Fall is here and the pumpkins are ready! Below is a list (and an interactive map!) of eight pumpkin patches in and around Boulder to visit this season. Each one has its own unique pumpkin assortment and fall festival activities! Scroll down for all the details.
Pumpkin Patches Near Boulder
Anderson Farms Fall Festival
Opens on September 20, 2023
Anderson Farms is hosting its annual Fall Festival, complete with a pumpkin patch, hayrides, and so much more! Admission includes a ton of fun activities such as Colorado’s longest-running 30-acre corn maze, hayride to the pumpkin patch, pumpkin launching, mine cars, barrel train, farm animals, and farm lights. New this year: giant jump pads and a combine “playground” with six slides! Click here for a full list of activities. For those who enjoy a fright, after dark Anderson Farms hosts Zombie Paintball Hunt, a unique paintball experience where you shoot zombies throughout the cornfield (but don’t worry, you won’t get shot!) while riding on a zombie wagon. Or check out Terror in the Corn, Anderson Farms’ haunted hayride, cornfield & ghost town experience. For admission tickets, click here. Anderson Farms is located at 6728 County Rd 3 1/4, Erie, CO 80516.
Bee Hugger Farm
Pumpkin patch begins October 1, the farm is open every day from 8 AM – 8 PM year-round
The Bee Hugger Farm is known for its U Pick Sunflower Field and Pumpkins. Enjoy a decorated maze of sunflower fields, old tractors to climb, vintage campers and VW’s to explore, and many more sweet surprises. The Bee Hugger Farm is a peaceful and magical place to come with your family. Pumpkins are available beginning the first week of October. The Bee Hugger Farm is a happy place where you can visit with goats, peacocks, chickens, sheep, horses, mini horses, and more! For a small fee, take a hay ride or a pony ride on the weekend! The Bee Hugger is one of our family’s favorite pumpkin patches near Boulder. The farm is open to the public with no entry fee. Text for questions to 303.330.8277. Located at 12590 Ute Hwy, Longmont, CO 80504. For a complete list of places to visit farm animals near Boulder, click here.
Cottonwood Farms Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival
Cottonwood farm opens for the season on September 23, 2023
Cottonwood Farm hosts a classic Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival in East Boulder. The farm offers a pumpkin patch as well as fall produce for purchase. Explore the hand-cut corn maze with narrow paths for a fun and personal experience. The farm also offers a straw bale maze, farm animals to view, and a vintage farm equipment display! Prepaid admission is recommended; get your tickets here. Cottonwood Farm is located at the SW corner of Isabelle Road & Highway 287.
Hergenreder Farms
Hergenreder Farms pumpkin patch begins on September 30, 2023 and is open every weekend from 10 AM – Dusk
Hergenreder Farms in Longmont offers a pumpkin patch and corn maze, as well as other fun, family-friendly fall activities. Free admission. Hergenreder Farms is located at 13332 Co Rd 5, Longmont, CO 80504.
Loukonen Pumpkin Farms
Loukonen Farms pumpkin patch begins October 1
A simple pumpkin patch in a beautiful location, Loukonen Farms offers several varieties of pumpkins and gourds. The patch is open 9 – 5 PM daily from the first Friday of October through Halloween. Loukonen Farms is located at 10558 N Foothills Highway, Longmont, CO 80503.
Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival
Miller Farms Fall Harvest Festival begins on Labor Day
Miller Farms hosts its annual Fall Harvest Festival daily throughout the fall season. Admission includes the farm’s petting zoo, harvest rides, corn maze, and the Antique Alley, a collection of antique airplanes, trucks, and tractors. Pick your own pumpkins and fall produce. The farm offers snacks, drinks, and treats and has dozens of covered picnic tables. Pack lunch and spend a day at the farm! For admission info and pricing, click here. Miller Farms is located at 13912 Co Rd 19, Platteville, CO 80651.
Munson Farm Pumpkin Patch
Munson Farms Pumpkin Patch opens for the season in mid-September, through October 31.
