Fall Fun: Corn Mazes and Pumpkin Patches

Ready for fall? We've updated the list of local pumpkin patches, and though some don't open until October, it's never too early to start planning your quest for the perfect pumpkin. The farms are listed roughly in order of their opening dates—can you visit them all?

Carpinito Brothers Farm—U-Pick pumpkin patch and corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, 6868 S. 277th St., Kent. Open daily from Sept. 28-Halloween. Pumpkin Patch Hours: 9 a.m. to dusk. Corn maze hours: 9 a.m. to 1 hour before dusk.

Dr. Maze's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm—Pumpkin patch-pick in the field, corn maze, tractor-pulled hay rides, farm market, food, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, 15410 NE 124th St., Redmond. The farm maze will and other activities will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 21-23 and Sept. 28-30. The pumpkin patch opens the first weekend in October. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7. The pumpkin patch will be open daily starting Oct. 12 with the same hours on Friday and Saturday and hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays. 

Remlinger Farms—Tickets for the Fall Festival are on sale, 32610 NE 32nd St., Carnation. It's open Sept. 29 to Oct. 28 this year for the annual Fall Pumpkin Harvest Festival. Festival hours are weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission gate closes one hour prior to finishing time. Weekday tours are available—guided and self guided tours available by reservation only.

A Pumpkin Patch at Trinity Tree Farm—Pumpkins for sale in the shop or farm stand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, 14237 228th Ave. SE, Issaquah. Open daily for the 2012 Fall Harvest from Sept. 29 to Oct. 28. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Fall City Farms—Pumpkins, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, 3636 Neal Road, Fall City, October pumpkin patch opens Oct. 3. Farm Store hours for October are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Thomasson Family Farm—Pumpkins, a harvest festival and more, 38223 236th Ave. SE, Enumclaw. Starting Oct. 1, open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Nighttime corn maze open to the public on Oct. 28-29 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. No reservations required.

Jubilee Farm—Pumpkins, horse-drawn covered-wagon rides, hay rides, hay-bale maze, 229 W. Snoqualmie River Road NE, Carnation. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October.

Camp Korey at Carnation Farm—This year, the annual Fall Festival is a one-weekend event taking place on Oct. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Camp Korey at Carnation Farm. 

Fox Hollow Family Farm—Fox Hollow holds a Halloween Carnival Oct. 20, 21, and 31 with games, trick-or-treating, and pumpkins for sale. See the event calendar on the website for more details. Located at 12031 Issaquah-Hobart Road SE in Issaquah.