2024 Southern Maine Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Southern Maine 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.

Cumberland County

• Alewive's Brook Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, pumpkins, strawberries, Turkeys, Fresh eggs
  83 Old Ocean House Rd, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107. Phone: 207-799-7743. Email: farmer@alewivesbrookfarm.com. Open: Monday thru Saturday 8 am to 3 pm. Directions: From the north or south, follow Route 77. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Alewive's Brook Farm Facebook page. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals
• Douglas Hill Orchard - Apples, pumpkins, gourds
  Orchard Road, Sebago, ME . Phone: 207-787-2745. Email: frimorn@pivot.net. Open: Sunday up to Sunday down daily in the fall. Directions: Located near Sebago Lake in the foothills of the White Mountains. Click here for a map and directions. Douglas Hill OrchardEmail Conveniently . Come enjoy panoramic views while picking apples and pumpkins. Restrooms and picnic area available. Near Douglas Mountain hiking. Follow signs from Rte 107 to Orchard Road. Sebago, ME. Restrooms Available. (UPDATED: August 20, 2020 JBS)
• Patten's Farm - strawberries, pumpkins
  269 County Road, Gorham, ME . Phone: 207-839-4667. Email: info@pattensberryfarm.com. Open: daily 9 am to 6 pm; Starts near the end of June, according to the season; We announce picking days and times in the Portland paper or you can call us for information. Directions: Located on Rte 22, about 20 minutes out of Portland, in Gorham, ME. Click here for a map and directions. . Fax 207-839-2941We begin our pick your own strawberries when the berries are ripe and juicyOur Gorham farmstand is . (UPDATED: June 15, 2020)
• Randall Orchards - apples, pumpkins, cider mill
  Randall Road, Standish, ME . Phone: 207-642-3500. Open: late August through middle of November. Directions: off Rte 25 one quarter mile over the Gorham Standish line, on left. Family-owned farm with pick-your-own apples. Produce grown for sale include: peaches, pears, squash, gourds, pumpkins, and cider. Handicapped Accessible. Restrooms Available. Bus parking. We have many varieties of apples, pumpkins, gourds and squash. We also have a working cider mill and a tractor display. In good weather, we have trailer rides. Our orchard is . Click here for a map and directions. . Fax open for Pick-Your-Own in apple season.
• Terison Apple Orchard - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, pumpkins, porta-potties are available, picnic area
  1 Whitney Road, Cumberland, ME 04021. Phone: 207-829-3965. Email: nettiet@maine.rr.com. Open: Saturdays and Sundays 9 am to 6 pm. Directions: 2 miles north of the Cumberland Fairgrounds, 1 Whitney Road Cumberland, ME 2nd Apple Orchard on the road, Look for signs stating Terison Apple Orchard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Terison Apple Orchard Alternate Phone: 207-650-3781 We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicalsMacIntosh, Cortlands, Crab Apples, Red and Yellow Delicious. was established in 1946. 4th Generation. U-Pick only. $15 for a 1/2 bushel, $20 for a full bushel.-"Where you can afford to buy apples".Heirloom apple trees. First apple orchard in southern Maine to offer pick-your-own.
• Windy Hill Farm - Pick your own pumpkins.
  115 River Road, Windham, ME . Phone: 207-892-9246. Email: mailtodtrafford@securespeed.us. Open: 9 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions.
  Windy Hill Farm Facebook page. . Email dtrafford@securespeed.us facebook page