Munson Farm is hosting its annual Pumpkin Patch at its farmstand in East Boulder. Activities include hayrides, a corn maze as well as a pumpkin patch. Munson Farm is known for its amazing selection of unique heirloom pumpkins, including Cinderella pumpkins, pink pumpkins, and many more! The pumpkin patch runs through November 1. Open daily from 9 AM – 6 PM. Pricing: Free Admission. Hayride pricing TBD. Munson Farm is located at 7355 Valmont Rd, Boulder, CO 80301.
Rock Creek Farm U-Pick-Em Pumpkins and Corn Maze
Open Monday – Friday from October 2 – 31, 2023
Rock Creek Farm hosts its annual U-Pick-Em Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Broomfield. Free admission includes access to family fun play area, a hay bale maze, farm animals, and comic foregrounds for photos. Tour the farm’s 120-acre pumpkin patch, with its beautiful mountain backdrop to find and pick your very own pumpkin. The farm also offers three corn mazes ranging from .3 miles to 5 miles (pricing above). This is one of the largest u-pick-em pumpkin patches near Boulder. Rock Creek Farm is located at 2005 S 112th St, Broomfield, CO 80020.
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch’s October Festival begins on September 30, 2023
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch is hosting its annual October Pumpkin Carnival in Longmont. The weekend pumpkin carnival features a kid’s corner, pumpkin patch, food vendors as well as activities (prices vary) such as pony rides, carousel rides, painting pumpkins, petting zoo, hay maze, bouncy castle, and so much more! On weekdays, the pumpkin patch is open to the public, with self-guided activities such as pumpkin painting, an inflatable obstacle course, a hay maze, and a viewing zoo. Admission is free; activities are paid per activity. Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch is located at 9059 Ute Hwy, Longmont, CO 80503.
Seventh Generation Farm
7th Generation Farm’s pumpkin patch begins on September 29, 2023
The 7th Generation Farm is celebrating Fall with a pumpkin patch & fall activities in Louisville. Activities included in admission: hay bale maze, huge hay bale mountain for climbing, pumpkin smash games, pumpkin painting station, farm animals, hayrides, and so much more! The farm also offers a short, kid-friendly corn maze, as well as a large adult maze that takes about 1 hour – 1.5 hours to walk through (prices listed above). Take a hayride to the farm’s pumpkin patch to find your perfect pumpkin! Admission $12/per person ages 3+. 7th Generation Farm is located at 100 S 96th Street, Louisville, CO 80027.
Sunflower Farm
Photo Courtesy Sunflower Farm
Sunflower Farm October Farmfest begins October 2
Sunflower Farm October Farmfest includes a Magical Halloween forest and pumpkin patch! During FARMFEST public hours, you will have direct contact with all of your favorite farm animals. Free roaming chickens, peacocks, and guineas dance among visitors. During October Farmfest you will also be able to visit our NEW Magical Halloween Forest & Pumpkin Patch to purchase your Halloween pumpkins for baking, carving, and decorating! You will discover an old airplane, sandboxes, bicycles, tree houses, playhouses, swings, and John Deere Tractors, among many other adventures. Please be aware: Sunflower Farms does not serve food; only water, popsicles, and marshmallows for toasting at our bonfire are for sale. Marshmallow toasting will only happen if there is no fire ban from Boulder County. A warm drink truck is available, Palo Bar & Coffee setting up on most weekends to sell warm drinks, so please consider supporting them as well! Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a coffee out on the farm. Limited tickets are available; find your tickets here. Sunflower Farm is located at 11150 S. Prospect Rd, Longmont, CO 80504.
3M Farms Pumpkin Patch
3M Farms pumpkin patch begins on October 1
3M Farms in Erie offers a seasonal pumpkin patch every year, in addition to fall flowers! Free admission, open Wednesday – Sunday. More info and updates here. Located at 4406 Co Rd 3, Erie, CO 80516.
