The 2 Best Pumpkin Patches in Ellicott City, MD
Ranked by rating and review volume. Updated for the 2026 season — always confirm hours with the farm before you drive out.
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Clark's Elioak Farm
Clark's Elioak Farm takes the top spot, rated 4.5 out of 5 from 2,632 reviews. Visitors come here for petting zoo and farm store.
10500 Clarksville Pike, 21042
Petting zooFarm storeKids play area -
Mary's A-Maze-Ing Pumpkins
Mary's A-Maze-Ing Pumpkins is next up, rated 3.8 out of 5 from 42 reviews.
4979 Sheppard Ln, 21042
What Ellicott City farms offer
Visiting a pumpkin patch near Ellicott City
Farms around Ellicott City follow the same rhythm as the rest of Maryland: gates open in the second half of September, the busiest weekends fall in mid-October, and most patches close within a few days of Halloween. Weekday mornings are consistently the quietest time to go.
Call ahead if it has rained recently. Field access and wagon rides are the first things a farm closes when the ground is soft, and that decision is usually made the morning of.