A family-scale farm with predictable pricing and a strong u-pick emphasis, anchored by a petting zoo and hayrides for the 3-to-10 crowd.
$6/person admission; children 3 and under free. Hayrides $5/person, U-pick pumpkins 50¢/lb, U-pick flowers $7/cup
Rough cost for a family of four: about $24.00 in admission alone at the posted starting rate, before pumpkins, food, parking or any add-on listed above. Most families end up well north of that once they are through the gate.
Old McDonald’s is a straightforward, family-run operation in the Eastern Panhandle with no pretense and sensible hours. The farm leans hard on u-pick — apples, strawberries, blueberries, sunflowers, and pumpkins all available depending on the week — and rounds the experience out with a petting zoo, hayrides, and a playground that keeps young kids occupied while older siblings hunt pumpkins.
The pricing model is transparent from the start: $6 admission (under 3s free), then $5 per hayride, $0.50 per pound for u-pick pumpkins, and $7 per cup for flowers. That means you know the floor cost before you arrive, and you can budget the add-ons based on your priorities. For a family of four doing admission, a single hayride, and a modest u-pick pumpkin run (say, three pumpkins at 5 pounds each), you are looking at roughly $36-45, not counting any fruit picking.
The operating window is tight: Friday 1pm to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday noon to 6pm. That is a real constraint if your family only has weekdays free — the farm does accommodate group appointments Monday through Thursday, but those require calling ahead (304-229-1723) to arrange. Saturday morning is your longest usable window; if you go Sunday, the noon start means you skip the early-morning visit entirely.
Those short hours matter less if you are planning a two-to-three-hour afternoon rather than an all-day festival. Unlike massive operations with themed weekends and full-day programming, Old McDonald’s is built for a straightforward pumpkin-patch trip: hayride, petting zoo, pick a pumpkin, go home.
The farm notes an antique tractor display and positions itself as “family-oriented with a mix of free and paid attractions.” Photo opportunities near the sunflower fields are built in. The petting zoo is not spelled out in detail — assume farm animals (goats, sheep, or similar) rather than exotic creatures — but it is enough to hold preschoolers’ attention while you scout for the right pumpkin.
Blueberries, strawberries, and apples are time-sensitive. The farm has not published which week each crop peaks, so a call ahead is worth the minute. Sunflowers (at $7 per cup) are a photo opportunity as much as a u-pick; pumpkins are the constant draw.
This is not a farm that will surprise you with hidden costs or restrictive rules. Pricing is published, hours are stable, and the offer is honest: petting zoo, hayrides, and u-pick at a family scale. That clarity is exactly what makes it work for a weeknight-free family or a grandparent tag-along trip.
Open Saturdays 10am to 6pm, Sundays noon to 6pm, and Fridays 1pm to 6pm starting September 26. Weekday visits require a group appointment. Saturday morning is your longest single usable window; Sunday's noon start means you miss the morning entirely.
Two to three hours comfortably covers the core attractions. Petting zoo and hayrides do not demand a full day, so this scales well for families who want a pumpkin trip without the festival-day commitment.
Fifteen operating days (Friday through Sunday, September 26 through late October). The concentration into three days per week and short hours means no massive crowds, but Saturdays will draw more than Sunday mornings.
Not published. Assume field parking and soft ground after rain, which is typical for Eastern Panhandle farms in October.
You are looking for evening or evening-into-night hours; this farm wraps by 6pm. Also skip if you need elaborate mazes or themed attractions beyond hayrides and the petting zoo — that is not the pitch here.
$6 per person for ages 3 and up; children under 3 are free with a paying adult.
No. Hayrides are $5 per person, u-pick pumpkins are $0.50/lb, and u-pick flowers are $7 per cup. All are separate from admission.
The farm is open Friday 1pm to 6pm, but Monday through Thursday visits require a group appointment. Call 304-229-1723 to arrange a weekday visit.
Opens September 26, 2026 (closing date not published). Saturdays 10am-6pm, Sundays 12pm-6pm, Fridays 1pm-6pm (weekdays by appointment). Hours: Friday 1pm-6pm, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 12pm-6pm.
Admission starts at $6 per person. $6/person admission; children 3 and under free. Hayrides $5/person, U-pick pumpkins 50¢/lb, U-pick flowers $7/cup
1597 Arden Nollville Rd, Inwood, WV 25428, in Berkeley County. It is one of 17 patches we track in West Virginia.
We track 17 patches in West Virginia, 2 of which are free to walk into. At $6 a head this one sits below the regional median of $7, undercutting 1 of the 2 paid patches we track here.
What sets it apart locally: it has farm animals, u-pick fields, which most West Virginia patches on our list do not.
There are 2 other patches we track in Berkeley County. All West Virginia patches →
oldmcdonaldspumpkinpatchwv.com
Checked August 2026.