York County

• Gile's Family Farm at Notre Dame - - apples and pumpkins, maple syrup sugarhouse
  139 Waterboro Road, Alfred, ME 04002. Phone: 207-324-2944. Email: fboucher@psouth.net. Open: Labor Day weekend through mid- October, 7 days, 9 am to 5 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Gile's Family Farm at Notre Dame Fax 207-324-9820. Email PYO apples and pumpkins and enjoy the view of the Shaker valley. Picnic tables available for your use. Handicapped Accessible. Restroom available. Bus parking. (UPDATED: October 1, 2018, JBS)
• Kelly Orchards - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (Autumn, red) , crabapples, prepicked produce, farm market, picnic area, school tours, wholesale
  82 Sanborn Road, Acton, ME 04001. Phone: 207-636-1601. Email: kellyorchards@gmail.com. Open: Daily, Mid - August through Thanksgiving, 10am to 5pm. Directions: Route 109 to Sanborn Road, Acton, ME. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Kelly Orchards Facebook page. Crops are usually available in August, September, October. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals Call ahead to find out what's available. PYO apples including Gala, Macoun, Jonagold, Cortlands, Macs and Northern Spy. Also, pumpkins. And pre-picked in the farm stand. Typical harvest dates are: Jerseymac in Mid-August, Paulared in Late August - Early Sept., Sunrise in Late August, Gingergold in Late August, Gala in Early September, McIntosh in September - October, Honeycrisp in Mid-September, Cortland in September - November, Macoun in Late September - November, Jonagold in Late September - November, Red Delicious in October - November, Spencer in Mid-October - November, Golden Delicious in Early October - November, Northern Spy in Early October - November, Mutsu/Crispin in October - November, Crabapples in Early September, Lady Apples in Mid-October, Peaches in Early August - Late Sept., Blueberries in Mid-July - Mid-August, Raspberries in Mid-August - Frost, Pumpkins in Mid-September - October, Fall Squash in Late September - October. We now offer some antique and heritage varieties on a limited basis. We raise apples, peaches, plums, pears, blueberries, pumpkins and fall squash. We also provide the apples for After Harvest Cider Company, a craft hard cider producer. Our crops are grown using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and are available PYO, at local farmers markets and wholesale. (UPDATED: July 10, 2020 JBS)
• McDougal Orchards - Nectarines, pears, plums, fall raspberries, pumpkins and apples, corn maze
  201 Hanson Ridge Road, Springvale, ME . Phone: 207-324-5054. Email: captjack@mcdougalorchards.com. Open: daily 9 am to 5 pm from August through October . Click here for a map and directions. Updates for 2020: The long stretch of hot, dry weather has impacted our corn maze, but we're still hoping that it will grow tall enough. A light peach crop and a large number of pre-paid CSA shares means that we will have. Any extra fruit will be sold in the Farm Store, ready picked. There will be NO wagon rides this year and the swing set will be unuseable.One mile south of Rte 11A on Hanson's Ridge Road. Drive your car into the field and pick your own fruit in our historic farm setting. Mostly dwarf trees provide easy picking. New varieties added frequently. Restroom available. Bus parking. (UPDATED: August 8, 2020 JBS)
• Pulsifer's Orchard - Apples, pumpkins
  Brackett Road, Cornish, Cornish, ME . Phone: 207-632-1720. Open: Call for hours and updates; Picking season for apples typically starts here in Maine the end of August in most places. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. .
  Comments from a visitor on August 12, 2011: "AWESOME!! Fran is SO SWEET! I can't say enough about her orchard!! Not sure if they have pumpkins? I think so? They also have watermelon I think too. Not sure about other produce? I know they sell maple syrup, honey, homemade jams, pickles, etc. I don't think she is organic "per se" but I do know they are the best apples I've ever tasted and they are HUGE! I don't think she uses pesticides on her apple trees though?"
• Smith's Red Apple Farm - Apples, pumpkins, honey, farm market, gift shop
  1008 Route 109, Acton, ME 04001. Phone: (207) 636-1639. Open: August , September, October on Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: We are right across the street from Willy\'s Ale House and Crabby Bear Restaurant, and just up the hill from Apple Valley Campground. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check . We are right across the street from Willy's Ale House and Crabby Bear Restaurant, and just up the hill from Apple Valley Campground They also have pumpkins, jams, pickles and honey. Apple varieties include cortland, macintosh, macoun, red delicious, jona gold and northern spy apples. (ADDED: August 10, 2020, Suggested by a visitor)A visitor writes on August 10, 2020: "Wonderful people; beautiful apples."
• Spiller Farm - apples, blueberries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), rhubarb, strawberries, porta-potties
  85 Spiller Farm Ln, Wells, ME 04090. Phone: (207) 985-2575. Email: spillerfarm@maine.rr.com. Open: Please see our website for current hours up dated daily on our home page. Directions: From 95 Wells exit 19 drive right on Route 109 1 mile. Take Route 9A East 2 12 miles OR from 95 Kennebunk exit 25 follow signs to Kennebunk. Drive south on Route 1 to Route 9A West \( at Dairy Queen \) 4 miles. Look for a yellow U PICK sign on 9A Drive in the direction of the arrow and PARK past the park sign on grass. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Spiller Farm Facebook page. From 95 Wells exit 19 drive right on Route 109 1 mile. Take Route 9A East 2 1/2 miles OR from 95 Kennebunk exit 25 follow signs to Kennebunk. Drive south on Route 1 to Route 9A West ( at Dairy Queen ) 4 miles. Look for a yellow U PICK sign on 9A Drive in the direction of the arrow and PARK past the park sign on grassOur U PICK begins about June 15 with strawberries, then blueberries, veggies, apples and pumpkins until October 15;. We use integrated pest management practicesWe do group wagon ride farm tours week days mid September to mid October (reservations required) Our cows, calves and bull can usually be seen in "their " rotational pastures. We have a FREE picnic/play area with a retired farm tractor for the kids, corn stalk teepee, goats and geese to see and a little red covered bridge to a sand pile. Picnic supplies could be purchased at Spillers' Farm Store We hope everyone enjoys our farm. Anna and Bill Spiller. (UPDATED: January 31, 2021)
• Zach's Farm - Corn, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, melons, flowers & more
  7 Colby Turner Road, York, ME 03909. Phone: 207-363-4502. Email: info@zachscornmaze.com. Open: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, noon to 6 pm through Halloween. Click here for a map and directions. Zach's Farm Zachs Farm in York offers "The Great Corn Maze" on 25 acres of cornfields. Last years maze included the shape of the peace symbol, a triangle, and the word "shark." A 20-minute hay ride delivers you to the maze. You can play "flashlight tag" inside the maze from 7 pm to 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. In addition to the maze, the farm offers tractor-pulled hayrides to a field for pick-your-own pumpkins. The patch is no postage-stamp-sized garden. Its five rows extend about a half mile long. Visitors will also find a hay-bale playground, popcorn, drinks, and farm-grown produce for sale

 

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