New Jersey is the Garden State, and one of our favorite fall fruits is the pumpkin. Yes, pumpkins are technically fruit! They’re plentiful in our state and ready for picking at some of the best pumpkin patches in NJ. Many of these farms also offer other delicious treats and opportunities for fall fun!

  1. Heaven Hill Farms, Vernon

Facebook/HeavenHIllFarms Heaven Hill is home to the Great Pumpkin Festival featuring family activities like pumpkin-picking, hay rides, pig races, carnival rides (weekends), corn stalk and hay maze, farm animals, and much more! Heaven Hill Farm and Garden Center, 451 NJ-94, Vernon Township, NJ 07462, USA

  1. Demarest Farms, Hillsdale

Facebook/DemarestFarms Pick and paint your own pumpkins, along with apples and other vegetables. Though there is no corn maze this year, visitors can still enjoy a hay ride! Demarest Farms, 244 Werimus Rd, Hillsdale, NJ 07642, USA

  1. Alstede Farms, Chester

Facebook/AlstedeFarms Pick your own pumpkins or purchase them at the farmers market. You can also pick other fruits and fresh flowers! Alstede Farms Lane, Alstede Farms Ln, Chester, NJ 07930, USA

  1. Bonacorsi Family Farms, Flemington

Facebook/BonacorsiFamilyFarms Visit in October for a great selection of pumpkins to carve and eat! Bonacorsi Family Farm, 1137 Croton Rd, Flemington, NJ 08822, USA

  1. Coombs Barnyard, Elmer

Facebook/CoombsBarnyard Be sure to check in for the days and times of the October Barnyard Bash featuring hayrides, pumpkin picking and painting, farm animals, barrel train rides, games and so much more. Coombs Barnyard 20 Route 77 Elmer, NJ 08318

  1. Hillsboro Farm, Hillsborough

Facebook/HillsboroFarm Pick and paint pumpkins, make scarecrows, and more! 219 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, NJ

  1. Lee Turkey Farm, East Windsor

Facebook/LeeTurkeyFarm Enjoy fun walking, hayride or harvest tours! Pick your own pumpkins or strawberries. 201 Hickory Corner Road East Windsor, NJ 08520

  1. Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, Jobstown

Facebook/JohnsonsLocustHallFarm Choose from apples, pumpkins, broccoli, kale and corn! Guests can also enjoy hayrides, go-karting, farm animals and a corn maze. Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, 2691 Monmouth Rd, Jobstown, NJ 08041, USA

  1. Melick’s Town Farm, Oldwick

Facebook/MelicksTownFarm 19 King St. Oldwick, NJ08858472 County Rd. 513 Califon, NJ 07830

Facebook/MelicksTownFarm New Jersey’s largest apple orchard also offers pumpkin picking! Be sure to try their incredible cider and donuts!

  1. Ron’s Gardens, Hammonton

Facebook/RonsGardens Visitors can enjoy pumpkin picking, hayrides, fresh flowers and a gift shop that specializes in holiday decor. Ron’s Gardens Farm Market, 959 14th St, Hammonton, NJ 08037, USA

  1. Battleview Orchards, Freehold

Facebook/BattleviewOrchards This popular pick-your-own spot offers peaches, apples and pumpkins each fall, along with hayrides and a country store. The bakery can’t be missed! Battleview Orchards, 91 Wemrock Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, USA

There are so many pumpkin patches throughout the state, which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below and maybe I will add it! I want us all to enjoy the best New Jersey has to offer, and I’m sure I haven’t heard of every pumpkin farm in New Jersey quite yet!

Facebook/HeavenHIllFarms

Heaven Hill is home to the Great Pumpkin Festival featuring family activities like pumpkin-picking, hay rides, pig races, carnival rides (weekends), corn stalk and hay maze, farm animals, and much more!

Heaven Hill Farm and Garden Center, 451 NJ-94, Vernon Township, NJ 07462, USA

Facebook/DemarestFarms

Pick and paint your own pumpkins, along with apples and other vegetables. Though there is no corn maze this year, visitors can still enjoy a hay ride!

Demarest Farms, 244 Werimus Rd, Hillsdale, NJ 07642, USA

Facebook/AlstedeFarms

Pick your own pumpkins or purchase them at the farmers market. You can also pick other fruits and fresh flowers!

Alstede Farms Lane, Alstede Farms Ln, Chester, NJ 07930, USA

Facebook/BonacorsiFamilyFarms

Visit in October for a great selection of pumpkins to carve and eat!

Bonacorsi Family Farm, 1137 Croton Rd, Flemington, NJ 08822, USA

Facebook/CoombsBarnyard

Be sure to check in for the days and times of the October Barnyard Bash featuring hayrides, pumpkin picking and painting, farm animals, barrel train rides, games and so much more.

Coombs Barnyard 20 Route 77 Elmer, NJ 08318

Facebook/HillsboroFarm

Pick and paint pumpkins, make scarecrows, and more!

219 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough, NJ

Facebook/LeeTurkeyFarm

Enjoy fun walking, hayride or harvest tours! Pick your own pumpkins or strawberries.

201 Hickory Corner Road East Windsor, NJ 08520

Facebook/JohnsonsLocustHallFarm

Choose from apples, pumpkins, broccoli, kale and corn! Guests can also enjoy hayrides, go-karting, farm animals and a corn maze.

Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm, 2691 Monmouth Rd, Jobstown, NJ 08041, USA

Facebook/MelicksTownFarm

19 King St. Oldwick, NJ08858472 County Rd. 513 Califon, NJ 07830

New Jersey’s largest apple orchard also offers pumpkin picking! Be sure to try their incredible cider and donuts!

