It’s pumpkin season, y’all. We’ve rounded up pumpkin patches in and around the Winston-Salem area.
Pretty, pretty pumpkins
Clemmons United Methodist Church, 3700 Clemmons Rd., Clemmons
- Open daily until 7 p.m. — Opens Monday through Saturday at 11 a.m. and at 12 p.m. on Sundays
- Proceeds from sales of pumpkins + gourds support youth group mission trips.
Kernersville Pumpkins and Christmas Trees, 843 Old. Winston Rd., Kernersville
- Open daily 10 a.m.-7 p.m., weather permitting
- Shop a selection of hand-picked pumpkins grown in the NC mountains
- No admission fee.
Maple Springs United Methodist Church, 2569 Reynolda Rd., Winston-Salem
- Open daily until 7 p.m. — opens 3 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m. on Saturdays + 12 p.m. on Sundays
- The church has been selling pumpkins of different shapes, colors, and sizes for 47 years.
A-maze-ing fall activities
Fryes Creek Family Farm, 9970 N. NC Highway 150, Clemmons
- Open Fridays 10 a.m.- 9 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sundays 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Find your way out of the night maze on Fridays and Saturdays, enjoy yard games, and delight in fresh-squeezed lemonade and hand-dipped ice cream.
Jones Strawberry Farm, 5480 Seward Rd., Pfafftown
- Hours vary through Sunday, Oct. 26
- Known for its five-acre corn maze, the farm also has games and sells strawberry + apple products. Admission to the maze is $12 for participants aged 5+.
- Admission is $12.
Zane’s Clodbuster Farms, 5500 Leonard Farm Rd., Kernersville
- Hours vary through Sunday, Nov. 9
- The design of the six-acre corn maze changes every year. Take a hayride around the 87-acre property before picking your pumpkins
- There’s no admission fee, but activities like the corn maze and hayrides start at $9
Pumpkin Pick Hayrides at Tanglewood Stables, 4061 Clemmons Rd., Clemmons
- Weekend reservations required (call 336-766-9540) through October
- You’ll stop at the pumpkin patch during your hayride through Tanglewood Park — don’t forget to snap some photos along the way
- Admission is $11 per person or $220 for a private hayride.
Let the gourd times roll
Apple Family Farm, 1765 NC Highway 66 S., Kernersville
- Open daily, hours vary
- Take a hayride and browse mums to buy while picking out your pumpkin
- No admission fee to the farm, unless you’d like unlimited time in the play area.
Hawks Pumpkin Patch, 2558 W. Clemmonsville Rd., Winston-Salem
- Open 9 a.m to 7 p.m. daily
- A popular spot for fall photos, you can find pumpkins of every size, shape, and color. Pro tip: you can bring your pet, but they must be on a leash
- No admission fee
Red Hound Farms, 3239 Frye Bridge Rd., Clemmons
- Open Saturdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Spend all day visiting the petting zoo, taking a wagon ride, playing games, and more — admission is $12 for visitors aged 3+.
Smith Hollow Farm, 5920 Smith Hollow Rd., Kernersville
- Open Saturday + Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. through Saturday, Nov. 8
- Pumpkins of every size are restocked weekly, plus admission includes unlimited hayrides, climbing spider web, axe throwing, and more.
- Tickets cost $15+
