DATES, TIMES AND PRICES
Dates, Times and Prices
OPEN SEPTEMBER 17TH- NOVEMBER 1ST
2205 E HWY 105, MONUMENT, CO 80132
We open for the season on September 17th and close on November 1st
Hours:
September hours:
Mondays and Tuesdays: Closed through end of September *Except September 30th open 9AM-1PM*
Wednesdays and Thursdays: Open 9AM-1PM in September
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: Open 9AM-5PM
October hours:
Mondays: Closed
Tuesdays: Open 9AM-1PM in October
Wednesdays through Sundays: 9AM-5PM
*Check the visual calendar above for details*
To limit traffic at the patch please carpool when planning to come with family and friends.
Pricing:
Early/Regular Season includes every day in September (except September 30th) and other select days in October. Mid-Season includes most weekends in October and four weeks in the middle of October. See calendar above. Tickets to the patch are purchased at the ticket booth. NO reservation is needed unless you have a group of 15 people or more. For large group pricing click Here.
Early/Late season : $17 Active-Retired Military/First Responder/Senior Rates (Ages 65 and older): $15
Mid-season : $20 Active-Retired Military/First Responder/Senior Rates (Ages 65 and older): $18
Season Pass: $50 per person
Buy a season pass and come back as many times as you like through Nov. 2nd. With this years’ season pass, on each visit, you will get your choice of a pony ride, OR a face painting. You can pick! Check in at Admissions to get your wristband Pony Rides and Face painting are a Friday through Sunday activity. ID must be presented at admissions.
Ages 3 and under: FREE admission to the patch when with a parent
No Pets Please
Pumpkins: $4-$12
Pumpkins are sold separately based on size and are anywhere from $4 to $12
Face painting, pony rides, and cook shack
Available Friday-Sunday. Face Paints or Pony Rides $10
Baked goods and concessions available for purchase. You are welcome to bring your own food.
Hot food and concessions available Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm. Concessions open daily for snacks and drinks. Hotdogs, BBQ, corndogs, fries and and fried desserts for your taste buds.
Large Groups/Birthday Rates*:
Group and Birthday discounted rates are for groups of 15 people or more.*
Early Season: $15 & a free small pumpkin
Mid Season: $18 & a free small pumpkin
A 10×20 party shack is available on weekdays for a $50 reservation fee and on a first reserve priority, so Reserve Now. Birthdays cannot be booked on Saturdays or Sundays due to the busyness of the patch.
Groups: For groups of 15 people or more, please reserve your spot below. If you are coming as a group smaller than 15 people, no reservation is needed; you can show up at the patch to purchase your tickets directly at our ticket booth.
We offer pony ride vouchers and food vouchers(kids-hot dog chips and drink $6 or Adult - BBQ chips and drink $8). If you would like more information on these, please contact us on the Bring Your Group form on the Contact Us page.
Schools
Prices are $14/student & includes a small pumpkin. Pricing is reduced for school and scout groups to $14 per child. Chaperoning parents are $7 per ticket (and teachers are free). For those who qualify, we also offer our Johnny Pumpkinseed program. (see our teacher page for more information). Daycare, Public school, and Homeschool groups must be at least 15 children. For more information on Teacher options and to see our Teachers curriculum information on pumpkins and pumpkin farming click HERE. *School pricing for weekdays only. If bringing school group on the weekend, group rates apply.
Other: Concessions, Face painting*, Pony Rides*, and extra Pumpkins are sold separately. Pumpkins sold separately in varying sizes. Prices $4 to $12
(*On select days: Friday through Sunday, and some Thursdays in mid-October)
Included with Admission: See Activities
Also Available for Sale:
Concessions
Homemade pumpkin butter and jellies
Colorado Pumpkin Patch Wear: Shirts, Sweats and Hoodies
Teachers
Welcome Teachers
For our flyer click Here
At the Colorado Pumpkin Patch, we want your class to have a wonderful outdoor experience! We are prior teachers ourselves and have many years of experience working with kids and kids programs. Let us help you in justifying an educational trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Below are several ideas for curriculums that our Patch experience can help support, along with fun pumpkin facts and web page links.
