Visiting Pheasant Fields Farm
Exploring the Harvest Festival at Pheasant Fields Farm
Hours and Location
Pheasant Fields Farm pumpkin patch and harvest festival is open weekends in October 10am-5pm. They are just outside the city of Phoenix, Oregon, and their address is 1865 Camp Baker Rd Medford, OR. Pheasant Fields Farm has a second pumpkin patch near their entrance which is open daily and does not require any harvest festival entrance fee.
Admission Fees and Parking
Unlike the harvest festivals at Fort Vannoy and Bigham Farms, Pheasant Fields Harvest Festival requires admission to enter, and the admission includes unlimited access to all the kid friendly farm activities (except the Zombie Train and the night time Activities). If your kids want to do every activity and want to be able to do them over and over, Pheasant Fields Farm is the most affordable option since the other pumpkin patches in southern Oregon charge per activity. I love that we have so many options within driving distance!
Currently you can purchase tickets online for $13 (plus $1.49 fee) or wait in line in person for $15. Admission into the festival with no access to attractions is $5 (plus $1.49 fee) online. The zombie train is the only add-on attraction during the day and its ticket fee is $16 (plus $1.49 fee) per person. Once you arrive, either head to the clearly marked tent for pre-purchased online tickets or go to the ticket booths to get your wristbands to enter.
Parking was organized and easy. They have a large field marked off with rope to make rows, and there are a couple of attendants out there to help point you to the closest spots. The later in the day you arrive, the farther away you’ll be parking. Strollers and wagons are allowed so plan to pack one if you think it’ll help. The festival is large, and there is a lot of ground to cover.
Kid-friendly Activities
Kid’s Corner, Bee Train, Cow Train, Farm Animals
There are so many kid friendly activities at Pheasant Fields pumpkin patch and Harvest Festival. I’ll try to cover them all here. As you enter, your kids will notice the large kid’s corner playground to the right of the ticket booth. It has swings, photo ops, tires to climb, a tractor, etc and nearby you’ll find some covered seating areas to rest and have a snack. Right behind the kid’s corner is the entrance to the bee train ride and cow train ride. You have to choose which ride as you enter because the lines are separate. The bee ride has two bees side by side whereas the cow train is a single file line of cows. Adults can ride both and there is a weight limit of 180 pounds. The ride is around three minutes long and takes you on a curvy ride through a corn field. The lines were always long but they do move quickly since the ride is short. The trains don’t seat many passengers though so its still a wait. This is a perfect opportunity to grab a snack and eat it while you wait in line. Behind the train rides are the farm animals. There was a sheep, two goats, and several ducks. The sign asks that you please not feed them.
Hay Pile, Corn Maze, Hay Ride, and Shooting Gallery
Beside Pheasant Fields Farm u-pick pumpkin patch, there is a giant mountain of hay for children to climb on and slide down. From there, walk towards the corn maze and hang a right towards the barn. The hay ride line starts near there. Pheasant Fields Farm has the biggest hay ride of all the local pumpkin patches. Their tractor pulls three covered trailers all around the farm. They have a PA system so you can hear from all seats. I was so happy that they offered a hay bale free place to sit on one of the trailers. My allergies on the hay rides have been a battle this year, so having no hay and just bench seating was such a luxury. The farmer tells you a little about their history and what they grow on the farm. This is another pumpkin patch with gorgeous mountain views, and the hay ride was a lovely way to take that all in. As you exit the hay ride, you can find the entrance to the shooting gallery nearby. They had lots of fun targets set up.
Pheasant Fields Farm Corn Maze is four acres big and perfect for kids and families to navigate together. It is not one of those huge ones where you’re walking endlessly in circles trying to figure out how to escape. It does offer twists and turns, but its not too difficult to traverse. We let our toddler choose the path directions and even though we were there a bit longer than most, we were able to exit and not need to be rescued by a search party.
