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Some pumpkin patches are built around the pumpkin. Others are an entire fall day. Here’s how to choose.
Find South Carolina pumpkin patches for 2026, including U-pick pumpkins, corn mazes and fall farm experiences near Charleston, Columbia and the Upstate.
Looking for a pumpkin patch in South Carolina?
You have more choices than simply finding the closest field of orange pumpkins.
Some farms let you walk into the patch and choose a pumpkin where it grew. Some pair pumpkins with corn mazes, wagon rides and farm animals. Others have turned fall into a full-day farm experience.
So before you go, decide what kind of pumpkin day you actually want.
Some pumpkin patches are built around the pumpkin. Others are an entire fall day.
Here are eight South Carolina farms worth knowing this season.
Farm hours and field conditions can change. Check with the farm before making a long drive.
For Charleston-area families looking for a big fall day, Boone Hall Farms is an easy place to start.
The Boone Hall Pumpkin Patch celebrates its 30th year in 2026 and runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through November 1.
Pumpkins are only one part of the experience. The season also includes a corn maze, tractor tour, pig races, petting zoo, honeybee exhibit, live entertainment and other activities.
Why go: Choose Boone Hall when you want the pumpkin patch to be part of a larger family outing.
If actually picking your own pumpkin matters, Westbury Farms deserves a spot near the top of the Lowcountry list.
The Summerville farm combines U-pick and pre-picked pumpkins with MaryMeade Market, a corn maze and other seasonal farm activities. Its current 2026 fall information runs through November 1.
Why go: This is a particularly good choice around Summerville if you want the experience of walking into the patch and choosing the pumpkin yourself.
A pumpkin from a farm stand and a pumpkin you walk into the field to choose are both local pumpkins. They’re just different experiences.
Clinton Sease Farm has one of the longest-running pumpkin seasons on this list.
Its 2026 pumpkin patch is open through November 8. Visitors can come for the patch itself or make it part of the farm’s larger corn-maze experience, which also includes wagon rides and other family activities.
Why go: A strong choice for families around Columbia and Lexington, especially if you want pumpkins and a serious corn maze in the same trip.
Lever Farms keeps its fall season relatively simple.
The farm opens on Saturdays in October with U-pick and pre-picked pumpkins, a kid-size corn maze, wagon rides, farm animals and farm games.
Why go: A smaller Midlands farm day where the pumpkin is still at the center of the visit.
Don’t let the word Peaches fool you.
By October, Black's Peaches shifts into fall. The farm runs its Fall Festival every Saturday in October and lists U-pick pumpkins among its seasonal farm experiences.
The York farm also adds hayrides, a corn maze, a hay maze and other family activities.
Why go: A good choice for families around York and Rock Hill who already know Black’s for summer fruit and want another reason to return in fall.
At Denver Downs Farm, pumpkins are part of a much bigger fall experience.
The Garrison family’s Anderson farm hosts its Fall Festival on select dates through November 14, 2026. Along with pumpkins, visitors will find a corn maze, farm animals, live entertainment, flower fields and more than 35 farm activities.
Why go: Choose Denver Downs when pumpkins are important — but you also want enough activities to fill an afternoon or evening.
Strawberry Hill U.S.A. is one of those farms where fall is not an afterthought.
The fourth-generation Cooley family farm grows pumpkins as part of its commercial operation and pairs the season with its annual corn maze, hayrides and other fall activities. Public 2026 fall attractions run on weekends through November 1.
Why go: A strong Upstate stop if you want a large pumpkin selection plus the atmosphere of an established working farm.
If your goal is a real U-pick pumpkin field, Stewart Farms is one to remember.
The farm’s 2026 fall season runs through October 31. Stewart Farms says its U-pick patch covers 10 acres and includes more than 110 varieties of pumpkins in different shapes, sizes and colors.
The farm also operates its South Carolina Corn MAiZE, wagon rides and farm-animal areas.
Why go: This is the choice for people who really want to walk the field and hunt for the pumpkin.
Not every place using the words pumpkin patch offers the same experience.
If walking through the field matters to you, look closely for phrases such as U-pick pumpkins, pick your own pumpkin or choose from the patch.
Three especially clear 2026 options are Westbury Farms in Summerville, Lever Farms in Pomaria and Stewart Farms in Enoree.
If the experience matters, ask the farm one simple question before leaving:
Do we actually pick our pumpkin from the field?
That prevents a lot of confusion.
Start with Boone Hall Farms in Mount Pleasant for a large fall-festival experience, or Westbury Farms in Summerville if U-pick pumpkins are the priority.
Start with Clinton Sease Farm in Lexington for pumpkins plus a major corn-maze experience, or Lever Farms in Pomaria for a smaller farm day with U-pick and pre-picked pumpkin options.
Start with Denver Downs Farm for a large fall festival, Strawberry Hill U.S.A. for pumpkins and an established working-farm setting, or Stewart Farms if choosing your own pumpkin from a large field is the priority.
A quick check before driving can save a disappointing arrival.
For a lot of families, fall is the first time they intentionally drive onto a farm.
They’re not going because they’re thinking about agriculture.
They’re thinking about pumpkins.
But then something happens.
They learn the farm’s name. They see what grows there. They meet the people. They notice the farm market.
Maybe they come back for strawberries in spring. Or peaches in summer. Or eggs. Or beef. Or another event.
Sometimes the pumpkin is just the introduction.
That’s why seasonal farm experiences belong on Farm Allegiance. We want finding the pumpkin patch to eventually make it easier to know the farm behind it.
Looking for farms closer to home?
Use Farm Allegiance Find a Farm to search South Carolina farms by ZIP code and distance.
And check The Farm Ledger for current farm events, seasonal openings and things worth knowing this week.
Find the farm. Make the visit. Remember the farmer.
Know Your Farmer. Know Your Food.