Your Complete Guide to Pumpkin Patches and Apple Orchards Near Morris, IL

Fall is my favorite excuse to load everybody up and go find pumpkins, and every year I get asked the same question.. "Where do you actually take your family?" So I finally sat down and put together the whole list, closest to home first, so you can decide how far you feel like driving this year.

A few of these are five minutes from Morris. A few are a full day trip. Take note that farms change their schedules week to week depending on weather and how the crop is coming in, so always give their facebook page or their website a quick check the morning you go.

Heap's Giant Pumpkin Farm — Minooka, IL

About 10 miles from Morris, so this is the easy one.

Heap's has a 25-acre pumpkin patch with 90+ varieties, a giant corn maze, farm animals, and a couple of playgrounds for the kids to burn off energy while you shop for pumpkins. The farm is open daily September 13 through October 31, 10am to 6:30pm (they close at 2:30pm on Halloween itself). The actual u-pick patch opens September 19. Hayrides, the flashlight maze, and the haunted corn maze only run on specific weekend dates in October, so check their calendar before you plan around one of those.

Things to do: u-pick pumpkin patch, giant corn maze, bean maze, farm animals, Milo's Castle playground, Heaps O' Fun Barn, Tire Mountain playground, giant farm slide, hayrides (weekends), flashlight maze and haunted corn maze (select October dates), Heap's Home Cookin' grill, sunflower and flower u-pick.

Website: heapsgiantpumpkinfarm.com Facebook: facebook.com/heapfarms

Dollinger Family Farm — Channahon, IL

About 15 miles from Morris.

This one's a working family farm that's been in the same family since 1852, and it shows. Free admission gets you into the corn maze, farm animals (including a bee barn with an observation hive), and play areas, and they run train rides and hayrides too. Open daily September 14 through October 30, 10am to 6pm.

Things to do: corn maze, bee barn with observation hive, farm animals (goats, sheep, pigs, a calf, turkeys, ducks, rabbits), hayrides, train rides, play areas including hay piles and a pirate ship, gift shop with fudge and homemade honey, food stand (pizza, burgers, hot dogs).

Website: dollingerfarms.com | Facebook: facebook.com/dollingerfamilyfarm

Kane Family Farms — Ottawa, IL

About 25 miles.

A newer farm east of Ottawa that's grown into a solid Thursday through Sunday fall spot. The 2026 season runs September 17 through November 1 (plus Columbus Day), 9am to 6pm. A $12 wristband covers the corn maze and activities for anyone 3 and up, but you don't need one just to buy pumpkins or produce from the stand.

Things to do: u-pick pumpkins, corn maze, petting zoo, hayrack rides, wood-fired pizza food truck, jump pad, barrel train, corn pit, tire mountains.

Website: kanefamilyfarms.com | Facebook: facebook.com/KaneFamilyFarms

Honey Hill Orchard — Waterman, IL

About 26 to 28 miles.

If you want real apple picking and not just pumpkins, Honey Hill is one of the better ones out this way. Twenty five varieties of apples, an 1880s converted apple barn, and weekend wagon rides out to the orchard and pumpkin patch. Open daily September 4 through Halloween, 9am to 5:30pm.

Things to do: u-pick apples (25 varieties), u-pick raspberries and pumpkins, 1880s apple barn with craft and gift loft, apple cider donuts, fresh cider, honey from their own hives, caramel apples, fresh baked pies, free children's play area with petting zoo and straw maze, weekend wagon rides.

Website: honeyhillorchard.com | Facebook: facebook.com/HoneyHillOrchard

Woody's Orchard & Family Fun Farm — Plano, IL

About 27 to 30 miles.

Woody's leans a little more amusement-park than farm, with slides, a jumping pillow, apple cannons, and a bakery that does cider donuts and slushies alongside the apple picking. Fall Fest runs Thursdays through Sundays, September 3 through October 31, 10am to 6pm.

Things to do: u-pick apples (20+ varieties), pumpkin patch, corn maze, grain train ride, slides, giant jumping pillow, obstacle course, apple cannons, farm animals, bakery with cider donuts, slushies, pies and hot cocoa.

Website: woodysorchard.com | Facebook: facebook.com/woodysorchard

Keller's Farmstand — Oswego, IL

About 28 to 30 miles.

