Not far from home, you’ll find some of the best varieties of pumpkins to pick, plus hayrides, corn mazes, petting zoos and activities.
Click through the map below to see 50 farms, you-pick patches, roadside stands and more within a 100-mile radius of Chicago, then check out our list of top picks.
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Pumpkin farms, patches and stands within 100 miles of Chicago
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Abbey Farms
2855 Hart Road, Aurora (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 39
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday
Admission: $22 (ages 3 and older). Purchase online and receive a $2 per ticket discount.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Prepicked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: $5-$15, depending on size and pumpkin variety.
Attractions: Two dozen attractions, including zip lines, jumping pillow, bouncing cow train, human hamster race, corn cannon and mega-drop slide. On weekends, there is a petting zoo, and a craft beer and wine tent with live music.
All Seasons Orchard
14510 Illinois Route 176, Woodstock (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 65
Open through: Oct. 30.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: $12 Monday-Friday; $17 Saturday-Sunday (age 3 and older) for barnyard ticket. Apple picking is an additional fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes, with purchase of barnyard ticket.
Pumpkin prices: Cost is in addition to admission. Prices available on site. Prepicked pumpkins available in farm market, which requires no ticket for admission.
Attractions: More than 30 activities available with the purchase of a barnyard ticket.
Bengtson’s Pumpkin Farm
13341 W. 151st St., Homer Glen (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 30
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m., Saturday-Sunday
Admission: $19.99-$33.99, depending on date of visit. Tickets can be purchased in advance online. Admission includes unlimited access to 14 attractions.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No, but large piles of prepicked pumpkins throughout the grounds.
Pumpkin prices: 49 cents per pound, standard orange pumpkins; 69 cents per pound, specialty varieties.
Attractions: More than 20, from train rides and a petting zoo to a 90-foot fun slide and a frog hopper. Watch pig races and rooster rodeos, mine for gemstones and arrowheads, or check out the haunted barn or Little House on the Scary for Halloween fun.
Benoit Greenhouses
568 N. 2750 E. Road, Kankakee (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 60
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No.
Pumpkin prices: $4-$10, based on size. Specialty pumpkins, gourds and corn start at 99 cents up to $7.49.
Attractions: New coffee shop serves cold and hot brewed lattes, caramel apple cider and freshly made doughnuts. Activities include farm animals, games for kids, a corn maze and a new bounce pad.
Brightonwoods Orchard
1072 288th Ave., Burlington, Wisconsin (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 73
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No, but prepicked pumpkins are available.
Pumpkin prices: $1-$10, based on size.
Attractions: 2 miles of walking trails, a treehouse for kids and a neighboring craft cidery and distillery called AeppelTreow.
Bronkberry Farms
18061 South Bronk Road, Plainfield (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 42
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: $1-$75, based on size.
Attractions: Hayrack rides, farm animals, garden center store with fall decorations, gifts, canned items, pies, caramel apples and doughnuts.
Cody’s Farm & Orchard
19502 River Road, Marengo (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 66
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: No fee. $7 wristband includes access to attractions including corn maze, barrel rides, pedal tractor track, rubber duck races and more.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. weekends only. Prepicked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: $8 any size, if picked in the field. $8-$50 for prepicked pumpkins, based on size.
Attractions: 5-acre corn maze, barrel rides, rubber duck races, pedal tractor track. Also a free kids play area that includes a tractor ride of the grounds, corn box, farm animals to visit including pigs, dairy calves, sheep, rabbits and goats.
Cosley Zoo Pumpkin Fest
1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 31
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., daily
Admission: Free, Wheaton residents and children (17 years and younger); $8-$9, nonresident adults (age 18 and older). Tickets can be reserved online in advance. Tickets are available at the zoo, too.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No.
Pumpkin prices: Vary based on size.
Attractions: Children’s rides are available for an additional fee.
Crosswind Farms
14435 W. Manhattan-Monee Road, Manhattan (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 46
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Sunday
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins, corn and straw available in store.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Scarecrow stuffing station ($4), corn pit ($4). Animals available to feed (weekends only).
Dave’s Pumpkins
9112 Algonquin Road, Huntley (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 55
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., daily. Hayrides available Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $8, any size.
Attractions: Haunted hayride ($5), antique pedal tractors, mini corn maze, pumpkin bowling and cider doughnuts.
