Pumpkin Patches near San Rafael, CA

Family-run pumpkin patch in West Marin since 1995, right next to Nicasio Valley Cheese Company on Nicasio Valley Road. They grow certified organic pumpkins and run hayrides, pony rides, and a hay maze through October, with Big Jim's barbecue and live music on weekends.

Petaluma

A Sonoma County regional park on land that was farmed for decades by the Cardoza family, who grew pumpkins here before the county acquired the property for public open space. The park now protects Tolay Lake itself, wetlands, and grassland trails between Petaluma and the Sonoma Valley, with that farming history part of what the site's interpretive programs cover.

Petaluma

Adobe Pumpkin Farm sits along East Washington Street east of Petaluma, not far from the Petaluma Adobe, General Vallejo's 1830s rancho and now a state historic park. The corridor remains one of the last working agricultural stretches on Petaluma's edge, known locally for its fall pumpkin patches.

Petaluma

Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and A'Mazing Corn Maze has grown pumpkins on Stony Point Road since 1993, now spanning more than five acres with over 50 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds. The four-acre corn maze weaves through stalks ten feet tall, with only one way out. Fall hours run daily, extending to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

American Canyon

ABC Tree Farms runs this pumpkin patch and inflatable park on Broadway in American Canyon, built for kids ages 2 to 12 in the more urban stretch of the Bay Area. Fall brings pumpkin selection alongside giant inflatables and water slides; the same lot turns into a Christmas tree lot in December. Admission and parking are free.

Oakland

This Oakland lot on Piedmont Avenue has sold pumpkins to the neighborhood for over two decades, open daily 9am-8pm through the first week of November. Hay bales and a small kids' area sit alongside the pumpkin selection, which reviewers note runs smaller and pricier than a farm-based patch. Located at 4414 Piedmont Avenue.

Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch is a seasonal pumpkin patch listed for California; the address on file carries a San Francisco zip code rather than a Santa Rosa one, so visitors should confirm the exact location before driving out.