Eastern Iowa Apple Orchards & Farms to Check Out This Fall
Now that September has arrived, fun fall activities are on the way! We put together a list of apple orchards, pumpkin patches, and farms here in Eastern Iowa that you can visit with the family these next several weeks. Here are 22 of the places we found:
Eastern Iowa Apple Orchards & Farms to Check Out This Fall
Now that September has arrived, fun fall activities are on the way! We put together a list of apple orchards, pumpkin patches, and farms here in Eastern Iowa that you can visit with the family these next several weeks. Here are 22 of the places we found:
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- Allen's Orchard
- 5801 N 10th St, Marion
- Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick apples, cider slushies, yard games, a playground, hayrack rides, a bakery, and more
- Admission is free
- Autumn Acres
- 2421 Highway 92, Oskaloosa
- Opening for the season on September 23rd
- Open Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring hayrides, kids' activities, farm animals, a corn maze, beverages, 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 3 p.m. to dark and Saturday & Sunday from 9 a.m. to dark
- Featuring pony rides, a corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides, a petting barn, 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, soccer ball billiards, mini-golf, giant games, photo ops, pumpkin bowling, a corn maze, ice cream, a retail store, and more
- Tickets are $10 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, baked goods, apple cider slushies, and a farm store
- Bloomsbury Farm
- 3260 69th St, Atkins
- September 22nd through October 29th
- Open Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick pumpkins, fall-themed photo ops, a 10-acre corn maze, 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, pony rides, a bounce house, crafts, kids' activities, food & drinks, 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, food & drinks, a jumping pillow, kids' activities, donuts, a farm store, and more
- Tickets are $10 to $12 - purchase them online HERE
- Grandmas Pumpkin Patch
- 28366 300th St, Bloomfield
- Open Saturday from 10 a.m. to dark and Sunday through Friday from 2 p.m. to dark
- Featuring a corn maze, a playground, pumpkins, kids' activities, yard games, food & drinks, a zip line, and more
- Admission is $6 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 apples, farm animals, and a store
- Harvestville Farm
- 1977 Highway 2, Donnellson
- Hours
- September 1st through September 22nd
- Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- September 23rd through October 29th
- Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- September 1st through September 22nd
- Featuring a general store, corn mazes, a jumping pillow, photo ops, games, kids' activities, tractor wagon rides, pumpkins, and more
- Tickets are $13 per person for ages 3 and up - purchase them online HERE
- Heartland Farms
- 5111 Osage Rd. Waterloo
- Opening for the season on September 23rd
- October hours are Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Featuring haunted attractions, pumpkins, farm animals, a jumping pillow, kids' activities, hayrides, and more
- Tickets are $12 Monday through Friday and $15 Saturday & Sunday for ages 3 and up
- Kroul Farms
- 245 Highway 1 S, Mount Vernon
- Hours
- Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Friday & Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring photo ops, a corn maze, farm animals, pumpkins, a store, and more
- The Patch
- 305 Roosevelt Street, Cedar Falls
- Hours
- Tuesday through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Friday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
- 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
- October 7th through 29th
- Open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Featuring a corn maze, a jumping pillow, wagon rides, games, farm animals, photo ops, u-pick apples, pumpkins, and more
- Admission is $15 for ages 4 and up - $12 for ages 65+
- Pride of the Wapsi
- 14600 305th St, Long Grove
- September 30th through October 29th
- Open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring a corn maze, U-pick pumpkins, a jumping pillow, a ropes course, photo ops, kids' activities, donuts, food, a store, and more
- Tickets are $13.50 to $15 for ages 3 and up - purchase them online HERE
- Red Rock Farms & The Ruff House
- 20856 30th St, Oelwein
- September 30th through October 22nd
- Open Saturdays & Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring farm tours, baby animals, a jumping pillow, a corn maze, pumpkins, a country store, food & drinks, and more!
- Admission is $10 for ages 3 and up
- Sass Family Farm
- 3060 160th St, Riverside
- Opening for the season September 23rd
- Open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring a petting zoo, food & drinks, a playgrounds, kids' activities, crafts, a farm store, pumpkins, and more
- Sherman's Pumpkin Farm & Corn Maze
- 413 S Wayne St, Manchester
- Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring a corn maze, pumpkins, kids' activities, hayrides, and more
- U-Pick Pumpkins & More
- 2335 Highway 218, Osage
- Open Saturday & Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Featuring U-pick pumpkins, horse-drawn wagon rides, photo ops, yard games, a bounce house, and more
- Uncle Bill's Farm
- 244 400th Ave, Grinnell
- October 6th through 29th
- Open Friday & Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Featuring a corn maze, farm animals, donuts, apple cider, a gift shop, a corn bin, 10 acres of pumpkins, and more
- Admission is $14 for ages 3 and up
- 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, and pizza
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