Petaluma Pumpkin Patch and Amazing Corn Maze

SO much fun! My partner is 6’3″, and the corn soared above his head. Made for a really fun and festive night.

Went to a couple different patches this year but this one has the best quality and quantity of pumpkins being this close to Halloween. I was looking for a white pumpkin this year and this seemed to be the only patch with a variety of different pumpkins and quite a few to choose from. Buying pumpkins from the patch is usually expensive but they seemed a little less than other places.

Local grower Jim Groverman showed us his family’s beautiful Petaluma Pumpkin Patch, which, under a clear blue sky, was fall-​bedecked with gourds, corn stalks and sunflowers. Farmer Jim patiently answered our silly non-​farm girl questions about pumpkins and piglets, all while laconically and expertly roping a hay-​bale «calf».
There are a sprinkling of very healthy and contented-​looking farm animals to admire – horses, piglets, goats and chickens; the big imposing corn maze (and a small child-​size maze with thoughtful interior cloth mesh fencing to help keep little shins and elbows out of the stalks), and on weekends the wondrous and lovely Happy Day Pony Rides.
A visit to the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch makes for a delightful fall treat, and is highly recommended.

We were excited to go to this place until we saw this comment from the owner. Rather than saying you were sorry, you come off defensive and disrespectful of the fact that these people drove from OAKLAND to come visit your place. Who cares what your «webstie clearly states» — say you are sorry. Jesus Christ how rude can you be. Then you say «Sorry you didn’t take the time to check our local weather. «what a joke. This is exactly why we use Unilocal. If you have that kind of attitude, I would never do business with you. We are off to GRANDMA’s Pumpkin Patch in Healdsburg where we will be met with open arms and warm hearts. WOW!
11÷2÷2014 Our website clearly states: «maybe closed due to wet weather conditions», the website also gives a contact phone # and Facebook link to double check such possible closures. Sorry you did not take the time to check our local weather, but the weather is not in our control… and we would have loved to be open for you and our other customers! Read less

Pretty decent selections of pumpkins, gourds, and squashes considering the drought. Lots of fun things to do for young kids and families, but also fun for 30-​somethings as well! The corn maze was great (only $ 5) and took us about 30 – 45 mins. Would come back next year.
Three pumpkins of various medium sizes cost us $ 17. Check in with a picture on Unilocal or Instagram to get a free mini pumpkin while you’re there.

I have seen this pumpkin patch in Petaluma, driving by while I was growing up for as long as I can remember but have never gone. We have been taking our daughter to the pumpkin patch more close to our house in the East Bay but we were local so we decided to stop by. As you drive into the parking lot area, it is striking the amount of corn associated with this place. As you drive in, you do just feel surrounded by it. Once you enter into the gate it opens up quite a bit. There is a small area with a few farm animals, a hay pyramid, a small and large corn maze. There are a few food trailers or stands as well. One very neat thing is a sandbox type area filled with corn that the kids can roll around in as an alternative to the jump house area that is close by as well. The area where you can pick the pumpkins is quite large and there was a good selection of pumpkins.
Overall, it is a neat place and if in the area, I would come back, for the nostalgia alone but the one closer to us is a bit larger with more entertainment for our daughter and I would likely go there first

My first time at a pumpkin patch! Loved this spot, it was very clean and organized. Staff was friendly and pricing is fair, you don’t feel like they are trying to rip you off.
Most importantly, great selection and a beautiful row of sunflowers in the back. Throw your kids in a wheelbarrow and snap away. (watch out for bugs and bees tho)

A great local family destination, have been making this a fall tradition for many years.
The main event; an intricate, lush, green corn maze that is bound to stump you here and there without a map. $ 5 per adult, map is $ 1.
In the past we lived on the edge, thru caution into the wind & didn’t use a map; putting all motorcycle gangs and bank robbers to shame. We spent an hour and a half with friends navigating the maze. Bring some water and snacks if you plan on this, otherwise the corn can look mighty tasty.
The maze, for a short time, takes you back to childhood: no time limit or schedule, no rush because you have to to chop onions or meet the plumber. Blue skys above you, children leading their parents thru walkways lined with leafy corn stalks. Doesn’t get too much more Sonoma County than this. With a map, takes around 40 minutes or so.
There’s other highlights too. They have a small petting zoo with sheep, a horse and two rather cute looking pigs. The pony rides looked like a cool thing to do for older kiddos, $ 5. There’s also one of those huge air bouncy/​slide things.
A hay bail pyramid & little photo opportunities. Lots of interesting looking types of pumpkins, one looked like it had a bad case of hives.
There’s a small food tent with caramel corn, and other snacks. Large food items included hamburgers and hot dogs. Drinks of apple cider & hot chocolate. Also some imported and micro brews.
Adjacent to the food tent is a large pumpkin patch of all shapes and sizes.
Recommend going later in the afternoon or evening if it’s a hot day, you can feel like a baked potato out in the field.
Cash only, there’s one ATM there.

