Dave's Pumpkin Patch, West Sacramento

In eighth grade, David Vierra visited Apple Hill; at 13 he planted his first pumpkins. Today the fifth-generation farmer runs a 10-acre patch and tends his grandfather’s garden plus 800 acres of specialty vegetables—heirloom tomatoes, black seedless watermelons, and six hard squashes. The farm opens each autumn (and as Dave’s Xmas Trees in winter). Attractions include the Jumping Pillow, Hay Ride, Tractor Train Ride, Corn Maze, Kiddie Hay Maze, and the Pumpkin Patch.