Where will you seek out your Great Pumpkin?
Paul Valencia
ClarkCountyToday.com
“Dear Great Pumpkin, I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween night. I hope you will bring me lots of presents.” — Linus Van Pelt, 1966
Is your favorite pumpkin patch sincere? Will the Great Pumpkin be arriving there this year?
Maybe. Maybe not. But wherever your favorite pumpkin patch is located, it must be a place to make family memories.
It is pumpkin patch season and here are just some of the top options in Southwest Washington for the rest of the month.
Oh, and if you have a favorite farm that is not in this story, list it in the comments.
Bizi Farms in Vancouver is holding its Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival through Oct. 29.
It includes a wagon ride, one free pumpkin per ticket purchased, two shots at the pumpkin launcher, one hot drink, entrance to visit the farm animals, and more.
It is open Thursdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is $16.95 or $14.95 for seniors and military. All tickets are sold online. For more information: https://www.bi-zifarms.com/pumpkin-patch-2020
The Vancouver Pumpkin Patch is open Tuesday through Sunday through Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission includes a hayride on the weekends and on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, one pumpkin from the patch, entry to the petting zoo, and entry to the corn maze. Cost is $12 on the weekends, $10 on the weekdays. For more information: https://vancouverpumpkinpatch.com/
The Patch in Woodland is a popular destination, as well. It is operated by Whalen Oaks Farm. It is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays throughout the month.
This weekend is the Patch’s Fall Fest, which will include more than 30 vendors. Oh, and no admission fee. For more information: https://www.whalenoaksfarm.com/the-patch.
Pomeroy Farm in Yacolt has its Pumpkin Lane open on weekends through the end of the month. It’s Fall on the Farm. Take a ride on Pumpkin Lane to visit the “Pumpkin People.” Plus pick out a pumpkin and take in all the photo opportunities. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for children. Pumpkin Lane is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information: https://pomeroyfarm.org/pumpkin-lane/
Waltons Farms in Camas is inviting guests to join them this month, as well. Cost is $13 and admission includes the corn maze, a train ride, and a pumpkin. For more information: https://waltonsfarms.com/
“I don’t see how a pumpkin patch could be more sincere than this one.” — Linus Van Pelt, 1966
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