The Petaluma Pumpkin Patch is the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon. It’s located right by the freeway which is so convenient. The pumpkin patch is so pretty, with the big green leaves and the beautiful pops of orange from the almost unreal looking pumpkins. It really feels like you are in the middle of Cinderella’s pumpkin garden. So pretty and pituresque. They also have a quasi fence made of sunflowers backing the patch. So many pumpkins to choose from, it is hard to decide. They have a corn maze, if you venture in be sure you aren’t in a hurry because you’ll be in it for a while. They have fresh popped kettle corn which is about $ 4 bucks a bag. There is also a few animals for the kids to pet; horses, pigs, and goats. The kids really loved the jumpy area, $ 5 per kid for 10 minutes of jumping. It seems like a little time but trust me it feels like eternity when you have to follow the kids back and forth between the 3 jumpies. They did not want to leave!!! They also have stacks of hay for people to climb up, face painting, and pony rides. The pony rides were $ 5 for once around and $ 10 for 3 times around. I felt like this area could have used some music or just something to amp up the fun. The lady running it was nice but there was no real fun to it like in a previous year when they had it front and center with cowboys running it. Kids got to pose on the ponies with cowboy hats and everything but this year none of that, it was kind of dull. They have a pit of kernels the kids can slosh around in… they will not want to leave! Be sure to eat before visiting because they don’t offer much in the way of food. There is a little food truck there but the food didn’t look too good; it was a good place to get a can of soda or a bottled water, priced great at $ 1 each. It would be perfect if they offered more seasonal type stuff like pumpkin pie or pumpkin seeds or cider and hot chocolate. We purchased one large size pumpkin and 3 or 4 mini pumpkins for $ 17 which was well worth it. FYI they do have an ATM. Overall this place is a great way to start the fall season… we go every year and we always have a great time!

Such a fun family place with pretty pumpkins actually growing in a large field. We got a big orange and green speckled one. Very attractive. Lots of other activities on weekends; face painting, horse rides, jumpy, snacks, etc. Kids were all over the corn maze, I hear it takes 45 minutes to go through it, so I didn’t try it. Very nice people and free parking. Tip: They have to close when it’s raining so check their website for updates during wet weather.

Amazing! Fun! Huge! I got a pretty decent pumpkin. For 2. dollars and my daughter loves the corn pit. We have yet to do the corn maze but maybe next year we will do it!

We show up at 7:00pm on Halloween. Friday night. They advertise that they are open until 10:00pm Friday and Saturday until November 1^st. We get there and it’s closed. We are met by a very rude guy in truck yelling «it’s closed! We close at 6:00!» We say the sign says your open till 10:00 on Fri/​Sat. He yells «it’s off season! We are closed!»
Screw that. We drove from oakland. Worst.

Do not use there parking. Tooks us 1 hr to get out! The pumpkin variety was also very slim.

WOW! This place was amazing and better than anything closer to my hometown.
With a caravan of kids we easily found this patch from the freeway and parking was a sinch. You do not need to pay for parking or entrance into the patch; unlike other patches I have attended before. The space is huge which makes for a comfortable afternoon in a crowd. There are little activities throughout the site to keep little fingers happy along with food venders. The corn maze was truly a-​mazing! My little girl along with her friends had a great time trying to find their way out — over all took us 45 – 50 mins. Then there was the corn pit which was their favorite thing of all! Who would have guessed that a pit of corn could be so amazing.
After hunting down our favorite pumpkins, I was shocked at the low price for 5! under 50 $!! I left a little flabbergasted but over the moon happy with two tired little ladies.
My family along with more friends will be visiting this patch again next year!

We visited a lot of disappointing pumpkin patches this weekend, and this one made it all worth it! A true pumpkin festival with a huge variety of pumpkins and gourds, animals and festivities.
The true star of this is the corn maze! We bought a map and tracked our path before we even went in and it still took us 33 minutes to complete without one wrong turn. The corn maze alone is worth the trip from SF, the only regret is not doing it at night where I am sure the spook factor would be amazing! Will have to come back next weekend to do that!

Had such a great time with my little girls and husband. They have many things to do. You can tell they work hard to get it ready. Except for the one incident with the face painter which she or her family won’t stop sending me emails about how horrible I am for posting a photo of her being not too friendly with kids. When you take your kids to a family friendly even you expect the people working there to be «friendly» which was not the case with the painter. I will definitely be coming back next year and look forward to a more pleasant experience with the face painter.

I have to chime in here — it’s a shame that people are docking this place for the traffic it causes or because it was muddy after some rain (I mean seriously?). This place is great, the folks running it are great, the animals/​atmosphere/​pumpkin selection are great and the maze has now become our tradition year after year. Since people come to it from all over, I can see why it’d be a good idea to maybe put a current status on the site indicating open/​closed/​expected reopen (if there’s been a storm). Though, you can also utilize this old school thing called a phone and actually call for info before you go as well. If you haven’t been here before, definitely check it out. Great for all ages.

Bales of straw, not hay for sale for $ 7. Scarecrows don’t come cheap these days… The giant bin of corn for kids to play in is not monitored or supervised to keep bigger, older kids out. We bought 4 mid sized pumpkins at Safeway for the price of one mid sized pumpkin here. I thought it strange the sell fish and chips here.

Very fun! The maze is definitely difficult. Even if you buy a map for $ 1.00, it’s not easy. It took our group of four adults almost an hour, even with the map! Admission to the maze is $ 5.00/person above the age of six. Children five and under are free. Not expensive, that’s for sure.
We didn’t buy any pumpkins, but there were definitely a lot to choose from. There were food/​drink stands, and the fire department was there giving little «tours» to the kids for their engines. That was neat.

Good old-​fashioned fun. The down-​home country folks up north sure do know how to show a city lass a good time in a corn field.