Kim LaFleur:
This is a great family farm North of San Diego, CA that does a fabulous October Pumpkin Patch. The pumpkins are amazingly enormous! This is a great event for adults and kids as they have a hayride, straw maze, animals & rides, and lots and lots of photo opportunities. The food is great and runs the entire gamut of Fall favorites (Corn on the Cob, Baked Potatoes, Caramel Apples, Kettle Corn, etc... etc...) There is a fabulous Gift Shop Barn where they sell taffy and other candies and gifts. Weekends are filled with contests of all sorts. During the regular months, Bates Nut Farm operates a farm selling their Nuts and Dried Fruits. Not many 'real' pumpkin farms in Southern California and this one is fun and worth the drive.