DeLair’s Cornstalk Farm
13901 Wolf Road, Orland Park (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 27
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Sunday
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Personalized pumpkins hand-painted by Kathy DeLair; craft barn features crafts, cornstalks, homemade jellies, apples, gourds and straw for sale. Corn maze is closed this season.
Didier Farms
16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 34
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: No fee, but some attractions require purchase of tickets.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Animal zoo, rides, burlap slide, concessions, pig races (weekends only), baby chicks in education barn.
Dollinger Family Farm
7420 E. Hansel Road, Channahon (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 53
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., daily
Admission: No fee, but some rides charge admission.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $1 or 12 for $10, gourds and mini pumpkins; $3.75, pie pumpkins; $4 and up, specialty pumpkins.
Attractions: Two playgrounds, corn bin, animals, bee barn (daily); train rides, face painting, hayrides and corn maze (weekends).
Elegant Farmer
1545 Main St., Mukwonago, Wisconsin (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 93
Open through: Oct. 23
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday (pumpkin patch only); 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily (market)
Admission: No fee, but some attractions require an additional fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Prepicked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: $3-$10, depending on size.
Attractions: Hayrides, corn maze, train rides, pony rides, apple picking, cafe and market, which is home of the award-winning apple pie baked in a paper bag.
Enjoy Pioneer Farm
17N400 Big Timber Road, Hampshire (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 55
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Prepicked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: 55 cents per pound.
Attractions: Farm animals (walk a goat), and brooms, ornamental corn, popcorn, winter squash and specialty pumpkins for sale.
Goebbert’s Farm
42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 50
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: $18, Monday-Friday; $22, Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 10, when Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day are celebrated (ages 3 and older).
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: Up to $9.99, priced by size not weight.
Attractions: Take a spin on pedal carts or the carousel, climb a tire mountain or enjoy a wagon ride. There’s also a pumpkin-eating dinosaur, train ride, haunted mansion and animals. Apple orchard and pumpkin patch open daily. New for 2022: Huge new playground.
Goebbert’s Farm & Garden Center
40 W. Higgins Road, South Barrington (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 34
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily (closes at 3 p.m. on Halloween)
Admission: $22 on weekends (age 3 and older).
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $4.99-$20; price marked by color of dot.
Attractions: A haunted house and weekend magic shows lend a spirited air to fall festivities, while kids can partake in pony rides, pig races, gem mining and a corn maze. Other features include a giraffe barn, interactive tractors and a cow train. New for 2022: Barnyard basketball and a candy cannon that launches more than 30 pounds of candy (weekends only).
Harms Farm Market & Garden Center
4727 W. Crystal Lake Road, McHenry (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 57
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm
4853 US Highway 52, Minooka (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 51
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., daily
Admission: $8, Monday-Thursday; $10, Friday-Sunday (ages 3 and older). Haunted corn maze and flashlight maze events are an additional fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Pre-picked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies based on size.
Attractions: Giant farm slide, corn and soybean mazes, straw and corn bin barn, pirate-themed wooden castle with slides and a child-size wooden train playground.
Honey Hill Orchard
11783 Waterman Road, Waterman (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 65
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., daily
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes, ends at 4:30 p.m. daily.
Pumpkin prices: Varies based on size.
Attractions: Apple orchard, bakery, petting zoo, straw maze.
Jack’s Pumpkin Pop-Up
1465 N. Elston Ave., Chicago (Map)
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 4-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 4-11 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: $29-$39 with add-ons extra. Ticket required for ages 5 and older. Timed-entry tickets — but also stay for as long as you like — available for purchase in advance online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Pre-picked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $3-$18.
Attractions: Corn maze, ax throwing, carnival games, fortunetellers, photo opportunities, food and full bar on 2 acres on Goose Island. New for 2022: Gem mining.
Jerry Smith Farm
7150 18th St. (Highway L), Kenosha, Wisconsin (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 68
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., daily (paid activity area is open 4-8 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday).
Admission: $6 for paid activity area, Monday-Friday; $11, Saturday-Sunday (ages 3 and older).
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Pre-picked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Petting zoo, giant bounce pad, 6-acre corn maze, concessions, hayrides, tire mountain, play areas and animal encounters with a zebra, skunk, kangaroo or armadillo (additional fee).
