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Ruby Creek Family Farm
Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival Near Fort Worth, Texas
A working Texas farm with longhorn hayrides, a corn maze, farm animals, and 20+ attractions every Friday, Saturday & Sunday this fall. One admission covers the whole farm (hayride $3), thirty minutes northwest of Fort Worth in Aurora, Texas.
Your Perfect Fall Day
Starts on the Farm
Just 30 minutes northwest of Fort Worth in the little town of Aurora, Ruby Creek Family Farm has been in the same family for almost a hundred years, and every fall, it comes alive.
The Fall Festival
Pumpkins, Play &
Real Texas Farm Fun
Oct. 9 – Nov. 15 • Fri, Sat & Sun
Choose your favorite pumpkin, walk through the corn maze, climb the two-story sand pile, run the human hamster wheels, cast a line in the fishing pond, and cool off with fresh lemonade under the shade trees while live music plays. One admission covers 20+ attractions, and parking is always free. The longhorn hayride is the only add-on, $3 a rider.
Only at Ruby Creek
Feed Real Texas Longhorns
Hayrides just $3 • First come, first served
No other farm in DFW does this. Climb aboard our fully covered hayride and ride out into the pasture to hand-feed our longhorn herd, the most Texas thing your kids will do all fall. Kids 24 months and under ride free. See how the hayride works.
There’s So Much To Do!
Pumpkins
Hayrides
Farm Animals
20+ Attractions
Event Highlights
One ticket covers it all. Here’s a taste of what’s waiting past the big red entrance flag.
The Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkins of every shape and size, priced honestly from $3–$15, plus the prettiest photo backdrops in North Texas.
Two-Story Sand Pile
Shovels, trucks, and a mountain of sand. Fair warning from the farm: your kids will go home dirty, tired, and happy.
The Corn PIT
Dive into a giant trough of loose corn kernels. Expect to find some in your shoes tomorrow.
The Fishing Pond
Catch-and-release fishing right on the farm — or just skip rocks and take in the view. Bring your patience, leave with a story.
Fall Treats
Gourmet caramel apples, funnel cakes, corn dogs, smoked sausages, walking tacos, home-grown angus smashburgers, kosher hot dogs, and fresh lemonade.
The General Store
A vintage general store stocked with unique boutique gifts, toys to remember the day by, and fun keepsakes, plus live music and shady seats just outside.
- Family Fun
- Fall Festival
- Pumpkin Patch
- Longhorn Hayrides
- 20+ Attractions
Meet the Animals at Ruby Creek
The newest face on the farm, a shaggy Highland with a fringe you have to see in person. The most photographed resident at Ruby Creek, guaranteed.
Leroy Brown, baddest llama in the whole dang town. He holds court in The Barnyard and takes his greeting duties very seriously.
The stars of the covered hayride. Ride out to the pasture and hand-feed real Texas longhorns, the most Texas thing your kids will do all fall.
Bring Your Crew
Birthdays, school groups, and fall photo sessions all have a home at Ruby Creek. These link to their own pages in the full build.
Special Weekends at the Farm
Six fall weekends, and three of them come with free admission for the people who earn it most.
Local Hero Weekend
All current military, EMS, police, firefighters & nurses get in free with valid ID. Our thanks for everything you do.
Teacher Appreciation Weekend
All teachers get in free with valid ID. After a week of wrangling classrooms, the corn maze is the easy part.
Grandparents Weekend
All grandparents with a grandchild get in free. Shorter lines, cooler air, and the best seats for the memories.
2026 Dates & Hours
Open every weekend, October 9 through November 15.
390 Oates Creek Rd, Aurora, TX 76078, 30 min from downtown Fort Worth • 20 min from Haslet & Azle • 10 min from Boyd • 45 min from Dallas.
Look for the big red ENTRANCE flag on Oates Creek Road. A little off the beaten path, and so worth it.
All six weekends at a glance • Turn-by-turn directions
Since the 1930s
The Toughest Woman
in Wise County
Ruby “Granny” Peterson came to Texas from Oklahoma territory in a covered wagon. She stood 5’2”, wore farm boots with her dress, carried a rifle everywhere she went, and fished this creek for her dinner. Nearly a century later, her family still works this land, and named the farm for her.
Every customer matters here. Family owned, family run, and built so your family can make the kind of memories ours has for four generations.
★★★★★
4.9 Stars on Google
Don’t take our word for it — take theirs.
★★★★★
“We had a great experience at RCFF for the pumpkin patch! We look forward to coming back next year and visiting any other experiences they create”.
— Caleb F.
★★★★★
“Went with our school on a field trip, it was very kid friendly and very fun!”
— Taylor C.
★★★★★
“The best family farm in all of DFW. The staff was so kind and caring with each individual kid making their experience wonderful.”
— Amanda R.
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Good to Know
What does admission include?
Everything on the farm — the play areas, farm animals, fishing pond, photo ops, live music, and more — is covered by your $15 admission. The longhorn hayride is the only add-on, at $3 per person. Parking is free.
What if it rains?
If weather forces us to close, your ticket is good on any other day we’re open this fall. No refunds needed — just come back and play.
Do you take cards?
Yes — cash and credit are both accepted on site, for admission and concessions. Tickets are also available online ahead of your visit.
Can we book a birthday party?
Absolutely — birthday parties get their own hayride, and for $50 you can reserve two picnic tables in a semi-private spot overlooking the pond. Call Stacy at (817) 966-0141 to schedule.