2024 South and Southwest of Atlanta (South Fulton, I-85, I75 area) Georgia Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in South and Southwest of Atlanta (South Fulton, I-85, I75 area) Georgia in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for pumpkins that we know of in this area.

Not all areas of a state have pumpkins farms that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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Carroll County

• Heritage Farm - Uses natural growing practices, corn (sweet), peas, pumpkins, U-pick and already picked, farm animals
  205 Day Road, Bowdon, GA 30108. Phone: 770-854-6174. Email: theheritagefram@yahoo.com. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 2 pm to 7 pmCorn Ready about June 30th Peas Ready about June 30th Pumpkins are usually ready by October 1stWe use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification

Henry County

• Southern Belle Farm - blackberries, blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, strawberries,
  1658 Turner Church Road, McDonough, GA 30252. Phone: 770-288-2582. Email: info@southernbellefarm.com. Open: Spring and Summer picking hours will vary. Directions: From Atlanta: Take Interstate 75 South to Exit 216 \(Hwy. 155\). Turn left heading east on highway 155. Follow to city of McDonough and remain straight on 155. The Road name changes to highway 20 at the CVS Pharmacy, but remain straight. Then make a right onto Turner Church Road. Stay straight thru stop sign and Southern Belle Farm is up on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Southern Belle Farm Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesFrom Atlanta: Take Interstate 75 South to Exit 216 (Hwy. 155). Turn left heading east on highway 155. Follow to city of McDonough and remain straight on 155. The Road name changes to highway 20 at the CVS Pharmacy, but remain straight. Then make a right onto Turner Church Road. Stay straight thru stop sign and is up on the leftPicking updates: Click here for picking updates., is a 300+ acre working farm located just south of Atlanta, in McDonough, Georgia; Our specialties are homegrown family fun with pick your own strawberries, pumpkins, and a fun fall season like no other - corn maze, pumpkin patch, pig races, cow train -- It's here where memories are made!Pick Your Own Strawberries are usually available in April and May. Huge Fall Farm Activities at: September thru November - Corn Maize, Pig Races, Pumpkin Patch, Kiddie Korral, Farm Animals, Pedal Carts, Hayride and much more; see our website or call for hours and availability. Payment: Cash, check, only. Come out to the farm - pick your own beautiful strawberries and blackberries; Let the kids pet the farm animals, jump on the jumping pillow for a small fee all while you sit back and enjoy our homemade ice cream. (UPDATED: May 28, 2018, JBS) Note from Blake: This is one of my favorite farms. Every year they add something new and expand. It is well organized, well run, and the owners and staff are very nice! I try to visit them every year! Tell them you heard about them on PickYourOwn.org
  Comments from a visitor: August 3, 2019: Great all around farm, so much to do
  Comments from a visitor on July 06, 2012: "We went back twice in 3 weeks! The strawberries were SO brilliantly delicious. Nice farm, nice folks."
  Comments from a visitor on May 24, 2012: "I and a friend decided to go pick our own strawberries, we choses, We enjoyed the day very much, Kathy, especially, and also picked some blackberries, I have told my Large Family, all about our day and how nice everyone was. Thank you and we will be back. After my back heals.. "
  Comments from a visitor on April 21, 2012: "I've been making strawberry jam for many years and the ABSOLUTE BEST was the batch I made with the berries from. It is such a beautiful, well organized farm, with lots to see and do and the family that runs it are the sweetest,just like their strawberries!"
  Comments from a visitor on May 28, 2011: "This farm is in Henry County GA, just a short drive from our home. Today was our first visit to any pick-your-own farm. This farm is incredible. We picked blackberries and strawberries. We didn't know what these berries tasted like until today. They are 1000 times better than any we've ever eaten in our 50+ years. We will never buy berries from a store again. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The goats, horses, cows and a peacock rounded out a perfect morning."
• Yule Forest Hwy 155 - blueberries, pumpkins, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Precut Christmas trees, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), Christmas wreaths and boughs, Mistletoe, trees bagged, trees tied, trees tied, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting zoo
  3565 N. Hwy 155 13 Reagan Road, Stockbridge, GA 30281. Phone: 770-954-9356. Email: yuleforest@gmail.com. Open: Weekdays 4 pm to 7 Weekends 10 am to 6 Weekday mornings by reservation only. Directions: Stockbridge, Ga. Hwy 155 From Atlanta take 75 South get off at the Stockbridge, Hwy 138 Exit. Turn Lest off of interstate at the Walmart turn right at the fork turn left \(BP Station\) go 5 miles at the stop sign turn right go 3 miles and farm is on the right Look for the BIG TENT. Click here for a map and directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard.
  Yule Forest Hwy 155 Facebook page. Stockbridge, Ga. Hwy 155 From Atlanta take 75 South get off at the Stockbridge, Hwy 138 Exit. Turn Lest off of interstate at the Walmart turn right at the fork turn left (BP Station) go 5 miles at the stop sign turn right go 3 miles and farm is on the right Look for the BIG TENTCrops are usually available in October, November, DecemberPUMPKINS start October 7th, Sat and Sundays 10:00 to 6pm, Monday to Friday 4 pm to 7 pm and weekday mornings from 9 am to 1 pm by reservation only for tours. Christmas trees start Thanksgiving Day from 9:00 to dark until Christmas(UPDATED: September 20, 2016)

