Pumpkin Picking in New Jersey - a Great Fall Activity for Kids

Spend a day with the kids in New Jersey farm& more! Saturdays September 15 - November 10 and
country picking pumpkins, and time permitting, add onSundays September 16 - November 4, 2007.
a hay ride or a trip to the corn maze. In the fall, theAdmission; Adults & Children ages 13 & up: $8.00;
daytime New Jersey countryside becomes a brightChildren ages 5-12: $6.00 (ages 4 & under, free).
landscape, color-quilted with leafy hues and the nightGroup Rates for 20 or more, pre-paid (call for details)
time sky is clear and vivid shining stars.Private Events (call for details). There is no admission
The pumpkin picking season in New Jersey begins asfee for the Howell Farm itself, located about a mile
early as September 15, with peak activity fromfrom the maze up Valley Road.
October 1 - October 15, with the season ending onC. Casola Farms
Halloween Day, and on some farms, into earlyRt 79 N (2-1/2 miles South of Rt 520)
November.Marlboro, NJ
Pick-Your-Own farms vary in the activities they732-946-8885
offer, from the farm that offers only pick your ownPumpkin picking, hayrides, corn maze, pony rides,
to those that feature a wide range of activitiesdecorations, refreshments, Halloween characters and
including hay rides, corn mazes, animals, and manyscenery open Sat & Sun, 9 AM - 5PM, Sept 29th-Oct
Halloween attractions.28th. ---- and the 11th Annual Howling Night of Terror
A few of the more popular New Jersey fall pumpkin(Fri-Sat & Sun evening, 7PM - 10:30 PM, September
attractions and pumpkin picking farms with fall and28th through Halloween night - October 31st)
Halloween attractions for kids are described here.featuring the haunted barn, haunted wooded trail and
The South Jersey Pumpkin Show - Fifth annualthe hayride of terror.
affordable family Fall Festival, October 13, 2007, 9:00Dewolf's "U-Pick" Farm
AM - 9:00 PM at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds,10 West Colliers Mills Road, (off RT 539)
3001 Carmel Road, Millville, NJ (856) 765-0118 --OverNew Egypt, NJ
150 artists and craftsmen, Professional Fall/Winter609-758-2424
Home & Garden Expo, Bluegrass and Country Bands,Offers a variety of fun fall attractions including;
Largest Grown Pumpkin Weigh Off, Little Misspumpkin picking, hay rides, face painting, a kid friendly
Pumpkin Show, Halloween Extravaganza, Hay rides,haunted house, and three age appropriate corn
Skillet Toss, Amusement Rides, Scarecrows,mazes. The Amazing Spider Corn Maze is over 5
truckloads of pumpkins and mums. Pumpkin growersacres big. This is a challenging maze that features 4
and backyard gardeners from New Jersey andmazes into 1; The Kiddie Corn Maze for kids 5-8
surrounding states are invited to bring their biggestyears old who want to experience the fun, without
pumpkin to the pumpkin weigh off at noon. The firstsupervision, but who are to young for the amazing
200 kids to the pumpkin show will receive freespider corn maze; Baby Corn Maze is a little fun maze
pumpkins. $3 general admission and kids under six arefor smaller kids 3-5 years old who want to
admitted free.experience the fun of a maze. Starting the last two
Here is a list of New Jersey's best pumpkin pickingweekends in September and continuing thru October
farms with activities for kids. Please call ahead to31, 2007.
confirm activity schedule and get your travelSchaefer Farms
directions.1051 County Route 523
Howell Living History FarmFlemington NJ
101 Hunter Rd.(908) 782-2705
Titusville, NJFeatures friendly farm animals and a tour of the
609-737-3299educational barn, a corn maze pumpkin picking with
Owned by Mercer County and operated by Mercerfree hay ride with the purchase of a pumpkin.
County Park Commission. Enjoy this year's 11thWeekends and holidays from September 29 thru
Annual Corn Maze. The maze includes a kid's hay baleOctober 28, 2007.
maze, pumpkin patch, hay rides, food tent, gift shop