A volunteer railroad running a quarter-scale pumpkin train on autumn weekends — a short, charming outing for small children, and not a farm or a pumpkin patch in any normal sense.
Ticket prices are not listed on the events page, which states prices and times are subject to change without notice.
Set the expectation first, because it is the one thing that decides whether this trip works. The Northwest Ohio Railroad is a volunteer railroad organisation, and the Pumpkin Train is a quarter-scale train ride with an autumn theme. There is no pumpkin field, no corn maze and nothing to pick. If the family has been promised a pumpkin patch, this is not it.
Judged as what it actually is, it holds up well. A rideable miniature railroad is a genuinely appealing thing to a four-year-old, the model layouts give the visit a second act, and an hour of sitting down is not the worst way to spend part of an October Saturday. The organisation also runs a Fall Harvest Festival on October 2 to 4 and a Halloween Express evening train, both larger events on the same site.
The season is short and narrow: Saturdays and Sundays, September 19 to October 25, 1pm to 5pm. Ten days, four hours each. Arriving at half past four means most of an hour, so treat the 1pm opening as the target.
Two practical notes. Ticket prices are not published anywhere on the events page, which also carries a line about prices and times being subject to change without notice — so go with flexible expectations on cost. And the address is worth double-checking: the organisation’s own page gives 12505 C.R. 99 while a directory lists 11600 County Road 99. Same road, different number, and a wrong turn on a rural county road costs more time than it should.
The Pumpkin Train runs Saturdays and Sundays, September 19 to October 25, 2026, 1pm to 5pm. That four-hour window is the whole offer, so arrive in the first hour rather than the last. The organisation also lists a Fall Harvest Festival on October 2 to 4 and a Halloween Express evening train, both of which will be busier than an ordinary weekend afternoon. If you want the quiet version, pick a plain Saturday in late September.
An hour, perhaps ninety minutes with the model layouts. This is a stop, not a day out, and pricing it as one in your head will save disappointment.
Ten weekend days with a four-hour window each, in a region without many alternatives of this kind. Expect the middle of the afternoon to be the busiest part of the day, and expect the Fall Harvest Festival weekend of October 2 to 4 to be the peak.
Not published. Assume a gravel or grass lot at a volunteer-run site rather than a paved facility.
You are looking for a pumpkin patch. There is no field, no maze and no pick-your-own here — this is a volunteer railroad running a seasonally themed train. Skip it too if you have older children who will find a quarter-scale train ride underwhelming after ten minutes.
Not published. The events page lists the dates and times but no prices, and explicitly states that prices and times are subject to change without notice.
No. It is a volunteer railroad running a quarter-scale pumpkin train, with model train layouts and a fall festival alongside. There is no pumpkin field, corn maze or pick-your-own.
The organisation's own listing gives 12505 C.R. 99, Findlay. A third-party directory gives 11600 County Road 99. Use the organisation's own address and check it before travelling.
September 19 – October 25, 2026. Saturdays and Sundays. Hours: 1:00pm-5:00pm.
Admission pricing was not published when we last checked. Ticket prices are not listed on the events page, which states prices and times are subject to change without notice.
12505 C.R. 99, Findlay, OH 45840, in Hancock County. It is one of 7 patches we track in Northwest Ohio.
We track 7 patches in Northwest Ohio. The farm has not published a gate price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
Its season runs about 37 days against a regional average of 37, so it is broadly in line with the rest of the region.
There are 5 other patches we track in Hancock County. All Northwest Ohio patches →
Map pin is set to the town centre. Navigate to the street address above, not the pin.
nworrp.org
Checked August 2026.