THE PUMPKIN DISPATCH · OCTOBER 2026 · NoCo
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Hi NoCo families. Here are 12 pumpkin patches from Fort Collins to Erie and Longmont, with hours, gate prices, corn mazes, and hayrides. Eight are free to walk into, including Osborn, Tigges, and Something From The Farm. Bartels and Hankins have corn mazes close to home, and Sunflower Farm needs a reservation. Farms close for weather and busy weekends sell out, so check the farm's page the morning you go. The full guide at theplacesno.co/pumpkin-patches stays current through Halloween. Oh, the places you'll actually go.
JP & Alexis
Bartels Farm, Fort Collins · daily · free to walk in · corn maze
Osborn Farm, Loveland · daily · free to walk in · weekend hayrides and petting zoo
Hankins Farms, Johnstown · Fri to Sun from Oct 2 · free to walk in · two corn mazes
Something From The Farm, Fort Collins · daily · free to walk in · hayrides, trebuchet
Spooky's Pumpkin Patch, Fort Collins · daily until 8 · pumpkin lot
Tigges Farm, Greeley · Thu to Sun · free to walk in · green chile
Anderson Farms, Erie · closed Tuesdays · tickets $13.50 to $50 · corn maze
Fritzler Farm Park, LaSalle · Thu to Sun · tickets from $25.95 · corn maze
Miller Farms, Platteville · call for hours · free to walk in · hayride, corn maze
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch, Longmont · daily · free to walk in · weekend carnival
Sunflower Farm, Longmont · Sat and Sun from Oct 3 · $18, book ahead
The Bee Hugger, Longmont · daily · free to walk in · hayrides, pony rides
Fri, Oct 2: Hankins Farms opens. Friday is the pumpkin patch only, 3 to 6; the corn mazes open Saturday at 11. It's also the last day of Anderson's Early Bird prices.
Sat, Oct 3: Fireworks at dark at Fritzler, the last show of the season. Peak prices start at Anderson (through Oct 25). Rocky Mountain's weekend carnival and Sunflower Farm's October weekends start.
Sat, Oct 3 and Sun, Oct 4: Hometown Heroes weekend at Fritzler. Military, firefighters, police, and EMTs get in free with ID.
Sat, Oct 24 and Sun, Oct 25: Special-events weekend at Tigges, with a petting zoo, wagon rides, and face painting. Pumpkin chunking is Saturday, 1 to 3.
Mon, Oct 26 to Fri, Oct 30: Finale week at Anderson, 25% off peak prices.
Sat, Oct 31: Anderson is half off. Last day for Bartels, Spooky's, Something From The Farm, Tigges, and Anderson. Rocky Mountain closes at 4.
Sun, Nov 1: Last day for Hankins (noon to 5), Rocky Mountain (9 to 6), Sunflower Farm (10 to 2), and Fritzler's Fall Fest (11 to 5).
Mid-November: Miller Farms runs its harvest festival until mid-November; call for its last day. Osborn hasn't posted a closing date.
Bartels Farm · Fort Collins
Where: 3424 E Douglas Rd When: Daily, 10 to 6, through Oct 31 Cost: Free to walk in and park. Corn maze $5 a person, or $20 for a family of 5 or more. Hayride $2, under 1 free. Pumpkins are priced by size, from 50 cents. Also: U-pick vegetables. Cotton candy and kettle corn on weekends. Leashed dogs are welcome, but not on the hayride. Farm website →
Osborn Farm · Loveland
Where: 1230 S Boise Ave When: Daily, 10 to 6, weather and crop permitting Cost: Free admission and parking. Pumpkins are 55 cents a pound, all colors. Hayride and barrel train $3, weekends only. Petting zoo $2, cash only, weekends 10 to 4 (the money goes to 4-H). Also: Mums, honey, and straw bales at the farm stand. No corn maze. Leashed dogs welcome. Farm website →
Hankins Farms · Johnstown
Where: 26745 Weld County Road 17 When: Oct 2 to Nov 1. Fridays 3 to 6 (pumpkin patch only), Saturdays 11 to 5, Sundays noon to 5. Cost: Free to walk into the patch. Corn maze ticket $16 for ages 3 and up, $2 less online; $12 for military and 65+. Pumpkins $2 to $24, and a maze ticket takes $2 off any pumpkin. Also: Two corn mazes, a corn cannon, pedal cars, foam-ball archery, and food trucks on weekends. Kids 13 and under need an adult in the maze. Service animals only. Farm website →
Something From The Farm · Fort Collins
