They have a petting zoo, hay rides, cut your own sunflower, assortment of pumpkins and gourds. The only reason for my 4 stars was that the corn maze was disappointing, although not bad for kids it was basically a pathway with very little corn stocks. I had a great time with my family all in all. read more

Just like any pumpkin patch it was over priced. We came so our son could take pictures with his aunt and uncle, who were buying pumpkins. The games are overpriced, the petting zoo was $3.00 to pet some goats (we have zoo passes, so our son can do it for free any day of the week, no need to spend the money here). It's exactly what you expect from a mall parking lot pumpkin patch...a few games, a few rides, a bunch of overpriced pumpkins. read more

It's that time of year again for the pumpkin patch to come alive. I always look forward to this since San Diego lacks the climate to remind me that fall is just around the corner. This place is somewhat of a tourist trap, or a city slicker magnet. It's a reminder of how things used to be, but at a nominal fee. They have a decent corn maze, hay rides, and enough pumpkins for every family in San Diego. read more

I am amending this review as I made contact with corporate and they were courteous, professional, and provided follow-up. They have committed to resolving this matter. I suggest contacting them if anyone else has a similar experience. info@pumpkinstation.com I am very sad to say that after years of visiting various locations we had a terrible experience. The management is apparently a husband and wife team. When we went on a hay ride the manager (male) berated and yelled at the driver as he was coming in to park. This happened I'm front of about 30 patrons. I reported to the manager (female) and she made no apologies, simply stating there are two sides to every story. Not only was this unprofessional but there may be something said for conducting any kind of corrective action in public yet the employee actually did nothing wrong. The manager was upset stating he took 15 minutes and was moving too slow. We were only on the tractor ride for a little over 5 minutes. He then proceeded to tell us to hurry up and get off, all while continuing to berate the driver. Overall an apology would of sufficed yet as management refused to take responsibility or make the amends I am requesting a refund for the five of us. read more

I love taking my kids to Pumpkin Station at Bonita Farms.The manager Evelyn and Gil are very Welcoming and Sweet. Everytime we go the staff is always smiling and always willing to help! The corn maze is so fun and the kids love it! We also really love the hay ride it's a really good family moment! We are certainly making this a yearly family tradition. read more

This was our third year visiting the Bonita farm. The pros, is that admission is free, and the hayride and maze are only $1.00 per person and feeding the goats is free since they will eat the leaves off the ground.The beautiful country atmosphere is so nice and refreshing. The corn maze also seemed cut back a bit. Not as many lanes for the kids to run down. Also this year, they decided to stick grocery store price tags on all the pumpkins and that just made it seem so commercial. My suggestion is to take them off and just keep them in bins w/ cute painted signs or something. We also really liked the older couple who ran it last year and the year before, where did they go? read more

Pretty good set up. Like that they have a corn maze, pumpkins on the vine, hayride & your able to feed the goats. Kids enjoyed it a lot. Good variety of pumpkins. read more

My wife and I brought our 5 month old son here today to pick his first pumpkin. I was very impressed. They have a huge selection with about a dozen different varieties of pumpkins and gourds, and the prices were considerably lower than I was expecting. The two reviewers who said you cannot pick your own, and were denied for their service dogs must be lying (I'm guessing they tried to claim their pet was a service dog, but were denied when they had no paperwork to prove it). There is a large sign out front that says "no dogs, except service dogs", and we picked our own pumpkin right off the vine. There were picked pumpkins lying around the patch to make it easier for the kids, but we saw 20 or 30 growing on the vines also. Next to the patch, under the tent, they had a setup akin to a farmer's market with a lot of variety (the ones inside the patch itself were all the traditional jack-o-lantern types). They had a corn maze that was pretty fun (costs a dollar), and hayrides, but we didn't do that. We ended up paying $5 for a pumpkin about the size of a volley ball, and $9 for the one we picked off the vine that was a bit larger (shown in photos with beer bottle for scale). There was one patch in Ramona off the 78 looked even better, but it was too far. Overall, we had a great time, and would definitely recommend this place to anyone :) read more

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Took my son good luck on trying to find a parking. To many people in line . Horrible!!!

This place was excellent! Very inexpensive family fun. :)). Lots of picture opportunities and you can pick a pumpkin right off the vine! We definitely had fun :)) read more

I love this pumpkin patch ! Never had a problem there ! They have really nice spots to take pictures. And the staff is very kind. Especially the managers. read more

Great place for Fall pics and fun activities for all ages. Pumpkins are great in size but can be a little pricey. Overall a cool and authentic place for a pumpkin patch read more

This place has the worst customer service ever the so called manager has the worst attitude we tried to address and issue with her and she has a really bad attitude. If she doesn't like her job she should go work somewhere else. I don't appreciate the fact that we were in line to get my son and nephew on the train ride my nephew meet the requirements to get on and the guy working on the ride said he couldn't get on we went to address this issue with the manager and she didn't seem to want to resolve it. Never going here again. We ended up driving to the pumpkin station outside plaza Bonita it was way better. By the way this review is for the pumpkin station near southwestern college read more

Crystyna, Noel , Evelyn, Gil , Tylor and Amanda were all very friendly help out with as much as they could friendly environment they made my visit so much fun can't wait to go back soon read more

