Fall is a fantastic season, filled with pumpkin spice, lovely cool weather, Halloween, and fall fesivals galore! Check out some of the wonderful pumpkin patches, fall festivals, and family friendly activities available in the Denver / Boulder Area. Bring the kids and enjoy!
Rock Creek Farm – Broomfield, CO – Back this year, Rock Creek has pumpkin picking, hay bale mazes, and over 6 MILES of corn mazes! They also have farm animals and a family fun area. Tickets are $7 for ages 4 and up, and it is recommended to purchase ahead of time since they expect to sell out, especially on the weekends.
7th Generation Farm – Louisville, CO – Open starting on October 1st for pumpkin season! Reservations not requried, but number of visitors will be limited to follow state guidelines. Entrance fee is $5 (children under 2 – free). Activities include big hay bale mountain, 2 straw bale mazes, hay fort and pumpkin picking. Pony rides are provided by Kodiak Ranch on Saturdays and Sundays for $6 per child.
Cottonwood Farms Pumpkin Patch – Lafayette, CO – Primarily a pumpkin patch and fall market, Cottonwood Farms offers wagon rides on Saturdays and Sundays, and also has a 4 acre corn maze and straw bale maze. Admission is only $5 and tickets are available up to one week in advance.
Fall Fesitval 2021: Anderson Farms – Erie, CO – Still #1 on my list of must-visits for the Fall / Halloween Season, Anderson Farms is so much more than just a pumpkin patch! Along with a wagonride to the pumkin patch, kids can enjoy the combine slide, tire mountain, the wooden train, the corn maze, the krazy rainbow maze, the Barnyard 500 pedal karts, barnyard animals and Fort-A-Lot-Of-Fun for a full day of Fall Festival Fun! Bigger kids and adults will get a kick out of paintball zombie hunting and terror in the corn.
Maize in the City – Thornton, CO – Maize in the City offers a number of Fall Attractions including the ever-popular crazed corn field maze, the mini maze, the corn kernel box, the playground, bouncers, sand art, face painting, corn launcher, barrel train, pony rides, 5 min escape rooms, photo ops, and of course the pumpkin field. Admission ranges from free to $20, depending on the activity.
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch – Longmont, CO – Weekend activities are offered on a pay per activity basis. Tickets are $1.00 each purchased at the ticket booth, and the number of tickets for each activity ranges from 1-6 tickets per person. Activities include pony rides, animal train car ride, paint a pumpkin & take it home, petting zoo, hay maze, cornstalk tunnel, and dragon rollercoaster. Food vendors include fresh made funnel cakes, hand spun cotton candy, dipped corn dogs, brats, snow cones, big hot pretzels, popcorn and more!
Munson Farms Pumpkin Patch & Fall Harvest – Boulder, CO – Pick your pumpkin, plus enjoy hay rides and the corn maze through October 31st.
Miller Farms Annual Fall Harvest Festival – Platteville, CO – During the fall harvest, everyone takes a tractor ride to the fields with stops along the way to pick their own vegetables. You get the fun and educational experience of putting your hands in the dirt, and the rewarding benefit of picking fresh produce to take home to your family.
All of the activities and harvesting are included in the cost of admission. Begin your day by navigating your way through the corn maze. Visit ‘Antique Alley’ and enjoy your lunch in the picnic area, where they’ve got dozens of covered tables set up for your convenience. They have trash barrels and washing stations throughout, as well as several portable restrooms. Take the hayride through 180 acres of fields where you can pick your own vegetables; potatoes, carrots, onions, beets, Indian corn, squash, peppers, and the list goes on! You may even get your very own pumpkin to take with you. If you aren’t up to picking your own, they always have plenty of produce on hand in the roadside stand. They also have their chile roaster going for a wonderful treat! They do offer snacks, drinks and other delicious treats with food on the weekends!
Besides the hayride that takes you to the fields to harvest, there are tons of other activities for you and the kids. They have a giant “Croc-pit” (imagine thousands and thousands of chopped-up Crocs in a giant pile-o-fun), corn maze, kids play areas, antique tractors, peddle tractors, a hay pyramid, farm animals, and a unique collection of oddities and activities.
Pumpkin Festival & Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms – Littleton, CO – Check out the 7 acre corn maze and pick your pumpkin from the 10 acre pumpkin patch! Children under the age of 10 can explore the mini maze on their own. Tickets are $12 for non-member adults and $10 for non-member children, and pumpkins are priced according to size.
Wild Fall at the Zoo (Replaces Boo at the Zoo) – Denver, CO – At the Denver Zoo, they’re passionate about ALL wildlife, even the creatures that inhabit only our wildest imagination! Cryptids are animals that are believed, but which haven’t exactly been proven, to exist. Think: Bigfoot, Mothman and other critters of their kind. As you explore the Zoo, you’ll find convincing evidence that these mythical beasts walk among us—with costumes and characters, creature-carved pumpkins, festive food + drink, and special animal demonstrations that connect these supernatural beings to the real-life natural world. With the crisp autumn weather, colorful leaves and eerie extras, it’s a truly magical time to see a new side of your Zoo!
Flatacres Farm Fall Festival – Parker, CO – Flatacres Farm offers pumpkin picking along with a SLEW of other activities including: Corn Maze, Giant Hay Bale Maze, Kids Hay Bale Maze w/obstacle course, Duck Races, Giant Jenga, Tractor Pulled Hay Rides, Bounce Houses, Giant Jump Pillow, Corn Hole, Corn Kernel Boxes, Giant Swing Set, Multiple Photo Ops, Climbing Wall & Petting Zoo! Tickets are $16 for ages 3 and up, and don’t forget to bring your appetite for Colorado Pizza Co, Cold Smoke Ice Cream, Funnelicious, and George’s Kettle Corn!
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