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Since the 1930s
The Toughest Woman
in Wise County
This farm is named for Ruby Peterson. “Granny”, who came to Texas in a covered wagon and never met a day she couldn’t handle. Nearly a century later, her family still works her land.
Granny Ruby
Boots with Her Dress,
a Rifle at Her Side
Ruby was born in 1892 and grew up in the Oklahoma territory. At the turn of the century, she and her family rolled into Texas the hard way, by covered wagon. She stood five-foot-two and weighed less than a hundred pounds, but nobody who met her ever mistook that for soft.
She wore farm boots under her dress and carried a rifle everywhere she went. She rolled her own cigarettes, slept on the screened-in porch at the back of the house, and caught her own dinner out of the creek that now carries her name. It was her favorite place on the land, and she loved nothing more than sharing it with her grandkids.
When it came time to open this farm to families, there was only ever one name for it.
The creek she loved best
A Century on This Land
Follow the trail from a covered wagon to the farm your family plays on today.
Ruby is born in the Oklahoma territory. At the turn of the century, her family crosses into Texas by covered wagon. Our covered hayride tips its hat to that trip today.
Ernest and Ruby Peterson homestead this property. Their grandson Tom grows up here from the age of three, with the barn and the creek for a backyard.
Ernest’s son Prosser Peterson inherits the farm and grows peanuts on these acres.
Tom inherits the land from his mother and turns it into a cattle ranch, breeding and training bulls for the PBR until 2020. The longhorns you’ll feed on the hayride carry that legacy on.
Tom Peterson and his daughter Stacy Boyer open Ruby Creek Family Farm, and the gates swing wide for families like yours.
For Dad
“This farm will never be the same without him — but his memory lives on through Ruby Creek.”
Tom Peterson • 1937 – 2025 • He loved this land, and he loved life
What We Believe
We’re not a corporation with a farm theme. We’re a family with a farm, and we run it the way Granny would have.
Every customer matters. You’ll be greeted like a neighbor, because out here, you are one.
Family owned & operated. The person taking your call about a birthday party is the owner.
Real pricing, no gouging. $15 covers every attraction on the farm. Pumpkins from $3. That’s it.
Everyone’s welcome. Free parking with easy access, and the farm is handicap accessible.
Our Family
The corn pit, mid-shift
Saturday sounds
We love this land, and we want to share it with you. It’s our hope that Ruby Creek will bless your family the way it has blessed ours. Looking forward to meeting you!
Stacy Peterson Boyer
Owner • Ruby Creek Family Farm • Aurora, Texas
Come Meet the Family
The Fall Festival runs October 2 through November 8. Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, just 30 minutes northwest of Fort Worth. See what’s waiting, then grab your tickets.