Lee Farms, a seventh-generation family farm at 21975 S.W. 65th Ave. in Tualatin, opened its fall pumpkin patch on Sept. 19 and will keep the gates open through Oct. 31.

Admission runs $7.95 Monday through Wednesday and $14.95 Thursday through Sunday, with free entry for infants under 1, according to a Valley Times roundup published Oct. 2. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, per the farm's website. On Halloween, Oct. 31, the farm closes early at 4 p.m., with last entry at 3 p.m.

Activities include u-pick pumpkins, a corn maze, hayrides, farm animals, fresh cider and apple cider donuts. Visitors can buy wristbands for unlimited access to slides, barrel wagon rides, hay mazes and jump pads. The Snack Barn serves chicken tenders, fries, kettle corn and local beer, hard cider and wine.

The farm market is open without paid admission Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. School groups can book guided tours Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon.

Lee Farms is the closest pumpkin patch to Tigard and Tualatin, but several other farms within a short drive are welcoming visitors in October. The Valley Times roundup lists 13 area farms. Here are a few nearby options:

Hoffman Farm Store, 22242 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road, Beaverton. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. More than 20 pumpkin varieties, a 10-acre corn maze and the mile-long Scholls Valley Railroad.

Papa's Pumpkin Patch at Wachlin Farms, 20345 S.W. Scholls-Sherwood Road, Sherwood. Free admission. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Bob Wachlin started the patch during his high school days, and it now covers 50 acres. Saturday hours are not listed on the farm's site.

Scholls Ferry Farm, 23400 S.W. Scholls Ferry Road, Hillsboro. Admission is free. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Pumpkins priced by the pound, a $5 corn maze and dogs on leashes welcome.

Yesteryear Farms, 26801 S.W. Stafford Road, Wilsonville (Clackamas County, about 10 minutes south of Tualatin on I-5). Free admission. Open 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Hay pyramids, tube slides, farm animals, free refreshments and free movie nights on Fridays. A 10-acre corn maze costs extra, Your Oregon News reported.

For families who want to stay closer to the Tualatin Commons, the city's West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta returns Oct. 17–18. Pumpkins and Pints begins Saturday, Oct. 17, at Stickmen Brewing Company with the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers' Terminator Weigh-Off. The main event is Sunday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake at the Commons, where costumed paddlers race giant pumpkin boats.