Our 2022 guide to the Dallas area's pumpkin patches

The Dallas Arboretum remains the absolute gold standard for picturesque settings in any season. It's the gem of North Texas.

• 8525 Garland Road, Dallas.
• Cost: $12-$20.

The Dallas Farmers Market has a sea of orange pumpkins set up in the "The Shed." It's often emptier during the day, so you'll have time to reshoot the pictures you don't like.

• 1010 S. Pearl Expressway, Dallas.
• Cost: Free admission, though the pumpkins are for sale.

St. James Episcopal Church, in Northeast Dallas, always has a huge selection of pumpkins and plenty of cool setups.

• 9845 McCree Road, Dallas.
• Cost: Free to visit, pumpkins are priced by size.Cost: Free to visit, pumpkins are priced by size.

Pumpkins on the Prairie, at Grace Avenue United Methodist Church in Frisco, features a hay maze, pumpkin patch games and face painting.

• 3521 Main St., Frisco.
• Cost: Free, with pumpkins for sale.

Lola's Local Market in Melissa has a beautiful setup, with a pumpkin-painting station and a crate maze. And delicious snacks!

• 1771 Kever Main, Melissa.
• Cost: Free to enter, activities cost extra.

Howell Farms in Arlington has an elaborate exhibition called "Pumpkin Nights," that includes thousands of hand-carved pumpkins and surprising pumpkin sculptures.

• 4016 W. Division St., Arlington.
• Cost: 2022 tickets are apparently sold out, but maybe you know someone willing to share.

Hall's Pumpkin Farm in Grapevine has huge stacks of gourds, but it also has a cool corn maze.

• 3420 Hall Johnson Road, Grapevine.
• Cost: $15 for anyone 12 and older, $10 for kids ages 4 to 11, free for kids 3 and under. Admission includes the corn maze. Cash only.