Lamar County

• Twin Oaks Fun Farm - corn (sweet), pumpkins, strawberries, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  1946 Johnstonville Road, Forsyth, GA 31029. Phone: 678-544-0756. Open: Tuesday- Sunday 9 am to 7pm Closed Mondays Payment: Cash, only. Directions: 2 miles West of I-75 at exit 193 \( Johnstonville Road\) just across the border from Lamar County in Monroe county. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Phone: 2 miles West of I-75 at exit 193 ( Johnstonville Road) just across the border from Lamar County in Monroe county Crops are usually available in April through October

Troup County

• Abbottsford Farms - strawberries, pumpkins, farm market
  410 Abbottsford Road, LaGrange, GA 30240. Phone: (706) 402-4626. Email: abbottsfordfarms@gmail.com. Open: See Abbottsford Farms Facebook page, they post hours on this page when strawberries and vegetables are ready. Click here for a map and directions.
  Abbottsford Farms Facebook page. is a small scale farm focusing on home grown fruits and vegetables. They offer a wide variety of fruits and vegetables as well as pantry items that you are sure to love! During the spring our strawberry patch is open for u-pick and during the fall our farm hosts a pumpkin patchWe are only fifteen minutes from Lagrange, Ga, and twenty minutes from Roanoke, Al. (ADDED: June 16, 2022, JBS)

 

Pumpkin

Pumpkin Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Do you want it for a party, decoration or eating?

For a wedding or party:

See this page: Finding pumpkins for weddings

Decoration to paint or carve:

OK, Then you need only look for any pumpkin that is

• visually appealing, evenly a deep orange. The shape is just whatever appeals to you. If it grew on its side and has a flat spot, you can either make that the make or use it as part of your design!
• free from cuts, soft spots, bruises. The flesh should feel hard, and not give easily. Infections can invade easily and cause rot
• Make sure the stem is attached.

Store it carefully, especially if you pick it from the vine yourself. Cure a fresh-picked pumpkin by keeping it in a dry place. Don't handle or disturb it. Curing toughens the rind, making it less prone to rot. Pumpkins will keep for months in a cool (50 F to 65F dry, low humidity environment; such as a cool, dry basement.

Tip: If you like roasted or baked pumpkin seeds, you can save the seeds from any pumpkin!

To make a pumpkin pie!

Then you need a small, sweet type of pumpkin that has been developed for eating. They are smaller, typically about 8" to 10" diameter. The meat is much less stringy and smoother than a decorative pumpkin variety. Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A and potassium. One-half cup of cooked pumpkin provides more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamin A. One cup of cooked pumpkin contains only 81 calories. It's low in fat and sodium! Usually you can get these at the grocery store, and some of the pumpkin patches and farm stands have them. Be sure to tell them that you intend to use it for a pumpkin pie. Again, look for firm, no soft spots, or signs of any rot. See this page for easy, illustrated directions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin!

Varieties of Pumpkins

• Sugar - Excellent for baking
• Jack O'Lantern - most common for carving
• White Lumina - unusual, medium-sized white pumpkin
• Mini - Great for decoration
• Gourds - Many varieties, used for decorations

For a very complete, detailed list of many varieties of pumpkins and where to get the seeds, see this page!

Want to Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

Then see this page!

Pumpkin recipes

• How to prepare cooked pumpkin from a fresh pumpkin (for use in all the recipes)
• Illustrated instructions to make a pumpkin pie from a fresh pumpkin - the best pumpkin pie you will ever taste! (metric version for the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.)
• How to home-can pumpkin (in a cooked, cubed form) and why you shouldn't home-can the pureed forms.
• Traditional Pumpkin Pie
• Chocolate pumpkin pie
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins
• Pumpkin muffins
• Pumpkin Bread
• Pumpkin Butter!
• Pumpkin cheesecake - INCREDIBLE!!! You have to try this one!
• Pumpkin Cookies
• Pumpkin soup - even if you normally aren't a soup lover; you will love this one.
• Butternut-Chestnut Panchetta-Bacon Soup - Pumpkin or Butternut squash combines with chestnuts and bacon, ham or panchetta in this great soup
• Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
• No Sugar Pumpkin Pie
• Apple Cider Doughnut Recipe (with maple glaze or sugar glaze)

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers