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Spend a day at farms in North Carolina, where fruits are ripe for picking, pumpkins inspire the season and corn mazes add to the fun.
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Jeter Mountain Farm
Fall U-pick options at Jeter Mountain Farm include grapes, blackberries, gourds, squash, pumpkins and more than 20 varieties of apples. The fun continues with a hard cider tasting room, coffee house, market, indoor play area, onsite barbecue truck and a bakery spread out over 400 acres. The farm also offers a wheelchair lift on one of its tractor-pulled wagons.
Grandad’s Apples 'N Such
Located on 100 acres, this family-run farm offers more than 30 varieties of apples for purchase. You can also pick pumpkins, explore the corn maze, and shop at the country store and bakery.
Darnell Farms
This 100-acre farm offers a farmers market, a corn maze, wagon rides and live music. The Appalachian Trail and Fontana Lake are nearby to explore.
Sky Top Orchard
At an elevation of 3,000 feet, Sky Top Orchard has a wide variety of pick-your-own apples throughout October, and activities continue through late November or early December. Aside from panoramic views, the orchard also offers hayrides, an animal park, a playground and gem mine.
Creasman Farms
This family-run farm boasts 35 acres of apples for picking. Keep an eye out for them at local farmers markets, too.
The Orchard at Altapass
This historic farm is more than 100 years old. In addition to apple picking, the orchard celebrates the people, music and natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There’s a special event here every weekend day of apple harvest season mid-September through late October.
Smith’s Nursery
Smith's Nursery offers pumpkin picking, goat walks and yoga, hayrides and more in the fall. Visitors are treated to bluegrass and folk music, storytelling and pumpkin painting on weekends.
Vollmer Farm
On fall weekends, Vollmer Farm’s Back-40 Playground opens and the fun really begins. A Great Pumpkin Jump trampoline, a 100-foot underground slide, hayrides and a corn maze are just a few activities the family can enjoy, in addition to pumpkin picking.
Rural Hill's Amazing Maize Maze
Wander through 7 acres of corn maze that will test your knowledge and directional skills. You can also pick pumpkins (in October) and take hayrides around the farm.
Lineberger’s Farm
Lineberger's Farm has an abundance of fall produce including pumpkins, gourds and Muscadine grapes.
Ken’s Korny Corn Maze
This 6-acre corn maze is North Carolina’s first and longest-running corn maze. There’s also a small maze for kids, pumpkin picking, hayrides, a corn box and a hay jump.
Maize Adventure at Kersey Valley
In addition to a 10.5-acre corn maze, you can also pick pumpkins, ride trains, mine for gems, dig for fossils and much more. General admission includes unlimited rides.
Gross Farms
This farm’s 10-acre corn maze comprises three puzzles with checkpoints to track progress. There’s also a pumpkin patch, hayrides, a pumpkin jump and a 40-foot slide.
Sonlight Farms
Plan a day of family fun, including a corn maze and kids' maze, the Bouncin' Barnyard, a giant slide, hayrides, plenty of outdoor games and pumpkin picking at Sonlight Farms.
Hill Ridge Farms
Celebrate this farm’s multiweek Fall Festival from late September through late October, complete with hayrides, a pumpkin patch and gemstone panning. There is also a jumping pillow plus an 80-foot slide at Hill Ridge Farms.
Mike’s Farm
A year-round agritourism destination, this farm offers hayrides and a pumpkin patch during October. Visitors will also find a barnyard full of friendly animals and a bakery known for its fudge and other treats.
Hubb’s Corn Maze
Hubb's Corn Maze covers more than 10 acres and includes several mazes of various skill levels. There’s also a shorter, easier maze for children. You’ll also find pumpkins, hayrides and other family activities.
Briley’s Farm Market
Fall activities at Briley's Farm Market include a pumpkin patch, corn mazes, hayrides and a corn pit. Children can enjoy animals and a play area that includes a 65-foot slide.