This 900-acre farm located just north of I-85 between Anderson and Clemson boasts one of the largest corn mazes in the southeast. In addition to the maze, they offer a wide assortment of activities including play areas, farm animals and a u-pick pumpkin patch. The activities are all covered under one admission price. Denver Downs Farm is open daily late September through mid-November.

Fall Festival begins September 27th, 2025

Offers:
Pumpkin Patch
Many Kids’ Activities- cow train, jumping pillow, zip line, and more!
Farm Animals
Corn Maze 

Check out our KA review of the Denver Downs Fall Festival, with reviews of what’s new on the farm, their epic slide, and other fun things to do on the farm.

Open 50 years, Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard are experts on organizing their orchard for u-pick. They begin their family fun and farm activities in mid-August and invite you to bring a lunch and spend the day at the orchard.

Summer/Fall OPENING DATE: August 8th, 2025
Check their Facebook page for up-to-date info on what’s available for picking.
Pet friendly, on leash only. Not allowed in Apple House or wagon ride.

Offers:

U-pick tulips in Spring
U-pick Apples in Fall
Grapes
Sunflowers
Farm Store
Picnic Space
Corn Maze ($)
Jump Pads (on weekends) ($)
Apple Cannon (on weekends) ($)

Don’t miss our Kidding Around® Review of Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard!

A KAG reader favorite, Sky Top Orchard offers mountain views, ponds with ducks and geese, farm animals, play structures, and apple and fruit trees. Don’t miss the amazing apple cider donuts. Last year there were some concerns about Sky Top getting too crowded so maybe try to go during the week if you prefer smaller crowds.

2025 Official season-opening date: Now Open

• Open weekends in July for donuts, peaches, wagon rides, and farm store apples, follow their Facebook page for updates. 
• Apple Upick began at the end of July for Early Macs and Ginger Gold apples

Offers:
U-pick apples
Farm Store with Cider donuts
Farm animals
Wagon Rides
Playground
Gold Rush Gem Mine 

Dogs on leash allowed but not in the fruit stand.

Don't miss our Kidding Around Review of Sky Top Orchard

With over 20 different varieties of apples, you are bound to find a favorite at Grandad’s Apples N’ Such. They also have a bakery on-site that sells pies, donuts, caramel apples, and cider. Activities for kids include a corn maze, cow train, and a huge pumpkin patch where kids are bound to find their ideal pumpkin.

2025 season-opening date: OPEN
2025 Christmas on the Farm begins in November

Fall Offers:

Prepicked apples and Upick apples
Pumpkin Patch (late September – October)
Farm Store and bakery
Corn Maze ($)
Cow Train ($)
Apple Cannons ($)
Play area

Christmas on the Farm Offers:

NC-grown Fraser Firs
Christmas gift shop
Light displays
Seasonal baked goods
Fresh apples for sale
Kids Activities Friday – Sunday

All pets must be leashed and picked up after while visiting.

Check out our fun fall day at Grandad’s in our Kidding Around® Review!

Just a few miles from the Chattooga River, Bryson’s Apple Orchard is also close to gorgeous waterfalls and many of the hiking places that KAG has recommended (so maybe hiking and apple donuts one day this fall?). The Long Creek area, according to their website, is one of the “largest apple producing areas east of the Mississippi River.”

 Closed in 2025

Offers:
Prepicked apples
Fresh peaches
Homemade pies, jams, jellies

Famoda Farm, located in Taylors, SC, has baby calves, donkeys, chickens, and pigs that you and your kids can see and learn about. They even have an on-site farmer’s market called Grazers where you can find local fresh meat and many other farm-to-table items. All items are sourced from local farmers.

Their Fall Corn Maze has 8 acres of twists and turns.

Be sure to read our full review of Famoda Farm.

Don’t miss their FallFest with animals, jumping pillow, a caterpillar train, a corn maze, and lots more! Here’s everything you need to know about FallFest at Famoda Farm. 

Apple picking is a delight at Coston Farm with the mountains as a backdrop to the orchard. Like other orchards, they also offer delicious baked goods and apples already picked for sale.

Opening Date: Friday, August 15th, 2025

No pets allowed.

