Pumpkin picking on Long Island
A bumper crop of pumpkins awaits eager pickers on Long Island farms - where hay rides, corn mazes and homemade delicacies add to the allure of the annual family pilgrimage.
If the weather cooperates, traffic gridlock is inevitable on rural roads such as the North Fork's Sound Avenue, lined with prime pumpkin patches. So allow plenty of time and pack enough games to stave off the "are we there yets?" in the backseat.
Chances are there is at least one small patch not far from your home (and many stands selling pre-picked pumpkins). But if you relish the thrill of the hunt, the most options are out east. Always call ahead to confirm, as hours may change in season.
--Compiled by Pat Brandt
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1. Albert H. Schmitt Family Farms
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2. Colonial Springs Farm
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This 5-acre family-friendly maze is geared toward adults, and kids, too ($5, weekends only). The ...
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3. Elwood Pumpkin Farm
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4. F & W Schmitt Farms
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Daytime fun includes pick your own pumpkins, free hay rides, straw pyramid, pumpkin patch playground, ...
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5. Glover Farms
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6. Greenland Family Farms
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Pumpkins in various sizes for picking, all one person can carry. Hayrides offered weekends in ...
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7. Hank's Pumpkintown
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8. Harbes Family Farm and Vineyard
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Vegetables, baked goods, fruits, wine, fall festival, u-pick pumpkins, hayrides, corn maze, pony rides and ...
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9. Harbes Family Farm Stand
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Sweet corn, fresh fruits and vegetables; family picnic tables, fall festival, u-pick pumpkins and hayrides. ...
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10. Kaufold's Country Florist & Farm
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Corn maze, u-pick pumpkins, pony and hay rides, children's playground, roasted corn and other food. ...
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11. Krupski's Vegetable & Pumpkin Farm
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Farm fresh produce at all times, U-pick pumpkins from vine in October; school tours welcome, ...
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12. May's Farm Stand
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Peppers, tomatoes, string beans, and eggplant; U-pick strawberries, peas and pumpkins. Christmas trees during holiday ...
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13. Middle Earth Pumpkin Farm
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14. The Milk Pail
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Grows 26 varities of apples, also peaches, pumpkins, berries, baked goods, flowers, cider. ...
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15. Rottkamp's Fox Hollow Farm
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U-pick strawberries in June, pumpkins in October; fresh farm produce at all times. ...
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16. Stakey's Pumpkin Farm
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U-pick pumpkins, gourds and squashes plus hayrides and corn maze; family picnic area, face painting ...
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17. W & K Farms
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Geraniums, impatiens, begonieas, bicolor sweet corn, roasted corn, pumpkins, pies, tomatoes. U-pick pumpkins and corn ...
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18. White Post Farms
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U-pick pumpkins in the fall, plus free hayrides with admission, fall farm festival weekends from ...
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19. Wickham's Fruit Farm
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Besides choice u-pick apples (and peaches, for as long as they last), cider, preserves and ...
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