We enjoyed our visit here. Boys enjoyed the corn maze that only cost a $1.00 each and the hay ride also was only a dollar each. The driver of the hay ride dropped my boys off right in front of the corn maze right before our ride ended, so they were able to go in again this time for free. Way cool. They have really good props for pictures too. We had a great time and the admission was free! read more

Nice patch, the prices was reasonable and the selections of pumpkins was nice. Overall worth the trip

Great place to go have a good time and pick some pumpkins. This place is a lot better than bates nut farm up in valley center, the staff here was nice and helpful. The hours were more convenient and better here than up at bates. I never knew about this place until today. Corn maze was fun and enjoyed the tractor hay ride. There was a good selection of pumpkins as well. read more

Overall experience was great. Would give 4 starts but there were spiders on the Hay Ride and it picked up a lot of dirt up. Maybe spray some water between hayrides. read more

Not a over the top place but hey my kids loved it!!! No you know it does not take much to make kids happy. They enjoyed everything the hay ride, the animals, the corn maze and picking their pumpkins!!! read more

Very satisfied with this smaller pumpkin patch. The same size pumpkins are a little more expensive than Von's, but there are much larger pumpkins. And you get the experience for the kids! read more

Note: this review is for the Bonita location. Three of the 6 filtered reviews for this location are for: http://www.yelp.com/biz/pumpkin-station-mission-valley-san-diego. Those folks should have put their reviews there.... Anyhow, I really like this Pumpkin Station. It's actually located on an actual farm called Bonita Farms. Bonita Farm is a smaller mom&pop farm and half the farm is reserved for other produce that is growing. It is also located next to a large park so its secluded and discreet. The parking is super easy here and during Christmas they also sell trees as well. Not sure what else the farmstand also does the rest of the year. We've come here 3 years in a row. The corn maze isn't challenging but it also isnt very big thus why its easy. It was clearly designed to be something that anyone at any age can do easily. They have a hay ride you can take there but you can also walk to the entrance in the back. The corn maze dumps you out at the pumpkin patch (the ones in the ground) which usually are picked by October for easy purchasing of pumpkins if the harvest was good. They also bring in a variety of other pumpkins from offsite farms around the county for more variety as the soil to grow the pumpkins varies by location. We've also had a blast with the small petting zoo they have and the cut outs and photo opps around the area where the pumpkins for sale are. We have always found a nice variety of sizes and prices comparable to other pumpkin stations. All the pumpkins are organized by size and price. Up in the front they have always had a nice variety of small pumpkins, gourds and corn as well as some nicer decorations for the Harvest holidays. However they do not sell many eating pumpkins, those you'd find at grocery stores. Most of the pumpkins here are for carving which is why we come here. The staff here has always been pleasant, fun and professional and we've never had issues. They always keep on hand plenty of wheelbarrows for everyone, and it's always a quick easy trip at check out than at grocery stores. I prefer the farm pumpkin patches to the parking lot ones and even more so than grocery stores. It really feels more festive and a great activity for building childhood memories of Halloween and Thanksgiving. read more

Today we visited the pumpkin patch and I have to say, I was not impressed. One of the workers (an older gentleman) was not very festive. He would not even acknowledge my son and blatantly ignored him.. super rude. Not very impressed! read more

Im active duty military, and the Mission valley pumpkin station took great care of my family and I. Although small, it was pretty awsome. my onlycomplaint is 92 degree weather in October. read more

This pumpkin station has no right advertising as if you can pick pumpkins from a patch instead of just prepicked pumpkins under a small tent. Drove for hours looking for a real pumpkin patch and was mislead through their online description. Also because it is actually an enclosed tent space and not a field you cannot bring a small pet NOR SERVICE animal. When I asked the woman at the front desk area how she could turn away a service animal her reply was "I don't know, there was a dog this morning that barked so no dogs". My service dog does not bark or go up to strangers. Maybe they should be more concerned about the rusty razor blades they have laying around the parking area when there are small children frequenting the area. read more

Took our youngest there last night even though she was standing right next to me when I bought $20 in tickets for the rides when we got to the rides she was too tall to ride any of them I asked if she could play the games instead and they refused. Don't take your kid here they are like predatory gypsy carnies. read more

Best customer service ever! Management, Jerry and Kimberly and the entire staff were so pleasant. They have deals of all sorts to save you a dollar and when my child was unhappy on a ride we were given back our ticket to try her on something new. We have been there so many times in the past few weeks and have always had a fantastic experience. We have been recommending the Southwestern location to all of our friends and hope the rumor of them not returning to be false! read more

i beg to differ! i take my kids here every year and ive never had a problem. the prices are the same as any carnival that my kids go to plus free admission and only the kids pay for the rides, not the parents!. to get the best deal, u gotta go with a bigger package deal with the tickets, like costco. buy in bulk people. go in a group. its more fun that way! its about the memories!!!! not 3dollars! as far as the staff being rude, maybe u shouldnt have been using the product they are trying to sell to pose with until u paid for them!! its not a charity event guys. its a business afterall. how funny even though admission is free, which is rare to find these days, and only the kids pay for the rides NOT the adults, some people still arent happy. heres a thought, if you own a business, would you be as generous at loaning your product out without making any profit and risk it being damaged so no one buys it at all??? also, they have the best selection of pumpkins in town hands down. just dont wait till halloween!!!! i just bought mine today and its the24th. great selection!!!! with love a returning customer of 5years!!!! read more