Pumpkin Patches - Uesugi Farms

Halloween is still several weeks away, but with small children it makes sense to beat the crowds and do your pumpkin patch visits early.

Last weekend we took the boys to Uesugi Farms in Morgan Hill. It is a large pumpkin patch surrounded by corn fields.

Last year we took them in late October, and it was crowded. This year's visit was much more fun. We didn't have to wait in long lines, or endure the crowds, and it was much easier to spot our boys if one managed to wander away.

The pumpkin patch offers all of the obligatory Fall events. It has train rides through the pumpkins, hayrides through the corn, and if you children are especially persuasive, pony rides.

Cost wise it wasn't too bad, about the cost of going to a movie theater for a family of four. Parking was $3, the train and hayrides were $4 a person, and the pony ride was $5 a person.  Walking through the pumpkin patch was free, as well as the live music. Pumpkins were also fairly priced.

We had been to the pumpkin patch before, so we bought tickets for the train, and the hayride. We took the boys on the train first (a red miniature train that looks identical to the one at Wheaton Regional Park). We then took the hayride, which was bumpy and fun.

After that we explored the pumpkin patch, took pictures of the boys below the pyramid of pumpkins and picked out our pumpkins. We were ready to go when the boys spotted the pony ride. I broke down, and bought them tickets...

They loved the whole experience, and we were able to do everything in about two hours. Over the next couple of weeks I have some other Halloween activities planned ... Boo at the Zoo, Pumpkins in the Park, the Haunted Train Ride. This is really my favorite time of year.