• Speer Family Farm: 1911 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (10am to 9pm, daily)

Activities: Pumpkin picking, playing on giant zorb balls, small plastic climbers, pumpkin shooting, pumpkin painting, and a large hay bale structure for climbing and an amazing photoshoot area, for a DIY seasonal photo shoot.

Charge: Admission is free; paying only for pumpkins and activities using a $20 wristband that allows access to inflatable slides and “giant Zorb balls”. Some activities do not require the wristband. More activities are also available for extra fees as well as weekend trips.

Precautions: Masks required. Separate gates for entering, temperature scans, hand-washing stations.

• The Great Peter Pumpkin Patch 4235 Spring Hill Rd, Petaluma

(9am – 4pm weekdays, weekends 9am – 5pm; until 10/31)

Activities: Pick your pumpkins, go on the hay pyramid, take a hay ride around the farm, listen to live music (weekends only), visit baby cows, taste ice cream (make sure to try their homemade pumpkin ice cream), eat BBQ, and take a picture with the western cutouts.

Charge: Pumpkins, ice cream, and eating BBQ are the only things you will be charged for. CASH ONLY, with ATMs available on site.

Precautions: Masks required and social distancing applies. 

• Arata’s Pumpkin Farm 185 Verde Rd, Half Moon Bay

(Sunday – Thursday 9am – 6:30pm, Friday – Saturday 9am – 10:30pm)

Activities: 6-acre corn field, a pumpkin river, two-acre Minotaur’s Labyrinth Hay Maze, pony rides, a petting zoo, the Haunted Barn and a PlayLand complete with jump houses, a mini corn maze and an array of carnival games, picnic areas,  train,  hay rides.

Charge: Admission is free but pumpkins and activities are not.

Precautions: Masks required. Temperature checks upon entry, one vehicle per household and charges extra for parking to reduce congestion, wash basins and hand sanitizing stations.

• Three Nuns Pumpkin Patch & Corn Mazes 

550 Walnut Blvd, Brentwood  (9 am to 6 pm, daily until 11/01)

Activities: Two corn mazes, one for beginners and little ones, and a second more advanced that is 5-acres. A lot of room to run, and it has 30 specialty pumpkin varieties right from the vines. U-Pick pumpkins, pomegranates, late-season corn, tomatoes, flowers, and lots more at the farm stand.

Charge: Pay as you go for picking your own pumpkins!

Precautions: Masks are required for everyone 12 and up.

• Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch 8820 Santa Teresa Blvd, San Jose

(Mon-Thu 9am to 5pm, Fri-Sun 9am to 7pm until 10/31)

Activities: Hay rides, barrel train rides, labyrinth corn maze, pumpkin blasters, fruit stand and endless varieties of pumpkins

Charge: Weekday parking is free, Weekend parking is $10. Admission is free. Pay as you go for activities and pumpkins.

Precautions: Masks and social distancing required.