Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Fort Collins, CO

Fort Collins

Lukens Farms is an on-farm market on State Highway 14 outside Fort Collins selling pork, beef, and goat meat alongside live poultry -- chicks, hens, turkeys, geese, and goslings. It's one of the few local spots stocking both meat and live animals direct from the producer.

Fort Collins

Bartels Land and Livestock runs a u-pick operation on East County Road 54 outside Fort Collins, growing beets, carrots, corn, cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, and gourds. A petting zoo and corn maze round out the July-through-October season.

Clyde and Frank Bartels started farming this stretch of northern Fort Collins in 1905, growing corn, hay, wheat, and barley for over a century before the family added a pumpkin patch. Today it's u-pick pumpkins priced by size, a $5 corn maze, $2 hayrides, and a garden of peppers, tomatoes, green beans, and zucchini, plus baked goods at the concession stand. Admission and parking are free; the season runs late September through Halloween.

Fort Collins

Known locally as Jack Lantern's, this 15-acre corn maze on South County Road 5 has been running fall weekends in Fort Collins for over a decade. Daytime hours bring pumpkin picking and a family-friendly maze; after dark, the same field turns into a haunted corn maze. Open Fridays through Sundays, October 4 through 31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with group rates available on request.

Fort Collins

The Bee family homestead outside Fort Collins was established in 1894, earned Colorado's Centennial Farm designation, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. Its collection of farm equipment, wagons, and vehicles documents Larimer County's agricultural history; check current visiting status before planning a trip, as the museum has posted closure notices in recent years.

Fort Collins

Run by four generations of the Dory family, Something From the Farm grows organic pumpkins on South Timberline Road in Fort Collins and opens for October only. The patch has a pumpkin trebuchet, a corn cannon, hayrides, and a separate corn maze a few blocks over at Greenstone Trail.

Wellington

Harvest Farm is a 100-acre working farm in Wellington operated by Denver Rescue Mission's Fort Collins Rescue Mission as a residential recovery program combining farm work with addiction treatment. It is not a retail or agritourism stop; the mission has announced it is winding down the rehabilitation program, with full closure expected in 2027.

Loveland

Zippity Zoo Barnyard in Loveland runs scheduled agritourism field trips for preschoolers through school-age kids, ages 2 to 12, with chickens, goats, and other barnyard animals to meet. It also books birthday parties and family picnics and holds a seasonal farmers market boutique of local artisan goods on fall and winter weekends.

Loveland

Family owned since 2010, River Ranch Farms runs its pumpkin patch along the Big Thompson River in Loveland with free parking and no admission fee. The season runs Friday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Loveland

Osborn Farm sells pumpkins by the pound, 55 cents each, every fall in Loveland, alongside gourds, corn stalks, straw bales, heirloom corn, mums, and honey. Weekends bring hayrides, a barrel train, and a petting zoo for a small fee. Admission and parking are free, leashed dogs are welcome, and the farm takes cash or card seven days a week through the season.

Johnstown

Hankins Farms works land on Weld County Road 17 outside Johnstown, in the irrigated farm country between Fort Collins and Greeley. No website, social presence, or press coverage surfaced in research beyond the address on file — call ahead before visiting.

Grant Family Farms put Wellington on Colorado's organic map: founded in 1953 by CSU professor Lewis Grant, it became the state's first certified organic farm and grew into one of the country's largest CSA operations, serving about 4,500 members and 150 vegetable varieties at its peak. Hail, drought, and mounting debt forced a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2012, with a later attempt at the CSA closing for good in 2017.

Milliken

Pumpkin Pickin' Paradise in Milliken brings its pumpkins to a central picking area on County Road 52 rather than sending visitors into the field. Hours run 1-6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends during the season.

Ault

Anderson's Patchwork Pumpkins is a family-run pumpkin patch on Highway 14 in Ault that's become a fall fixture for Northern Colorado families. Rodney Anderson runs the operation, which the local paper Daily Wise has profiled for its storybook-autumn feel.

Berthoud

Desiderata Ranch is a 20-acre farm and event venue along the Little Thompson River in Berthoud, founded in 1981 and rebuilt after the 2013 flood tore through the property. It still grows organic produce sold from the farm stand while hosting weddings and gatherings on the same ground.

