Conklin Farms

We haven taken our son to Alstedes for years and it’s always a stressful event. From the parking to the long lines for everything, I was looking for a new experience this year. We found it at Conklin. The hayride was nice, the pumpkins were in good shape and easy to collect, and the other games and rides were entertaining. There’s a reason people go to the larger farms, but if you’re over it, this is definitely the way to go.

Plentiful pumpkins and gourds, all in relatively good shape and in different sizes. There is no admission fee to walk among the pumpkins, see the animals, or walk through the corn maze. If you want to buy pumpkins, you can pick up a wheelbarrow at the entrance, pick your pumpkins, weigh them (69 cents a pound, I think), and pay for them.
As for the animals, there is one cage with a few goats, and another cage on the other side of the farm with bunnies.
The corn maze is not huge, so there’s no fear of getting lost. For young toddlers, it might be a little too bumpy and uneven to avoid tripping.
We paid $ 3 for a short hayride around the farm. You ride along the corn field, across an empty grass field, and turn around. Nothing terribly exciting. The exhaust from the tractor was very strong.
There is a gift shop-​type structure that sells painted miniature pumpkins (gourds), homemade apple pies, pumpkin pies, and other goodies. I bought a couple pies and my family agreed, they were delicious. The pies are $ 13.50 each.
All in all, my daughter and I had fun. Very family-​friendly place with nice people.