Fall 2024 – Eastern Iowa Apple Orchards, Pumpkin Patches, & Farms
Who doesn't love heading to a local farm or u-pick apple orchard during the fall season?! Here are some of the places you can visit for fun, fall activities with the family in 2024 in Eastern Iowa:
Fall 2024 - Eastern Iowa Apple Orchards, Pumpkin Patches, & Farms
Who doesn't love heading to a local farm or u-pick apple orchard during the fall season?! Here are some of the places you can visit for fun, fall activities with the family in 2024 in Eastern Iowa!
Gallery Credit: Courtlin
- Allen's Orchard
- 5801 N 10th St, Marion
- Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick and pre-picked apples, donuts, cider, yard games, a playground, hayrack rides, goats, an orchard store, and more
- Admission is free
- Appleberry Orchard
- 2469 Highway 2, Donnellson
- Open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring a petting farm, u-pick apples, pumpkins, a play area, donuts, kids' activities, a corn maze, and more
- Admission is $12 to $18 for ages 3 and up (read more HERE)
- Autumn Acres
- 2421 Highway 92, Oskaloosa
- Open Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through October 26th (closed October 18th)
- Featuring a concession stand, hayrides, games, kids' activities, farm animals, a corn maze, and more
- Admission is $12 for ages 3 and up
- Bart's Farm and Pumpkin Patch
- 7307 Alburnett Rd, Marion
- Open Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to dark and Saturday & Sunday from 9 a.m. to dark
- Featuring pony rides, a corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides, and more
- Admission is free - specific activities cost a fee
- Bass Farms
- 840 Bass Ln, Mt Vernon
- Open Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring hay rack rides, a jumping pad, mini-golf, giant games, photo ops, pumpkins, a corn maze, ice cream, a retail store, and more
- Tickets are $12 for ages 3 and up - purchase them online HERE
- The Big Apple Orchard
- 1117 US-30 W, Mount Vernon
- Open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick apples, donuts, and baked goods
- Bloomsbury Farm
- 3260 69th St, Atkins
- Open Friday from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick and pre-picked pumpkins, fall-themed photo ops, a 10-acre corn maze, donuts, food & beverages, a petting zoo, a jumping pillow, kids' activities, a farm store, and more
- Tickets are required for ages 3 and up - purchase them online HERE
- Buffalo Pumpkin Farm and Market
- 1500 Front St, Buffalo
- Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring hayrack rides, pumpkins, mazes, a train, a petting zoo, pony rides, goat milking, and more
- Admission is free - must purchase tickets for different activities
- Colony Acres
- 1150 Front St., North Liberty
- Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick pumpkins, donuts, games, food & drinks, a jumping pillow, kids' activities, a farm store, and more
- Tickets are $11 to $16 - purchase them online HERE
- Grandmas Pumpkin Patch
- 28366 300th St, Bloomfield
- Open Saturday from 10 a.m. to dark and Sunday, Monday, Thursday, & Friday from 2 p.m. to dark
- Featuring pumpkins, concessions, kids' activities, and more
- Admission is $8 for ages 3 and up
- Gravert's Apple Basket Orchard
- 54757 Hwy 52, Sabula
- Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick and pre-picked apples, farm animals, a food stand, and a store
- Harvestville Farm
- 1977 Highway 2, Donnellson
- Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Featuring a general store, corn mazes, a jumping pillow, photo ops, games, kids' activities, tractor wagon rides, food, pumpkins, and more
- Tickets are $13 per person for ages 3 and up
- Heartland Farms
- 5111 Osage Rd. Waterloo
- Open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Featuring haunted attractions, hayrides, pumpkins, farm animals, a jumping pillow, kids' activities, hayrides, and more
- Admission is $12 Monday through Friday and $15 Saturday (ages 3 and up)
- Kiefer Farms
- 4881 Texas St, Waterloo
- Open Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Featuring pumpkins, hayrides, Halloween activities, and more
- Admission is $4 per person (ages 3 and up)
- Kroul Farms
- 245 Highway 1 S, Mount Vernon
- Open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Featuring photo ops, a corn maze, farm animals, pumpkins, a store, and more
- Admission is free
- The Patch
- 305 Roosevelt Street, Cedar Falls
- Open Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring pumpkins, photo ops, a retail shop, kids' activities, pumpkin painting, food & drinks, and more
- Admissions is $5
- Pinter's Gardens and Pumpkins
- 2475 State Hwy 9, Decorah
- Open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Featuring mazes, a jumping pillow, wagon rides, games, farm animals, photo ops, u-pick apples, pumpkins, and more
- Admission is $15 for ages 4 and up
- Pride of the Wapsi
- 14600 305th St, Long Grove
- Open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring a corn maze, u-pick pumpkins, farm animals, photo ops, kids' activities, donuts, food, and more
- Tickets are $14.95 to $18 for ages 3 and up - purchase them online HERE
- Red Rock Farms & The Ruff House
- 20856 30th St, Oelwein
- Open Saturday & Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring farm tours, baby animals, outdoor games, pumpkins, a country store, food & drinks, a corn maze, and more
- Admission is $10 for ages 3 and up
- Sass Family Farm
- 3060 160th St, Riverside
- Open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring a petting zoo, a playgrounds, kids' activities, crafts, a farm store, pumpkins, and more
- Sherman's Pumpkin Farm & Corn Maze
- 413 S Wayne St, Manchester
- Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring a corn maze, pumpkins, kids' activities, hayrack rides, and more
- Corn maze is $6 per person (ages 5 and up)
- U-Pick Pumpkins & More
- 2335 Highway 218, Osage
- Open Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick pumpkins, horse-drawn wagon rides, photo ops, yard games, and more
- Wilson's Orchard
- 4823 Dingleberry Rd NE, Iowa City
- Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick apples, a farm market, donuts, cider, pumpkins, a corn maze, a playground, photo ops, and more
- Admission is $5 for ages 3 and up for the southern half of the farm (the northern half will remain free)
A Sunflower Farm & the State Fair - Courtlin's Iowa Weekend
I had an awesome August weekend here in Iowa! Here are some photos from my trip to the Sunflower Experience at Pheasant Run Farm in Belle Plaine and the 2024 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines!
Gallery Credit: Courtlin