Bay Area’s Best Pumpkin Patches for 2026
Get into the fall spirit by picking out your favorite pumpkin at a local pumpkin patch. Best of all, nearly all of the pumpkin patches listed below offer free admission for all. Some fun fall activities like their corn mazes or hayrides may require a fee though.
Here’s a list of fantastic Bay Area pumpkin patches for 2026! We’ll be updating this list frequently as we get more information for 2026.
San Francisco
Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch & Mini Hay Maze
San Francisco | 1620 7th Ave. | October 2-31 | Open daily 9 am to 9 pm
Clancy’s opened San Francisco’s first Pumpkin Patch in 1979. You’ll find a wide variety of pumpkins as well as gourds, corn stalks, and Indian corn. During October, come see the ghosts in the trees, the scarecrows in their patch, live turkeys, and run through fun corn maze. You can even take a hayride in the middle of San Francisco. There’s free admission and free parking. – Confirmed 10/7/26
East Bay
Westbrae Pumpkin Patch
North Berkeley | 1272 Gilman Ave, Berkeley | September 18 – October 31, 2026 | 9am – 5:30pm
Westbrae Nursery, a worker-owned cooperative, runs its annual Pumpkin Patch from September 18-October 31, 2026, with 100% of pumpkin sales benefiting Cornell Elementary School in Albany. Pumpkins range from about $5-$35, and the patch is free to browse. Westbrae will also host bake sales on October 3 and October 17 from 11:30am-2:30pm, with fall-themed baked goods for sale. One of the few pumpkin patches in Berkeley. Last Updated 10/7/26
G&M Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch
Livermore | 487 East Airway Blvd | Oct. 2-31, 2026 | Wed.-Fri.: 3-7pm; Sat.: 10am-7pm; Sun.: 10am-6pm
G&M Farms offers a huge pumpkin patch with pumpkins of all sizes, farm animals, a free straw bale maze and corn box that’s like a giant sandbox filled with corn kernels. Plus, don’t miss their six-acre corn maze. It twists, turns and dead-ends for some good old-fashioned family fun.
Admission to the farm is free, but parking is now $5 per vehicle. The Corn Maze is $10 for adults, and children 5 and under are free. Additional attractions are offered on Saturdays and Sundays, including a Cow Train, Hayride, Pedal Carts and Jump Pillows. They use a token system for attractions: tokens are $5 each, and attractions cost one token. Jump Pillows are also open Wednesday through Sunday.
The Corn Maze will be Haunted on Saturday, October 17 and Saturday, October 24, 2026. Haunting begins at dark, around 7pm, and the farm closes at 9pm on those nights. Last Updated 10/7/26
Peninsula
Arata’s Pumpkin Farm
Half Moon Bay | 185 Verde Rd. | October Hours: Sun.-Thu. 9am-6:30pm; Fri. & Sat. 9am-10:30pm
Known as the “Pumpkin capital of the West Coast,” Half Moon Bay is your pumpkin destination, and Arata’s is one of its classic pumpkin farms. Pick from dozens of pumpkin varieties, then explore their world-famous 2-acre Minotaur’s Labyrinth hay maze, constructed entirely from 7-8 foot-tall bales of hay with a completely new design every year. There’s also a Haunted Barn, petting zoo, pony rides for children 11 and under, hay rides, train rides, PlayLand, a 6-acre corn field and Pumpkin River. Admission to the farm is free, with attractions priced individually or through all-access packages. The maze is $15 during the day or $20 Friday-Saturday nights, while individual attractions including the petting zoo, hay ride, pony ride and train ride range from $8-$10. Friday-Sunday parking is $20, with $10 of that redeemable toward pumpkin purchases. Last Updated 10/7/26
North Bay
Petaluma Pumpkin Patch
Petaluma | 450 Stony Point Road | Sept. 25-Nov. 1, 2026 | Sun.-Thu.: 10am-7pm; Fri. & Sat.: 10am-10pm
The Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze has over 5 acres of sustainably grown pumpkins, with more than 50 varieties of pumpkins, squash and gourds, ranging from tiny pumpkins to giant 125-pounders. Plus, check out the 4-acre corn maze featuring 10-foot-tall corn stalks, with only one way out. The maze usually takes at least 45 minutes to complete, and Farmer Jim designs a new maze every year.
Don’t miss the free activities, including farm animals, a little kids maze, a huge straw mountain with more than 500 straw bales to climb, and a corn-kernel sandbox. Additional paid activities include pony rides, carnival rides and a Jump Zone. The pumpkin patch, parking and general admission are free. The daytime corn maze is $9 for ages 6+ (ages 5 and under are free), while the Friday and Saturday Night Maze is $13. Last Updated 10/7/26
The Great Peter Pumpkin Patch & Hay Maze
Petaluma | 4235 Spring Hill Rd. | Sept. 30-Oct. 31, 2026 | 9am-6pm daily
Back for 2026 after taking 2025 off, the Great Peter Pumpkin Patch at Spring Hill Dairy is a harvest-time destination on a working cheese farm. Admission is free, with plenty of family activities including a hay maze, corn pit, hay rides, cow milking, farm animals, live music on weekends, and digging your own potatoes. You can also pick your own organic pumpkin straight from the vine, grab some pumpkin ice cream, and sample Spring Hill’s famous cheese.
The farm is also a popular destination for little ones, where kids can tour the working dairy and farm, pick a pumpkin, dig for potatoes, milk a cow, explore the corn pit, take a hay ride, taste cheese and enjoy homemade ice cream. General admission is free. Last Updated 10/7/26
To find more pumpkin patches, check out these great roundups from Bay Area Parent and Marin Mommies.
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