Fall is one of our favorite times of the year....there's nothing wrong with a little pumpkin-spice overload, right?! From caramel lattes to the perfect apple pies, hunting down the perfect pumpkins and conquering huge corn mazes this time of year just makes us happy!
Times-Call has compiled a fantastic list of the Denver Metro area's best pumpkin patches and corn mazes that are sure to delight the entire family...whether you're looking for a picture-perfect pumpkin field to photograph your littles hunting for the perfect jack-o-lantern, or the scariest corn maze to lose your friends in, we bet you'll find it on this list!
Area corn mazes
Anderson Farms:6728 County Road 3 1/4, Erie. Open through Nov. 1; $10-$12 for daytime "fall festival" activities and $20 for the Terror in the Corn, combo ticket for $30. Features scary and non-scary mazes, bands, pumpkin carving displays, nighttime maze, gemstone mining, gourd launching, farm animals and fire pits.Noteworthy:: Eight miles of paths, 30 acres of pumpkins and 70 varieties of pumpkins, gourds and squash; theme is airplanes and aviation.Info:andersonfarms.com.
Cottonwood Farms Halloween Pumpkin Patch Fall Festival:Southwest corner of 75th Street and Arapahoe Road, Boulder. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Oct. 31; free admission, $3 hay rides. Features pumpkins, animals, steam engine, farm stand and a free two-acre, non-scary corn maze and a hay bale maze.Noteworthy:Pick up some organic winter squash grown right on the farm.Info:cottonwoodfarms.com.
Fritzler's Corn Maze:20861 County Road 33, LaSalle. Open Wednesday-Sunday through Nov. 1; $10-$20. Features scary and non-scary mazes.Noteworthy:More than 15 acres and more than two miles of pathways, theme is "Everyday Heroes," has 20 attractions, opened in fall of 2000.Info:fritzlermaze.com.
Harvest Farm Fall Festival and Corn Maze:4240 E. County Road 66, Wellington. Open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon-7 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 3-Oct. 26; $6-$15, discounts for groups. Features no-fright mazes, a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, corn cannons, hay rides, hay bale maze, corn box wagons, children's play area, barrel train, goat city and evening campfires.Noteworthy:Ten-acre corn maze, more than 22 attractions, started in 2002.Info:harvestfarm.net/fall-festival.
Jack Lantern Northern Colorado Corn Maze:2318 S. County Road 5, Fort Collins. Open Oct. 3-Nov. 1; $8-$10 during the day, $16-$30 at night. Features scary and non-scary mazes, pumpkin patch, inflatables, petting zoo and pedal car races.NoteworthyFifteen acres, hand-cut rather than by tractor, new scary features.Info:nococornmaze.com.
Miller Farms:9040 Colorado State Hwy. 66, Platteville; at dark through Oct. 31, fall harvest festival runs through November; $5-$10 (half of the proceeds go to the flood victims). Features the Haunted Adventure corn maze, hay rides, pumpkin patch, pedal cars, vegetable patch, petting zoo, market, playground, farm tours and more; 970-785-6133,millerfarms.net.Facts: Be a farmer for a day and sign up to harvest the farm and learn about Colorado produce.Info:millerfarms.net.
Rock Creek Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze:2005 S. 112th St., Broomfield. Open 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. daily and until 10 p.m. weekends, through Oct. 31; $5-$8 for mazes with additional fees to pick pumpkins. Features non-scary mazes only, a scavenger hunt in the maze through the evening and 100 acres of pumpkins.Noteworthy:Fifty acres of corn mazes and eight miles of paths; theme is a jungle.Info:rockcreekfarm.com.
Other mazes to consider
Bartels Farm, Fort Collins:thebartelsfarm.com
Chatfield Nature Preserve, Denver:botanicgardens.org
Haunted Field of Screams, Denver:hauntedfieldofscreams.com
Mile High Farms, Bennett:milehighfarms.com
Pope Farms, LLC, Wiggins.:popefarmscornmaize.wix.com/cornmaize-wigginsco
Wild West Maze, Hudson:wildwestmaze.com
Other fall events, pumpkin patches
The Farm at Lee Martinez Park:Hayrides and pumpkin patch, 600 N. Sherwood Ave., Fort Collins. Hayrides scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 4-19; pumpkin patch open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 24.Info:970-221-6655.
Holiday Craft and Quilt Sale:Faith Lutheran Church, 3999 W. South First Highway 60, Johnstown. Open 3-7 p.m. Oct. 17 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 18. Autumn, Halloween and Christmas decorations and accessories.Info:faithjohnstown.com.
Munson Farms pumpkin patch:75th Street and Valmont, east of Boulder. Open daily 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.Info:303-442-5330.
Osborn Farms Country Market Days:1230 S. Boise Ave.,Loveland.Open9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 4 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 5; various prices. Event includes crafts, antiques, food, music, hay rides and a field of pumpkins. The pumpkin patch and barnyard is open during the month of October.Info:970-541-1212.
Pumpkin Pie Days Antique Show:Exhibit Building, Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 11 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 12; admission $5, children ages 11-younger free. Antiques, collectibles and pumpkin pie.Info:stvrainhistory.org.
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch:9057 Ute Highway, Longmont. Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays in October. Pony rides, mini airplane rides, carousel car ride, painting pumpkins, petting zoo, hay maze, cornstalk tunnel, balloon typhoon, bouncy castle, inflatable obstacle course, fire truck slide. Free admission, tickets required for activities.Info:303-684-0087,rockymtnpumpkinranch.com.
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