Pumpkins big and small, along with favorite fall festivities, to open throughout Clark County
It is about that time to start searching for your Great Pumpkin again. Or even a medium-sized pumpkin. Or a tiny pumpkin. Whatever you desire.
Many farms in Clark County are getting ready to open their pumpkin patches until Halloween.
Bi-Zi Farms Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Fest, along with its Night-Time Corn Maze, opens this weekend in Vancouver.
The patch opens Saturday, Sept. 21, and then is open Thursday and Fridays from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. through Oct. 27. And there are bonus times for the adventurous, with nighttime corn maze gatherings from 6 to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Admission for the regular pumpkin patch activities includes a wagon ride, one free pumpkin per ticket purchased, two shots at the pumpkin launcher, one hot drink, a visit with the farm animals, and more. There is also live music on the weekends.
Tickets must be purchased online. For a full list of activities, and costs, go to: https://www.bi-zifarms.com/pumpkin-patch-2020
Other pumpkin patches preparing to open are:
The Vancouver Pumpkin Patch opens Saturday, Sept. 28, and will run Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. There are hayrides on the weekends, as well as on Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Plus a petting zoo. For more information, visit: https://vancouverpumpkinpatch.com/
The Patch at Whalen Oaks Farm opens annually on Oct 1 and runs through Oct. 31. The farm is closed on Mondays. It is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Then from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.
For more information, go to: https://www.whalenoaksfarm.com/the-patch
The Pumpkin Lane at Pomeroy Farm is a grand tradition in Clark County. It is open on weekends in October from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Last admission is 4 p.m.) For more information, go to: https://pomeroyfarm.org/pumpkin-lane/
There is a “train ride” available at Waltons Farms in Camas. Their festival runs Thursdays through Sundays from Oct. 5 through Oct. 27, and it includes a corn maze. For more information, go to: https://waltonsfarms.com/
There are many other farms in Clark County, as well. Velvet Acres Gardens, for example, often has a pumpkin patch, but there was no 2024 update on its website as of this posting.
Feel free to add your favorite pumpkin patches in the comments.
And have a Great Pumpkin kind of a day.
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