Every October, South County’s farms kick into high gear, sharing their harvests amidst a backdrop of golden hues. These farmlands (and farm stands) can check every box on your fall bucket list, offering food, atmosphere, and entertainment. Below is a season’s worth of picking, browsing, and family fun across the region, along with hours, contact information, and the special events worth checking out.
Narrow Lane Orchard
Owners Stephen and Sharon Grenier bought this 30-acre orchard in 2004 to save it from development, and it has since grown into one of South County’s most popular pick-your-own spots. The orchard offers more than 20 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, nectarines, blueberries, kiwi berries, and blackberries. Visitors fill their own peck bags (10-12 pounds, enough for up to four pickers) or half-bushel bags (20-22 pounds), then can wander a mile-long nature trail and take photos with McIntosh, the orchard’s eight-foot wooden sasquatch. Apples run through peak season into October, with pickable varieties changing week to week.
The farm stand sells fresh apple cider, jams, and honey alongside seasonal fruit, and the orchard has recently begun offering a small pumpkin patch. Narrow Lane is a lower-key alternative to South County’s festival-style farms, better suited to a quiet afternoon of picking than a full day of activities.
Address: 213 Narrow Lane, North Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone: (401) 294-3584
Website: narrowlaneorchardri.com
Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (subject to change; call ahead)
Spring Hill Sugar House
Better known in late winter for its maple syrup demonstrations, this 22-acre Richmond farm run by the Fountain family shifts gears every fall for pick-your-own pumpkins and a corn maze with a new theme each season. Visitors can walk into the field and cut a pumpkin right from the vine, or shop for pre-picked pumpkins and gourds stacked in baskets around the farmstand. Opening weekend, the weekend of October 19, features Farm Fest, with farm-related attractions for the whole family.
Fresh-pressed apple cider is sold throughout the fall, and the farm’s maple syrup, its original claim to fame, is available year-round.
Address: 522 Gardiner Road, Richmond, RI 02892
Phone: (401) 788-7431 (cash or check only)
Website: Spring Hill Sugar House on Facebook
Hours: Weekdays, noon to 5 p.m.; weekends and holidays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., during the fall season (fields and corn maze close around 4:30 p.m.). Opens for the season on October 19.
Manfredi Farms
Three generations of the Manfredi family have farmed this Westerly property, known locally as “The Corn Place” for its roadside sweet corn stand. In the fall, it becomes a seasonal destination centered around an eight-acre corn maze and pumpkin patch. Pumpkins are available to pick or buy, and a petting area allows visitors to feed donkeys, goats, sheep, geese, ducks, chickens, and a Scottish Highland cow.
Weekend hayrides run throughout the season, and the farm stand sells fresh produce along with jarred products like apricot, peach, and pumpkin butter. Play and picnic areas give families space to linger, and a banquet area on the property hosts private events. Visit the farm’s Facebook page for October hours and festival dates.
Address: 59 Dunns Corner Road, Westerly, RI 02891
Phone: (401) 471-0073
Website: manfredifarms.com
Hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fry Farm
Fry Farm, run by Jessica and Joe Procopio, has been in Jessica’s family for nearly 350 years. The family moved away from dairy farming after Jessica’s grandfather’s death and began focusing on pick-your-own offerings, including flowers and pumpkins.
Beyond weekend hours, the farm hosts its Fall Fest over Columbus Day weekend, featuring live music, Moniker Brewery, hayrides, the pumpkin patch, and a lineup of vendors. For updates on monthly food truck nights, seasonal offerings like Christmas trees, and schedule changes, follow their Facebook page.
Address: 2233 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818
Website: Visit Fry Farm on Facebook
Hours: Weekends, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Oct. 31 (occasional extended hours possible; check Facebook)
October 2026 events: Fall Fest, Oct. 9-11
Pezza Farm
Family-owned and operated for more than 75 years, Pezza Farm offers two locations in Rhode Island. The East Greenwich location serves as a farm stand and garden center, offering mums, pumpkins, gourds, fall decor, and fresh-baked pies, tarts, and cookies.
