Patches in our towns, close enough for a weeknight run.
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Fort Collins
Bartels Farm
Sep 19 to Oct 31 · Daily, 10 to 6
FREE to walk in and park
A farm off East Douglas Road with a corn maze, hayrides, and pumpkins priced by size. Pick your own vegetables too, and grab cotton candy or kettle corn on weekends.
- Corn maze
- $5 a person, or $20 for a family of 5 or more
- Hayride
- $2, under 1 free
- Pumpkins
- Priced by size, from 50 cents
Dogs on a leash are welcome, but not on the hayrides.
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Loveland
Osborn Farm
Open now · Daily, 10 to 6, weather and crop permitting
FREE admission and parking
Loveland's in-town patch on South Boise Avenue. Pumpkins sell by the pound in every color, and the farm stand has mums, honey, and straw bales.
- Pumpkins
- 55 cents a pound, all colors
- Hayride
- $3, weekends only (barrel train too)
- Petting zoo
- $2, cash. It all goes to 4-H and Loveland kids' programs.
No corn maze here. Dogs on a leash are welcome.
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Johnstown
Hankins Farms
Oct 2 to Nov 1 · Fri 3 to 6, Sat 11 to 5, Sun noon to 5
FREE to walk into the patch · corn maze $16
Family-run since 1910. Two corn mazes with a game inside each, plus foam-ball archery, toddler bouncy toys, and a tire pyramid slide. Food trucks on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Maze ticket
- $16 ages 3 and up, $2 less online
- Discounts
- $12 for military and 65+, $14 each for groups of 8+
- Pumpkins
- $2 mini to $24 giant. A maze ticket takes $2 off any pumpkin, so the mini is free.
Fridays are the patch only. Kids 13 and under need an adult in the maze. No pets except service animals.
Fort Collins
Something From The Farm
Sep 25 to Oct 31 · Mon to Sat 9 to 6, Sun 10 to 6
FREE to walk in · pumpkins by the pound
A certified organic patch on South Timberline, run by four generations of the Dory family. Fire the corn cannon, launch a pumpkin from the trebuchet, and pick up cider and homegrown popcorn at the country store.
- Hayride
- $5, 3 and under free
- Bale maze
- Free this year
- Corn cannon
- 3 shots for $5
- Trebuchet
- $12 a throw, weekends only
Open weather permitting. Dogs on a leash are welcome; bring a bag.
Fort Collins
Spooky's Pumpkin Patch
Sep 25 to Oct 31 · Daily, 2 to 8
Carving pumpkins, gourds, and carving kits
A pumpkin lot at the southwest corner of Harmony and I-25, at a new spot this year. No rides, but it's open until 8 every night, so it works after school.
Greeley
Tigges Farm
Open now · Thu to Sun, 10 to 6
FREE to walk in
A Greeley farm that roasts green chile all fall, with fresh produce, a gift shop, and pumpkins.