Best Pumpkin Patches Near San Francisco 2026: 23 Farms With Addresses, Hours and Prices From Half Moon Bay to Petaluma

The best pumpkin patches near San Francisco in 2026 range from Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch on Seventh Avenue in the Inner Sunset, open daily until 9 p.m., to the farm stands along Highway 92 in Half Moon Bay, the corn mazes of Petaluma and Livermore and the dinosaurs of Spina Farms in Morgan Hill. Most patches are free to enter and charge for mazes, rides and parking, and October 10 and 11 is one of the busiest weekends of the season, with the Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay on Monday, October 12, and the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival the following weekend, SFNews.us reports. Below are 25 patches across the Bay Area with exact addresses, 2026 hours and prices where published, plus how to avoid the Highway 92 traffic.

Prices and hours come from the farms’ 2026 listings compiled by Funcheap SF and Bay Area Parent; where a farm has not published a price, we say so. Many Half Moon Bay stands are small family businesses that prefer cash, so bring some. This weekend is cool and windy on the coast, with Saturday highs in the low 60s and gusts of 30 to 40 mph along the shoreline, so pack a warm layer, especially for the coastside farms.

Pumpkin patches near San Francisco at a glance

In San Francisco

Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch, Inner Sunset

Address: 1620 7th Ave, San Francisco. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until October 31, with free admission and free parking. Clancy’s has run what it describes as San Francisco’s first pumpkin patch since 1979, on a lot in the Inner Sunset close to Golden Gate Park. Expect pumpkins, corn stalks, Indian corn and seasonal decorations, plus a small hay maze, a hayride, live turkeys, ghosts hung in the trees and scarecrows for photos. It is the obvious choice if you do not want to leave the city: the N Judah stops at 9th Avenue and Irving Street, a few blocks away, and it is open late enough for an after-dinner visit.

Half Moon Bay and the coast

Half Moon Bay is the Bay Area’s pumpkin capital, and most patches line Highway 92, which the farms’ own addresses call San Mateo Road, as it drops into town, or sit on Highway 1, Cabrillo Highway, north and south of the center. The two-lane Highway 92 jams badly on October weekends, so read the traffic advice below before setting off.

Arata’s Pumpkin Farm

Address: 185 Verde Rd, Half Moon Bay, on Highway 1 about six miles south of town. Open Sunday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission is free. The daytime maze costs $15 and the Friday and Saturday night maze $20; the petting zoo, hayride, pony ride and train ride cost $8 to $10 each. Parking from Friday to Sunday is $20, of which $10 can be spent on pumpkins. The headline attraction is the two-acre Minotaur’s Labyrinth hay maze, along with a Haunted Barn, PlayLand, a six-acre corn field and the Pumpkin River display. Its location south of town means you avoid the worst of Highway 92 if you come via Highway 1 from Pacifica.

Lemos Farm

Address: 12320 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay. Open until November 15. Lemos is a fall festival farm rather than a pumpkin field: train and pony rides, a haunted house, a petting zoo and pumpkin pie, ice cream and bread. Advance online tickets are recommended and walk-up tickets are limited. It suits families with young children who want an afternoon of rides.

Pastorino Farms

Address: 12391 San Mateo Rd, Half Moon Bay. Open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until October 31. Entry is free, with train, hay and pony rides, a petting zoo and inflatables, and a haunted house and face painting on weekends. It also sells pumpkins and house plants.

Andreotti Farms

Address: 800 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay. Open until October 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A farm in operation since 1926, with you-pick Halloween and edible pumpkins, corn mazes, hayrides and you-pick sunflowers. It grows many unusual varieties that are good for cooking. Use the Cabrillo Highway address in your map app rather than the family’s produce stand in town.

Farmer John’s Pumpkin Farm

Address: 850 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay, next to Andreotti Farms. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. A simple, friendly patch with a mix of standard and unusual pumpkins, hayrides, a snack shack and hay bales for children. Well-behaved dogs are welcome.

Highway 92 farm stands

Along San Mateo Road you will also find smaller patches without festival rides, often with lower prices and shorter waits, including Repetto’s at 12950 San Mateo Rd. Hours and prices at these stands change from year to year, so treat them as places to stop if you see they are open, and carry cash.

Rancho Siempre Verde, Pescadero

Address: 2250 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero. Open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until October 25. This is a different model: $115 per car online or $125 at the gate, covering up to six people, with dogs welcome, five pumpkins, a you-pick bouquet, a bag of apples and about three and a half hours of activities, including cut flowers, fall wreath making, slides and swings. It is a long drive south down Highway 1 and works best as part of a coastal day trip.

Webb Ranch, Portola Valley

Address: 2718 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley. Dates and prices had not been published at the time of writing; check Webb Ranch’s website or Facebook page. Pumpkins are grown organically on 30 acres, with plenty of activities for children. It is a good Peninsula alternative to the coast, just off Interstate 280, with no Highway 92 traffic.