To enjoy Pezza Farm’s classic fall attractions, guests can visit their Johnston location at 2279 Plainfield Pike. The petting zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day except Wednesday. “Feed the Herd” hayrides, where riders can stop and feed the cows during their trip, happen on weekends and holidays. And guests can make their own scarecrows any time during operating hours. The farm store is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information and to make reservations, visit the farm’s website.
Address: 2657 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818
Phone: (401) 398-1062
Website: pezzafarm.com
Hours: Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
More to Explore
The Farmer’s Daughter
Best known as a garden center, The Farmer’s Daughter becomes one of South County’s most popular fall destinations with its annual Fall Harvest Festival, running September 19 through October 31 with activities available weekends (10 a.m.–4 p.m.) and some midweek as well; hayrides, a corn maze, a straw bale maze, a pumpkin dunk tank, a barrel train, an obstacle course, and a scavenger hunt keep kids busy for hours, and every child who completes the scavenger hunt receives a mini sugar pumpkin. Seasonal decor adorns two of the farm’s shops this year, featuring the wildly popular Halloween House along with an autumn-themed back shop. Visitors can grab specialty drinks and lattes from Red Tail Coffee on-site, sample local bites from food trucks present every festival weekend, or stop by the classroom on any October weekend for a $15 “Succulent Pumpkin Pop-In” to craft a succulent-adorned mini pumpkin. Check the farm’s website for the full autumn class lineup.
Address: 716 Mooresfield Road, Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone: (401) 792-1340
Website: thefarmersdaughterri.com
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Fall Harvest Festival activities run weekends, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Shickasheen Farm
Primarily a garden center and gift shop, Shickasheen leans into fall with hands-on craft classes, though it has recently enhanced its seasonal presence with Instagrammable fall decorations. Its wreath-making and centerpiece classes, using fresh evergreens and natural materials, are among its most popular offerings and generally run into the holiday season, with current dates posted on the farm’s website. The gift shop and greenhouses stock seasonal plants, mums, and fall decor.
Address: 3798 Kingstown Road, West Kingston, RI 02892
Phone: (401) 308-2067
Website: shickasheenfarm.com
Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Carpenter’s Farm
A fifth-generation Matunuck farm stand best known for its sweet corn, Carpenter’s Farm adds a daily corn maze and weekend hayrides out to its pumpkin patch each fall, along with an October Fall Festival featuring sack races, a corn pit, a hay tunnel, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin painting, and live music on Sundays. Along with beef burgers and festival weekend treats, the farm stand features farm-made honey and maple syrup, fresh produce, and homemade baked goods.
Address: 520 Matunuck Beach Road, Wakefield, RI 02879
Phone: (401) 783-8958
Website: carpentersfarmstand.com
Hours: Daily, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (call ahead in October for festival-specific hours)
Clark Farms
Clark Farms’ Matunuck location goes all out every fall with a corn maze that Yankee Magazine named the Best in New England, plus weekend hayrides, a petting zoo, a mountain slide, pedal go-karts, a children’s zip line, and a rotating lineup of live bands. This year’s Fall Fest runs from mid-September through November 1, with the corn maze open daily. This year, the farm will celebrate “250 Years of Farming in Rhode Island.” Clark’s Canteen sells hot dogs, hand-cut fries made from farm-grown potatoes, and other snacks, and the attached garden center stays open for browsing even after the maze closes.
Address: 2984 Commodore Perry Highway, Matunuck, RI 02879
Phone: (401) 783-8844
Website: clarkfarms.com
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (corn maze and Fall Fest hours vary; check clarkfarms.com)
Planning the Day
Though other areas of the state have long dominated the autumn spotlight, South County stands out as an exceptional fall destination. Take the opportunity to discover a few new farms this fall. Whichever spots you plan to visit, be sure to gather the family, find some comfortable shoes, and grab a camera for the plentiful photo ops.
Hours, dates, and prices are subject to change. Call ahead or check each farm’s website or Facebook page before visiting, especially for October festival weekends.