Johansen Farms
710 W. Boughton Road, Bolingbrook (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 32
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: $14.95, Monday-Friday; $19.95, Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 10 (ages 2 and older). Discount for seniors (ages 62 and older). No admission fee to enter pumpkin patch.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Petting zoo, nine-hole miniature golf course, pony, hay and train rides, two-story air slides, corn maze, toddler area and sports zone. All included with admission fee.
Johnson’s Pumpkin Stand & Corn Maze
1502 W. Motel Road, Sycamore (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 69
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: No.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Pre-picked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Priced by size.
Attractions: 6-acre corn maze ($7) and 1-acre corn maze ($4).
Jonamac Orchard
19412 Shabbona Road, Malta (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 70
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., daily
Admission: $8 (ages 3 and older). Other activities require tokens. Tickets can be purchased in advance online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Pre-picked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: $5-$15.
Attractions: Corn crib play barn, hayrides (weekends only), barnyard play area, jumping pillow, petting zoo, corn maze, pumpkin house, cider house tasting room.
Keller’s Farmstand
2500 Johnson Road, Oswego (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 44
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: No fee to enter the you-pick or pre-picked patches — just pay for pumpkins. Admission to fall festivities area is $14 (ages 5 and older). Includes corn maze, farmland play area with tractors, games, pedal go-cart tracks and climbing structures. Discounted tickets are available online for advance purchase.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Prepicked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: $3, pie pumpkin; $8, all other pumpkins.
Attractions: 40-acre apple orchard, 8-acre corn maze, concession stand, free wagon ride and farm stand selling doughnuts, homemade fudge, popcorn and produce.
Konow’s Corn Maze
16849 S. Cedar Road, Homer Glen (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 36
Open through: Oct. 30 (closed on Oct. 6 for a special event)
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday; 3-8 p.m., Tuesday-Wednesday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday.
Admission: $12, Monday-Friday; $15, Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 10 (ages 3 and older).
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Visit an animal barn or wander through corn mazes that are 3.4 miles and a half-mile in size; enjoy weekend pony rides, live music and magician shows. Pets are welcome.
Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm
13236 W. Town Line Road, Waukegan (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 44
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday; closed Tuesday; 1-8 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday.
Admission: $12 for children (ages 3-12) and $14 for adults, weekends only. Ticketed time slots keep farm at 50% capacity. Attractions priced separately on weekdays. Tickets available for advance purchase online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $1-$50, priced by size.
Attractions: Corn maze, hayrides, petting zoo, concessions, gift shop.
Kuipers Family Farm
1N318 Watson Road, Maple Park (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 56
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday.
Admission: $19.99, weekdays; $22.99 weekends (ages 3 and older). Fee includes pumpkin. Tickets can be purchased in advance online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: $5.99-$17.99, based on size.
Attractions: Low-ropes course, jumping pillow, tire mountain, pig races (weekends only). Live shows and entertainment on weekends. Wander through a bale maze and haunted forest, catch a game of giant checkers and visit with farm animals. Thirty farm-themed attractions in pumpkin fun farm. You-pick apple orchard has more than 30 varieties (separate admission required). Bakery inside the orchard shop sells apple cider doughnuts.
Lincoln Park Zoo Fall Fest
2001 N. Clark St., Chicago (Map)
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., daily
Admission: No fee, but some attractions require tickets ($4 each, 10 for $26 or 20 for $69).
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $1.99, mini pumpkins; $4.99, pie pumpkins; $6.99, medium pumpkins; $14.99, specialty pumpkins.
Attractions: Carousel, train ride, pumpkin walk, fun slide, Ferris wheel, fall-themed pop-up bar.
Odyssey Fun Farm
18900 Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 30
Open through: Oct. 30 (except for Sept. 26-28 and Oct. 3-5)
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: $22, Monday-Friday; $24, Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 10. Tickets can be purchased in advance online. Shooting gallery, pony rides and zip lines are an additional fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. $2-$15 additional fee.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Hayrides, cow train, giant inflatable pillow, duck races, rope maze, hay pyramid, barnyard zoo. Zip lines, pony rides and paintball shooting gallery additional fee.