Offers:
U-pick apple orchard from late August – October
(See their apple ripening calendar for different varieties)
Farm Store with pre-picked apples, pumpkins, and fall decor
No pets  are allowed

Located in West Union, Little Cane Creek Farm features a 4-acre corn maze, hayrides, children’s play area, pumpkin patch, and more.  Each year the corn maze has a different theme.

Little Cane Creek Farm’s 2025 Fall Season begins September 27th, 2025

Offers:
Pumpkin Patch
Hayrides
Children’s play space
Corn Maze
Picnic Area
Concessions
Sunflower Patch

Thompson Family Farms in Campobello offers upick tulips in March and pick your own pumpkins in the fall, a fall cut flower garden, a sunflower maze, photo opportunities, and more in September & October.

Pumpkins are pick your own and are precut from the vine in the fields to ensure ripeness.
Open September and October 2025

Spring season hours: Monday – Saturday from 10 am – 6 pm;
Admission: $8 admission for ages 12 and older. 11 and under free

Fall season hours: September and October; Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 am-7 pm

There are also photo opportunities, workshops, a sunflower maze, and picnic areas.

Field Trips: They have a fantastic field trip program for ages 4 and older that offers farm tours and education on Thursday and Fridays in September and October.

Learn more about Thompson Family Farms in our KA Review about their Three Season of U-pick!

Jeter Mountain Farm is the result of more than 150 years of farming history in the Hunsader family. Located on 411 acres near Hendersonville and Brevard, this farm offers Choose N’ Cut Christmas Trees, plus u-pick includes berries, peaches, pumpkins, grapes, and over 20 varieties of apples. Be sure to check the Jeter Mountain Farm Harvest Calendar to see what’s ready for picking. Important to note for the tractor enthusiasts in your family, orchards are accessed via tractor ride!

2025 season: OPEN. Get updates for availability on their Facebook page.

• Open weekends in July 2025  for u-pick berries and peaches.
  
• Apple U-pick begins mid-August
• Pumpkins will be available in early October, 2025.
• Christmas at the Farm

Offers:

U-pick Apples & other fruits according to season
Market with pre-picked apples, apple cider, apple cider donuts, and other goods
Hard Cider Tap Room
1813 Smokehouse
Wagon rides
Covered play area
Christmas trees in late November/ December (reservation required)

Pets are not allowed at the u-pick orchards, inside the market, inside the tap room, coffee shop, and wagons. 

Don’t miss our Kidding Around® Review of Jeter Mountain Farm!

Strawberry Hill USA, is a 115-acre strawberry farm and also grows summer squash, pumpkins, cantaloupe, and cucumbers.  They have a cafe and ice cream parlor open year-round. Fall activities include Cooley’s Corn Maze as well as both pre-picked pumpkins and still on the vine pumpkin patch!

Fall Activities will be held every Saturday & Sunday, Open September 27th – November 2nd, 2025

Offers:
Corn Maze
Cafe
Ice Cream
Prepicked & upick pumpkins

**They will not be offering a night corn maze in 2025

Visit Stewart Farms for wagon rides, farm store, farm animals, honey bee observatory, the SC MAiZE, and a pumpkin patch.
The 2025 Fall Season runs September 27th -November 1st, 2025
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Nighttime activities include Big Boo: Family-Friendly Haunted Maize and Nighttime Wagon Rides on select dates. While the Big Boo is family-friendly, it is not recommended for children under the age of 6.

2025 Homeschool Day September 29th, 2025

Offers:
Wagon Rides
Farm Store
Farm Animals
Corn Maze
Pumpkin Patch
Homeschool Days

Big Boo (Haunted Maize)
$12 + tax (ages 6 and up)
Dates: October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, and November 1 only
Family friendly, but not recommended for children under 6

Nighttime Wagon Rides
$8 + tax (ages 2 and up)
Under 2: Free
Dates: October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, and November 1 only
Gates close at 9 PM
Last ride departs at 9:30 PM

Wagon Ride Cost:
$5 + tax for day time ride
Ages 2 and under: Free

Lucky Acres Farm is a small family farm in Townville, SC featuring alpacas. Learn about alpacas and how the farm is run, including what products the alpaca fibers are used to create.

