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Guide to Cedar Rapids Area Apple Orchards and Pumpkin Patches 2023

It’s apple-picking, pumpkin-patching, latte-sipping, bonfire-having, giant sweatshirt-wearing season.  The most wonderful time of the year.  The corridor has so many great options for every kind of autumn-lover out there.  So grab that PSL (if you’re a degenerate who likes those things), settle in, and plan your fall outings with us.

Guide to Cedar Rapids Area Apple Orchards and Pumpkin Patches 2020


Allen’s Orchard

5801 N 10th Street, Marion, Iowa 52302

  • U-Pick: The orchard is still recovering from the drought but apples are ready for picking!
  • Cost: Free admission.  Apples sold by the pound.
  • Hours: Mon-Sun 10- 5pm

Just minutes from the Cedar Rapids metro, Allen’s is a local favorite.  The orchard continues to recover from the Derecho so all varieties of their apple-y goodness are not available.  However, the Orchard Store has pre-picked apples, cider donuts, and apple cider slushies.  A current listing of apple varieties, events, and special offerings can be found on their  Facebook page or website for more information.


Bart’s Farm and Pumpkin Patch

7307 Alburnett Rd, Marion, Iowa 52302

  • Cost: Free admission, $7 pony rides (Sat noon- 4 pm), $2 hayrack rides (Sat-Sun), $3 Corn Maze.
  • Hours: Mon- Fri 3 pm -8 pm, Sat-Sun 9 am – 8pm

Another local favorite just north of Marion, Bart’s Farm is a family-owned pumpkin patch offering a variety of pre-picked pumpkins and gourds, or the opportunity to venture through the fields to pick your own.  They have a variety of farm animals to hang with in the barn and nearby yard.  We stumbled on Bart’s when my oldest was a toddler and we’ve been back every year.  I fondly remember being very pregnant with my youngest on the hayrack ride hoping it would bump me into labor (0/10 would not recommend).  The pony rides and farm animals are always a hit as are the pedal toys and bikes.

[caption: my very pregnant self getting lost in the corn maze at Bart’s after the hayrack ride thing didn’t work out 😂]

Check their Facebook page or website for updates before you go.


The Big Apple Orchard

1115 Hwy 30 W, Mt. Vernon, Iowa 52314

  • Cost: Free admission
  • Hours: Sat-Sun 10am- 5pm

The Big Apple’s season this year will be short and sweet, offering apples, cider, slushies, ice cream, and donuts!  With 22 varieties of apples and over 2,000 trees, there’s something for everyone at this gem located just outside of Mount Vernon.  Check their Facebook page for details.


Bass Family Farms

840 Bass Lane, Mt Vernon, Iowa 52314

  • Cost: $8 on weekdays, $10 on weekends. Free for kids 2 and under.  Cost includes a variety of rides and activities.
  • Hours: Tues- Sun 10 am- 6 pm, Fall Festival on weekends

Bass Farm is a Cedar Rapids Moms’ favorite.  This farm is home to a huge variety of produce (hello, pumpkins!), goods, and activities.  Their Fall Festivals each weekend have different themes and activities like a magic show, papa balloon, face painter, and spin art.  They also offer a variety of pumpkins and gourds, beautiful mums, and waffle cones of “snap-o-lantern” ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth!  Visit their Facebook page or website to learn more.


Bloomsbury Farm

3260 69th St, Atkins, Iowa 52206

  • Cost: $21.95 at the gate, free for kids 3 and under
  • Hours: Fri- Sun 10am- 5:30pm; Scream Acres 6:30pm- 10:30pm

With an 18-acre pumpkin patch, two 10-acre corn mazes, and over 20 activities, Bloomsbury Farm offers fun for the whole family.  While admission is pricey, it includes many of the fun activities and attractions at the farm.  Looking for something spooky?  “Scream Acres” is open at night for the last three weekends in October!  Visit their website for a full list of activities and their Facebook page for updates.


Colony Pumpkin Patch

2780 Front St NE, North Liberty, Iowa 52317

  • Cost: Mon- Fri $10, Sat-Sun $12, free for kids 3 and under
  • Hours: Mon- Fri 4pm- 6pm, Sat-Sun 10am- 6pm through Oct 31; Flashlight Maze Fri- Sat 7pm- 10pm

While their annual fall festival has been canceled this year, Colony Pumpkin Patch will be hosting a variety of vendors throughout the season.  In addition to pumpkins, activities include a “Stronger Together” corn maze, grain cart free throw game, barrel train ride, and more!  Their old corn box building is full of mums, gourds, and other fall decor for you to take home.  Visit their website and Facebook page for hours and event information.


Kacena Farms

2510 55th St, Vinton, Iowa 52349

  • Cost: Free admission
  • Hours: Saturdays & Sundays – 10am to dusk. Monday & Tuesday closed. Wednesday-Friday 2pm-dusk.

Kacena Farms grows and harvests all of its pumpkins and squashes.  They also have a kid-friendly “spook trail”, goats to feed, and stone-fired pizza.  Check their Facebook page or website for updates on weather closures and food offerings.


Kroul Farms

245 Hwy. 1 South, Mt Vernon, Iowa 52314

  • Cost: Free admission
  • Hours: Mon- Fri 10am- 6pm, Sat-Sun 9am- 4pm

If you’re looking for farm-fresh foods, Kroul Farms is the place to go!  Their main shop stocks vegetables, eggs, pie pumpkins, and more.  They also carry seasonal products from other local vendors.  The grounds include a three-acre corn maze, a round hay bale maze for smaller children, and plenty of pre-picked pumpkins to choose from.  My son loved getting a close-up look at the farm animals too!  See their Facebook page for current offerings or their website to learn about their CSA.


Sass Family Farm

3060 160th St, Riverside, Iowa 52327

  • Cost: Adults $2, children $1
  • Hours: 11am- 6pm everyday

Farm animals, antiques, fresh produce, a haunted barn, Sass Family Farm has it all!  The farm is open year-round with PumpkinFest the second weekend in October.  Visit their website and Facebook page to see what they’re up to!


Wilson’s Orchard

4823 Dingleberry Road NE, Iowa City, Iowa 52240

  • Cost: Free admission
  • Hours: Wed-Sun 10 am- 8 pm

Wilson’s Orchard is known for its delicious apples and pumpkin patch, but they have so much more to offer!  Their market is stocked with pre-picked apples, take-and-bake treats, wares and provisions, and fresh donuts.  This year Wilson’s Orchard has added a smokehouse to their lineup, offering bbq, sides, and vegan food too!  Check their website to see which apples are ready to pick and their Facebook page for updates on events.

Be sure to click on each business’ name to visit their website for more info on their fun family events!  Always call ahead or check each business’ website to confirm when they are open.


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