Fall and Halloween Attractions Near Jackson, TN

Skip the grocery store pumpkin bins and let your family have a fun, fall day out. West Tennessee has tons of farms available to pick out pumpkins, take great family photos and possibly even try a new activity, like a corn maze, haunted house or a hayride. Most of these sites are within an hour of Jackson, TN. Always call before you go. Many of these locations are privately owned and may need to close for an afternoon unexpectedly. Ask about any fees and pumpkin prices. Most of the time hayrides are free, but sometimes elaborate corn mazes require a small cash fee.

Green Acres Farm and Pumpkin Patch at 158 Medina Highway in Milan, TN (731-686-1403) has a picturesque layout of pumpkins in dozens of sizes. Hundreds of gourds, mini pumpkins, mini gourds and carving pumpkins are organized on the lawn under huge, old trees. Other fall decorating items, like straw, are also available. Classic red wagons are free for use on the grounds to gather up pumpkins and wheel around your children. Sundays are a busy day and parking can be scarce, but the beautiful landscape and the massive amounts of pumpkins make for great photographs you'll cherish for years to come.

Donnell Century Farm and Donnell&Donnell Farm offers hay rides, harvest activities and fall decorations for sale. Located at 3720 U.S. 70 East, Jackson, TN and available by phone at (731) 424-4526.

Crenshaw Farm at 314 Popular Corner Road in Trenton, TN (731-855-9397 OR 731-855-3853) has a pumpkin patch and fall tours of the pumpkin patch.

Bobbitt Farms at 647 Old Dyersburg Road, Dyer, TN (731-692-4989) has a pumpkin patch of pre-picked pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn and corn stalks. There is also a corn maze for Halloween exploring.

Circle M Farm at 434 Bakers Chapel Road, Medina, TN (731-424-4526) is a 4-acre farm with dairy goats, pigmy goats, Barbado sheep, miniature donkeys and Belgium horses. Take a carriage ride on a two-horse drawn carriage which seats five people around the farm. There is also an antique wagon available for hay rides. All rides are by appointment only.

Priddy Farms gives you the option of picking your own pumpkins in the field or visiting their pre-picked pumpkin patch. Other amenities includes train rides, a gift shop, a snack and refreshment stand, restrooms, a picnic area and face painting. Take a tractor pulled hayride. Or make a reservation to have a fall party at the pumpkin patch between mid-September and mid-November. Priddy Farms will put together a package for your group with everything from a campfire cookout to scarecrow making activities. Located at 4595 N. Germantown Road, Bartlett, TN and available by phone at 901-314-0670.

Agricenter International at 7777 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis TN is open from September through Halloween night. A corn maze and a haunted maze, corn cannons, bonfires and hayrides, a rock climbing wall and lots of pumpkins for sale. The Agricenter also hosts a weekend farmers market and several other seasonal events.

Freshwater Ranch and Cornmaze in Henderson County (300 Bluebird Lane, Huron, TN) has a 14 acre corn maze, a music barn, a pumpkin patch, and something a little different - home grown freshwater shrimp and the Garnertown Speedway.

Finally, Uncle Fudd's Fun Farm at 12635 Gallaway Levee Road in Arlington, TN (in Fayette County) let you rent the whole farm for parties, birthdays and school events. Weekends they are open to the public. "Uncle Fudd" will be your host on a tractor-pulled hayride on an old cotton trailer into the pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkins. Go at night to hear Uncle Fudd tell stories about the farm during the hayride. A bonfire for roasting hot dogs and marshmallows completes the experience. Other fun activities include a petting zoo, a make-your-own scarecrow activity, a train ride, a playground and a moon bounce. Mrs. Fudd entertains the children with pumpkin basketball and judges races on the peddle tractors.