Farm Fun on the Byways

Fall is the perfect season to visit a farm for family fun! Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, u-pick orchards, cider, live music, games, and more! Check out our list of farm fun on or near western Iowa's scenic byways.

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​Solsma's Punkin Patch and Fireworks

We have around 60  kinds of pumpkins, gourds, and squash along with beautiful mums, ornamental and broom corn, and more.
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Backyard play and picnic area with games for all ages! 5-acre Corn Maze. Food Truck Weekends.

Open every day from Labor Day to Halloween.

Sunday to Friday,  11am - 6pm
Saturday, 9am - 6pm

6190 320th St.
Sanborn, Iowa 51248

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Small's Fruit Farm

FALL FEST
Sunday, October 8, 10am - 6pm

Live Music
Food on Premises
Apple Slingshot
Wagon Rides
Bounce House
Pie Eating Contest
Face Painting
Balloon Artist
Kettle Corn
And lots more

Come join us! No entry or parking fees, pick your own apples and pumpkins, fun for everyone!

1844 194th St
Mondamin, Iowa 51557

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Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard 

Ditmars Orchard has expanded to include our own vineyard, wine, pumpkin patch and a focus on specialty food items that you can’t find anywhere else.

Activities are available Saturday and Sunday, late August to October weather permitting: corn maze; goat petting, brushing and snuggling, Bounce House with slide, and more!

Tuesday to Saturay, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, 11am - 5pm

19475 225th Street
Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503

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Welch's Pumpkin Patch

We are a small, family owned pumpkin patch in Council Bluffs. We open our backyard to our community every fall and never charge an admission fee. We have a variety of pumpkins, gourds and apples for sale. Come check out our local patch!

Monday - Friday from 4pm - 7pm
Saturdays and Sundays from 9am - 7pm

17676 Sunnydale Rd
Council Bluffs, IA 51503​

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Hillside Harvest

In 2022, we officially planted our pumpkins for the public, and Hillside Harvest was born. We added some fun farm-themed activities for kids to enjoy and tried to keep everything true to our values of reusing, recycling, and creating a more sustainable business. We continued that trend as we added a few key features, like our corn maze and double racing slides, in 2023. You won't find a ton of "glitz and glam" on our little corner, but you will find a lot of love and passion in what we've created.

Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 6pm

3185 Hwy 141
Smithland, IA

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Holly View Acres

Holly View Acres has designed the greater area’s most extravagant corn maze! Check out the scene for 2023, “Faithful in All Seasons”, covering 9 acres of corn, which can take anywhere from 30 minutes to over an hour to navigate.  It is stroller-friendly and yet a physical and mental challenge.  Follow along with your map as you find 5 different checkpoints which can be turned in for a prize following the maze.

 FAMILY FUN Attractions
Corn Maze
Pumpkin Patch
Cornhole Game
Corn Kernel Beach
Farmyard Playground

September 15 to October 28
Friday 2pm - 6pm
Satruday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

2941 Moville Blacktop
Hornick, IA 51026

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Scarecrow Farm

Explore over 30 acres of fun! An outing at our farm includes tons of family-friendly activities. Don't miss our pumpkin patch, sunflower fields, u-pick raspberries,
5-acre corn maze, fun farm attractions and so much more. Hungry? A trip to Scarecrow Farm tastes so good! From our apple cider donuts to sweet and salty kettle corn to a delicious Cherry Chiller slushie and a whole lot in between. Join us for an adventure just four miles outside of Sioux City, Iowa! 

September 30th - October 29th
Fridays 12pm - 7pm
Saturdays & Sundays, 10am - 7pm

1592 Charles Avenue
Lawton, Iowa 51030

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Grandpa's Pumpkin Path & Fireworks

We are a family-owned and operated pumpkin patch specializing in fall family fun. Pumpkings, hayrack rides, corn maze, barn and silo playground, pumpkin and apple cannons, animals, and much, much more!

September  23rd to October 29th
Saturday, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, 10am - 5pm

116 Street F32   
Panama, IA 51562

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