2024 Austin area of Texas Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Austin area of Texas 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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Bastrop County

• Barton Hill Farms - cut your own flowers, corn maze, pumpkins, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area
  1115 Farm To Market 969, Bastrop, TX 78602. Phone: 855-969-1115. Email: marketing@bartonhillfarms.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Driving from Austin area: - Take highway 71 East and drive about 13 miles past Toll Road 130 - Turn left at the stop light at FM 1209 - Drive 3.7 miles and go left at the Y onto FM 969 - Drive .5 miles, crossing the Colorado River. The entrance is on the right after the river. Driving from Bastrop: - Take highway 71 West and turn right onto FM 969. - Drive 5.2 miles, crossing the Colorado River. The entrance is on the right after the river. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Barton Hill Farms Facebook page. Live music and 5 pm to acre corn maze every Saturday and Sunday, September 22nd through November 18th; Special guests The Biscuit Brothers perform Saturday, September 29th;We're opening IN LATE April for the theFlower Festival. Get lost in our 5-acre corn maze, pick your favorite pumpkin, feed the farm animals, and enjoy more than 30 exciting family activities while you listen to live Texas country & bluegrass music! Come hungry and enjoy Tex-Mex, BBQ, wine/beer and more! Acres and Acres of fun! Enjoy more than 30 exciting family activities, backyard games, and face-painting, while listening to LIVE Texas country & bluegrass music! Don't forget to come hungry and dig into our delicious burgers, hot dogs, kettle corn, local brew, wine, lemonade and more!is a scenic Texas farmstead on the banks of the Colorado River near Bastrop, just 25 minutes from Austin.

Burnet County

• Sweetberry Farm - strawberries and blackberries in season, new potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins
  1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls, TX 78654, TX . Phone: 830-798-1462. Email: info@sweetberryfarm.com. Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 8:30 am to 5:30pm, Sunday from 1pm to 5pm, Closed Wednesdays. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions.
  Sweetberry Farm Facebook page. .Monday,Tuesday,Thursday,Friday,Saturdayfrom8:30amto5:30pm,Sundayfrom1pmto5pm,ClosedWednesdays.MarbleFalls.BesuretogetDiscountcoupons.Theyhavepickyourownstrawberriesandblackberriesinseason,newpotatoes,tomatoes,pumpkinsandacornfieldmazeinFall.HarvestSchedule:Strawberries-MarchtomidMay,Blackberries-midMaythroughJune,NewPotatoes-May,Tomatoes-MaythroughthefirstofJuly,TheHayfieldMazes-MaythroughJuneandlateSeptemberthroughNovember,Pumpkins-lateSeptemberthroughOctober.Links:FreshNewsat:MarbleFalls.HarvestScheduleandHours,CostandPrices,HayfieldMazes:'Texas'and'America'.OrContactUs.ClickhereforourFacebookpage.(UPDATED:April14,2018,JBS)CommentsfromavisitoronMay20,2012:"MainlyStrawberriesandblackberries,butaddnewvegetablesallthetime.Theycurrentlyhavetomatoes,potatoes,andonionsasthemaincrop.Othersvaryassalesandrequestsindicate.,restrooms,giftshop,concessionsorrefreshmentstand,picnicarea,cornmaze,pumpkinsbroughtinfromthefield,pettingzoo,grouptours"

McLennan County

• Western Belle Farm - carving pumpkins, sunflowers, U-pick and already picked, farm market, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, jumping pillow, ziplines, trike track, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  7929 Heritage Parkway, West, TX 76691. Phone: (254) 447-7422. Email: Info@WesternBelleFarm.com. Open: September 24 to November 6, 2022, on Friday from 1 pm to 6 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm. Directions: From i-35 take the exit for WestTM West Parkway. Head east on TM West Parkway. Cross over railroad tracks in the town of West and continue straight onto Heritage Parkway toward "Tours". After approximately 4 miles, the farm will be on the right. Look for flags marking the entrance. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, ApplePay.
  Western Belle Farm Facebook page. From i-35 take the exit for West/TM West Parkway. Head east on TM West Parkway. Cross over railroad tracks in the town of West and continue straight onto Heritage Parkway toward "Tours". After approximately 4 miles, the farm will be on the right. Look for flags marking the entranceCheck our social media pages or give us a call for updated information on the availability of U-Pick Pumpkins and Sunflowers Visit our website, our social media pages or give us a call for latest available crop updates, Festival dates and for answers to any general questions prior to visiting the farm! We look forward to having y'all out to the farm to create memories that will last a lifetime. (ADDED: August 13, 2022)

Milam County

• Star Farmers Market - blackberries, cucumbers, melons, onions, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, purple-hull peas, black eye peas, other vegetables, prepicked produce, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  701 East Highway 79, Rockdale, TX 76567. Phone: 512-446-3078. Email: starfarmersmarket@yahoo.com. Open: 7 days a week from 12 pm to 5 pm or by appointments. Directions: We are .3 mile east from Rockdale, Texas on us 79. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Fax: 512 446 3078 Crops are usually available in March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November Call to set up special group outingsFacebook pageis a small (under 15 acres) varietal farm, with some 'you pick' crops, seasonal crops nearly year round, several farmers markets besides our road side store which has jams, jellies, butters, local honey besides all the crops we can possibly think of and then some. Spring crops are Strawberries, rhubarb and a few different greens, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, green onions, then comes blackberries, peaches, plums, grapes, potatoes, onions, squashes of several varieties, salad greens, tomatoes, peas (black eyes, purple-hull peas, creamers and maybe some others) We have some okra, snow peas or sugar peas, hot and sweet peppers, winter squash, pumpkins and then start all over again. As soon as one crop is done, that ground is prepared for the next crop. We have a well which is a blessing during the dry seasons. We have school groups, senior groups, home school groups and just fun days out for families or individuals. We can harvest if you call ahead so your order can be picked up at our store or any of the farmers markets we participate in

Williamson County

• Sweet Eats Fruit Farm - strawberries, cherries, nectarines, pears, peaches, pecans , plums, pumpkins, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, face painting, inflatables or bounce houses, jumping pillow, ziplines, mining for gems, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, group reservations
  14400 E. State Highway 29, Georgetown, TX 78626. Phone: (512) 766-3276. Email: info@sweeteats.com. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 9am to 6 pm. Directions: About 10 miles East of SH130 in Georgetown. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx.
  Sweet Eats Fruit Farm Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesStrawberry harvest begins late February through May; Peaches and Nectarines begin May through August; Fall Fest starts September - November; Pecan foraging November - December;Click here for our Facebook page.They have loads of activities, too: Pony Rides, Petting Zoo, Feeding the Animals, Fruit picking (seasonal; additional charge), Face Painting & Temp. Hair Coloring, Traverse Wall, Hay Maze, Jump Pad, Treasure Mountain, Obstacle Course, Swings, Swing Line, Sam's Stone Skipping Site (San Gabriel River), Artists Corner, Wiffle Ball / Kickball Field, Corn Hole, Bull Roping, Tether Ball, Adult Obstacle Course, Live Music!, Special events (Easter Egg Hunt, Pumpkin Patch, etc), COMING SOON:, Built in Slides, Scavenger Hunt (UPDATED: April 14, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: June 17, 2017)

 

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