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🗺️ Farm Day Trips guide
U-Pick and Family Farms in Illinois
Illinois has 7 u-pick and family farms in our Farm Day Trips directory, in towns like Bolingbrook, Channahon and Hardin. Many are an easy drive from a lavender farm, so you can visit both in one day.
7 places · updated October 17, 2026
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U-Pick and Family Farms in Illinois (7)
- Johansen FarmsU-pick farm · Bolingbrook
Family farm since 1925 with a free pumpkin patch and fall market in Bolingbrook, plus a children's zoo open daily mid-September to Oct. 31.
- Dollinger Family FarmFamily fun farm · Channahon
Free-admission Channahon pumpkin farm with a four-acre corn maze and 1830s canal-era buildings; open daily September 14 to October 30, 2026.
- Tom Ringhausen Orchard & MarketU-pick farm · Hardin
Calhoun County orchard market at the Route 16 and 100 junction near Hardin, selling white peaches from July and Honeycrisp apples into November.
- Von Bergen's Country MarketFamily fun farm · Hebron
Hebron farm market selling its own sweet corn and vegetables, with 30-plus acres of sunflowers from mid-July and a Pumpkin Fest Sept 26–Oct 31, 2026.
- TOM'S Farm MarketFamily fun farm · Huntley
Huntley farm market with a bakery, café and strawberries, plus a fall festival with a 6-acre corn maze and u-pick pumpkins, Sept 26–Oct 31, 2026.
- Stade's Farm & MarketFamily fun farm · McHenry
McHenry farm market with U-pick crops from June, a 30-acre pumpkin patch and the Shades of Autumn festival on weekends September 5 to Halloween.
- Richardson Adventure FarmFamily fun farm · Spring Grove
Spring Grove farm with a 28-acre corn maze holding 9 to 10 miles of trails, U-pick pumpkins and a zip line, open September 12 to November 1, 2026.
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What is the Lavender Passport?
The Lavender Passport is free on greatlakeslavenderfarm.com. Check in at the farms and stops you visit to collect a stamp for each one, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk the farm, and earn badges, points and sponsor rewards along the way.
🪪 Collect a stamp at every stop
The free Lavender Passport keeps a stamp for each farm and stop you visit, in real life and in the Lavender Farm Simulator. At the farm, play Field Quest to collect plant varieties as you walk, climb the leaderboards and unlock sponsor rewards.
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