2024 Portland and Multnomah County Pumpkin U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Pumpkin U-Pick Orchards in Portland and Multnomah County 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.

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Multnomah County

• Bella Organic - Certified Organic, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins, strawberries, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  1616205 NW Gillihan Road, Portland, OR 97231. Phone: 503-621-9545. Email: samara@bellaorganic.com. Open: Daily 9am to 6pm June through October. Directions: Take Highway 30 to the Sauvie Island Bridge. Take your first left off the bridge onto Gillihan Road Drive 1.5 miles down Gillihan Rd, Bella Organic is on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Bella Organic Facebook page. Picking updates: Click here for picking updatesProducts Season Tomatoes Expected Harvest Date Beefsteak June Delicious June Brandywine June Pink Brandywine June Yellow Brandywine June Yellow Mortgage Lifter June Delicious June Cherokee Green June Cherokee Purple June Marvel Stripe June Old German June Pineapple June Roma June Italian American August Black Plum August Strawberries Aromas June Hoods June Seascapes June Tillamooks June Garlic Hard Neck Chesnok Red August Elephant August Bavarian August Zemo August Garlic Soft Neck Inchelium Red August Polish August Berries Blackberries August Blueberries July Squash Magda (Light Green Middle Eastern) August Zephyr (Yellow, Green Tip Straight Neck) August Peter Pan (Light Green Scallop) August Gold Rush (Yellow) August Flying Saucer (Yellow/Dark Green Patty Pan) August Sunburst August Green Zucchini August Beans Green Beans August Misc Asparagus April Sweet Corn September Onions August Many other seasonal products will be planted yearly. We are certified organic for all crops!
• Columbia Farms - Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, marionberries, boysenberries, pumpkins.
  21024 NW Gillihan Road, Portland, OR 97231. Phone: 503-621-3909. Email: columbiafarms@gmail.com. Open: Season Early June-Late July; see this page for season hours and directions. Click here for a map and directions. 4.8 miles under Island bridge on Gillihan Road. Look for large white barnWe offer eight different types of berries, covering over eighty acres. We also have flowers, tomatoes, pumpkins and all types of fall decor items. U-pick, bring your own containers.
• Sauvie Island Farms - blueberries, broccoli, cherries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, flowers, herbs or spices, lavender, marionberries, pears, peas, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries (red), summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area, farm animals
  19818 Nw Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, OR 97231. Phone: 503-621-3988. Email: david@sauvieislandfarms.com. Open: June - August: Monday - Saturday 8am to 7pm; October: Monday - Saturday 9am to 6pm; December:Monday - Saturday 10am to 5pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers.
  Sauvie Island Farms Facebook page. offers a variety of 'pick your own fruits and vegetables for those who desire the freshest produce right from the field. Our season begins in June with strawberries and ends in December with u-cut Christmas trees. Bring the whole family and experience our country farm just 10 miles from downtown Portland. In October we have u-pick pumpkins and activities at our field just 1/4 mile from the bridge on Sauvie Island Road.
• The Pumpkin Patch - blackberries, blueberries, flowers, marionberries, nectarines, peaches, pumpkins, raspberries (red), strawberries, tomatoes,
  16511 Nw Gillihan Rd Sauvie Island, Portland, OR 97231. Phone: 503-621-3874. Email: info@thepumpkinpatch.com. Open: Daily; 9am to 6pm; June through October. Directions: Sauvie Island. Go over bridge. Turn left and loop back under it. Go straight 2 miles to The Pumpkin Patch. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  The Pumpkin Patch Facebook page. The Maize open September 1st - October 31st; The Haunted Maize open Friday and Saturday nights in October 7 to 10pm; Harvest Festival; Labor Day Weekend; Saturday, Sunday, Monday; 9 to 6pmU-Pick List, typical dates: Strawberries usually June 1st - 20th; Raspberries usually June - July; Marionberries usually June - July; Blueberries usually June -August; Blackberries (Thornless) usually July-August; U-cut Flowers usually August - September; Peaches usually August; Nectarines usually August; Tomatoes usually;September Pumpkins usually September & October​
• Topaz Farm - Uses natural growing practices, Flowers, Pumpkins, corn maze, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties are available, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
  1717100 Nw Sauvie Island Road, Portland, OR 97231. Phone: 503-621-3489. Email: info@topazfarm.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Directions: Located on Sauvie Island just 15 minutes from downtown Portland. Take highway 30 towards Saint Helens, cross the Sauvie Island Bridge, go straight. The farm is 112 miles on the right hand side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
  Topaz Farm Facebook page. Located on Sauvie Island just 15 minutes from downtown Portland. Take highway 30 towards Saint Helens, cross the Sauvie Island Bridge, go straight. The farm is 1/12 miles on the right hand sideMini-Goats, U-Cut Flowers, Farm to Plate Dinners, Mini-Donkeys, Mushrooms, Local Beer on Tap, Farm Pops, Tire Swing, Fresh Greens, No Spray, Live Music, Sandwiches, Corn Hole, Picnic BoxesFarm may be rented for weddings and special events. UPDATE for 2021: Formerly called Kruger's Farm, it was sold in 2021,and renamed. I have received no updates from them yet, so the info above may no longer be accurate.

 

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