $3). The corn maze and friendly farm animals make it an outing. 100 Union Falls Road. 207-929-4088; pumpkinvalleyfarm.comBELKIN FAMILY LOOKOUT FARM
South Natick, Massachusetts Established in 1651, this family farm is located less than 20 miles from Boston. Choose from 40,000 pumpkins in the expansive patch located right across from the U-Pick barn. Hayrides and a kids’ play area keep the little ones happy. 89 Pleasant St. 508-651-1539; lookoutfarm.comDEMERITT FARM
Lee, New Hampshire Pick your own from not just one but two patches at this beautiful farm. You can either walk or ride out there, but if you’re in a rush, stop by the store to select a pumpkin. A wide variety of painted pumpkins and gourds are available too. Hop aboard a hayride or hike the trail network for more family fun. 66 Lee Road. 603-868-2111; demeritthillfarm.comBARDEN FAMILY ORCHARD
North Scituate, Rhode Island Pick a pumpkin with a legacy: Gilbert Barden added pumpkins to his grandfather’s orchard in the 1980s, and today you can still snap them right from the vine. A family-friendly farm only 13 miles from Providence. 56 Elmdale Road. 401-934-1413; bardenfamilyorchard.comSAM MAZZA’S
Colchester, Vermont Starting the last weekend of September, take a spooky hayride past the three-mile corn maze and through a haunted forest to the PYO pumpkin patch. Take a break at the picnic pavilion to admire your treasure. 277 Lavigne Road. 802-655-3440; sammazzafarms.com Do you have a favorite pick-your-own pumpkins spot in New England? For a complete list of our favorite pumpkin patches, visit: Guide to New England Pumpkin Patches
Kelsey Liebenson-Morse
Kelsey Liebenson-Morse was born in Wisconsin, and spent part of her childhood in Florida, but considers New England home. Kelsey prefers to be outside and still re-reads the Harry Potter Series occasionally. She can often be spotted riding her bike or running. She believes herself to be the only ‘Kelsey Ananda Liebenson-Morse’ in the world, but has no way to prove it.
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