U-pick Orchards and Farms

Fall Season Opening: September 18th – November 15th, 2026
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday weather permitting

Cottle Strawberry Farm has loads of u-pick strawberries in the spring. They also have pre-picked options.

In the fall, visit Cottle Strawberry Farms for u-pick and pre-picked pumpkins, as well as a large selection of mums.

• Pumpkins
• Corn maze
• Wagon rides
• 30+ attractions
• Strawberries (Spring)

Farm Admission (age 2+): $13 +fees online and $16 at the farm
10 am until dark

Cottle Strawberry Farms has two locations: 

• 9560 Garners Ferry Road, Hopkins, SC 29061| 803.695.1714 (closest to Columbia, SC)
• 3712 W. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC 29501 | 843.317.0031

Fall pumpkin season 2026: October 3 – November 7, 2026
Spring strawberry season: early April
Summer Peach Festival held in July

McLeod Farms is a produce farm founded in 1916 in McBee, SC. Along with their u-pick patches, they offer a market with a variety of goods to purchase. They also offer school field trips.
Their strawberry and pumpkin u-pick patches are off the vine.

Offers:
U pick strawberry patch (April – May)
U pick pumpkin patch (October)
Corn maze (October to November)
Wagon rides
Summer Peach Festival (July)

Fall Festivities:
Wagon Ride to U-Pick Pumpkin Patch is included in Corn Maze admission

Meador Acres opens in the fall for chestnut season. 

Meador Acres was established in 2010 and is a chestnut grove located in Pelion, SC that offers u pick chestnuts during the fall season once they are ready to harvest.

Contact the orchard to schedule a time to U-Pick and to check availability and pricing.

Offers:

• Animal Displays  and Demonstrations
• Orchard
• U-Pick
• Tours
• Honey Bees
• Farm Ducks & Chickens

Opening Day:  September 17th, 2026
Open from September 17th – November 8th for Pumpkin Fest

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Offers:

Pumpkin Fest– pumpkin patch, corn maze, flower fields, hayride
Lots of kid activities (jump pillow, outdoor games, etc)
Upick Sunflowers
Jack O’ Lantern Lane– Thousands of carved pumpkins
Field Trips

Wagon rides, farm store, farm animals, a honey bee observatory, the SC MAiZE, and a pumpkin patch.

This years corn maze is themed for Dolly Parton!

Opening Day: September 26, 2026 — Fri/Sat/Sun
Homeschool Day: September 28, 2026

Offers: Wagon Rides, Farm Store, Farm Animals, Corn Maze, Pumpkin Patch (~$0.60–0.70/lb), Homeschool Days

• Corn Maze: $8+tax ages 6+; free ages 5 & under
• Big Boo (Haunted Maize): $12+tax ages 6+; Oct 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 only; family-friendly, not recommended under 6
• Wagon Ride: $5+tax daytime; free ages 2 & under
• Nighttime Wagon Rides: $8+tax ages 2+; free under 2; Oct 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, Nov 1; gates close 9 PM, last ride 9:30 PM

Thompson Family Farms in Campbello, SC offers upick tulips in the spring on their expansive farm near Hogback Mountain.