1. Pickering Hill Farms

Family-owned by the Pickerings for over 100 years.

Pickering Hill Farms is 12 acres. They began in the mid-1800s as a ranch and meat business. As generations passed, they began to grow vegetables and build a market. Their market now is 6,000 square feet.

A day at the farm includes:

• ‍Wagon rides to pick pumpkins from 1lb to 50lbs
• Corn Maze
• Amish meats, cheeses, jams, and butters
• Homemade breads, cakes, and pumpkin rolls
• Local honey and syrupsLocal and home-produced pies and baked goods
• Herb garden
• Every kind of veggie you can imagine!

Highlights:

A variety of pumpkins and a big market with fresh produce and other local items.

2. Pick n’ Save Orchard

Everything made fresh on the farm

Pick n’ Save Orchard is very authentic, with everything farm-fresh and homemade. They’re family owned, and they’ve been up and running for over 85 years. Their 850 semi-dwarf trees are trimmed to make harvesting easier.

At Pick n’ Save Orchard, you can enjoy:

• Fresh-pressed cider
• Homemade maple syrup, still made the way it was 70 years ago, with a 12-foot long wood-fire stove
• Honey fresh from the beehive
• Various kinds of apples and other fruits
• Hayrides
• Horse-drawn carriage rides
• Family orchard portraits (pre-scheduled)
• Fresh-baked fruit pies and other baked goods
• Apple butter and jams of fresh fruit
• Horses and hens
• New! Picking flowers among the butterflies

Highlights:

Everything made fresh on the farm. Homemade maple syrup, honey, and cider. Family portrait opportunity. Horse-drawn carriage.

3. Mapleside

Themed events and fun activities

Mapleside is 100 acres and has tons of activities that are enjoyable for people of all ages. They also have cool themed events on the weekends, like Spooky Fest for Halloween.

Their activities include:

• New! Cleveland sports-themed corn maze
• Cool themed events, such as Pumpkin Fest, which includes:
• Pumpkin carving demonstrations
• Pumpkin snacks
• Chance to carve and decorate pumpkins at the farm
• The Farm Crawl, part of Cleveland Beer Week, which will have beer stations with hors d’oeuvres, Bourbon County Beer Tasting throughout the corn maze, Beer Geeks Hayride, live music by David Mayfield, games of chance, corn hole, and more!
• Tour of the orchard on cow or pig trains
• Longest slide in America
• Largest jumping pillow in America
• New and upgraded scenic hayride
• Petting zoo
• Food

Highlights:

Cool themed events. Attractions for both adults and kids.

4. Heritage Farms

Family-friendly activities plus live music

Heritage Farms is family-owned and has been around for 170 years. They have a lot of activities that are unique and great for kids, as well as live music performances.

Activities there include:

• Maze
• Scavenger hunt
• Straw bale bird nest
• Pumpkin rolling
• Scarecrow bean bag throw
• Drawing teepees
• Corn box
• Coloring wall
• Straw tunnel
• Slide
• Skee ball
• Leaf pile
• Live music by Brent Kirby
• Face painting
• Cool barn that has spare parts, vintage finds, rusty treasures, and artwork for sale

‍Highlights:

Cool themed events. Attractions for both adults and kids.

5. Pumpkinville

Plain and simple: lots of pumpkins.

This is a classic pumpkin farm. They have:

• Pumpkins (shocker)
• Mums
• Apples
• Fresh cider
• Corn stalks
• Squash
• Indian corn
• Bales of straw

Highlights:

Classic and simple pumpkin farm where you can buy your pumpkins and get a taste of Fall.

Every pumpkin farm has its own unique atmosphere. There are so many in the Cleveland area that it can be overwhelming to look through all of them. Use this list to pick one that’s right for you and your family.

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