Longmont

We are one of the few dairies in the world that leaves the calves with their mothers after birth for at least 5 months. We also feed no grain to our cows. We have an onsite processing facility.

Mead

RJ Steele runs a horse-drawn carriage service out of Mead, working show-quality Percheron horses across a fleet that ranges from Victorian carriages to limousine-style coaches and wagonettes seating up to twelve. Kiowa Creek Coaches books weddings, parades, proms, quinceañeras, hayrides, and fall festivals across the Front Range, foothills, and eastern plains.

Longmont

Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch has farmed on Highway 66 outside Longmont since 1993 and earned USDA Certified Organic status in 2003, growing more than 100 varieties of vegetables and pumpkins. Walking the grounds and the certified organic farm stand are free; pony rides, a petting zoo, hay maze, and bounce castles run $1 to $5. Open May through November.

Ault

Will and Mike grow apples, plums, and pears on this Weld County orchard and run the country store beside the fields, stocked with jams, cider, jellies, and salsa made from the harvest. The u-pick apple season runs 11 to 12 weeks each fall, with hayrides and orchard walks included. Weekend mornings draw a crowd; pre-picked apples fill in when the u-pick rows run thin.

Ault

Masonville Orchards grows apples on Weld County Road 43 outside Ault, the same rural stretch as Adams Apple Country Store down the road. The name references the foothills community of Masonville near Loveland, though this orchard sits well east of there. No verified phone, email, or website turned up clean enough to trust — one directory listing surfaced only a placeholder address.

Greeley

Founded in 1935, Tigges Farm in Weld County runs a produce stand, roasted Colorado green chile, a gift shop, and a barn quilt gallery alongside its u-pick pumpkin patch. The farm is open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., from mid-August through October 31st.

Fritzler Farm Park in LaSalle cuts what it calls Colorado's favorite corn maze, with u-pick pumpkins sold by the pound, yard games, and a beer garden by day. After dark the same field becomes Scream Acres, a haunted maze the farm markets as Colorado's top-rated haunted attraction. The operation passed 25 years running.

Eaton

Fagerberg Produce runs this pumpkin patch a mile and a half west of Highway 85 on County Road 70, open weekends only — Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from the first weekend of October through the 28th. It's a straightforward field operation outside Eaton: no corn maze or festival extras, just pumpkins by the row. Call ahead or email for group visits before making the drive.

Longmont

YA YA Farm & Orchard sits on a century-old homestead outside Longmont first planted in 1896 by Percy and Jennie Goss. The 8-acre orchard now holds roughly 1,000 fruit trees -- heirloom and newer apple varieties, cherry, plum, pear, and wine grapes -- with a farm stand, cider, alpacas, and u-pick days by reservation.

Colorado Aromatics grows its own botanicals on a Certified Naturally Grown herb farm above 5,000 feet near Longmont, then turns them into farm-to-skin skincare — cleansers, creams, serums, lotions, balms, soaps, and essential oils. Biochemist and herbalist Dr. Cindy Jones formulates the line for skin worn down by Colorado's sun and dry air, and the company partners with 1% For The Planet.

Longmont

Fourth-generation farmers Justin, Josh, and Jenna Hergenreder run a u-pick pumpkin patch and corn maze on County Road 5 in Longmont each October, with a hay pyramid, hay bale maze, and corn sandbox for kids. Open Thursday through Monday, 10 to 6, cash, card, or check.

Cheyenne

Greeley

Fern Hill Farm has grown Christmas trees on Fern Avenue in Greeley since 2000, selling choose-and-cut trees each holiday season. It's a small operation, about two people running it, built around one thing done well rather than a long list of seasonal attractions.

Greeley

Platte River Fort sits along the South Platte River outside Greeley, running as an RV park and event venue rather than a working farm. Grounds include grassy meadows and wildflower stretches with mountain views, and guests come for hiking, biking, kayaking, and fishing along the river as much as for weddings and group bookings.

Estes Park

Dao House is a nature-based retreat lodge in the Tahosa Valley south of Estes Park, on 81 acres at 9,200 feet facing Longs Peak. It hosts meditation, yoga, tai chi and qigong retreats rather than crop or livestock operations, with lodging for groups from five to over a hundred. A mountain wellness destination more than a working farm.