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Koehler’s Farm Market
Visitors are invited to pick their own vegetables at Koehler’s Farm Market in Kingston. The farm allows pick-your-own services from the spring to the fall and hold various family activities are held on select weekends. Guests can find a pumpkin for Halloween or some late-season vegetables before the farm closes in late October. There are no set hours at the farm, so people should call before heading over.
Address: 32269 Glidden Rd. Kingston IL USA 60520
 1 815 784-5841
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Sandy Pine Elk Farm opened in August 2004. Activities include wagon rides to see these large animals or a winding corn maze. The North Woods gift shop at the farm offers a range of elk-related items, including cookbooks, meat, furniture and various other gifts. The hours of operation are Saturday from 9am to dusk and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. In the fall, Sandy Pine Elk Farm is open daily for guests.
Address: 28650 Hahnaman Rd. Deer Grove IL USA 61243
1 815 438-2463
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Country Corner encompasses over 40 acres of homegrown produce including asparagus, strawberries, raspberries, watermelons, vegetables, corn, pumpkins and winter squash. Produce is available for purchase and availability depends on what produce is in season at that time. The farm also features a fun park that opens mid September and features u-pick pumpkins, jump house, petting zoo, corn maze and hayrides. A family picnic area is open from June through October.
Address: 5333 U.S. 150 Alpha IL USA 61413
 Send an Email 1 309 629-2359
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Guides at Quig's modify the tour to suit the ages of the guests. On the tour visitors will explore the life of an apple. Included in the price each participant gets to hand-pick a quarter peck of fresh apples and enjoy cider and donuts.
Address: 300 S. Rte. 60/83 Mundelein IL USA 60060
Send an Email 1 847 566-4520
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From late-September until Halloween, people can spend a day at the Dollinger Farm in Minooka. Guests can pick their own pumpkin while the kids ride a mini steam train, make friends at the petting zoo, get lost in the corn maze or take their chances in the haunted barn. On weekends, food and beverages, as well as entertainment, are available.
Address: 7502 E. Hansel Rd. Minooka IL USA 60447
1 815 467-6766
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Oakbrook Center Horticulture Tours
The Oakbrook Center gives visitors a chance to explore the behind-the-scenes part of the outdoor center. The tour educates about the horticulture of the area.
Address: 100 Oakbrook Center Oak Brook IL USA 60523
1 630 573-0700 Extn: 721
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Bower's Tree Farm
Bower's Tree Farm specializes in wholesale and retail sales of C.Y.O, scotch pine and blue spruce trees. The farm is open daily from 7am-10pm.
Address: 17331 Sulphur Spring Rd. Paris IL USA 61944
1 217 466-6835
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Tours to various farms in the DeKalb area will help visitors learn about modern farming techniques, problems and solutions. Guests can tour a beef farm, a corn and soybean farm, a dairy farm, a hog farm and specialty farms with orchards, pumpkin patches, organic foods or horse boarding. The tours can hold up to 40 people.
Address: 1350 West Prairie Dr. Sycamore IL USA 60178
Send an Email (8) 1 815 756-6361
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Silver Moon Acres features a variety of entertainment from the end of July until the end of October. A large corn maze is a popular choice. It has three different levels of routes. A pumpkin patch is also on the property, and is open from late-September to late-October. There are also on-site picnic and bonfire areas, a concession stand and a gift shop. The week before Halloween, a haunted maze is available in the evenings for brave souls.
Address: 21305 Zier Rd. Lanark IL USA 61046
Send an Email 1 815 493-6888
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With activities like a corn maze, a haunted house, wagon rides, a petting zoo and other amusements, the Pumpkin Patch can entertain kids and adults for hours. An old barn from 1908 offers guests a bakery and cage, a costume shop and a farmers market. Visitors can pick their own pumpkin as well. This farm is open in September and October from 9am to 6pm.
Address: 3178 IL Route 173 Caledonia IL USA 61011
Send an Email 1 815 765-2587
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Country Memory Trails
Set in the countryside of Northern Illinois, Country Memory Trails offers an outdoor experience for families. Wagon rides through the back roads, a small fishing pond, a petting zoo and pony rides for children under 100 lbs (45 kg) are just some of the activities offered.
Address: Route 76 and Caledonia Road Belvidere IL USA 61008
1 815 544-0698
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Catalpa Grove Farm breeds and raises several breeds of chickens. Chicks and adult birds are available for purchase.
Address: 530 Eider Rd. Edgewood IL USA 62426
1 618 245-6304
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The Moss family raises and shows some of the largest Clydesdale horses in the world. Appointments are necessary for tours of the farm.
Address: State Rt. 1 North at 1500 Rd Paris IL USA 61944
1 217 465-4500
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Schmidt Fruit Farm
Schmidt Fruit Farm features freshly made ciders, jam and other products from their apple orchards. The farm is found 1 mi (1.6 km) east and 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Stonington.
Address: 1906 E. 1780 North Road Stonington IL USA 62567
1 217 325-3333
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Prairie Farm offers a petting area with traditional farm animals such as sheep, pigs, cows, chickens, geese, goats and more. The farm is also complete with a pond, pasture and a flower garden. Farm tours, horse-drawn trolley rides and birthday parties are available.
Address: 2202 West Kirby Avenue Champaign IL USA 61821
Send an Email 1 217 398-2583
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The family orientated Apple Blossom Farm features such activities as hayrack rides, a petting zoo and a corn maze. A country market and bakery, as well as apple and pumpkin picking are available at this farm.
1 309 243-5757
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From Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) until December 23, people can hunt for a Christmas tree, go on a horse-drawn wagon ride, enjoy a cup of hot apple cider and shop in the on-site gift shop for decorations. Pine and spruce trees are ready to be harvested and for those in a hurry, pre-cut fir trees are on hand.
Address: 3122 S. Lowden Rd. Oregon IL USA 61061
Send an Email 1 815 732-6240
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Great little pumpkin patch that is perfect for families with younger children. Visitors can pick their own pumpkin or chose from the large selection of pre-picked pumpkins. The farm has a petting zoo, pony rides, corn maze, hayrides and more!
Address: 15N272 Old Sutton Road Barrington IL USA 60010
Send an Email 1 847 426-7766
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Williams Tree Farm provides year-round entertainment, especially during the fall and winter months. People of all ages can enjoy a hayride, a bonfire and homemade treats. In the autumn, the pumpkins are ready to be picked and by November, the farm's Christmas trees can be harvested. Potted trees are available to people who want to plant them elsewhere after the holiday season finishes.
Address: 4661 Yale Bridge Rd. Rockton IL USA 61072
Send an Email 1 815 624-7579
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