When summer fades away, it’s time to get excited for all that the fall season brings! If you love cooler weather as much as I do, there’s nothing better than making plans to spend some time outdoors on a farm. With corn mazes, apple orchards, and pumpkin patches, there’s no end to the fun we can have this season. Here are some of the best pumpkin patches in New Mexico to enjoy this year:

1. Mesilla Valley Maze -- Las Cruces, NM, Sept. 30 to Oct. 29, 2023
3855 W Picacho Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88007, USA
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Looking for the "best pumpkin patch near me" in Las Cruces? Bring your family to the Mesilla Valley Maze with 30 acres of family-friendly fun this fall. There will be hayrides, a corn maze, gem mining, duck races, a field of flowers, giant slides, a playground, and, of course, a pumpkin patch. Open Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., ticket prices are $18 for adults, $15 for kids 12 and under, and free for littles who are ages 2 and under. Parking is free.
2. Graves Farm & Garden -- Roswell, NM, select dates in October
Graves Farm & Garden, 6265 S Graves Rd, Roswell, NM 88203, USA
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For pumpkin patches near Roswell, you can't go wrong with the one at Graves Farm & Garden. If you love pumpkin patches and hayrides, this is the farm for you! During the farm's fall festival, visitors can take a hayride to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect gourd. There will also be plenty of fun activities including cow milking, watermelon eating contests, a zip line, pony rides, a corn maze, and more. The corn maze turns into a haunted maze after dark on weekends in October and there will also be a zombie paintball hayride on weekends as well. Sounds fun, doesn't it?
3. Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch -- Rio Rancho, NM, Sept. 30 through Oct. 31, 2023
Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA
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Open daily from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. this fall, the Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch is one of the best pumpkin patches near Albuquerque. Located in Rio Rancho, admission to this fall event is $7 for kids, military, first responders, and seniors, and $9 for adults. Families will have a blast playing mini golf, trying to find their way through the harvest maze, playing corn hole, visiting the farm animals, and picking pumpkins, among all the other exciting activities!
4. La Union Maze -- Anthony, NM, Sept. 23 through Nov. 5 (weather permitting)
La Union Maze, 1101 NM-28, Anthony, NM 88021, USA
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As one of the best pumpkin patches near Las Cruces, La Union Maze offers plenty of fun on weekends this fall. Ride the cow train, stroll through the Fairytale Trail, and take a hayride to the pumpkin patch...and that's just for starters. There's more fun to be had here including jumping pillows, slides, pig races, rubber duck races, a sports arena, and farm animals too. This pumpkin patch is open Fridays from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Sundays from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online ahead of time.
5. McCall's Pumpkin Patch -- Moriarty, NM, Sept. 23 through Oct. 29
McCall's Pumpkin Patch, 2 McCall Ln, Moriarty, NM 87035, USA
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Come one, come all to one of the best pumpkin patches near Albuquerque! McCall's Pumpkin Patch will be open on weekends from 12 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Fridays and from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The admission price for Friday is $18.99 and $23.99 on Saturday and Sunday. During the Pumpkin Patch event, there will be over 60 attractions including a 15-acre corn maze, a candy cannon, a ropes course, a jumping pillow, a pumpkin train, and pumpkin picking.
6. Heirloom Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch -- Artesia, NM, Oct. 1-29, 2023
Heirloom Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, 1706 E Main St, Artesia, NM 88210, USA
Heirloom Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch/Google Local
Held on weekends in October, the Heirloom Acres Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch is one of the best pumpkin patches near Carlsbad. This fall event will be open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturdays and from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sundays. While there will be corn mazes, campfires, and a variety of attractions to enjoy, you'll also get to cut your very own pumpkin off the vine in the pumpkin patch!

 

Do you plan on visiting any of the absolute best pumpkin patches in New Mexico this fall season? What are some of your favorite fall activities? Let us know in the comments!

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