2025 Southeast of Cleveland, Ohio: Portage, Summit and Stark counties Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Southeast of Cleveland, Ohio: Portage, Summit and Stark counties 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!

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Portage County

• Monroe's Orchard and Farm Market - apples, cherries, pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Cider mill (fresh apple cider made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, farm market, porta-potties are available, school tours
  6313 Pioneer Trail, Hiram, OH 44234. Phone: 330-569-7464. Email: MonroesOrchard@windstream.net. Open: Strawberries: June, open 8 am; Cherries: Mid June - early July open 9 am; Red Raspberries: Mid August - Mid October 10 am to 5 pm; Apples: Weekends Mid September - Mid October; Pumpkins: Last weekend in September 9 am to 5 pm. Directions: 1 mile East of State Route 700, 3 miles West of State Route 44, 10 minutes to Ohio Turnpike on State Route 44 South, and State Route 422 from State Route 44 North. Apple Harvest Festivals: Last Saturday in September and the first two Saturdays in October. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers. We grow our own Peaches and they are available for purchase in our market late July through August, also Pears late August through September. We grow 25 varieties of A - truncated. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, WIC Vouchers.
  Monroe's Orchard and Farm Market Facebook page. Apple Harvest Festivals: Last Saturday in September and the first two Saturdays in October. We grow our own Peaches and they are available for purchase in our market late July through August, also Pears late August through September. We grow 25 varieties of Apples, and they are available middle August to Christmas Eve, Our Own Cider: Mid September to Christmas Eve, Pumpkins: Last weekend of September through October. We are truly blessed, and appreciate our customers. We look forward to seeing you. Make a Memory here with us. Thank you for your patronage! (aka, Pioneer Trail Orchard). . Please give us a call to see when season begins. Strawberry season usually ends around July 4th.PYO Cherries begin toward the end of Strawberry season, and continue a few days past. We have 5 varieties of Cherries and we recommend you check out the pics on the website(UPDATED: June 11, 2016) (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS) Comments fro..
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• Walnut Drive Gardens - beans, black raspberries, peppers, pumpkins, red raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes
  562 Randolph Road, Mogadore, OH 44260. Phone: 330-628-3213. Open: June-October, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6pm, Saturday from 8am to 2pm, Sunday from 9am to 1pm. Click here for a map and directions. Group hayrides and campfires, pumpkin rides for school field trip. is a family owned and operated farm and farm market since 1862 with both pick your own and already picked fruit and vegetables. It is a family friendly farm where children are welcome to pick in the fields. You can pick your own or order fresh produce such as strawberries, summer and fall raspberries, beans, 6 types of peppers, canning and paste tomatoes, and eggplant. In addition during the season our farm market will have our own fresh picked sweet corn, squash, watermelon, cantaloupe, and cabbage. They also do group hayrides and campfires from the end of September to the beginning of November. This is an enjoyable time for church groups, sport groups, birthday parties and reunions. And they have field trips to the strawberry and pumpkin patches for schools, preschools, scout groups. 2024 Pick your own prices were:Peppers Yellow sweet……………..
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Stark County

• Arrowhead Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, gift shop, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, birthday parties, school tours, group reservations
  11724 Lisbon Street, Paris, OH 44669. Phone: 330-862-2733. Email: info@arrowheadorchard.com. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 11 am to 5 pm, September 1 to October 31. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers. We use integrated pest management practices(UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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• Maize Valley Winery - apples, corn (sweet), pumpkins, tomatoes, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  6193 Edison Street NE Street Route 619, Hartville, OH 44632. Phone: 330-877-8344. Open: see their page. Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx. Maize Valley provides our guests with a one of a kind corn maze experience! Kids of all ages will this Ohio corn maze experience. Enjoy the family atmosphere of this Ohio Winery, specializing in a variety of white, red, and non-grape wines. \\[ . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, AmEx. Maize Valley provides our guests with a one of a kind corn maze experience! Kids of all ages will this Ohio corn maze experience. Enjoy the family atmosphere of this Ohio Winery, specializing in a variety of white, red, and non-grape wines. (UPDATED: May 22, 2025, JBS)
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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