10 of the best pumpkin patches and fall festivals near D.C.

Posted by Valentine Belue on Thursday, August 29, 2024

Location: 10140 Piscataway Rd., Clinton. About eight miles from the Beltway.

The basics: Miller Farms has been owned by the Miller family since 1879, and it’s billed as the largest vegetable grower in Prince George’s County, with more than 200 acres dedicated to production. County residents know Miller Farms’ Clinton market as a go-to place for a variety of goods — produce and meat, sure, but also a full-service bakery, soft-serve ice cream, a nursery full of mums and, in early summer, pick-your-own strawberries. Come fall, the farm opens its fields and barn to the community on Saturdays and Sundays for Fall Family Fun, with hayride tours of the fields, a corn maze, jumping pads and slides, games, and meet-and-greets with farm animals.

Standout attraction: Beyond the hayrides and piglets, the day isn’t complete without a taste of Miller Farms’ signature apple cider doughnuts, available glazed or covered in cinnamon sugar.

Open Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 30 through Oct. 29. millerfarmsclinton.com. $14.95; $16.95 on select “peak” Saturdays; free for children younger than 2.

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