East Bay

Westbrae Pumpkin Patch, Berkeley

Address: 1272 Gilman Ave, Berkeley. Open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. until October 31. Free to browse, with pumpkins from about $5 to $35, and a bake sale on October 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A neighborhood lot in North Berkeley that suits anyone who wants a pumpkin without a day out.

Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch, Oakland

Address: 4414 Piedmont Ave, Oakland. More than 15 pumpkin varieties, a Halloween shop and a haunted house; hours and prices had not been published. Walkable from Piedmont Avenue’s cafés and close to the 12 bus.

Alameda Point Pumpkin Patch

Address: 2171 Monarch St, Alameda. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. until November 1, with $22 admission. Trains, slides, zorbs and a petting zoo make this a full afternoon for children. The same operator runs patches in Concord and Antioch. From San Francisco, the Alameda ferry from the Ferry Building to Alameda Main Street terminal is a scenic alternative to driving.

G&M Farms, Livermore

Address: 487 E Airway Blvd, Livermore. Open October 2 to 31: Wednesday to Friday 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Farm admission is free and parking is $5 per vehicle. The six-acre corn maze costs $10 for adults, free for children 5 and under, and attractions use $5 tokens. There is a free straw bale maze, a corn box, farm animals, the Cow Train, hayrides, pedal carts and jump pillows. The corn maze is haunted on October 17 and 24 from around 7 to 9 p.m.

Joan’s Farm, Livermore

Address: 4351 Mines Rd, Livermore. Open October 2 to 31 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed on Mondays except Columbus Day, which means it is open on Monday, October 12. Activities cost $5 each or $25 for an unlimited wristband, and parking is $5; it is cash or check only, with an ATM on site. Expect many pumpkin varieties, an Old West town, a corn maze, farm animals, a little blue train, an inflatable slide and pumpkin bowling. Bring your own wagon.

Smith Family Farm, Brentwood

Address: 4350 Sellers Ave, Brentwood. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until October 31. Admission is $16 and includes a pumpkin of any size; children under 2 are free. Cash or check. Weekends usually bring live music, a photo area, games and farm animals. Brentwood is also the Bay Area’s main u-pick farm region, so it pairs well with apple or produce stands nearby.

Three Nunns Farm, Brentwood

Address: 550 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood. More than 40 pumpkin varieties and family activities until October 31; check the website for hours and prices.

Marin and Sonoma

Grossi Family Farm, Novato

Address: 3666 Novato Blvd, Novato. Open until October 31: Wednesday to Friday from noon to 5:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Entry is $5 on weekends for ages 2 and up and free on weekdays, with cards, Apple Pay and cash accepted. You can pick a pumpkin straight off the vine, and there is a hay maze, cornhole and farm animals.

Nicasio Valley Pumpkin Patch

Address: 5300 Nicasio Valley Rd, Nicasio. Open until October 31: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Twelve acres of pumpkins and gourds in a quiet West Marin valley, with weekend live performances, hayrides, pony rides, a bounce house, an obstacle course and face painting.

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze

Address: 450 Stony Point Rd, Petaluma. Open September 25 to November 1: Sunday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The pumpkin patch, parking and general admission are free. The four-acre corn maze costs $9 by day for ages 6 and up and $13 on Friday and Saturday nights. There is also a little kids’ maze, a straw mountain of more than 500 bales, a corn-kernel sandbox, farm animals, pony rides, carnival rides and a jump zone.

The Great Peter Pumpkin Patch at Spring Hill Dairy

Address: 4235 Spring Hill Rd, Petaluma. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until October 31 with free general admission. A working dairy farm with a hay maze, a corn pit, hayrides, cow milking, farm animals, live music on weekends, potato digging, pumpkin picking, pumpkin ice cream and cheese tasting.

South Bay and Santa Cruz

Queens Pumpkin Farm, Saratoga

Address: 12985 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until October 31. A petting zoo, hayride, train rides, pumpkin slingshots, gold mining and bumper boats; the operator also runs patches in Santa Cruz and Walnut Creek.

Spina Farms, Morgan Hill

Address: Laguna Ave and Santa Teresa Blvd, Morgan Hill. Open until November 2: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Rides and attractions cost $8 to $10 each or $45 for a pass, and parking is $25 from Friday to Sunday and free from Monday to Thursday. The life-size dinosaurs among the pumpkins are the draw, along with train rides, hayrides, a corn maze and a pumpkin blaster.

Rodoni Farms, Santa Cruz

Address: 4444 Highway 1, Santa Cruz. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until October 31. Pick-your-own pumpkins, a five-acre corn maze, scary cutouts and hay bales on the coast north of Santa Cruz. Note the Beach Hazards Statement this weekend: if you combine it with a beach walk, stay well back from the water.

