It’s October! …Time to pick out your pumpkins and find your way through corn mazes! There are many farms around here that either have pick-your-own pumpkins or pumpkins in bins with all sorts of great attractions, rides and food. I have tried to highlight some of the key features of each location. Please note that the distances listed are from Western Springs, IL. If you know of a place not mentioned below, email me (annie@mykidlist.com) and I will add it to the list!
The Children’s Farm
12700 Southwest Highway
Palos Park, IL 60464
(708) 361-3650
thechildrensfarm@sbcglobal.net
(15 miles)
- real working farm, free hayrack rides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch
Johansen Farms Children’s Zoo
710 W Boughton Rd.
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-1755
(630) 759-8711
(17 miles)
- children’s zoo, bakery, hay rides, farm animals, mazes
- weekday admission: $7.50, weekend admission: $10.50, children 23 months and younger are admitted free, join their email list for a $1 off coupon
Bengston Pumpkin Fest
13341 W. 151 Street
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708) 301-3276
(19 miles)
- ages 2 and under: free, 3-10 years old and seniors: $9.99 with coupon, over 11: $10.99 with a $1 off coupon from their website
- pig races, corn maize, haunted and fun barn, pumpkin launcher, milking cows, hayrides, petting zoo, pony rides, rides and games
Konow’s Corn Maze
16849 S. Cedar Rd.
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(20 miles)
- cow train express, shooting gallery, jumping pillow, grain train ride, tryke and pedal tractor track, animal barn, hayrides, straw playground, corn pit, duck races, mechanical bull, evening campfires and pumpkins
- ages 2 and younger: free, ages 3 and older: $9 per person. print coupon on their website for $1 off admission up to 6 people per coupon
Sonny Acres Farm
29W310 North Ave
West Chicago, IL 60185
(630) 231-3859
(21 miles)
- hay rides, haunted houses, amusement rides, cotton candy, roasted corn
- tickets are sold for each attraction, check the website for the cost of each activity/ride
Garden Patch Farms & Orchard
14154 W. 159th Street
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708) 301-7720
(22 miles)
- the pumpkins have already been picked this year and are in bins
- bounce house, chickens to feed, fall decorations for sale, fresh apple cider
Tom and Zach’s Pumpkin Patch
15725 W Bruce Road
Lockport, IL 60441
(815) 838-6816
(22 miles)
- small family farm with u-pick pumpkins
- no admission fee, pumpkin prices range from $2-$6
Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm
17250 South Weber Road
Lockport, IL 60441
(815) 741-2693
(23 miles)
- weekdays $12, weekends and columbus day $14, also take the survey on their website to receive $2 off general admission for each ticket you buy
- pumpkins sold by the pound
- corn maze, straw maze, John Deer maze, giant slide, dwarf slide, moon walk, haunted barn, petting zoo, baby chick nursery, climbing wall, tee-ball challenge, inflated obstacle course, hayrack rides, pony rides, train rides, ghost town rail road, playlands
Odyssey Fun Farm
19111 Oak Park Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 429-3800
info@odysseyfunfarm.com
(24 miles)
- corn maize, pumpkin patch, cow train, petting zoo, corn cannon, pig races, hay rides, kids zone, zip lines, zombie safari hay ride, bouncy horses, flashlight maze, pillow jumpy, hay maze, corn box, hay pyramid, pumpkin house
- admission is $10 per person, children 2 and under are free, pony rides, zip line, zombie sfari hayride and nighttime flashlight corn maize are all extra
Goebbert’s Pumpkin Patch
40 W. Higgins Road
South Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 428-6727
(27 miles)
- animal land, pony rides, camel rides, wagon ride, jumping pillow, haunted house
- no general admission fee, each attraction has a separate fee
Didier Farms Pumpkinfest
16678 West Aptakisic Road
Prairie View, IL 60069
(847) 634-3291
didierfarms@didierfarms.com
(33 miles)
- no admission or parking fee, however if you want to go on the rides and see the attractions there is a $13 fee or you can buy tickets to individual attractions in the afternoons
- pumpkins sold by the pound
- hayride, petting zoo, corn maze, straw maze, pony rides, sunshine crafts, moon bounce, rides and games (including the burlap bag slide, strawberry spin, scrambler, kiddie ferris wheel, dragon train, haunted forest, kiddie combo, and duck pond), bird exhibit, white tiger exhibit
Heap’s Giant Pumpkin Farm
4853 US Highway 52
Minooka, IL 60447
(815) 475-7373
heapfarms@gmail.com
(36 miles)
- hay rides, corn maze, soy bean maze, heaps o’ fun barn, farm animals, pumpkin patch, food, live entertainment
- many options for tickets and passes, check website for details
Dollinger Family Farm
7502 E. Hansel Rd.
Channahon, IL 60410
(815) 467-6766
(815)467-4698
info@dollingerfarms.com
(40 miles)
- farm animals and petting zoo, farm playground and four-acre corn maze every day
- train rides, haunted barn, horse drawn hayrides, face painting, free entertainment and food on the weekends
- free admission and parking
Susanna Farms
24153 Town Line Road
Lake Villa, IL 60046
(847) 838-0798
(54 miles)
- hayrides, corn mazes, totem pole painting, pumpkins, farm animals, snack shack
- free admission and parking