Five generations of the same family growing sweet corn, apples, and pumpkins on this farm. Daily apple and pumpkin picking, weekdays 10am to 6pm and weekends 9am to 6pm (apple orchard reopened August 15). The bigger Fall Festivities, corn maze, wagon rides, animal barn, only run Saturdays and Sundays, September 12 through October 25, plus Columbus Day.

Things to do: u-pick apples and pumpkins daily, 10-acre corn maze (weekends), animal barn, kids' play area, wagon rides, cider donuts, kettle corn, fudge, local honey and jarred goods.

Website: kellersfarmstand.com | Facebook: facebook.com/kellersfarmstand

Bronkberry Farms — Plainfield, IL

About 30 miles.

A farm stand and greenhouse with a free u-pick pumpkin patch, caramel apples, and mums, open through October 31, Tuesday through Sunday, 9am to 6pm (closed Mondays). One note: call ahead at 815-436-6967 or check their Facebook before you drive out for apple picking specifically, their orchard availability has been limited this season.

Things to do: free u-pick pumpkin patch, pre-picked pumpkins, hand-dipped caramel apples, mums and fall decor, farm stand and greenhouse, local honey and jams, Wednesday storytime.

Website: bronkberryfarms.com | Facebook: facebook.com/BronkberryFarms

Jonamac Orchard — Malta, IL

About 36 to 40 miles.

Jonamac is a four generation apple orchard with a corn maze, apple cannons, an animal barn, and even camel rides on weekends. Open daily August 26 through November 1, 9am to 5:30pm, though some of the bigger attractions run shorter weekday hours and open up fully on Saturdays and Sundays.

Things to do: apple picking, pumpkin patch, corn maze, animal barn, bubble barn, jumping pillow, obstacle course, apple cannons, apple train, camel rides (weekends and holiday Mondays), bakery.

Website: jonamacorchard.com | Facebook: facebook.com/jonamacorchard

Siegel's Cottonwood Farm — Lockport, IL

About 36 to 40 miles.

This is the big one if you want a full day out. Fifty acres, 35+ attractions, a 10-acre corn maze, and a mountain slide. Pumpkin Fest runs daily September 19 through November 1, 10am to 6pm. Heads up that the third and fourth weekends of October (plus Columbus Day) get genuinely busy, so go earlier in the season or on a weekday if you'd rather skip the lines.

Things to do: 10-acre themed corn maze, 150-foot mountain slide, hayrack rides, Dino Barn, combine slides, Cottonwood Railroad train ride, gem mining, paintball, food and treats (including adult beverages).

Website: ourpumpkinfarm.com

Abbey Farms — Aurora, IL

About 37 to 40 miles.

A nonprofit farm run by the Monks of Marmion Abbey, so your ticket money actually goes somewhere good. Pumpkin Daze runs September 19 through November 1. September is weekends only, 10am to 6pm. October is Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 6pm, with a Saturday night maze that stays open till 10. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays in October, but open on Columbus Day.

Things to do: 40-acre pumpkin patch, 8-acre corn maze, hayrides, live weekend music (1 to 4pm), craft beer and wine tent, petting zoo, apple cider donuts, Saturday Night Maze in October.

Website: abbeyfarms.org | Facebook: facebook.com/AbbeyFarmsIL

Bengtson's Farm — Homer Glen, IL

About 40 to 45 miles.

Less a pumpkin patch, more a small fall amusement park. Rides, pig races, a petting zoo, and a big midway feel. Fall Fest runs September 4 through November 8 (closed September 8 through 10 for a mid-week break), Monday through Friday 11am to 8:30pm, weekends 10am to 8:30pm.

Things to do: pumpkin patch, carnival-style kids' rides, pig races, petting zoo, live entertainment, corn box, hayrides, train rides, food vendors.

Website: pumpkinfarm.com

Kuipers Family Farm — Maple Park, IL

About 42 to 45 miles.

Forty-five plus apple varieties across a 230-acre farm, with their Pumpkin FunFarm opening up mid-September alongside the orchard. U-pick apples run August 22 through November 1, but hours shift depending on the day and whatever festival weekend it is, so check their online calendar before you head out.

Things to do: u-pick apples (45+ varieties), Pumpkin FunFarm, orchard shop and bakery, fall flowers, kid activities.

Website: kuipersfamilyfarm.com | Facebook: facebook.com/kuipersfamilyfarm

However far you end up driving, my honest advice is the same every year: call or check Facebook the morning you go, wear shoes you don't mind getting muddy, and don't overplan it. Some of my favorite fall memories are the ones where we just wandered a patch with no real plan.

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