Gourd vibes abound at Upstate New York’s stellar pumpkin patches, where future jack-o’-lanterns grow alongside fall fun.

Upstate’s farms take spooky season seriously, often offering Instagram-worthy treats and festival fun alongside fields full of pickable pumpkins. One farm in the Hudson Valley (which happens to be home to a pumpkin cannon and the world’s largest garden gnome) has even been consistently ranked among the best pumpkin patches in America .

But which farm should you pick for this year’s pumpkin picking adventure in Albany , Syracuse , Buffalo , Rochester and beyond?

We weeded through Google and Yelp ratings to find the top-rated pumpkin patches in the state. Not trying to squash any opinions, we looked at both customer ratings and numbers of reviews, calculating

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