Facebook/RonsGardens

Visitors can enjoy pumpkin picking, hayrides, fresh flowers and a gift shop that specializes in holiday decor.

Ron’s Gardens Farm Market, 959 14th St, Hammonton, NJ 08037, USA

Facebook/BattleviewOrchards

This popular pick-your-own spot offers peaches, apples and pumpkins each fall, along with hayrides and a country store. The bakery can’t be missed!

Battleview Orchards, 91 Wemrock Rd, Freehold, NJ 07728, USA

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Best Pumpkin Patches In NJ July 22, 2022 Bill Hall Where are some of the best places for fall fun in NJ? Finding great spots to see the fall colors in New Jersey is a worthwhile pastime. There are views and places that are so amazing this time of year. Read the article, You Must Visit These 12 Awesome Places In New Jersey This Fall to get started. If you are game for a road trip, we highly recommend taking one.  New Jersey roads can be lots of fun to wind around on in any weather, but they are magical when the leaves are changing. Take This Gorgeous Fall Foliage Road Trip To See New Jersey Like Never Before will have you headed in the right direction. What are the best fall festivals in New Jersey? There are plenty of fun fall festivals in NJ. One of the biggest is at Heaven Hill Farm in Sussex County. With over 10 acres to explore and many activities spread throughout, it’s a sure bet for a good time. Most NJ farms have something going on in the fall, so be sure to check in with the one nearest you. However, 10 Harvest Festivals In New Jersey That Will Make Your Autumn Awesome is a helpful list too.  A bit of advice, do not skip the fresh hot apple cider if it’s available. It’s truly a New Jersey treat. What are the best Halloween towns in NJ? Growing up in New Jersey, I’m partial to my hometown’s brand of Halloween. Yet, if I’m being honest, fall in New Jersey anywhere is pretty much perfect. The weather is usually crisp, the air smells and feels like fall, and lots of folks take the time to make their yards and houses match the season. It’s a great time of the year.  Yet, many report the prize for best Halloween town goes to Clinton, NJ. Check it out and let us know if you agree.  7 Halloween Towns In New Jersey That Will Terrify And Delight You In The Best Way Possible gives you a few more options.  Honestly, I’d be happy to spend Halloween in any New Jersey town.    

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Best Pumpkin Patches In NJ

July 22, 2022

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Where are some of the best places for fall fun in NJ? Finding great spots to see the fall colors in New Jersey is a worthwhile pastime. There are views and places that are so amazing this time of year. Read the article, You Must Visit These 12 Awesome Places In New Jersey This Fall to get started. If you are game for a road trip, we highly recommend taking one.  New Jersey roads can be lots of fun to wind around on in any weather, but they are magical when the leaves are changing. Take This Gorgeous Fall Foliage Road Trip To See New Jersey Like Never Before will have you headed in the right direction. What are the best fall festivals in New Jersey? There are plenty of fun fall festivals in NJ. One of the biggest is at Heaven Hill Farm in Sussex County. With over 10 acres to explore and many activities spread throughout, it’s a sure bet for a good time. Most NJ farms have something going on in the fall, so be sure to check in with the one nearest you. However, 10 Harvest Festivals In New Jersey That Will Make Your Autumn Awesome is a helpful list too.  A bit of advice, do not skip the fresh hot apple cider if it’s available. It’s truly a New Jersey treat. What are the best Halloween towns in NJ? Growing up in New Jersey, I’m partial to my hometown’s brand of Halloween. Yet, if I’m being honest, fall in New Jersey anywhere is pretty much perfect. The weather is usually crisp, the air smells and feels like fall, and lots of folks take the time to make their yards and houses match the season. It’s a great time of the year.  Yet, many report the prize for best Halloween town goes to Clinton, NJ. Check it out and let us know if you agree.  7 Halloween Towns In New Jersey That Will Terrify And Delight You In The Best Way Possible gives you a few more options.  Honestly, I’d be happy to spend Halloween in any New Jersey town.    

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Finding great spots to see the fall colors in New Jersey is a worthwhile pastime. There are views and places that are so amazing this time of year. Read the article, You Must Visit These 12 Awesome Places In New Jersey This Fall to get started. If you are game for a road trip, we highly recommend taking one.  New Jersey roads can be lots of fun to wind around on in any weather, but they are magical when the leaves are changing. Take This Gorgeous Fall Foliage Road Trip To See New Jersey Like Never Before will have you headed in the right direction.

What are the best fall festivals in New Jersey?

There are plenty of fun fall festivals in NJ. One of the biggest is at Heaven Hill Farm in Sussex County. With over 10 acres to explore and many activities spread throughout, it’s a sure bet for a good time.

Most NJ farms have something going on in the fall, so be sure to check in with the one nearest you. However, 10 Harvest Festivals In New Jersey That Will Make Your Autumn Awesome is a helpful list too. 

A bit of advice, do not skip the fresh hot apple cider if it’s available. It’s truly a New Jersey treat.

What are the best Halloween towns in NJ?

Growing up in New Jersey, I’m partial to my hometown’s brand of Halloween. Yet, if I’m being honest, fall in New Jersey anywhere is pretty much perfect. The weather is usually crisp, the air smells and feels like fall, and lots of folks take the time to make their yards and houses match the season. It’s a great time of the year. 

Yet, many report the prize for best Halloween town goes to Clinton, NJ. Check it out and let us know if you agree. 

7 Halloween Towns In New Jersey That Will Terrify And Delight You In The Best Way Possible gives you a few more options. 

Honestly, I’d be happy to spend Halloween in any New Jersey town.