The Pumpkin Patch at Petersen Family Farm
October in Utah brings chilly weather, hot apple cider, and pumpkins! One tradition that we love includes picking out the perfect pumpkin at a pumpkin patch. This year, we visited the pumpkin patch at Petersen Family Farm.
Petersen Farm has been in the same family for five generations. Originally it was out in the middle of nowhere, but development happened, and now it is surrounded by homes, businesses, and Bangerter Highway. It is still a working farm, known for it’s watermelon, sweet corn, shelled peas, popcorn, tomatoes, and of course, pumpkins!
The Pumpkin Patch at Petersen Family Farm is a feast for the eyes! They grow pumpkins in all different sizes, shapes, and colors. Choose your favorite, and pay by the pound.
Besides picking a pumpkin, there are lots of activities to choose from. It is free to get in, but Wagon rides, the Apple slingshot, and Harvesting your own Popcorn do require an extra charge.
We didn’t get to Harvest our own popcorn, but it looks like you turn a crank and the popcorn kernels slide off the cob.
You can shoot apples from a slingshot and try to hit the targets!
The wagon drives you around the farm to see all of the fun activities.
There are plenty of free activities as well! The Mini Corn Maze was fun for little ones, because it was easy to follow the trail to the exit.
The kids had fun climbing up the haystack and sliding down again.
Of course you can stick your head through the board and come up with a fun photo!
And who doesn’t love to play in the corn pit!
After you finish those, you can sit on a tractor and pretend to be a farmer harvesting his crops.
There is also a wooden swing to play on, and a tunnel to run through!
And sometimes, the best thing is to just sit in the middle of the pumpkins!
There are also animals to see, as well as a greenhouse and a farm market.
Petersen Family Farm is free to the public and open from 9:00 AM until dusk Monday through Saturday. On weekdays the activities with an extra charge start at 5:00 PM, on Saturday they are available all day. The farm is located at 11887 South 4000 West, Riverton, UT.
Where do you buy your Autumn pumpkins?
20 Comments
GINA HARAGUCHI
Salt Lake has some of the best pumpkin patches! I miss the fall in Utah!
Lee Anne
This looks super fun! Great photos. I want to try to sling shot an apple!
Clara Reck
I never knew this pumpkin patch existed in Riverton! Looks like a blast!
Lori
Come back and visit us here in Utah!
Joanne
What great family fun!
Tricia Snow
This looks like a great place! I love all of the games!
Susan Whitehead
Oh, this looks like so much fun! We just have pumpkins in grocery stores and an occasional vacant lot in our area here in Florida. My kids would have a blast picking out pumpkins in a patch like this. I love all the different shapes and colors.
Wendy Robinson
Looks like a fun time with the family. Pumpkin patches are always a good time with great memories
Tara Hallie
We love going to local pumpkin patches in the fall, too! I love your article and I love how many pictures you included! It really enhanced your story!
Lori
Thank you! I love to include lots of photos!
Sheila Thomas
That looks like a lot of fun for the whole family. Wish there would have been fun stuff like this when my son was little.
Leeanne
The corn pit is definitely new to me but super fun. I love the slide what a great idea. It looks like you guys had a great day.
Cameron
This looks like an amazing pumpkin patch and a fun afternoon. Thanks for sharing!
Vessy Smith
What a fun, fun place! Loved your photos so much! The apple slingshot sounds really hilarious! I hope they are not wasting too many good apples, though! 🙂
Amanda
We love local farms pumpkin patches and corn mazes during the fall season. This one looks so much fun!
kmf
How fun! This post brought back so many memories. I miss those days of taking our son and his friends to the corn maze and picking out pumpkins and all the other fun activities like the pumpkin slingshot. And I would love to harvest my own popcorn.
Jay Hall
Love the wheel barrow pic. Great read.
Hera
I don’t recall ever going to a pumpkin patch but this looks like fun. I envisioned it with a wagon ride on a beautiful Fall day
Missy
We purchased our pumpkins from the store last year. LOL Love the apple sling shot.
Trisha
This place looks like it checks all of the Fall boxes! What a great place for kids! Plus who doesn’t love goats?!?