Edwards: Pumpkin Season and Nature

In Edwards, Missouri, you’ll find a range of reasons to visit: a seasonal fall experience at Noland’s Dusty Boots Pumpkin Patch and nature and wellness activities at Season’s Eden. Pumpkin picking and fall photos are the focus of an outing, while Season’s Eden combines nature walks and wellness with a retreat offering. This distinction can help you choose the focus of your vacation: Would you like a seasonal visit to be part of your trip, or are you looking for activities that are part of a retreat stay?

A Fall Visit to Noland’s Dusty Boots Pumpkin Patch

Visitors can pick pumpkins at Noland’s Dusty Boots Pumpkin Patch, and there are also opportunities for fall photos. This family-friendly fall destination is veteran-owned and operated. Pumpkin picking and photo opportunities give the visit a distinctly seasonal character, without requiring it to become a full-day program. For families who want to experience or capture a fall scene together, these two offerings are concrete points of interest.

Since the business operates seasonally, check current operating hours before your visit. This makes it easier to plan the outing around your travel dates, without assuming the same offering is available on other days or during other seasons.

Nature and Wellness at Season’s Eden

Season’s Eden sits on a 55-acre property in Edwards and has a private lake. The retreat offers nature walks and wellness activities. This gives it a different focus from a single seasonal outing: nature walks and wellness are part of the retreat offering, while pumpkin picking and fall photos are the main draws at Noland’s.

This distinction is useful when planning a vacation and weighing a specific fall outing against activities during a retreat stay. The private lake is part of the property; nature walks and wellness are the activities specifically mentioned. Together, these details provide a clear picture of what is offered, without assuming additional facilities or access.

Forbes Park: Lakes and Access

Forbes Park has three boat ramps providing access to the Lake of the Ozarks. The ramp areas and park facilities are intended for landowners; the park is part of a private landowners association. This access restriction matters if you want to include water activities in your plans: the ramps mentioned are not a publicly accessible alternative for all vacationers.

The lakes also differ in size and amenities. Welch Lake covers 17.5 acres and is at the end of Welch Road. It has a gravel ramp and a picnic table; these facilities are reserved for the private park community. Bob Lake has a concrete ramp and a fishing platform, also for the exclusive use of the private park community. The differences between the gravel and concrete ramps, and between the picnic table and fishing platform, give landowners in the park community specific information about the facilities at each lake.

Turtle Pond is on the east side of Forbes Park and covers about 3 acres. It has a picnic table but no boat ramp. Landowners in Forbes have good fishing opportunities. The Forbes RV Park is available to all LOA members. These conditions show why access eligibility is just as important as the amenities at an individual lake when considering options in and around Forbes Park.

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