The 2 Best Pumpkin Patches in Amherst, OH
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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Schlechter Brothers
Schlechter Brothers takes the top spot, rated 4.9 out of 5 from 75 reviews. Visitors come here for farm store.
51593 OH-113, 44001
Farm store -
Hillcrest Orchards
Hillcrest Orchards is next up, rated 4.4 out of 5 from 360 reviews. Visitors come here for u-pick pumpkins.
50336 Telegraph Rd, 44001
U-pick pumpkins
What Amherst farms offer
Visiting a pumpkin patch near Amherst
Farms around Amherst follow the same rhythm as the rest of Ohio: 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.