Patch 22
15900 W. Kelly Road, Wadsworth (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 50
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday
Admission: $10 parking fee includes admission for everyone inside the vehicle.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Petting farm ($5 for feed cup), hayrides ($3), pony rides ($10 for 15 minutes), farm store selling cornstalks, hay bales, gourds, ornamental corn, taffy apples and refreshments.
Puckerville Farms
13332 Bell Road, Lemont (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 28
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., daily.
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Prepicked pumpkins, cornstalks and hay bales also available.
Richardson Adventure Farm
909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 65
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 3-9 p.m., Thursday; 10 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday-Saturday; noon-9 p.m., Sunday. Maze open until midnight on Oct. 7-8.
Admission: $18-$24, adults; $16-$18, kids. Tickets can be purchased in advance online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins also available.
Pumpkin prices: 55 cents per pound. $1 for each gourd.
Attractions: Meander through a 28-acre corn maze and enjoy train rides, a carousel and pedal carts. There’s also a climbing tree, a 100-foot-long slide, weekend races and an animal barn. Zip lines, tubing slide, extreme air bounce and pumpkin chuckin’ are also available for an additional fee.
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
15908 Hebron Road, Harvard (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 77
Open through: While supplies last.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday.
Admission: $8 (ages 4 and older). Includes a pumpkin of any size from the patch.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays. Prepicked pumpkins are available daily in the harvest barn.
Pumpkin prices: Priced by size and variety.
Attractions: Visit the country’s only apple tree maze, a pollination garden and a petting zoo. Other features include a train ride, carousel, barrel train, bakery and large playground.
Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm
17250 Weber Road, Lockport (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 38
Open through: Oct. 30 (country store is open on Halloween)
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily
Admission: $19.95, Monday-Friday; $24.95-$36.95, Saturday-Sunday (ages 3 and older). Tickets are available for advance purchase online. Discounts available online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: Sold by the pound.
Attractions: New for 2022 — Train on almost a mile-long track. Kids can also explore a pirate-themed play area, zip lines and a climbing web. Learn about bee hives or take a ride on a wagon or army truck before chowing down on apple cider doughnuts. Some attractions only available weekends. Paintball shooting gallery and gem mining are an additional fee.
Sonny Acres Farm
29W310 North Ave., West Chicago (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 37
Open through: Through Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday.
Admission: $25, unlimited access wristband for attractions Tuesday-Thursday; amusements require tickets Friday-Sunday. Tickets are available for advance purchase online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: By weight.
Attractions: Petting zoo, pony rides, concessions, haunted hayride, train ride, jumping pillow, haunted barn, daytime spooky shed; store selling local honey, fruit butters, salsa and more.
Stade’s Farm & Market
3709 Miller Road, McHenry (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 60
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday-Sunday and Oct. 10. Farm market is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily.
Admission: $20 for 45 attractions.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday.
Pumpkin prices: $8 for pumpkins from the 30-acre patch (includes free hayride). Prepicked pumpkins are priced by size.
Attractions: Pumpkin cannon demonstrations provide a thrill, while a day can easily be filled with apple picking, wandering through a corn maze and enjoying a petting zoo. A Ferris wheel, pedal cars, a barrel train and a carousel offer added amusement.
Sugar Grove Pumpkin Farm
4S041 Merrill Road, Sugar Grove (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 47
Open through: Oct. 30. (Closed on Oct. 10.)
Hours: Noon-6 p.m., Wednesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $1-$14. More than 100 pumpkin and gourd varieties available.
Attractions: Corn maze, straw mound and tunnel, witch hat ring toss, carpet ball, Little Tikes vehicles, toddler play houses.
The Children’s Farm at The Center
12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 25
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday-Sunday and Oct. 10.
Admission: $12 (age 2 and older). Includes attractions and walking trails.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Barn tours, animal farm, hay rack rides, concessions. Mini pumpkins, carving tools, straw bales, corn stalks, local honey and farm-fresh meats available at farmstand.
The Enchanted Valley Farm
31853 Glidden Road, Kingston (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 77
Open through: Oct. 30 (Gift shop closes Oct. 29.)
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily (self-serve stand weekdays)
Admission: No fee.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins and gourds available.
Pumpkin prices: $1-$10. Based on size and variety.