Admission for Groups: Each child with a school group gets an admission rate of $12.00 and receives a small pumpkin with admission. Teachers are free and the coordinating teacher receives a FREE pumpkin as well. Additional parents/chaperones will have an admission of $6. Any other chaperones/parents/siblings that want a pumpkin may enter at the group rate.
Johnny Pumpkin Seed: The program was inspired by the Venetucci family and will provide pumpkins to Special Education/Special Needs kids, kids that qualify as disadvantaged, and Foster kids at no cost. Contact us for more information.
***SNOW policy will follow District 38 during the week for delay and closure. Call us for more details.***
Agriculture: A science SOL requirement is to link the products found in the grocery store to their agricultural “roots.” While you are at the Patch, you can talk to the kids about growing pumpkins from seed.
Animals: Our farm-friendly animals are there for you to pet and talk to. We keep sheep wool available for you to touch and feel the lanolin within the wool. It is a natural sheep wax produced by the sheep for protection. Also, we have placed decoys along our tractor ride so that the kids can have the opportunity to “spot” North American wildlife on our “North American Safari” tractor rides.
Fun FACTS:
Pilgrim Pumpkins – A member of the squash family, the pumpkin is a Native American vegetable. Pumpkins were plentiful during the time of the Pilgrims, who had a little rhyme describing just how many pumpkins they had:
We have pumpkins at morning and pumpkins at noon, If it were not for pumpkins, We would soon be undone!
Pumpkin Facts -The Atlantic Giant pumpkin seed that was created in Nova Scotia can produce a pumpkin that weighs 400 pounds. The record breaking weight of an Atlantic Giant is 821 pounds. This is as much as a small cow and is enough to make 400 pumpkin pies.
There once were so many pumpkins in New England that the city of Boston was nicknamed “Pumpkinshire.”
In the 1800’s, Irish immigrants to America brought this story about Jack of the Lantern. The legend says that Jack was a greedy man, so stingy that he couldn’t get into Heaven. And, he played so many tricks on people that the Devil wouldn’t take him either. So, Jack was forced to walk around until Judgment Day, looking for a resting place. He stuffed a lighted piece of coal into a turnip to use as a lantern to see by. As the years went by, Americans began using a pumpkin instead of a turnip for Jack’s lantern – and now we have Jack-o-lanterns to light our way!
The First Pumpkin Pie: The Pilgrims invented the pumpkin pie. They baked the pumpkin in the ashes of a fire. When it was cooked, they removed the top and added honey and maple syrup to the warm pumpkin inside. Mmm-mmm good!
Other Ideas:
Puzzling Pumpkins: See how many words you can create out of the words PUMPKIN PATCH. See what your record is.
Cooking: Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Raisin Cookies or Maple Pumpkin Cookies; Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Butter, Pumpkin Seeds (roasted or fried), Pumpkin Snack Chips, Pumpkin Waffles or Pancakes, Fried Pumpkin Flowers, and always, Pumpkin Soup! Yummy!
Web Page Links:
Pumpkins – atozteacherstuff.com
Pilgrims - AtoZmoreteacherstuff
Farm Animals – AtoZforfarmAnimals
Restrooms and ADA
* We have ADA restrooms and handicap parking to assist those with special mobility needs. Those with wheelchairs should be aware that we are in a largely unpaved field with some asphalt millings to assist with some paths. Also we have a golf cart option on weekends to assist with making rounds
Weather
***SNOW, Sleet, Rain, Wind or Low temps in the 30s can all be reasons for closure. If we have a passing shower we will temporarily hold operations, but stay open. We will post on the Facebook and/or this website if closed. Call us to check if you have any questions.***
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Directions & Parking
Come join us on our family farm only 40 mins from South Denver and 20 mins north of the Springs. Click here for directions: 2205 E Hwy 105 Monument CO 80132
Parking - We have a parking capacity of 325 vehicles first come first serve. Thank you.
Driving
From 1-25 take Hwy 105 East or from East Colorado Springs take Hwy 83 to Hwy 105