• Age: All ages
• Science, agriculture
• The farm is also home to goats, horses and chickens.

Read our full review of Lucky Acres Farm!

At the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains lies this gorgeous farm and orchard, which is not only a working farm but also a popular wedding venue.
Besides a pick-your-own experience, Chattooga Belle Farm also offers cabin rentals, a bistro for lunch and dinner, disc golf, and an amazing variety of exotic fruits like Asian pears, figs, pawpaws, and persimmons.

Open for the 2025 season
Apples will be available for Upick beginning in August
Farm store is open year-round – Check the Chattooga Belle Farm Website for daily updates on available options.

Offers:
Restaurant serving lunch and dinner
Cabin rental
Event Venue
Disc Golf
Distillery
Pre-picked apples, table grapes, wine grapes, peaches, exotic fruits, and more.
Farm Store

Dogs are allowed, but not in the fruit areas or inside dining. They are allowed for outside dining and the disc golf trail.

The owners of the Windy Hill Orchard and Cider Mill got their start 20 years ago when they wanted to create the perfect apple cider (they apparently succeeded). Their main apple variety is the Stayman Winesapp and u-pick opens up in mid August. The orchard asks that everyone 2 years of age and older have their own pre-purchased bag before heading into the orchard. They also have weekend events that include live music. Reservations are required to U-pick apples. 

 Opening Date: August 14th, 2025

Offers:
U-pick Apples
Farm Store with baked apple goods
Hard Cider Tastings
Cider donuts
Apple cider slushies

Located in a picturesque part of Hendersonville with views of the mountains, Justus Orchard is the perfect place to go apple picking. Their apple cider donuts are also a treat not to be missed. This apple orchard in Hendersonville, NC was one of the first in the state to invite customers to not only buy apples already picked but allow visitors to go into the orchard and pick their own apples.

OPEN for 2025 season
Check the Justus Orchard Facebook page for current u-pick status, before heading up.

Multiple varieties are available for we-pick. U-pick begins in August. 

OFFERS:
Blackberries – July thru August
Apples – Mid August thru Early November
Pumpkins
Taproom
Bakery
Apple cannon ($)
Jumping pillow ($)
Cow Train ($)
Playground

Well-behaved dogs on leash allowed and owners must pick up after them.

Don’t miss our Kidding Around Review of Justus Orchard for all the details!

Primarily known for their incredible peaches, Fishers Orchard also grows apples that are available for picking in the fall (call for exact dates).

Offers:
U-pick peaches in summer 2025
U-pick sunflowers in July 2025
U-pick apples TBD for 2025 (they offer upick some years, but apples can be picked up in the farm store beginning in August)
Flowers
Produce, vegetables, and pumpkins throughout the year

Eliada’s features a 12-acre maze as well as 2 children’s trails, the Storybook Trails. These trails lead guests on a fun-filled adventure while following along with a story your child will love.   Other attractions include a cow train, spider web climber, tube slides, corn cannon and a jumping pillow. All proceeds benefit Eliada Homes, which is a non-profit organization that serves Western North Carolina children.  Activities also include a hayride, pumpkin patch, and corn cannon.

The 2025 Eliada Corn Maze is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays
September 26th – November 1st, 2025

Note: Tickets must be pre-purchased for specific time slots this year.

Offers:
Kids activities
Corn Maze

Pick pumpkins off the vine at Nix Pumpkin Patch in Hendersonville, NC.

Opening Day: September 13th, 2025

Offers:
U-pick pumpkin patch
Flowers and mums
Baked goods & apple cider donuts
Produce
Slushies

New location for 2025!

Opening Day: September 25th, 2025
Corn Maze pricing: $8 for large, $5 for mini maze
Ages 2 and under are free

This fall, the farm will reopen with seasonal activities and goods, including:

• Pumpkins

• Farmstand items such as eggs and meat chickens

• Sunflowers

• Playground

• Two corn mazes:

  • A smaller maze for less walking

  • A larger maze with a more challenging design

The 2025 maze theme is “Who Wants to Be a Farmer”, featuring a critical thinking challenge for visitors of all ages.