Attractions: Play area with Little Tikes houses, giant Connect Four. Gift shop selling handmade candles, baked goods, natural body care products and work from local artisans is open weekends.
Theis Farm Market
6N953 County Line Road, Maple Park (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 62
Open through: Oct. 23
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: No.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: Varies based on variety.
Attractions: Many types of pumpkins, gourds and squash available. Also mums, cornstalks, ornamental corn and homegrown popcorn.
Tom and Zach’s Pumpkin Patch
15725 W. Bruce Road, Lockport (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 36
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 8 a.m.-dusk, daily
Admission: No.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes. Wagons and cutters are available.
Pumpkin prices: $1-$7. Cash only.
Attractions: Photo props set up for family photos. Other pumpkin varieties, straw bales and cornstalks also sold.
Tom’s Farm Market
10214 Algonquin Road, Huntley (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 56
Open through: Oct. 30 for pumpkin patch. Store open through December.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.
Admission: $10.50 weekdays, $12.50 weekends and Oct. 10 (ages 3 and older). Discounted tickets are available for purchase in advance online.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: 45 cents per pound. $2.99, pie pumpkins. 99 cents or 2 for $1.89, gourds.
Attractions: Straw mound and maze, 6-acre corn maze, climbing spider web, petting zoo, pedal tractor track, tire climbing mound, duck races, wallball games, jumping pillow, corn crib box, basketball and barrel rides (weekends only).
Von Bergen’s Country Market
9805 Illinois Route 173, Hebron (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 73
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 10. Market is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily.
Admission: $8 Monday-Friday (ages 3 and older); $12 Saturday-Sunday and Oct. 10 (weekend admission includes pumpkin from U-pick field when you turn in your wristband).
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes, weekends only. No wagon ride to the field available weekdays.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: You-pick zinnias and sunflowers, corn maze, CBD hemp field, tire tower, barnyard animals, giant sandbox, truck slide, pumpkin basketball hoops, wooden tractor and bus play set, giant straw bale maze, bunny bin, family games, Crandall’s Lil’ Red Hen and homegrown roasted sweet corn.
Wessel’s Family Farm
2023 Sycamore Road, DeKalb (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 65
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., daily.
Admission: No.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No.
Pumpkin prices: Varies.
Attractions: Pumpkins and mums in a variety of colors.
Wiltse’s Farm
50W379 Illinois Route 38, Maple Park (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 58
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, but closed Tuesday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday. (Pumpkin patch closes one hour prior each day)
Admission: $3 (age 3 and older)
Pick-your-own pumpkin: Yes.
Pumpkin prices: $4-$15, for prepicked pumpkins based on size.
Attractions: Tractor-pulled wagon ride to pumpkin patch on weekends ($9 per person or 3 for $25), play area, farm store and photo ops.
Windmill Acres
3361 E. Brunswick Road, Beecher (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 40
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday.
Admission: $8.50, children (ages 3 and older); $5, adults for unlimited activities.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: 41 cents per pound, large pumpkins; $3, pie pumpkins; $6.50, “ugly” pumpkins; two for $1, mini pumpkins.
Attractions: Petting zoo, pedal cars, swing lines, spider slider, playground, corn pit, tire swing, barrel rides, obstacle course, corn cannon. Mums, kale, gourds, ornamental corn, cornstalks, straw bales and planters available.
Windy Acres Farm
37W446 Fabyan Parkway, Geneva (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 45
Open through: Oct. 31
Hours: Fall festival area is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; store is open 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Admission: $16, weekdays (ages 2 and older); $19, weekends. Discount available for ages 65 and older.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: 59 cents per pound.
Attractions: Zip lines, jumping pillow, bounce house, petting zoo, miniature golf, cornstalk maze, concessions, bar, bakery, giant playground, hamster wheel, trike track, train ride, apple orchard.
Yaeger’s Farm Market
14643 Illinois Route 38, DeKalb (Map)
Miles from Chicago: 62
Open through: Oct. 30
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday; 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Oct. 10.
Admission: Donation requested.
Pick-your-own pumpkin: No. Prepicked pumpkins available.
Pumpkin prices: $3-$7, regular pumpkins; $5-$7, specialty pumpkins.
Attractions: 5-acre corn maze, wooden castle, train, ship, donkey named Spudnik, free hayrides on weekends.
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