We Picked 9 Tennessee Pumpkin Farms Where Kids Ride Wagons Out To The Patch

The best part of picking a pumpkin in Tennessee usually happens before anyone touches a pumpkin. It’s the moment a tractor rumbles to life, a hay-lined wagon lurches forward, and a bunch of kids grab the rails and start yelling about how fast they’re going.

Across the state, from the Tri-Cities down to the western farmland, there are working family farms where that ride is included with admission and the pumpkin at the end of it often is too. Here are nine farms where the wagon actually takes you out to the patch, with prices, towns, and drive times so you know what you’re signing up for.

1. Ballinger Farm Crazy Maze, Jefferson City, TN

Admission here buys more than a gate stamp. Starting around $14 per person for ages two and up, the price covers the hay ride, animal petting, and a pumpkin you pick yourself from the patch, which saves the math-at-the-register moment that sinks a lot of farm outings.

Out on Renfro Road in Jefferson City, roughly 40 minutes east of Knoxville, the farm runs on a rhythm kids understand immediately. Enormous culvert slides, a giant air-filled bounce pillow, a sandbox, a playground, and a corn maze fill the afternoon, then the wagon hauls everybody out to the pumpkins and back again.

Hours run later than most farms, which matters if you work Fridays. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons open at 3 PM, Friday runs 4 to 10 PM, Saturday stretches from 10 AM to 10 PM, and Sunday goes noon to 8 PM.

Restrooms are on site.

The pumpkins themselves tend toward the big, heavy, two-arms-required variety, so plan on a wagon spot for the ride back. Seasonal pricing and hours can shift, so confirm before you load the car.

2. Country View Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, Chuckey, TN

Ten to twelve dollars is the whole story at this Washington County farm, and that figure covers a hay ride, the corn maze, and a pumpkin you choose from the patch. For Tri-Cities families, that’s a genuinely cheap Saturday.

Chuckey sits on Kingsport Highway between Johnson City and Greeneville, about 25 minutes from either, with a free on-site parking lot. The setup leans faith-friendly and low-key, built around stations rather than one big midway.

Kids rotate through a pumpkin-shaped jumping pad, a barrel train, a tractor tire playground, spider web rope climbing, hay bales stacked for scrambling, and pumpkin bowling, which is exactly what it sounds like. The sleeper attraction is the hay crash slide, a long carpeted run that dumps riders into a soft pile, and adults are allowed on it too.

Corn maze size is judged just right here, big enough to feel like a real challenge without turning into a search party for a tired five-year-old. Farm fresh pumpkins, hay bales, and fall decorations are sold by the piece.

Note the schedule: closed Sundays, short Monday hours, and Saturdays open until 8 PM.

3. Deep Well Farm, Lenoir City, TN

Weekend-only farms have one advantage: everything is staffed and running when you get there. Deep Well opens Saturdays 9 AM to 6 PM and Sundays 11 AM to 6 PM through the fall season, and that’s it.

Sitting on US-11 in Lenoir City, about 30 minutes southwest of Knoxville, the farm charges roughly $15 to $16 per person for ages two and up. That covers the corn maze, the wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch, a small pumpkin of your choosing, plus the slides, animals, and play areas.

The pumpkin ride is short and sweet, which is honestly a plus with toddlers who lose interest fast. Kids pick their pumpkin during the hayride itself, so there’s no separate line to stand in afterward.

A snack shack handles lunch, restrooms are on site, and free parking keeps the total cost of the day predictable. Face painting and games round out the middle of the visit.

Outside of pumpkin season the farm hosts an Easter egg hunt, birthday parties, and weddings, so the grounds are kept tidy year-round. Check current admission before driving over.

4. Kimbro Farms Autumn Daze Corn Maze, Crossville, TN

Getting lost is the point on Baier Road. The corn maze at Autumn Daze is the main event, tall and genuinely confusing enough that grown-ups end up circling back to the same row twice, which is somehow the part families remember.

Crossville sits right on I-40 about 90 minutes east of Nashville and an hour west of Knoxville, making this the natural stop for anyone crossing the Cumberland Plateau on a fall Saturday. Free on-site parking, no hunting for a spot.

A wagon ride carries everyone out to the pumpkin patch, where kids do the choosing and the hauling. An apple cannon adds a loud, satisfying extra for older children.

Hours are tight, so plan around them: Saturdays 11 AM to 8 PM and Sundays 2 to 7 PM, closed Monday through Friday. Arriving early on Saturday gets you the emptiest maze and the fullest patch.

Concession food is available on site, though prices run closer to fair-food territory, so a packed cooler-free picnic or an early lunch in Crossville before you arrive can keep the day cheap. Pumpkin size varies by week and weather.

