Worked out from the season dates and opening days the farms published themselves, checked against today's date in your browser. A farm only appears under "open today" where it published both. Farms that publish neither are still listed, they just cannot be filtered this way. Always worth a look at the farm's own page before you drive.
📍 Oswego, IL
🍎 Apple picking🌽 Corn maze💐 Cut-your-own bouquets🌺 Dahlias+6
Open Monday to Friday 10am-6pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm. Weekend Fall Festivities run September 12 to October 25, plus Monday October 12. The apple orchard opened Saturday, August 15, 2026. Saturday & Sunday Fall Festivities: Open Sept. 12 - Oct. 25, also Mon, Oct 12 !
ℹ️ The directory lists these on site: free parking, parking available, bus parking, disability parking, wheelchair accessible, playground, bakery, greenhouse, prepared food. It is listed as family-friendly, kid's activities, seasonal operation.
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📍 Maple Park, IL
🍎 Apple picking🎃 Pumpkin patch🌻 Sunflowers🌷 Tulips+2
The Blooms and Bushels Fest is open through September 17, 2026, and the farm is open August 22 to November 1, 2026. Blooms & Bushels Fest August 22 - September 17. Fall Harvest Fest September 18 - November 1.
💵 Group tours are $20 a person with a $200 minimum charge for groups under 10, a $2 discount on admission per person, and private space rental is $300.
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📍 Hoyleton, IL
🎃 Pumpkin patch🌻 Sunflowers🧺 Farm stand🥬 Produce
The patch opens September 26, 2026.
💵 Admission is $8 a person for ages 1 to 99 and includes everything with unlimited play time and no extra fees. School groups and day care are $8 a child including a free pumpkin, teachers are free, and parents or siblings on a field trip are $6 without a pumpkin.
ℹ️ At 14758 Co Hwy 11, Hoyleton. Open Monday to Saturday 9am to 5:30pm and Sunday 10:30am to 5:30pm. Cash, check and Venmo only, no cards.
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📍 Springfield, IL
🎃 Pumpkin patch🌻 Sunflowers🌸 Zinnias🧺 Farm stand+1
Hours as published in Illinois MarketMaker: Fri 2pm-6pm; Sat 10am-6pm; Sun 11am-6pm. Open August through October.
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BerryView Orchard
2025 verified · 2026 TBA
📍 Mount Morris, IL
🍎 Apple picking🫐 Berry picking🎃 Pumpkin patch🌻 Sunflowers+2
Illinois MarketMaker, the find-a-farm directory the Illinois Department of Agriculture points to, lists these ways to buy direct: on-farm sales, a farm or roadside stand, U-pick, selling at farmers markets. Products as published in that directory: Apples, Aronia Berries, Fruit, Jam, Jam, Jelly & Preserves, Pears, Pumpkins, Sunflower, Vegetables. The farm describes itself this way in its directory profile: Here at BerryView Orchard we cultivate an Apple Orchard & Aronia Berries primarily. Apple cider donuts.
Verified 2026-08-27 against il.foodmarketmaker.com and il.foodmarketmaker.com. This farm has not published hours, prices or dates yet, so everything we hold on it is right here.
📍 Loda, IL
🫐 Berry picking🌻 Sunflowers🥩 Beef🥚 Eggs+2
Illinois MarketMaker, the find-a-farm directory the Illinois Department of Agriculture points to, lists these ways to buy direct: on-farm sales, a farm or roadside stand, U-pick, a farm market, online ordering. Products as published in that directory: Asparagus, Barley, Beans, Beef, Beets, Blueberries, Buckwheat, Corn, Currants, Eggs, Eggs & Egg Products, Flaxseed, Fruit, Gourds (Edible), Grain & Cereal Products, Grains & Oilseeds, Herbs, Lettuce, Lovegrass, Meat, Poultry & Game, Mint, Oats, Onions, Peppers, Potatoes, Quinoa, Radishes, Raspberries, and 14 more. The farm describes itself this way in its directory profile: Family-run Farm! Organic fruits and vegetables, meat & eggs. Homemade bread.
🌱 USDA organic (farm's own description)
ℹ️ Facilities listed: hand washing station(s), picnic areas without tables. Payment listed: cash, personal checks, debit card/credit card.
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