Visit these pumpkin patches before it's too late

Zoom in: Here are a few to check out.

🐮 Oma's Family Farm in Lakeside offers the full family-friendly fall experience with quirky activities like sledding on cotton seeds, sliding down feed shoots, pumping water for rubber ducky races and feeding goats.

• Reserve tickets online now through Nov. 1. It's open 10am-1pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, 9am-8pm Thursday through Saturday.

🍸 Carlsbad Strawberry Company's pumpkin patch features a haunted corn maze and one with a speakeasy hidden inside.

• Visit now through Nov. 1 from 9am-6pm (10pm on Friday and Saturday) for $15 per person. The speakeasy is open only Friday and Saturday.

🤘Bates Nut Farm has a mechanical bull, pony rides and rock climbing, plus live music and rotating food vendors on weekends.

• It's open daily now through Oct. 31 from 9am-5:30pm.

💐 The Goff Family Pumpkin Patch at Liberty Station is a cute and quaint setup that's pet-friendly and free. Host a private party, enjoy the bar and firetruck pizza or build your own bouquet at its flower stand.

• Check it out through Halloween from 9am-8pm Sunday-Thursday and until 9pm on Friday and Saturday.

💭 Claire's thought bubble: I always feel so bad for people trying to take cute fall pictures at a San Diego pumpkin patch. They're wearing flannel shirts or sweater dresses and boots and it's 95 degrees outside.