Zombie Train
Pheasant Fields Farm Zombie Train Ride is the only activity like this in southern Oregon. You’re given a paintball gun loaded with 100 paint balls to take out zombies and special targets as you ride through the corn field on the zombie train. Note this activity is an add-on, and it is not included in the admission fee. Riders must be 48” tall.
Spooky Stuff at their Nighttime Attractions
From 7pm-10pm Pheasant Fields Farm has some spooky and downright scary stuff going on. They open up their night corn maze for you to navigate in the dark. You’ll want a flashlight especially if it’s a cloudy night. They also open up their night zombie train if you really want to be prepared for a nighttime zombie apocalypse. Tickets are $10 per person for the night corn maze and $25 for a night corn maze and night zombie train combo.
Pheasant Fields Farm Presents: Night of the Awakening
Oct. 20th, 21st, 22nd, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th
Beginning October 20, Pheasant Fields Farm has a new nighttime horror attraction: Rise of the Walkers: Night of the Awakening. Instead of a haunted house or haunted corn maze, Rise of the Walkers Night of the Awakening is a fully immersive 360 experience in their barn. Tickets can be purchased here. Rise of the Walkers Night of the awakening is $20 (plus $1.49 fee) and $35 (plus $1.49 fee) gets you into Rise of the Walkers, Night Corn maze, and Night Zombie train. Rise of the Walkers Night of the Awakening is for ages 12 and older; riders must be at least 48” for zombie train.
Pheasant Fields Farm Pumpkin Patch
Pheasant Fields Farm has two pumpkin patches. The first one is located as you pull onto their property. It is open seven days a week and requires no admission. The second one is located inside the harvest festival and will require some level of admission to access. Photographers are allowed during festival hours in the second (paid entry) field.
They have a wide variety of pumpkin sizes and colors available. Right past the hay pile, there’s a toddler pumpkin patch area for younger kids to easily select the perfect pumpkin. They also sell squash and gourds. Wheelbarrows are provided to help you get your pumpkin to your car.
Other things happening
Monarch Butterfly in flower garden at Pheasant Fields Farm Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival
Monarch Butterfly sitting on a flower in the flower garden at Pheasant Fields Farm Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival
So many extra things take place at the Pheasant Fields Farm Harvest Festival. Be sure to follow their facebook page to keep track of what is happening each weekend. Some weekends have special guests like princesses and some have outdoor movie screenings. When we went, there were local vendors set up in their gorgeous barn selling knitted hats, pottery, lavender bundles, etc.
In the afternoons, they frequently have live music under their enormous walnut tree beside the barn. Tables and chairs are set up, and there is plenty of lawn space to sit and enjoy while the kids dance and play. Granny’s kitchen and a coffee bar are setup nearby and have coffee, snacks and meals available to purchase. I’ve included photos of the current menus and pricing.
At almost every section of the farm, there were super cute wood cutout photo ops. I saw a cat, a sheep, a cow, and a scarecrow- just to name a few.
Between the pumpkin patch, the corn maze, and the barn is a large flower field with mountains in the background. I loved being able to snap some photos here with my toddler enjoying all the flowers. I even spotted a monarch butterfly enjoying the harvest festival too.
Takeaway
I absolutely understand why Pheasant Fields Farm Pumpkin Patch and Harvest Festival has become a family tradition in southern Oregon. There is so much going on for both adults and children. If your kids are at the age where they want to do all the activities as many times as they can, its a great bargain.
It was the most crowded of all the harvest festivals we have visited. I’m not sure if its because we (finally) had gorgeous weather that day or if its because its mid-October, or if its just always that busy. The lines were constantly long to do the hay ride, cow, and bee trains but they moved quickly so I think they’ve structured it well for how many visitors they have. Next year I will try earlier in the season to see if there’s a difference.
We all left happy and exhausted so no doubt we had all the fun to be had there: Kid friendly activities, shopping, food, live music, and beautiful views. Add this one to your list of the best pumpkin patches to visit in southern Oregon.