5. Honeysuckle Hill Farm, Springfield, TN

Saturday nights here end with fireworks over the fields, which is not something most pumpkin farms can claim. Springfield is about 40 minutes north of Nashville, and the fall festival at Honeysuckle Hill is built to fill an entire day rather than an hour.

Every child who rides the hayride out to the patch gets to pick a pumpkin, and the ride is short by design, functioning as a shuttle. A tractor drops you at the patch, and another comes back around to collect you once you’ve made your choice.

Beyond the pumpkins there’s a flower patch, mazes, a kids haunted house, rides, games, food, and sweets, and the ticket covers enough that the value clicks after just a few activities.

One piece of timing advice: the hayride can shut down well before the gates close, so head out to the patch early rather than saving it for last.

Hours run Tuesday through Thursday mornings, Friday 10 AM to 6 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 8 PM, and Sunday noon to 6 PM. Free lot and street parking are available.

6. Flat Top Mountain Farm, Soddy-Daisy, TN

Two hundred years of the same family working the same ground gives this place a different feel from a pop-up patch. The Hughes family farm sits in Bledsoe County near Soddy-Daisy, roughly 30 to 40 minutes north of downtown Chattanooga, and it runs on Eastern time, which is worth checking against your phone.

Around $12 per person covers a generously long hayride, a pumpkin, and a run through the corn mazes. Long hayride is the operative phrase here: the route rolls across open farmland rather than looping twice around a parking lot.

U-pick flower fields are the other draw, with sunflowers and zinnias that pull in migrating monarchs and hummingbirds in early fall. Lavender takes over earlier in the year.

Farm animals, crafts, handmade soap, and down-home cooking fill out the festival, and food trucks turn up with kettle corn and barbecue on busy weekends. Parking is free on the festival lot.

Fall hours run Friday 10 AM to 2 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 11 AM to 4 PM, with the season stretching into November some years.

7. Mayfield Farm Park, Athens, TN

Scenery is the differentiator at this one. The hayride route runs through pumpkin fields and flower fields together, so the ride itself is the attraction rather than just transportation to the patch.

Athens sits on TN-307 halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville, about 50 minutes from either city, with free parking. Kids burn energy on mountain slides, zip lines, climbing hay bales, and multiple corn mazes that get described as unbelievable by people who’ve walked plenty of them.

Pig races draw a crowd, and a small cow train ride circles the grounds, though add-on attractions may be priced separately from general admission, so ask at the gate what your wristband actually includes.

Weekdays here fill with school field trips, which means weekday afternoons can get crowded with groups. Weekend mornings tend to be calmer for families with young children.

Come December, the same grounds switch over to a Christmas season with festive hayrides, ornament crafting, stuffed-animal stuffing, photos with Santa, and a silo light show, typically running the first few weeks of the month. Fall hours run Monday through Thursday afternoons and extended hours Friday through Sunday.

8. Falcon Ridge Farm, Toone, TN

West Tennessee finally gets its entry, and it’s a big one. Falcon Ridge spreads across 240 working acres in Toone, down in Hardeman County about an hour and 15 minutes east of Memphis, which makes it the closest real farm experience for families on that side of the state.

The wagon here is hitched to a tractor with enormous wheels, and the route runs down the hill and up the hill and down again toward the tree fields, giving the ride actual terrain instead of a flat loop.

Fruits, vegetables, flowers, and Christmas trees all grow on the property, and the on-farm market sells what’s in season. The Harvest Festival brings the pumpkin patch, hay rides, farm animals, pig races, a corn maze, and more than 20 attractions plus a petting zoo.

Educational school field trips run during the week, so weekends suit family visits better.

Return in December to cut your own Christmas tree, which turns one drive into two traditions. Hours and festival dates shift by season, so confirm the current schedule before making the trip from Memphis or Jackson.

9. Cedarwood Pumpkin Patch, McMinnville, TN

Cheap is the reputation this Warren County farm has earned, and the free pumpkin included with a visit is a big reason why. McMinnville sits on Old Nashville Highway about 80 minutes southeast of Nashville, an easy pull for families watching the gas gauge.

Sprawling and festive describes the layout well: a pumpkin patch, a petting zoo where kids can feed the animals, a hayride, a corn maze, and a stack of photo spots built for exactly the picture you’re planning to take.

Crowds stay manageable much of the season, particularly on Thursday and Friday mornings when school groups aren’t filling the grounds.

Timing matters for pumpkin selection. The patch gets picked over as October wears on, and if the nearest pumpkins look rough, the better ones are usually waiting off to the sides, so walk a little farther in.

Hours run Thursday 8:30 AM to 2 PM, Friday 8:30 AM to 8 PM, Saturday 9:30 AM to 8 PM, and Sunday noon to 5 PM, closed Monday through Wednesday. Both free and paid parking are available on site.

Any of these nine can fill a Saturday for well under the cost of a nice dinner out.