Where: 8020 S Timberline Rd When: Mon to Sat 9 to 6, Sun 10 to 6, through Oct 31, weather permitting Cost: Free to walk in. Pumpkins by the pound. Hayride $5, 3 and under free. Bale maze free this year. Corn cannon 3 shots for $5. Pumpkin trebuchet $12 a throw, weekends only. Also: Certified organic. Country store with cider and popcorn. Leashed dogs welcome. Farm website →
Spooky's Pumpkin Patch · Fort Collins
Where: 4305 E Harmony Rd, at the southwest corner of Harmony and I-25 (new location this year) When: Daily, 2 to 8, through Oct 31 Cost: Pay for what you buy. Also: Carving pumpkins, pie pumpkins, gourds, straw bales, and carving kits. Open until 8, so it works after school. Website →
Tigges Farm · Greeley
Where: 12404 County Road 64 1/2 When: Thursday to Sunday, 10 to 6, through Oct 31 Cost: Free to walk in. Also: Green chile roasting while the crop lasts, fresh produce, and a gift shop. The drought left only a few rows of pumpkins this year. Special-events weekend Oct 24 and 25. Farm website →
Anderson Farms · Erie
Where: 6728 County Road 3 1/4 When: Through Oct 31, closed Tuesdays Cost: Tickets for ages 4 and up, sold for a set day; 3 and under free. Oct 3 to 25: weekends $32 timed, $42 anytime, $50 at the door; Fridays $25 to $45; weekdays $18 to $23. 25% off Oct 26 to 30, half off Oct 31. Pumpkins $2 to $12 extra. Also: A 25-acre corn maze, a wagon ride, and Tire Mountain. Weekends sell out, so buy ahead. Prices and hours →
Fritzler Farm Park · LaSalle
Where: 20861 County Road 33 When: Thursday to Sunday through Oct 31, plus Sun, Nov 1. Hours change weekly; the farm's calendar has them. Cost: Fun Pass from $25.95 online, $33.95 full price, ages 3 and up. Ultimate pass from $42.95 adds the pumpkin cannon and the Orbeez gallery. Tickets are for a set day. Also: A corn maze, the Corn Flyer, a barrel train, a U-pick patch, and more than 20 other attractions. The maze, Corn Flyer, barrel train, and pumpkin patch close at 6:30. Farm calendar →
Miller Farms · Platteville
When: Labor Day to mid-November. Call (970) 785-6133 for hours. Cost: Free admission. Hayride into the fields $18 for adults, $10 for ages 4 to 10, with vegetables extra. The $28 harvest ride adds a bag of vegetables and a pumpkin. Also: A corn maze, play areas, and antique tractors. The last hayride leaves at 4:30. Everyone signs a waiver. Farm website →
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch · Longmont
Where: 9059 Ute Hwy (Highway 66) When: Daily, 9 to 6, through Nov 1 (9 to 4 on Halloween) Cost: Free to walk in. Petting zoo $5. Paint a pumpkin $8. Kids' wristband $15, weekdays only. Weekend carnival from Oct 3: free to enter, $1 ride tickets, 1 to 12 per ride. Also: Pumpkins, squash, and gourds in displays rather than a field. Hay maze and playground. Farm website →
Sunflower Farm · Longmont
Where: 11150 Prospect Rd When: Saturdays and Sundays, 10 to 2, Oct 3 to Nov 1 Cost: $18 a person, under 1 free. Reservations required and non-refundable. Also: A farm for little kids, with animals, a tractor, and playhouses. October tickets include the pumpkin patch and the Magical Halloween Forest. Book a time →
The Bee Hugger · Longmont
Where: 12590 Ute Hwy When: Daily, 8 to sunset; Fridays, 8 to noon Cost: Free to walk in. Hayride $7. Pony rides $10 for kids 6 and under, Saturdays 10 to 12. Cash or Venmo. Also: A small sunflower and honey farm with a pumpkin patch. Farm website →
Book ahead at Sunflower Farm (required) and Anderson Farms (weekends sell out). Fritzler tickets are for a set day and cost less online.
Bring cash for Osborn's petting zoo. The Bee Hugger takes cash or Venmo.
Leashed dogs are welcome at Bartels, Osborn, and Something From The Farm. Hankins allows service animals only.
Miller's last hayride is at 4:30, and Fritzler's maze, Corn Flyer, barrel train, and pumpkin patch close at 6:30.
Our pumpkin patch guide online shows which patches are open today and lets you filter for free, corn mazes, hayrides, and animals: theplacesno.co/pumpkin-patches →
If we missed a patch, reply and tell us, and we'll add it.
JP & Alexis
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