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Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in The Roanoke Area and surrounding Western Virginia 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.

Campbell County

  • Yoders' Farm - strawberries, pumpkins, corn maze
    1134 Browns Mill Road, Rustburg, VA 24588. Phone: 434-401-4864. Email: yodairy@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 7 am to 7 pm; Closed Sunday; April 28 to May 26. Directions: If you are coming south on 29, turn left at McDonalds onto Calohan Rd. After about 1.9 miles you will come to a four way light at 24, go straight through the light. The road becomes Wisecarver Rd. you will go about 1.6 miles and come to a stop sign. At the stop sign turn right onto Browns Mill Rd. Go about .75 mile and look for the farm on your left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
    Yoders' Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 434-332-6657 Strawberries: April 28 to May 26Hydroponic tomatoes Thanksgiving through July 4th. Yoder's Farm Facebook page

Pittsylvania County

  • Owen Farm Tours - pumpkins, corn maze, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, picnic area, face painting, Bounce house, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
    1668 Silver Creek Road, Danville, VA 24540. Phone: 434-685-4123. Email: info@owenfarmtours.com. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From Riverside Drive in Danville, Virginia. Turn onto Mt. Cross Road, travel 7 miles and turn left onto State Road #868-Silver Creek Road, travel 1.3 miles and the farm is located on the right. Signage present. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . Alternate Phone: 434-728-2698We host farm tours, schedule birthday parties, family reunions, weddings at the Loft, egg hunts, pumpkin pickin, corn mazes and much more. We host school groups and each tour is age appropriate and our lessons are SOL based. Now serving our customers from our farmers market

 

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

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