Pumpkin patches you can drive to from Charlotte

We've welcomed the official start of the fall season. We've welcomed the month of October. We've welcomed cooler temperatures. It's only right that we start thinking about pumpkin patches and apple cider donuts, am I right? There are several places that you can go get pumpkins in and around Charlotte. I, for one, went to the Charlotte Regional Farmer's Market and got some beautiful pumpkins and mums.

While you can get pumpkins at your local grocery store or a local farmer's market there are also a lot of pumpkin patches around the Charlotte area that make for the perfect fall day trip.

Here are some of our favorites: