New Jersey Sunflower Season Late Summer/Fall Edition

Welcome to New Jersey’s sunflower season: Late Summer/Fall Edition! This charming flower blooms from late summer through October, brightening us all up with its vibrant colors. The Garden State is home to a number of exquisite farms that proudly display these tall, brilliant sunflowers. Visitors can enjoy a variety of activities, including pick-your-own farms, fascinating mazes, and more.

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2024 New Jersey Sunflower Guide (Late Summer/Fall Edition):

North Jersey:

Alstead Farm (Open now until October)
1 Alstede Farms Ln, Chester, NJ (Morris County)
Travel through Alstead Farm’s giant sunflower trails in bloom to see these giant beauties up close while snapping the perfect photo as a souvenir. Visiting the majestic sunflower trail is included with your pick-your-own ticket. Spend a day picking in the countryside’s fields and orchards, learning how food is grown. Take a scenic tractor-pulled carriage ride for plenty of panoramic photo opportunities. The sunflower trail is open daily during the season, typically July through October. Crops are subject to weather and may vary.

Sussex Sunflower Maze (August 28 to September 15)
101 Co Rd 645, Sandyston, NJ (Sussex County)
Get ready to explore New Jersey’s premier sunflower maze, and the largest on the entire East Coast. Owned and operated by a dedicated family, this charming farm welcomes visitors from mid-August to mid-September each year. In addition to the stunning sunflowers, the farm also hosts an extraordinary large-scale pet adoption event every Labor Day weekend. You’ll also find a variety of delightful local vendors and fresh produce for purchase. Don’t forget to pick up a copy of their fascinating book, Sunshine and Sunflower Mazes, an original work available for purchase.

Broadheck Farm (Now – Season Ended)
2 Branchville-Lawson Rd, Newton, New Jersey (Sussex County)
For over four decades, three generations of the Broadheck family have been an integral part of the vibrant agricultural community of Sussex County, New Jersey. Their diversified farm proudly raises a variety of livestock, including cattle, sheep, pigs, and chickens, while also growing a variety of crops such as hay, straw, mulch, corn, wheat, oats, and of course, sunflowers. Starting in mid-August, you can enjoy the opportunity to purchase these magnificent sunflowers, or take part in a delightful self-picking experience.

Central New Jersey:

Holland Ridge Farm (September 13 to October 14)
86 Rues Road, Cream Ridge, New Jersey (Monmouth County)
Gaze in wonder at fields of blooming sunflowers, gladioli, dahlias, lilies and chrysanthemums. Plus, there are special weekend events including a food truck festival, craft and live music festival, family fun weekends and floral sales.

Snyder Farms Sunflower Trail (October)
586 South Middlebush Rd, Somerset, NJ (Somerset County)
Snyder Farms’ U-Pick Sunflower Trail takes place during the Fall Festival weekend in October. To enter the trail, participants must have a Fall Festival ticket and pay $2 per sunflower. Snyder Farms offers a well-organized family fun day with pumpkin picking, fun activities and a variety of fall comfort foods. The Fall Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends, with last admission and carriage rides to the event site at 4:30 p.m. Please note that Snyder Farms is closed on Columbus Day.

Emery’s Farm (Starting at (Early September)
346 Long Marsh Road, New Egypt, NJ
Emery’s has been proudly growing and selling directly to customers for over 70 years. They are known for their famous pies, which are baked fresh daily and served seven days a week. In addition to pies, the shelves are filled with a variety of jellies, preserves, sauces, and other delicious treats, all packaged in glass jars. Fall is a great time to visit Emery’s Farm to see the cornfields, take a hay ride, and pick pumpkins.

Bullock Farm (Late September to October)
83 Emleys Hill Road, Cream Ridge, New Jersey (Monmouth County)
At Bullock Barn, families can enjoy a variety of activities together. Children can have a great time in the corn barn, straw hill, and children’s maze. They can also play on the converted grain truck with a slide. The barn is home to friendly animals such as donkeys, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, and ducks. Visitors can interact with these adorable animals. In addition, the barn has a large field full of beautiful sunflowers and zinnias, perfect for exploring and taking memorable photos.

South Jersey:

Johnson Locust Farm (From now until October)
2691 Monmouth Rd., Jobstown, NJ (Burlington County)
Johnson’s Locust Hall Farm features two vibrant sunflower seasons, now through August and then from September through October. Visitors have the opportunity to pick their own sunflower bouquets on site, along with other seasonal produce.

Johnson’s Family Farm (August 1 – season ends)
133 Church Rd. Medford, New Jersey (Burlington County)
If you’re looking for a picturesque destination with a fun fall adventure, look no further than Johnson Farms. Johnson Farms is home to one of New Jersey’s most popular sunflower mazes. They’ve been growing sunflowers for years, and this year they want to show you them in a whole new way. The Sunflower Celebration is a fun-filled experience that includes horse-drawn carriage rides, photo ops in the sunflower maze, and flower picking.

Dalton Farm (late August to October)
660 Oak Grove Rd, Swedesboro, NJ (Gloucester County)
Enter the farm and admire the rows of stunning sunflowers, carefully cultivated over many years to create a variety of stunning varieties. Every weekend, there are plenty of flowers waiting for you to enjoy. Capture precious moments in the sunflower fields and pose for colorful doors, butterfly wings or Dalton Farm frames at the hidden photo station. On weekends, you can enjoy local music, delicious food, wine tasting and boating.

Hill Creek Farm (Opening on September 13)
1631 State Highway 45, Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Hill Creek Farms is a family-owned and operated U-Pick farm with an on-site bakery, special events venue, winery, farmers market and a host of friendly activities. Kids can enjoy the barrel train, gem mining company, playground and face painting.

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