2017 Long Island Pumpkin Picking Guide

The coming of fall means fuzzy sweaters, roasted corn, brisk nights, and the perennial family favorite fun activity — pumpkin picking.

Patch has compiled a list of some places where Long Islanders can take part in a fall activity that's so much a part of collective family memories.

Many of the pumpkin picking locations offer a little bit of everything for fall fun, such as fall festivals and hayrides, and other farms provide their customers with genuine U-pick fields where they can get fresh pumpkins.

Be sure to visit the website of each location to figure out what type of experience you’re looking for.

If it’s apples you are looking for, a day filled with apple picking and cider, delicious donuts and apple butter, check out: Long Island Apple Picking Guide 2017

Where to go pumpkin picking on Long Island:

Harbes Family Farm

• 5698 Sound Ave. in Riverhead, 1223 Main Road in Jamesport, 715 Sound Ave. in Mattituck.

Harbes Farm offers three locations, Harbes Family Farm in Mattituck, Harbes Farm in Jamesport, and Harbes Farm and Orchard in Riverhead.

Pumpkin picking takes place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of October at its various locations.

Mattituck South's U-Pick Pumpkin Patch is open all week, with eight acres of on the vine U-pick pumpkins. It's located across the street from the Mattituck Farmstand.

The Mattituck Hidden Pumpkin Patch, opening Sept. 30, is only open Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day, with seven acres of on the vine U-pick pumpkins. It's located behind the Barnyard Adventure if entering through the Mattituck Farmstand, with another separate entrance off Sound Avenue.

The Jamesport Pumpkin Patch, open now, features nine acres of on the vine U-pick pumpkins.

The Harbes Orchard Pumpkin Patch at the Riverhead location is only open on weekends and holidays and offers four acres of U-Pick pumpkins.

Harbes offers a great array of corn mazes, including a Wizard of Oz maze in Mattituck; open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends and holidays through the end of October.

There's also a Mattituck Barnyard Corn Maze, open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every weekend through the end of October.

At the Harbes Orchard, a Robin Hood Corn Maze is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every weekend through the end of October.

The Jamesport location's PumpkinLand Corn Maze is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays through October.

For additional information, click here.

Krupski Farms

• 38030 Rte. 25 Peconic
• U-Pick pumpkins, vegetables, haunted barn, haunted hay rides, haunted corn maze.

For additional information, click here.

Helen's Pumpkin Farm

• 987 Union Ave., Aquebogue
• Pumpkin picking, farm animals, hay rides on weekends, corn maze, bounce house, market, concession stand.

For additional information, click here.

Wickham's Fruit Farm

• 28700 Main Road, Cutchogue
• Pumpkin picking from the vine, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Apple orchards, U pick from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wickham's Fruit Farm is an historic, bicentennial farm on Peconic Bay, and a family enterprise for generations. The retail market is open from May through December from Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For additional information, click here.

Stakey’s Pumpkin Farm

• 270 West Lane in Aquebogue
• Stakey’s is open for pumpkin picking Mon. - Fri. from noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with final date Oct. 30.
• The farm also features hay rides, pony rides, a bounce house, corn maze, face painting, a country store and flower house.

For additional information, click here.

Lewin Farms

• 812 Sound Avenue, Wading River
• U-pick from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Lewins offers pick-your-own pumpkins, a corn maze, roasted corn and much more.

For additional information, click here.

Greenland Family Farms

• 17155 County Road 48, Cutchogue
• The farm offers pumpkin picking beginning Sept. 29

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Schmitt’s Family Farm

• 26 Pinelawn Road, Melville
• Schmitt’s Family farm is open every day starting Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for pumpkin picking. Hayrides, farm animals, pony rides and corn maze are also available on weekends.

For additional information, click here.

Fink’s Country Farm

• 6242 Middle Country Road in Wading River
• Fink’s offering pumpkin picking open to the public from Monday to Friday from 12 to 5 p.m.; check website to sure U pick is available. It is available on weekends but only to those attending the Fall Festival from 9:30 am. to 5:30 p.m. until Oct. 29.
• The fall festival runs weekends through Oct. 29, weekends and Columbus Day only from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., featuring an animal farm, barnyard bouncer, pig races, playground, corn crib, combine slide, calf roping, character appearances, live music, corn cannon, face painting, fall photos, pumpkin slingshot, roasted corn, a kiddie train, and more.

For additional information, click here.

Brightwaters Farms

• 1624 Manatuck Boulevard in Bay Shore
• Brightwaters Farms holds its Fall Harvest from Saturday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The farm is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No charge for admission on weekdays. Admission on weekends and Columbus Day is $10 a person. Children under 1 are free.

For more information and coupons, click here.

Hank’s PumpkinTown

• 240 Montauk Highway in Water Mill
• Hank’s is open for pumpkin picking every day from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through October 31. Apple picking, maze park and more open weekends and school holidays.

For additional information, click here.

Benner’s Farm

• 56 Gnarled Hollow Road in Setauket
• Benner’s is open for pumpkin picking weekends beginning Sept. 30. Entertainment and rides are also available as well as a Harvest Festival Oct. 22 from noon to 4 p.m.
• The farm also features a hayride.

For additional information, click here.

Elwood Pumpkin Farm

• 1500 E. Jericho Turnpike in Huntington
• Elwood Pumpkin Farm is open for pumpkin picking through end of October. They are open Monday to Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Featured are pumpkin picking off the vine, hayride and a child corn maze.

For additional information, click here.

Fairview Farm At Mecox

• 69 Horsemill Lane in Bridgehampton
• Fairview Farm is open for pumpkin picking through October from Thursday to Sunday. from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Monday holiday hours, too.
• The farm features the The MAiZE, an eight-acre maze.

For additional information, click here.

Gabrielsen’s Country Farm

• Gabrielsen's has a new loction at 200 Herrick's Lane in Jamesport
• Gabrielsen’s Country Farm features a Fall Festival, with admission including unlimited hay rides on weekends and holidays, unlimited choo-choo train rides on weekends and holidays, character visits, bouncy houses, a corn crib, kiddie maze, farm animals, a giant pumpkin, games area, restoration school house, old-fashioned church, pedal tractors, live music, a picnic area and more.
• Gabrielsen's is open 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. seven days a week, with pumpkin picking every day through early November.

For additional information, click here.

Glover Farms

• 633 Victory Ave. in Brookhaven
• Glover Farms is open for pumpkin picking beginning Sept. 30 through the end of October from 2 to 6 p.m. on weekdays; Saturdays, Sundays and Columbus Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For additional information, click here.

White Post Farms

• 250 Old Country Road in Melville
• Celebrating its Annual Fall Festival, White Post Farms is open to the public for pumpkin picking from Sep. 23 to Oct. 29 on Saturdays and Sundays and on Columbus Day. Admission gates are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but guests can stay until 6 p.m. Admission includes entertainment and games. The farm also features shows, pony rides, hayrides, and The White Post Animal Farm.

For additional information, click here.

Do you have a favorite farm for picking pumpkis? Share with us in the comments section below.

Photo by Lisa Finn.