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15 Best Pumpkin Patches in Southeastern Wisconsin (2021)

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It’s October in Southeastern Wisconsin, and that means it’s time to embark on your family’s search for the perfect pumpkin.

This fall season, there are more than a dozen pumpkin patches and family farms to choose from in the greater Milwaukee area.

Your whole family can pick your own pumpkins, get lost in corn mazes, bounce along on wagon rides, eat caramel apples, visit a petting farm, take pony rides, hay rides, barrel train rides, and more. Below, we’ve indicated what each location offers.

Pumpkin picking season usually starts in early October. Tag us in your pumpkin farm adventures and fun activities using #mkewithkids.

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1. Apple Barn Orchard & Winery

W6384 Sugar Creek Rd., Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 728-3266
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Though known for its apples, the Apple Barn Orchard also has a pumpkin patch that opens for picking the first weekend in October. The orchard and pumpkin patch are open on Saturdays and Sundays only, and there are a selection of food trucks and live bands scheduled to be onsite every weekend. Don’t miss their country store with local products.

2. Apple Holler

5006 S Sylvania Ave., Sturtevant, WI 53177
(262) 884-7100
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Conveniently located right off I-94 south, Apple Holler is a popular place in autumn. Fall activities are in full swing starting with apple picking in September, and they continue into October as the pumpkins ripen. Head to Scarecrow Village to pick your own perfect pumpkin. Also on the 78-acre family farm is a park with plenty of fun kids’ activities, including a corn maze, a giant slide, a corn box and a straw mountain.

3. Barthel Fruit Farm

12246 N Farmdale Rd., Mequon, WI 53097
(262) 242-2737
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Photo Credit: Instagram, @mkesweettooth

This farm is a well-oiled u-pick machine in a pretty country setting.

Pick-your-own gourds are available at the end of September, and starting in early October the offer already-picked pumpkins and a pick-your-own pumpkin patch.

They offer a variety of pumpkins, including pink, white, multi-colored, warty, edible, and more. There’s also a corn maze, a weekend beer garden, and a bakery food truck that serves up delicious apple and pumpkin desserts.

4. Basse’s Taste of Country

3190 County Road Q, Colgate, WI 53017
(262) 628-2626
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Pumpkin Fest starts in late September each year at Basse’s Taste of Country Farm, one of the largest pumpkin farms in Wisconsin, with all the bells and whistles.

For an admission fee, you can explore Happy Jack’s Pumpkin Land, where you’ll find 65+ fall fun activities for the whole family, with more added every year. Activities include a Barncade with arcade games, photo opportunities, duck races, Farmer Skee Ball, barnyard basketball, a wacky tumbler, a ropes course with 17 obstacles, animal barn, a giant swing, Giant Connect 4, straw bales, twister mirror maze, tug of war, wagon rides, and more.

Enjoy a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch to pick your own perfect pumpkin, then challenge yourself in the trivia and murder mystery corn mazes. There’s a new theme every year!

Enjoy onsite food vendors, and purchase fall decorations like Indian corn, corn stalks, straw bales, small and giant pumpkins, squash, gourds, and more in the country store.

5. Bear Den Petting Zoo

6831 Big Bend Rd. (Hwy 164), Waterford, WI 53185
(262) 895-6430
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Not only will you see a variety of animals on your visit to this local petting zoo, but you can also enjoy a hot apple cider or hot cocoa with extra whipped cream on top! Don’t forget to pick up a caramel apple with all your favorite toppings. Admission ($10 per person; under 2 are free) includes entry to the zoo, all petting areas, play area and picnic area, plus a hayride through the woods (weather permitting) and to the pumpkin patch. Pumpkins start at $3 each for basketball size or smaller. Cash or check only.

6. Cedarburg Creek Farm

649 Hwy 60, Cedarburg, WI 53012
(414) 333-5600
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Photo Credit: Instagram, @valerieairam

This family-owned and operated business offers a pumpkin patch, a barrel train, a kid’s straw bale, a corn maze, and more.

Choose from thousands of pumpkins, big or small, anxiously waiting to become Jack-o-lanterns this Halloween. There are usually giant pumpkins, too!

There is no admission fee, and hay wagon rides are also free!

7. Cozy Nook Farm

S11 W30780 Summit Ave., Waukesha, WI 53188
(262) 968-2573
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Photo Credit: Instagram, @bellafiore3

Choose from over 40 different varieties of pumpkins, gourds, squash, Indian Corn (both large and mini) and Broom Corn. Their pumpkins grow in all shades of orange plus the white (Cotton candy and Luminas), the big whites called Full Moons (50 pounds and larger), green Jaharradles, the tan New England Cheese and the bright red Cinderellas. Farm tours and hayrides are available by reservation on weekdays. They also have a building you can rent for birthday parties or special events. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for kids under 10.