Due to rain, opening weekend is postponed
to Oct. 9 to 11
– Your ticket is good any open day •
skip the gate line
Due to rain, opening weekend is postponed
to Oct. 9 to 11
– Your ticket is good any open day •
skip the gate line
40 minutes from Keller
The pumpkin patch near Keller, TX that’s worth leaving town for. Ruby Creek Family Farm is a real working farm about 40 minutes west in Aurora, Texas, with longhorn hayrides, a brand-new corn maze, and 20+ attractions on one $15 ticket, no crosstown haul to the packed east-side patches.
40 minutes from KellerAdmission $15Fri, Sat & Sun
Easier than crossing the metroplex
Head west on 114 through Roanoke, pick up US-287 north toward Rhome, then follow Old Base Road to Oates Creek Road. About 40 easy minutes with the metroplex in your rearview. Look for the big red ENTRANCE flag on Oates Creek Road, and if you’re unsure, this map walks you in turn by turn.
The route matters as much as the mileage. You’re heading away from the metroplex instead of through it, and the last stretch trades six lanes of brake lights for two-lane county road. Roanoke is about 30 minutes out and Trophy Club about 35, and Westlake and Northlake families are already pointed this direction.
Worth the country road
The big-name patches east of Fort Worth pack families in shoulder to shoulder. Forty minutes the other direction, Ruby Creek gives your kids a working farm in Aurora that the Peterson family has held since the 1930s: real animals, real Texas rangeland, and room to run. Choose your favorite pumpkin, then see the whole 20+ attraction list or dig into the pumpkin patch page.
Corn MazeLonghorn HayrideTwo-Story Sand PileThe BarnyardHuman Hamster WheelsFishing PondLive MusicGeneral Store
Make the forty minutes count
A drive this length rewards a little planning. Here’s how Keller families get the most farm for the mileage.
1Saturday is the one that pays off the drive. 10am to 7pm is the longest window of the week, nine hours against your forty minutes. If you’re only making the trip once, make it a Saturday.2Arrive near opening for the hayride. Longhorn hayride times are assigned at the gate, first come first served, so rolling in early is the difference between riding when you want and riding when there’s room. It’s $3 a rider on top of admission, the only add-on on the property.3Sunday splits the difference. 11am to 6pm, seven hours, and a calmer gate than Saturday midday.4Friday is the short one. 10am to 3pm, and it’s the day set aside for homeschool co-ops and small groups. Closer towns can make a five-hour window work. From Keller it’s tight.5Bring a card or cash, both work. Admission is $15, grandparents and veterans $12, under 24 months free. Pumpkins are priced separately, $3 to $15 depending on size. Parking is always free.
You’re not the only ones on this road
The 114 leg of the drive runs you straight through Roanoke, which the Texas Legislature officially named the Unique Dining Capital of Texas for its sixty-plus restaurants. That’s a genuinely useful thing to know at 5pm with a carload of tired, hungry kids and a pumpkin in the trunk. Roanoke, Trophy Club, Westlake, Southlake and Northlake all sit on this line.
Coming from the other side of the Alliance corridor instead? Here’s the run up 287 from Haslet, which is the shorter trip. Out on the west side? Here’s the drive from Azle.
Six fall weekends
Fridays 10–3, Saturdays 10–7, Sundays 11–6, October 9 through November 8. Teachers get in free Oct 16–18, and grandparents free Nov 6–8, with all three free weekends here. See every weekend at a glance. Making a full day of the drive? Here’s what else to see in Aurora.
Quick answers
About 40 minutes: 114 west through Roanoke, then US-287 north toward Rhome and Aurora. The farm is at 390 Oates Creek Rd, and the location page has turn-by-turn directions.
That depends on what you want out of the day. If you just need a pumpkin, buy one closer to home. If you want your kids on a real working farm with longhorns, a corn maze and 20+ attractions for $15, without elbowing through a crowd, the forty minutes is the whole point. Here’s all 20+ attractions.
Saturday, if you’re only coming once: 10am to 7pm is the longest window of the week and the best return on the drive. Sunday runs 11am to 6pm with a calmer gate. Friday’s 10am to 3pm window is tight from this far out.
$15 covers 20+ attractions: the corn maze, sand pile, hamster wheels, The Barnyard, fishing pond, and more. The longhorn hayride is the only add-on, $3 a rider. Grandparents & veterans $12, under 2 free. Tickets & pricing here.
Buy online for the fastest gate entry, or pay at the gate. Cash and credit both welcome, and parking is always free. If weather forces a closure, your ticket is good any other open day this fall.
