Pumpkin PatchYour Guide for Pumpkin Stations and Farms
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Look in your mailbox for a coupon for a free train ride if you live near a Pumpkin Station.
Pumpkin Station: El Cajon
415-1/2 Parkway Plaza
El Cajon, CA 92020
619-442-5782
Dates & Hours:
Oct. 3-31
Mon-Thu 1-9 pm, Fri-Sun 9 am-9 pm
Pumpkin Station: Southwestern College
900 Otay Lakes Rd.
Chula Vista, CA 91910
858-566-7466
Dates & Hours:
Sept. 25-Oct. 31
Mon-Thu 11 am-9 pm, Fri-Sun 9 am-9 pm
Pumpkin Station: Plaza Bonita
3030 Plaza Bonita Rd.
National City, CA 91950
619-479-1874
Dates & Hours:
Sept. 25-Oct. 31
Mon-Thu 11 am-9 pm, Fri-Sun 9 am-9 pm
Pumpkin Station: Del Mar
15555 Jimmy Durante Blvd.
Del Mar, CA 92014
858-481-3879
Dates & Hours:
Sept. 25-Oct. 31
Mon-Thu 9 am-7 pm, Fri-Sun 9 am-9 pm
Oma’s Pumpkin Patch at Van Ommering Dairy FarmYou’ll find a friendly staff to greet you as you visit the dairy’s pumpkin patch, hayride, hay maze, and petting zoo. Kids older than 1 year are $6. One free adult for every paying child. Additional adults cost $3.
The fee includes: free jack pumpkin, bottle of water, cottonseed mountain for kids to climb and dig, playground, sand pile with trucks and tractors, covered hay rides around the farm, hay bale maze, milk bottle bowling and petting zoo. Hay rides run every half hour and the last hay ride leaves at 6:30 pm.
Oma’s Pumpkin Patch is open from Tuesday, Sept 29 to Saturday, October 31, 2009. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10-7 pm.
Closed Sundays and Mondays (farmers need a rest!)
Van Ommering Dairy Farm
14950 El Monte Road
Lakeside, CA 92040
619-390-2929
Watch a video of our visit to Oma's:
See photos from our visit to Oma's pumpkin patch.
Pumpkin Station Farm Tour
This tour includes pumpkin, orientation and coloring book, tractor pulled hay wagon ride, corn maze, bottled water, farm animals and bales of straw. $7 for children, adults are free.
Rancho Bernardo Location
13421 Highland Valley Rd.
Escondido, CA 92025
858-487-5128
Dates & Hours:
October 1-31, Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm
Bonita Location
5437 Bonita Rd
Bonita, CA 91902
619-475-8733
Dates & Hours:
Oct 1-16 from 9 am-6 pm
Oct. 17-31 from 9 am-8 pm
Victoria’s Gardens in Lakeside and Alpine Visit a working farm and pick your own pumpkin starting at $3 and up. Free activities include a straw playground, flower maze and corn maze. You can buy tickets for giant slides ($3), petting zoo ($3), train rides ($3), pony rides ($4), hay rides ($2), and the fun jump ($2). Or you can pay $15 for all the rides.
Two locations available:
13120 Willow Road, Lakeside, CA 92040
3905 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901
619-390-9571, www.victoriasgardens.us
Dates & Hours:
From Sept 25-Oct 31, 2009, open Sun-Thurs from 9 am – 8 pm.
Open Fri-Sat from 9 am – 10 pm.
American Barnyard Company in Escondido
Here you’ll find a pumpkin patch, straw or hay bale maze, pre-picked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, pony rides, and petting zoo.
2115 Miller Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025
619-291-2473
Open Tuesday to Friday from 12-6 pm. Saturday and Sunday from 10-6 pm. Closed on Mondays.
Bates Nut Farm
Bates Nut Farm is open year round. October brings pumpkins, the amazing straw maze ($2), tractor-pulled hay rides ($2), face painting, pony rides, and a petting zoo plus a gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand and picnic area.
The Pumpkin Patch opens on Saturday, September 26, 2009 and continues through Halloween Day on October 31. The hours are 9-5 pm everyday. The farm is located 12 miles east of Escondido.
15954 Woods Valley Road
Valley Center, CA 92082
760-749-3333
