2025 Columbia and surrounding counties in central South Carolina Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Columbia and surrounding counties in central South Carolina in 2025, 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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Newberry County

• Lever Farms - strawberries,pumpkins, porta-potties are available, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  5057 South Carolina Highway 34, Pomaria, SC 29126. Phone: 803-321-5952. Email: Levers@LeverFarms.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 6pm, During Strawberry Season, April to middle of June. Directions: From Interstate 26, Exit 74 \(which is South Carolina Highway 34\). Go East on Highway 34 towards Winnsboro. Lever Farms is located 7.5 miles from Interstate 26 on the Left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers. From Interstate 26, Exit 74 (which is South Carolina Highway 34). Go East on Highway 34 towards Winnsboro. is located 7.5 miles from Interstate 26 on the Left Call for availability. Our strawberry season generally runs from April to June. Please come suitably attired for picking strawberries. We suggest appropriate footgear like sneakers, boots, other closed toe, and no heels shoes. Be prepared to walk to where the best picking is in the field. Bring a hat and sunscreen for the sunny days. Strawberries: mid-April through June; and also already picked crops like Blackberries: mid-June through July; Garden Vegetables: June through August. Payment: Cash, only. Spring Vegetables: Cabbage, potatoes, lettuce, collards, onions Summer Fruits: Watermelons and Cantaloupes. (UPDATED: June 16, 2018, JBS)

Orangeburg County

• Henson Farms - beans, broad beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, watermelons, U-pick and already picked
  107 Pin Oak Street, Orangeburg, SC 29115. Phone: (803) 860-1995. Email: hensonfarmssc@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday 6 pm to 9 pm; Saturday 8 am to 6 pm; Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm, during the harvest season; Call before coming to insure vegetables are available. Directions: We are located at the corner of Homestead Road and Pin Oak Street between Orangeburg and Santee, SC. We are 5 miles from I-26 Exit 159. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Henson Farms Please call before you come if you want us to pick your vegetables so your produce is ready when you arrive;We also have okra, honeydews, cantaloupes, and green peanuts. Please call before you come to insure we have the produce you want at that time. If you want us to pick your produce for you, please call ahead to give us time to harvest it so it is ready when you arrive(UPDATED: January 21, 2021 JBS) (ADDED: April 04, 2017)
• Hinnant Farm - Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Corn, Pumpkins
  205 Hinnant Road, Eutawville, SC 29048. Phone: 803-492-3788. Open: Apr-Aug-Oct, 8 am to 6 PM. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries (Apr-Jun) Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches (June to Aug) U-Pick and We-Pick Sweet Corn & Other Vegetables3 miles west of Eutawville on Hwy. 6.
• McCurley Farms - strawberries, blackberries, pumpkins, corn maze
  8840 North Road Corner of North Road and Oak Lane, North, SC 29112. Phone: 803-760-4581. Email: info@mccurleyfarms.com. Open: Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm, Saturday 8 am to 4 pm, Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Directions: From Columbia travel south on Highway 321. Follow the road to North, SC. At the stoplight in North, turn left. Travel 12 mile. The farms is located on the left side of the road, there is an old wagon in the front yard. Our property does not GPS, we are located at the corner of North Road and Oak Lane. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, SFMNP Vouchers, SNAP Vouchers. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, SFMNP Vouchers, SNAP Vouchers. . Alternate Phone: 804-662-4958 . Open Picking updates:Click here for picking updatesFrom Columbia travel south on Highway 321. Follow the road to North, SC. At the stoplight in North, turn left. Travel 1/2 mile. The farms is located on the left side of the road, there is an old wagon in the front yard. Our property does not GPS, we are located at the corner of North Road and Oak Lane. We have Speckled Butter Beans, White Acre (aka cream peas) and Pink Eye peas all Buy One Get One FREE! In season, we have U-Pick or pre-picked Blackberries, shelled Green Butter Beans, our Obsession Sweet Corn, Yellow Meat Watermelons, Fresh South Carolina Peaches and a Bunch of Cute little Yard Animals!(UPDATED: July 31, 2023)

 

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