ROUND ROCK, Texas — Cooler temperatures, if only temporary in Central Texas, means it is getting close to holiday time. With Halloween just a few days away, followed closely by Thanksgiving, it’s time to think of pumpkins, turkeys and apple pie. Less than an hour’s drive away, local farms are offering visits to pick pumpkins, fruit, participate in games, and more.
Sweetberry Farms: Open to the public now through Sunday, November 8, Sweetberry Farms in Marble Falls is offering “Harvest of Fall Fun” for everyone. The location features hayrides, berry bounce, train rides, flower picking, photo opportunities and pumpkin painting. The Barnyard Maze and Candy Corn Kid Maze, as well as an Texas Adult Maze, take place on the 60-acre property. Facial masks are recommended, but not required. The site is next open for its Thanksgiving Celebration 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, from November 12 through November 29. Sweetberry Farms is closed each Wednesday. It is located at 1801 FM 1980, Marble Falls, Texas 78654. Seasonal jobs are also available. There is no entrance fee, though there is a ticket system for all of the activities. Not pets are allowed at the site.
Sweet Eats Fruit Farm: Also open until Sunday, November 8 is this “Central Texas Adventure Farm” in Georgetown, celebrating its Fall Festival every day of the week. Admission is $16 per person for unlimited access to all activities. Pick your own pumpkin is offered for $0.79 per pound. There is no admission charge just to purchase a pumpkin. Sweet Eats Fruit Farm has a Corn Maze, Pony Rides, Pig Races, giant Petting Zoo and Hay Maze. Guests may pick fruit from the trees and pay for what they pick. Birthday parties can also be scheduled at the farm. The farm was started in 2013, and in 2014 owners planted 32,000 blueberry bushes and 5,500 fruit trees, but gave up on the blueberries due to the salty water in the area. Sweet Eats Fruit Farm is located at 14400 E. State Highway 29, Georgetown, Texas 78626.
Evergreen Farms: Located in Elgin, the Pumpkin Hunt takes place through Sunday, November 1. Pumpkins are available for purchase and for photo opportunities. Tickets are $3 and can be used for the hunt, launcher, train ride, fishing pond, spinner, bounce track, kid zipline, mazes, and the Famous Striker. Military members and First Responders get a ten percent discount on tickets; an ID must be shown. Evergreen Farms has been in existence since 1989, with the first pumpkins harvested in 1996. The owners also have a donkey, goats and barn cates on the site. Sales of Christmas trees begin the day after Thanksgiving and on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to dark, with Sunday and weekday hours set at 12 p.m. to dark. Guests can choose and cut their own trees, or choose to buy a precut Noble fir or Fraser fir. The farm furnishes all the cutting tools. Also available are Tetherball, Hopscotch, Bean Bag Toss and Cornhole games, as well as a Nature Trail to hike and shopping in the gift store. Evergreen Farms is located at 242 Monkey Road, Elgin, Texas 78621.