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
20 minutes from Haslet
The pumpkin patch near Haslet, TX is closer than you think. Ruby Creek Family Farm sits 20 minutes up the 287 corridor in Aurora, Texas: a real working farm with longhorn hayrides, a brand-new corn maze, and 20+ attractions on one $15 ticket. The closest full farm day to the Alliance corridor.
20 minutes from HasletAdmission $15Fri, Sat & Sun
No interchange, no crosstown
Straight shot: US-287 north past Avondale toward Rhome, then Old Base Road to Oates Creek Road. Twenty minutes door to gate, and you never touch metroplex traffic. Look for the big red ENTRANCE flag on Oates Creek Road, and if you’re unsure, this map walks you in turn by turn.
This is the rare DFW drive with no highway interchange in it. You get on 287 and you stay on it until the exit, which matters more than the mileage when there’s a two-year-old in the back seat. The last few minutes are county road, and the farm sits between Rhome and Aurora in Wise County.
The last farmland up 287
Everything north of Fort Worth is growing fast except the farmland, which is exactly why Ruby Creek matters: 20 minutes up 287 in Aurora, the Peterson family’s land since the 1930s, with real animals, real rangeland, and a full day your kids will sleep off in the car. 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
Close enough to come twice
Most families treat a pumpkin patch as an all-day expedition because the drive forces it. From Haslet, it doesn’t have to be.
1Friday is a real half day. Gates are open 10am to 3pm. Leave after breakfast, be home by early afternoon with a napping toddler. Friday is also the day set aside for homeschool co-ops and small groups, so if you run one, that’s your morning.2Saturday evening is the sleeper pick. Saturdays run until 7pm. Roll in around four, catch the golden hour the photographers come for, eat dinner from the concession stand, and skip the midday crowd entirely.3Get your hayride slot early either way. Longhorn hayride times are assigned at the gate, first come first served. It’s $3 a rider on top of admission, the only add-on on the property, and it’s the thing your kids will actually talk about afterward.4Coming back is cheap in time, not just money. Six weekends, October 9 through November 8. Twenty minutes each way means a second trip costs you an afternoon, not a Saturday. Three of those weekends have free admission for heroes, teachers or grandparents.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.
Your neighbors are close too
The 287 corridor between Fort Worth and Wise County strings together a lot of towns that all sit inside an easy drive: Avondale, Saginaw, Blue Mound, Eagle Mountain, Newark, Justin and Northlake are all on or near this line, and Boyd is only about ten minutes out. If your kid’s school is in Northwest ISD, odds are the farm is closer than the pumpkin patch you drove to last year.
Farther east, over toward 114? Here’s the drive from Keller, which runs about forty minutes. Out west instead? Here’s the drive from Azle.
Six fall weekends
Fridays 10–3, Saturdays 10–7, Sundays 11–6, October 9 through November 8. Local heroes get in free Oct 9–11: military, EMS, police, firefighters & nurses with valid ID. See every weekend at a glance. Close enough to add a stop, too: things to do in Aurora while you’re here.
Quick answers
About 20 minutes straight up US-287 toward Rhome and Aurora, with no interchange to navigate. The farm is at 390 Oates Creek Rd, and the location page has turn-by-turn directions.
Easily, from this close. Friday’s 10am to 3pm window is built for it, and a Saturday afternoon arrival around four still leaves three hours before the 7pm close. Families driving in from farther out need to plan a full day. You don’t.
It’s the closest full working farm, which is a different thing from the closest place to buy a pumpkin. Twenty minutes gets you longhorns you can hand-feed, a corn maze, and 20+ attractions on one ticket. Here’s the full list.
$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.