Farther afield: Dixon

Cool Patch

Address: 6150 Dixon Ave W, Dixon. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. until October 31. Cool Patch says it has the world’s largest corn maze, along with pumpkins, gourds and squash, hayrides, a hay castle and a corn bath. It is about an hour and a half from San Francisco, so plan a full day. Bring your own wagon.

Half Moon Bay this weekend and next

Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off, Monday, October 12

The 53rd Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off takes place on Monday, October 12, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at IDES Hall, 735 Main Street, Half Moon Bay. Growers from across the West bring pumpkins weighing more than a ton, lifted onto the scales by forklift. First place receives $9 per pound, which organizers call the world’s biggest prize, and a special $30,000 prize is offered for a pumpkin that breaks the world record. Because Monday is the Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day holiday, expect holiday-weekend traffic on Highway 92.

Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival, October 17 and 18

The Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival is next weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Half Moon Bay. It is one of the region’s biggest fall events, with arts and crafts, food, music and the winning giant pumpkins on display. Highway 92 traffic on festival days is the heaviest of the year, so many visitors use shuttles or arrive at opening time. The Half Moon Bay Visitor Center is at 508 Main Street.

How to beat the Highway 92 traffic

Highway 92 is a two-lane road over the hills between Interstate 280 and Half Moon Bay, and on October weekends it backs up for miles, with drives that take 20 minutes on a weekday stretching past an hour. These tactics help.

• Go on a weekday or arrive at opening time, around 9 a.m.; the worst traffic is from late morning to mid-afternoon on Saturdays and Sundays.
• From San Francisco, take Highway 1 south through Pacifica and the Tom Lantos Tunnels instead of 280 and 92. It brings you into Half Moon Bay from the north, close to Andreotti Farms and Farmer John’s on Cabrillo Highway.
• For Arata’s Pumpkin Farm, six miles south of town on Highway 1, the coast route means you never touch Highway 92 at all.
• Leave before 3 p.m. or after 5:30 p.m. to avoid the afternoon exodus back over the hill.
• Check 511.org or a live traffic app before you leave; this weekend, also allow for strong coastal winds on Saturday.

How to choose a pumpkin patch

Practical tips

• Carry cash. Many farms are cash or check only, including Joan’s Farm and Smith Family Farm.
• Bring a wagon if you plan to buy several large pumpkins; Joan’s Farm and Cool Patch specifically suggest it.
• Wear closed shoes. Fields are uneven and can be muddy after irrigation.
• Check the age rules: pony rides at Arata’s are for children 11 and under, and maze prices often change at age 5 or 6.
• Pick pumpkins with a firm stem and no soft spots, and carry them from the bottom, not by the stem.
• For carving, a pumpkin bought this weekend will last until Halloween if you keep it whole and out of the sun until a few days before October 31.
• Book ahead where it is recommended, especially Lemos Farm and Rancho Siempre Verde.

Weather for pumpkin patch weekend

Saturday is sunny but cool and windy, with San Francisco’s high around 63 degrees and gusts of 30 to 40 mph on the coast; Sunday is a little warmer and calmer. Inland patches in Livermore, Brentwood and Morgan Hill will be noticeably warmer than the coast. A Beach Hazards Statement is in effect on the coast from Saturday to Monday, with waves up to 16 feet, so if you add a beach stop to a Half Moon Bay trip, stay well back from the water. Our weekend forecast has the details.

Make a day of it

Half Moon Bay’s Main Street has cafés and shops a short drive from the Highway 92 patches, and Pillar Point Harbor in Princeton by the Sea, north of town, has seafood restaurants overlooking the boats. In Petaluma, the historic downtown along Petaluma Boulevard is minutes from both pumpkin patches. For more ideas, see our best Bay Area day trips, our Bay Area weekend guide and our San Francisco weekend guide if you are back in the city for the Fleet Week air show or Sunday’s parade.

Frequently asked questions

What is the closest pumpkin patch to San Francisco?

Clancy’s Pumpkin Patch at 1620 7th Ave in the Inner Sunset, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. until October 31, with free admission.

Which Half Moon Bay pumpkin patch is best for kids?

Lemos Farm and Pastorino Farms on San Mateo Road have rides, petting zoos and haunted houses; Arata’s Pumpkin Farm has the biggest hay maze and pony rides for children 11 and under.

Are Bay Area pumpkin patches free?

Most are free to enter, including Clancy’s, Arata’s, Pastorino, the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and the Great Peter Pumpkin Patch, but mazes, rides and parking cost extra. Alameda Point charges $22 admission and Smith Family Farm $16 including a pumpkin.

When is the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival 2026?

Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street in Half Moon Bay.

When is the Half Moon Bay pumpkin weigh-off?

Monday, October 12, 2026, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at IDES Hall, 735 Main Street.

How do I avoid traffic to Half Moon Bay?

Arrive by 9 a.m., go on a weekday, or take Highway 1 south through Pacifica instead of Highway 92.

Materials used: Funcheap SF, Bay Area Parent, California Crossings, Visit Half Moon Bay, National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area.